Clipping:Woods attempts to distract the Athletics
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| Date | Sunday, June 11, 1871 |
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| Text | [Chicago vs. Athletic 6/8/1871] As the Athletics went into the field in this [fifth] innings Wood and Pinkham, of the White, commenced tossing a ball around in close proximity to the first base line, and although they were politely asked by McBride to desist, as they were distracting the attention of the fielders, yet they contemptuously refused, and then McBride ceased pitching, and the game was temporarily interrupted for several minutes, the immense crowd showing their disapproval in no measured terms of this most disgraceful and discreditable conduct. Finally, after Mr. Kerns, the President of the Athletics, had vainly endeavored to stop this “childish” exhibition on the part of wood and Pinkham, the better sense of Mr. Gassette, the President of the White Stockings, induced them to desist and the game went on. Philadelphia Sunday Mercury June 11, 1871 The retirement of Woods seemed especially palatable to the crowd, as at the commencement of their inning Pinkham and himself went on the field with a ball and began throwing it from one to the other, seemingly with the purpose of disconcerting the players. McBride refused to pitch until this child’s play was stopped. Wood refused to desist, even when Mr. Kerns, the first officer of the Athletic Club, came on the field and requested him to discontinue the annoyance. The crowd howled and yelled for some minutes, Wood exchanging compliments with them, and making an exhibition of himself generally. The president of the Chicagos then walked over to Wood, and, after a few words were had passed, Wood put up the ball. Wood has always been rated as a square, quiet and gentlemanly ball player; but he certainly has taken queer means of sustaining his reputation. Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch June 11, 1871 An untoward incident in the game was the action of Wood, the Chicago captain, during the fifth inning. The Athletics having gained the lead, when the first striker on his side came to bat, Wood called Pinkham to his side of the field, in the immediate neighborhood of first and home bases, and proceeded to toss a ball about, with it, is possible, a view of distracting the attention of the fielders, which, with or without the intention, it would have done. On being requested to desist he declined to do so, and the game was necessarily suspended for some time, until he finally ceased. This behavior excited the ire of the multitude, and cries of disapproval were yelled from all parts of the spectators’ benches, and during the rest of the game Mr. Wood was made fully aware of the fact that he was a very unpopular individual. New York Sunday Mercury June 11, 1871, quoting the Philadelphia Age |
| Source | Philadelphia Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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