Clipping:John L. Sullivan as pitcher

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Date Sunday, June 3, 1883
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The Athletic managers...imported John L. Sullivan, the pugilist, to pitch for them in a gate-money game against a picked nine. Sullivan as a fighter is worth money to see, but as a ball-player he is not; yet curiosity drew about 3,000 people, of whose shekels Sullivan carried away about $400.

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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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