{"product_id":"2940148726005","title":"Baseball in the District 1875 Twilight","description":"Washington will spend the eight years following the 1875 season without a major league baseball club, yet the 1880 club is one of the best in the cities long history and can lay claim to being the world champion. \u003cbr\u003eThe National Association (NA) existed from 1871 to 1875. The collapse of the NA can be laid at the feet of the small but talented Davy Force and is documented in this book. While the story of the 1875 Washingtons is not a particularly good one it comes with an interesting mystery.\u003cbr\u003eThe 1869 Cincinnati Club issued in a new era of professional baseball. By 1875, Boston under the capable leadership of Harry Wright has dominated the National Association. Washington once again fields a team in the National Association, but Washington, a small market city, struggles to field a competitive team. Washington lacks the finances to keep talented home grown players like Paul Hines, Pop Snyder and Davy Force. Baltimore tried to spend extravagantly in 1873 and fielded a good nine, but was unable to keep the talent. Can a team composed of good players from Washington and Baltimore challenge the top clubs? The road they follow is full of pot holes but few would suspect how the season would end. \u003cbr\u003e\"Baseball in the District,\" is the name we have assigned to our project to document the early baseball history for Washington DC. This book documents the 1875 season for the Washington Club. We also cover the events of the season and add some interesting side stories. This is how the player's were viewed during their times. Information about the players is presented to give you a unique view of the season. Local papers and sporting publications are used in order to give the reader a perspective of the era. Historical events are presented as they happened.\u003cbr\u003eBaseball in the District\u003cbr\u003e1869   Rise of the Olympics\u003cbr\u003e1875   Twilight\u003cbr\u003e1877 to 1883  Renaissance\u003cbr\u003e1884   The Two Teams\u003cbr\u003e1885   The Amazing Nationals\u003cbr\u003e1886   A League City\u003cbr\u003e1887   Trials and Tribulations\u003cbr\u003e1888   The Last Hurrah\u003cbr\u003e1889   Ward Sold\u003cbr\u003e1890    The Dark Ages \"Hewitt's Nine\"\u003cbr\u003e1891   The Dark Ages \"Scanlon's Nine\"\u003cbr\u003e1892   Enter the Wagners\u003cbr\u003e1893   The Cranks Rebel\u003cbr\u003e1894   A Bad Team\u003cbr\u003e1895   The Agony of Defeat\u003cbr\u003e1896   Scrappy Bill\u003cbr\u003e1897   Tom Brown's Team\u003cbr\u003e1898   War!\u003cbr\u003e1899   End of an Era\u003cbr\u003e1900 to 1904  An Orphan in an Upstart League\u003cbr\u003e1918   Uncle Sam's Game\u003cbr\u003e   Baseball Memories, Tales and Anecdote's \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe hope you enjoy the book. Comments can be emailed to .\u003cbr\u003eKaren and Kevin Flynn","brand":"Kevin and Karen Flynn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072771997936,"sku":"2940148726005","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148726005_p0.jpg?v=1763707918","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148726005","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}