A Ball-Player's Career (1903)

Being the PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND REMINISCENCES of ADRIAN C. ANSON

by Adrian C. "Cap" Anson

An invaluable account of the history of professional baseball in the late 1800s, as told by the National League star player-captain of the Chicago club. To his discredit, Anson was instrumental in early enforcement of the racial color line in the major leagues; his bigotry is all-too-evident in this text. Nearly a quarter of the account is given to the 1888 tour around the world--which gave Anson many opportunities to insult other cultures.

Lawson and Anson shared the field a couple of times, and Anson offered encouragement that Lawson likely interpreted as an unfulfilled promise.

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