Show The Telegrams Telegram's Panorama of Baseball A Pictorial Highlight History of the National Game Galze I 1 S Ir s' s 5 S 01 l r ri i i i i'S S Tho champions of 1869 They won seven fifty seven games and lost not one These are the Cincinnati Cincinnat Red Stockings Harry Wright captain and c. c f. f is the tire middle one standing George Wright s. s s s. s is between him and the standing man on the readers reader's right The others are left lef to right standing C C. C. C A. A McVey C. C H. H Gould lower row row row-A. rowA A J. J Leonard D. D Allison Alison A A. A Brainard C C. C How the Name Wright Became Known Know in Baseball The name nae of or Wright goes down significantly In the tha history of ot aero aero- More Mora significantly In another another another an an- other family of or Wrights It goes down dow and ad glorifies the annals annas of or early carty American sport Of English extraction extraction extrac extrac- tion ton the Wright family began In this country countr with a I famous cricketer his Ma two sons sons sons-Har sons Harry Harry and Ger George George bring bring bringing log ing Ins to that tat spirit of team play known to cricket Georges George's son Beale C. C Wright was wu a I champion campion tennis player It I was through the methods adopted by br Harry Hary Wright wh whIm when n he organized the Cincinnati Cincinnat Red Stockings of ISIS ISIS- 70 70 that the crude game of baseball began to be revolutionized gme He Ho brought to It a a. more scientific meanIng meaning mean mean- mea mea- Ing because he Insisted on the more articulate meaning of every position In the game game Infield and outfield It was waa wa a great geat temptation for the unprofessional unprofessional unprofessional un un- un- un professional player In i early days to tor play for r the benefit t of his best beat girl r looking ki on ea and not f for the hse ultimate victory victor of the club It I would woud have cub hurt hut a good o batsman bateman batman then to sacrifice fice a a hit for tor the te good go of a run mn rn In other words before Harry Wright each player played y for him hins- l de self Wright r said tl to his hia men Dont t play for hits his play for scores And this slogan was as th the th reason eon for tor his Invention though invention though he didn't know It I at the time time time-of of the sacrifice hit It was Harry Wright who In 1867 1567 faced boldly the r ile ule e that players were to receive no pay He le went to Cincinnati with the Idea of ot or organizing organizing organizing or- or an professional all ai nine He Ho reached out not only for the beat bt bEt lo local 80 10 cal talent but he held men from tom other places thus establishing the custom of scouting Baseball history shows that the great geat player came from unexpected expected corners Anson Anson- for fo example ex ex- ample held the distinction of being the first white child cid born in the tle neighborhood of or Marshalltown la Ia Ja In 1852 1552 I Wright gave his men the first distinctive dis dis- dis- dis uniforms He lie le signed up his brother perhaps brother perhaps the best all al around I player known to the game In 1869 1569 the had gme uninterrupted victory in their tour of the country i ithe I r the tog ln first Eastern i tour toni of a W Western t ln club And the they made money which i places Har Harry Wright as our first baseball magnate Here Is li his his' first salary list so often quoted oten Harry Harrr Wright center field 1200 I George Wright shortstop 1400 Asa Asa Brainard pitch H 1100 Waterman a third d base I V second ec ba base e. e gg Gould first base L SOO 80 I Allison A catch SOO Leonard lison left field 80 Cal McVey lef right field Hurley u utility COO HT This is mere re pcR i moi money y t to t the pla players ers of ot today The Red Stockings went down dow In defeat Te In 1870 June 14 H. H when the At- At of Brooklyn put a I stop atop to their phenomenal victories Harry Hary Wright was wa born torn In London In 1832 In 1863 he was with t the Knickerbocker nl club of r Wew New wj York lc In I 1866 he played cricket with wih some English En En- gush glish cricketers visiting America He went to Cincinnati CincInnat In 1868 and made madea madea a record there as a an organizer then In a 1871 he organized a I club cub for Boston Boston Bos Boa ton and won three pennants for Cor that city Copyright 1923 In U. U S. S and Great Britain by North American Newspaper News paper Alliance Alance All Al rights reserved TOMORROW GEORGE WRIGHT 5 3 4 S S S 5 A Av v 5 S. S yS o 4 i iS S 5 Harry Wright Wright when he was wa with the Boston team in 1871 |