This Game Of Games

The 1884 Maroons: Manager With .903 Winning Percentage Gets Fired

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Ted Sullivan was released from the management of the St. Louis Unions last night. Ill-feeling between Sullivan and some of the players had existed for some time. -St. Louis Globe-Democrat, June...

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The 1884 Maroons: The Beautiful Plays With Which The Game Abounded

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

By clever work with the bat and backing their batting up with brilliant fielding the St. Louis Unions gained another victory from the Chicago Unions yesterday. Up to the eighth inning the game...

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The 1884 Maroons: That's Just Dunlap Being Dunlap

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

The St. Louis Unions and Chicago Unions played the first game of the second home series yesterday afternoon at Union Park. The attendance was about 2,000. Daly and Gross were the...

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Tom Oran During The Civil War

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

A match game of Base Ball was played yesterday afternoon, on Gamble's Lawn, between the Commercial, Jr., and Cyclone clubs... -Missouri Republican, June 2, 1863 This is pretty neat. I...

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Speaking Of Match Games During The Civil War...

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

A match game of base ball came off yesterday on the old Commercial grounds, between the Baltic (second nine) and the Independent Base Ball Clubs, which resulted in the defeat of the latter. -Missouri...

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For The Championship

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

The game of Base Ball played at Gamble Lawn yesterday, between the Union and Empire Base Ball Clubs, resulted in the complete victory of the former. The score was as follows: [Union 53, Empire...

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Griswold Resigns The Presidency Of The Cyclone Club

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

The game of base ball now so popular in this as in Eastern cities, was ushered in yesterday afternoon, by the Cyclone Base Ball Club, on their old grounds in Lafayette Park, on which occasion they...

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The 1884 Maroons: A Tough Loss

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

About 800 people were present at the game to-day, the last of the series of four played here between the Cincinnati Unions and the St. Louis Unions. It was the hottest day of the season....

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The 1884 Maroons: Most Unmercifully

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

To-day the St. Louis Union Club walked over the Cincinnati Unions most unmercifully, but so gracefully as to elicit admiration from the 750 spectators who witnessed the feat. The home club...

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The 1884 Maroons: At Least The Game Was Short

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

The weather to-day was a little warmer than that of yesterday, but still was favorable for good playing. As to the grounds, their condition was very greatly improved. About 1,000 people...

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The 1884 Maroons: Hotly Contested From Beginning To End

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Four thousand people saw a most exciting game at the Union Park in [Cincinnati] to-day between the St. Louis and Cincinnati nines. It was hotly contested from beginning to end, and not until...

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Trick McSorley Released By The Browns

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Trick McSorley, the substitute player of the Brown Stockings, was released yesterday [June 4] by President Von der Ahe to the Memphis Club, where he will play short or third, and will probably manage...

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Touch That Plug And I'll Break Your Heads

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Henry Clay Sexton On Sept. 14, 1857, Henry Clay Sexton became St. Louis' first fire chief (formally, "chief engineer") at an annual salary of $1,000. He had 30 employees and three steam...

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Now That's A Great Nickname

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

The St. Jacob's Hard Hitters and the Highland Invincibles crossed bats [in Highland, Illinois] today. But eight innings were played on account of the rain. The score stood 20 to 13 in...

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Clifford Virgil Matteson

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

C.V. Matteson [Clifford Virgil] Matteson was born in Seville in 1861, one of seven children. His mother, Mary, was a Hulbert, one of the pioneer families of Westfield Township. Their...

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The 1884 Maroons: All To Pieces

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

There were 1,500 people present to witness the St. Louis Unions defeat the Cincinnati Unions for the third time this week. The visitors presented Bradley and Kelly as their battery, while for...

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The 1884 Maroons: The Contest Was Close And Interesting

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

The St. Louis and Cincinnati Unions came together yesterday for the third time this week in the presence of about 2,000 spectators. The contest was a close and interesting one. The...

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The 1884 Maroons: Bradley Shuts Down The Maroons

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

There was 3,500 people out to witness yesterday's game, which was one of the prettiest seen on any diamond in St. Louis this season. Bradley pitched a wonderful game for the visitors, and was...

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The 1884 Maroons: George Washington Bradley Tomorrow

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

The St. Louis and Cincinnati Unions played an inning and a half yesterday afternoon and were compelled to stop by rain. In the first inning each side scored two. In the second the St....

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The 1884 Maroons: George Washington Bradley, Umpire

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

The game yesterday afternoon was not a championship contest, as announced. Holland, the umpire who should have officiated, missed a train in Cincinnati, and failed to arrive. Manager Dan...

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A Great Piece Of Advertising

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

This is just a fantastic piece of baseball-related advertising from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, June 6, 1884: Click on the thing to get a good look at it and see how big it was. Also...

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Consulting With President Lucas

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Mr. A.V. McKim, manager of the Kansas City Union Base Ball Club, was in the city yesterday, consulting with President Lucas and engaging players. Among those signed for the new club are Wheeler...

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The 1884 Maroons: The Superior Work Of The St. Louis Unions

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Costly errors at critical points, inability to bat Taylor's pitching, and the superior work of the St. Louis Unions, both in the field and at the bat, caused the home nine the most disastrous defeat...

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Schedule Changes

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

A change was made yesterday in the Union Association schedule, so that the games the St. Louis Unions were to have played the Cincinnatis here on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday next will be...

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Lucas Sets Up The Cowboys

noreply@blogger.com (Jeffrey Kittel) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

President Lucas, of the Union Base Ball Association, arrived home last night at 9:20, after a week's visit to Altoona, where he wound up the affairs of the local club, and arranged for the transfer...

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