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A Different View of Alexander Cartwright
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| City/State/Country: | HI, United States |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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| Notables | Alexander Cartwright |
| Text | Although honored with a plaque at Cooperstown as a key figure in the evolution of base ball, Cartwright's reputation after settling in Hawaii proved a bit speckled: An 1862 source view of Cartwright: "Has probably a better capacity for pulling wool over shipmasters' eyes than any other man in the community. . . . Is very vindictive, and does not scruple at anything where there is money to be made. Is generally disliked, and by many considered a dangerous man to confide in. . . . Is fond of display, courts popularity, and has a weakness for females." |
| Sources | The Honolulu Merchant's Looking Glass: To See Themselves As as Others See Them. (18 pages, 1862.) |
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| Comment | The book arrived by ship from San Francisco on New Year's Day, 1863, and soon caused a stir throughout the city. It begins with a brief preface revealing the author's intent allow his neighbors "to see themselves as others see them, so that 'in all their underhanded dealing, they may hesitate.' Edit with form to add a comment |
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1862.113 A Different View of Alexander Cartwright"
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