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Baseball in the District 1869 "Rise of the Olympics": By Karen and Kevin Flynn

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Our book documents the 1869 baseball season in Washington.

1869 is a significant year in the development of the game of base ball, not only here in Washington but throughout the nation. It is a game changer. Mention the year 1869 to any baseball fan and the response will be about the great Cincinnati nine of that year and rightly so. The reader should understand that the Red Stockings of 1869 were not the first professional team, the honor belongs to the 1867 Washington Nationals. What is significant is the way the nine was run by Harry Wright that made the difference.
The rise of the Washington National Club, following the Civil War, changed the landscape of the game. It proved that a team outside New York and Brooklyn could challenge the top teams for dominance, suddenly the game became one that any city outside the east could play and Washington’s well documented trip out west added greatly to the excitement and interest in the game.
By 1869, Arthur Gorman, the architect for the Nationals success, shifted his attention to a career in politics. The Nationals, still a good team rested on their laurels. Meanwhile a new nine, the Olympics of Washington, set their sights on challenging them for dominance.
Baseball was set to move to a new phase. The National Association, the first professional league, was two years off. The National League, five years after that. The rules would be modified over time but the drive to innovate and dominate started by Harry Wright would continue.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: March 16, 2016

Baseball in the District 1869 "Rise of the Olympics": By Karen and Kevin Flynn

0/5 ( ratings)

Our book documents the 1869 baseball season in Washington.

1869 is a significant year in the development of the game of base ball, not only here in Washington but throughout the nation. It is a game changer. Mention the year 1869 to any baseball fan and the response will be about the great Cincinnati nine of that year and rightly so. The reader should understand that the Red Stockings of 1869 were not the first professional team, the honor belongs to the 1867 Washington Nationals. What is significant is the way the nine was run by Harry Wright that made the difference.
The rise of the Washington National Club, following the Civil War, changed the landscape of the game. It proved that a team outside New York and Brooklyn could challenge the top teams for dominance, suddenly the game became one that any city outside the east could play and Washington’s well documented trip out west added greatly to the excitement and interest in the game.
By 1869, Arthur Gorman, the architect for the Nationals success, shifted his attention to a career in politics. The Nationals, still a good team rested on their laurels. Meanwhile a new nine, the Olympics of Washington, set their sights on challenging them for dominance.
Baseball was set to move to a new phase. The National Association, the first professional league, was two years off. The National League, five years after that. The rules would be modified over time but the drive to innovate and dominate started by Harry Wright would continue.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: March 16, 2016

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