Clipping:The reputation of the Mutuals
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| Date | Sunday, June 18, 1876 |
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| Text | ...the Mutuals...are at present playing a very fine game. If Hicks and Matthews had been in better trim in the early part of the season, the standing of the Mutuals would have been first class, as they have shown on several instances what they are capable of doing, both at the bat and in the field. The admirers of the national game in this vicinity have become so thoroughly disgusted with the crooked play of certain of the Mutual team of last season that they will hardly give them credit for what they actually do. The Mutuals have for so long a time borne so bad a reputation that they will have to work hard and earnestly to rid themselves of the stigma resting upon them, or rather upon the name “Mutual.” The present nine individuals may all be square men, but the public believe otherwise; for whenever they lose a game, whether by errors or by superior playing of their opponents, the general opinion is that the game was thrown away. The votaries of the game think that the Mutuals ought to win every match they play, not taking into consideration the fact that this club is run on the smallest capital of any of the eight professional league nines, and consequently it is not to be supposed that they have the best players. |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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