{"product_id":"2940016624280","title":"Baseball in the District 1889 \"Ward Sold\"","description":"Ward Sold! Walter F Hewitt, the twenty-eight year old President of the Washington Baseball Club shocks the baseball world by purchasing John Montgomery Ward. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Ward had been a top-notch pitcher and was now one of the best shortstops in the game. He was also a lawyer and leader of the player’s union.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe decisions that Walter Hewitt and the twenty-nine year old John Ward make in 1889 will have a profound effect on the status of major league baseball in the District for many years to come. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there are complications. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. John Ward  is the star shortstop for the New York Giants currently on a world tour  \u003cbr\u003e                  organized by Al Spalding, former player and now President of the League Chicago  \u003cbr\u003e                  franchise. \u003cbr\u003e2. Ward is also an executive in the baseball players union. \u003cbr\u003e3. The union is angry over a recent attempt by the League to implement a classification \u003cbr\u003e                  system that is designed to hold down wages. What will the union do?\u003cbr\u003e4. Walter Hewitt must get Ward to agree to play for Washington AND acquire all the team’s \u003cbr\u003e                  stock.\u003cbr\u003e5. Walter lacks the expertise and cash to compete with the other League clubs. He \u003cbr\u003e                   desperately needs someone with the smarts and baseball savvy run the team.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOh, there is a baseball season that has to be played. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a detailed chronological history of the 1889 Washington Senators. It is written in chronological order, using information from the period. This is how the players were viewed during their own time. This is another in our series of books on the early years of baseball in the District.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kevin and Karen Flynn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081668116720,"sku":"2940016624280","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016624280_p0.jpg?v=1763639008","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016624280","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}