“Tired of tossing a little 5 ounce baseball for two hours a day? Man, I used to be a butcher. From 4 in the morning until 8 at night I knocked down steers with a 25 pound hammer. Tired of playing two hours a day for 10 times the money I used to get working 16 hours a day? Hell no, I love baseball.”

Providence, Rhode Island

1884