Clipping:Eastern players in California
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| Date | Monday, January 5, 1880 |
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| Text | [Knickerbocker vs. Union, both of San Francisco 1/04/1880] ...the contest being a compliment of the fraternity to two of the most skillful exponents of the sphere and ash who have ever visited this coast—Messrs. Williamson and Cary of the Chicago White Stockings. These gentlemen, together with Quest, are all who are left of the famous Eastern club whose speculative career in this city has been so disastrous to the managers who brought them there. They are not, as many suppose, stranded upon the rocks of poverty, but have become inoculated with the germs of that disease indigenous to San Francisco, technically known as “love of the glorious climate,” and they have delayed their departure until absolute necessity shall have demanded their presence in the East to arrange for the coming season. … McVey, who is one of the oldest and most able players in the profession, has also been stricken with the climatic affection, and ignoring all offers from the East, has determined to make San Francisco his home for the future, and has signed articles to play with the Bay Citys of this city next season. Leary drifted to this coast with the Rochester Club, and has also been engaged to pitch for the Bay Citys next year. San Francisco Chronicle January 5, 1880 [Union vs. picked nine, of San Francisco 1/11/1880] Joseph Quest, the second baseman of the Chicago White Stockings, who was given a benefit at the Recreation Grounds yesterday was more fortunate than his professional confreres—Williamson and Cary—in that the day which he selected for his benefit was as warm and clear as the preceding Sunday was cold and gloomy. The attendance numbered about 1500, and was a flattering tribute to the personal and professional popularity of the beneficiary. San Francisco Chronicle January 12, 1880 The ranks of our local players have been augmented by the engagement of Cary, who was Captain of the Clevelands last season and who played shortstop for the Chicagos on their late visit. Fritz & Shear, proprietors of the Recreation Grounds, have contracted with him for the coming season, and he will captain the club now being formed by those gentlemen. Cary will leave for the East on Monday morning, clothed with power to engage a pitcher and catcher for the club. San Francisco Chronicle January 17, 1880 A. J. Fritz, one of the managers of the Athletic Baseball Club, received a dispatch from Thomas Carey in Chicago that he had engaged Galvin, pitcher; Dolan, catcher; and Sweeney, change pitcher. The first-named has a national reputation as a pitcher, and filled that position for the Cincinnatis on their recent visit to this city. Dolan is equally famous as a catcher, and Sweeney is well known to baseball lovers on this coast, he having pitched for the California Club last season. San Francisco Chronicle February 16, 1880 Edward Nolan, known to baseball fame as “The Only,” and John Kelly arrived from the East Thursday under engagement to the Union Club as pitcher and catcher respectively. Of Nolan's capabilities on the diamond field, the baseball lovers on this coast have had an opportunity of judging, as he pitched last season for the Knickerbocker Club. Kelly has an Eastern reputation as a catcher, he having filled that position for the Olympics of Paterson, New Jersey, for several seasons. During a portion of last season he caught for the celebrated Clevelands of Ohio. San Francisco Chronicle March 13, 1880 |
| Source | San Francisco Chronicle |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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