Clipping:A negro mascot; superstition; broken bats

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Date	Sunday, August 19, 1877
Text	And now we know why the Bostons won the game on Friday last over the Louisvilles. One day last week George Wright saw a small negro lad, with a face as black as coal, running about the grounds, and to the intense delight of said darkey, engaged him to take care of the bats during the progress of a game. George gave him a pair of old pants and a jacket for his mother to make over for him, and last Friday the new recruit appeared for the first time on the field of battle. That day the Bostons made six runs, only three errors, broke five bats, and won a glorious victory over their powerful opponents. Is luck of another color in store for the boys? Boston Herald August 19, 1877 proto-pitching rotation It is the arrangement for next year to have Flint and Nolan catch and pitch on alternate days, Williamson and McKelvey relieving them. Indianapolis News August 24, 1877
Source	Boston Herald
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
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