Clipping:The state of the Excelsiors; the status of the season
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| Date | Saturday, August 4, 1866 |
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| Text | This season has witnessed some queer doings in Base Ball circles and incidents entirely unexpected at the outset have happened. Clubs that at the opening of play promised to take a leading position have modestly retired, while others have stepped to the front and borne off the honors with apparent ease. So many changes have been made among players that it is now a difficult matter to know where to place some of them. The Excelsiors at first gave good promise of following their motto and taking a position at the head of the list; but their nine is now broken up and they must content themselves with maintaining their old position and reputation as a club of gentlemen who play base ball from a love of the game itself and not for the sake of trophies or championships. Since Pearce and Crane have gone back to their “first love” the Atlantics have now—or will as soon as they can play—a stronger nine than ever before and will probably distance all competitors, although the Athletics may give them something of a brush. Meanwhile the Unions of Morrisania, have fought their way gallantly to a foremost position and are prominent candidates for the honors of the championship. The Eckfords, though suffering severely from defections in their ranks, have not lost their pluck, but must give up their hopes of “flying the whip.” Brooklyn Eagle August 4, 1866 The Excelsior nine has been broken up by the defection of Pearce and Crane, who have gone back to their “first love,” the Atlantics. This move has taken many by surprise, and numerous conjectures have been hazarded as to its cause. It is better, perhaps, to state the fact simply, and trust the future for explanations. Of course the Excelsiors must now resign all hopes–if they ever had any–of attaining the championship this season; but they can still remain what they always have been, a set of true gentlemen as well as good ball-players. They have never played merely for the sake of winning trophies, and will not “go into a decline” over the slight cloud that for the time overshadows the brightness of their future prospects. New York Dispatch August 5, 1866 |
| Source | Brooklyn Eagle |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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