Clipping:Whoop-la White's nickname's first appearance?
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| Date | Friday, July 19, 1878 |
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| Text | [Boston vs. Cincinnati 7/18/1879] [the headline, “Whoop-la, William!] By this time the pleased crowd had become enthused over Will White's work, and when Geo. Wright struck out they arose almost to a man, and such cheers and waving of hats and handkerchiefs were never heard and seen on the grounds, while cries of “White! White! White!” made the welkin ring. To pile more agony on, Will White walked straight to the home-plate and lifted the first ball Bond pitched clean over Andy Leonard's head for two bases. Then there was more howling and yelling, while one screaming, frantic man yelled: “by G - -, that's worth five dollars!” Cincinnati Enquirer July 19, 1878 refusing to play against an expelled player The Syracuse Courier says: “The Haymakers of Troy have boxed themselves by playing Craver, who was expelled by the League; and the Albanys, by consenting to enter a game with the offending club, have likewise been put on the black list. The Haymakers and Albanys have, by their connection with Craver, debarred themselves from the privilege of meeting League clubs, and any club which plays either of these organizations will forfeit the same rights.” A Troy paper, in reply, says: “If this is so, the Manchesters, Lowells and others are out. It is a mistake, however, on The Courier’s part, to say the Albanys had any connection with Craver. He did not play in the Albany-Haymaker game, and the Albanys would not consent to his playing. New York Clipper July 20, 1878 |
| Source | Cincinnati Enquirer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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