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Old 09-19-2004, 11:52 AM
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Default Players League info sought

Posted By: Rhys

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I recently read a book called "The Clever Baseballist" which is the life and times of John M. Ward. It is out of print but I got mine through Amazon or something and it cost about $10 used. It is without a doubt the most informative piece I have read about the Players league since he is the one who started it. It goes in depth about the events leading up to it (Ned Williamsons injury on the 1889 tour etc.) and goes through the entire season and its after affects, plus it is interesting and goes into Ward's affairs with women, him getting expelled from Penn State and all that stuff which people like to read about anyways.

It is a great book for the price and I would recommend reading it for some insight into the Players League.

Rhys

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