Clipping:Pete Browning falls off the wagon
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| Date | Sunday, June 23, 1889 |
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| Text | Pete Browning fell by the wayside in Kansas City this week and was left there by the club when it went to Cincinnati. When Francis Murphy was here [Louisville] last spring Pete signed the pledge. He has kept it very well all the season, but last Monday night, at Kansas City, he became very drunk. On Tuesday morning he drank even more, and was soon hopelessly full. It has rained that night and there were large puddles of water in the street. It afforded a golden opportunity for the gladiator to make a spectacle of himself. He went to a store near by and purchased two fishing poles and lines. Armed with these he planted himself in front of the hotel where the club was stopping and proceeded to fish in the water which flowed through the gutters. Tiring of this diversion he went into the hotel and soon had a crowd collected around him. He finally grew so boisterous that he had to be put out and narrowly escaped being arrested. When the club left for Cincinnati Tuesday night he refused to accompany the other players and was left in Kansas City, where he now is. Since then nothing has been heard of him. Cleveland Plain Dealer June 23, 1889 Peter Browning returned Friday night from Kansas City. He reported yesterday morning to President Davidson and was fined $100. Pete pleaded that it was his first backsliding this year, but Mr. Davidson says the fine will have to go. Cleveland Plain Dealer June 26, 1889 |
| Source | Cleveland Plain Dealer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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