Clipping:Players engaged in sporting goods manufacture
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| Date | Wednesday, January 15, 1890 |
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| Text | Al Reach has a “school” in a back room in his Market street store where a number of young men are being taught the art of manufacturing base balls. Three hundred men are employed at his factory on Beach street turning out balls, and these apprentices will be transferred to that establishment as soon as they have thoroughly learned the business. Norman Baker, pitcher Anderson, catcher Decker and half a dozen others are at present in the “school.” Decker, however, is exclusively engaged in the manufacture of a glove, of which he is the patentee. Baker and Anderson are stitching the covers on the balls, which are wound by machine at the factory. Backer is becoming quite a good mechanic and turns out about three dozen balls a day. Anderson's best effort thus far has been 21 balls for one day's work. |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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