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mjj55409 · 04-19-2007, 08:53 AM

New York Times
November 15, 1871
The delegates from the professional clubs assembled at Collier's Rooms, on Broadway, last night, and began the proceedings for organizing the Association tours for 1872. It would appear that the Chicago club, not having recovered fully from the Great Fire, will not field a professional nine in 1872. Neither will Fort Wayne and Rockford, the Western teams not able to incur the expense of the Eastern tours. There is some interest from our amateur clubs in Brooklyn, the Eckfords and the Atlantics, to try their hand at the professional game.

The Association also took pains to highlight the best performances of the season just passed. It was announced that awards would be given to the players who best exemplified the game, both at the pitch and at the bat, and perhaps in a fit of sympathy for all the Chicago club had gone through, both awards were claimed by White Stockings. The Cartwright Award, in recognition of proficiency in pitching, was given to ZETTLEIN, and the Doubleday Award, for the most powerful bat, was given to WOOD.

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mjj55409 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 82	National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Congress New York Times November 15, 1871 The delegates from the professional clubs assembled at Collier's Rooms, on Broadway, last night, and began the proceedings for organizing the Association tours for 1872. It would appear that the Chicago club, not having recovered fully from the Great Fire, will not field a professional nine in 1872. Neither will Fort Wayne and Rockford, the Western teams not able to incur the expense of the Eastern tours. There is some interest from our amateur clubs in Brooklyn, the Eckfords and the Atlantics, to try their hand at the professional game. The Association also took pains to highlight the best performances of the season just passed. It was announced that awards would be given to the players who best exemplified the game, both at the pitch and at the bat, and perhaps in a fit of sympathy for all the Chicago club had gone through, both awards were claimed by White Stockings. The Cartwright Award, in recognition of proficiency in pitching, was given to ZETTLEIN, and the Doubleday Award, for the most powerful bat, was given to WOOD.