Monday, November 1, 2010

The 1887 World Series: Getting In Shape

President Von der Ahe will meet President Stearns, of Detroit, at Cincinnati next Wednesday and arrange details for the world's championship series.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, September 19, 1887


From the same issue:

Dunlap is trying hard to get in good shape to play against the Browns.

Which begs the question: What kind of shape was Dunlap in before he decided to get in good shape?

2 comments:

Dvid Ball said...

You'll notice Dunlap had only played about 65 games in 1887. Around early August Dunlap he suffered a severe leg fracture, the first of several bad injuries that played the largest part in bringing his career to an early and inglorious end.

Jeffrey Kittel said...

I was thinking it was the next season when he got hurt but, of course, you're right.