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|Year=1859 | |Year=1859 | ||
|Year Number= | |Year Number=67 | ||
|Headline=Debunking DeBost | |Headline=Debunking DeBost | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
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|Comment=<p>Knickerbocker catcher Charles DeBost, whether a clown or not, was acknowledged as the best catcher in the game in the 1850s. He had been selected to catch for the New York team in the Fashion Race Course games with Brooklyn in 1858. He was so incensed by the <em>Atlas's </em>criticism that he announced his retirement from the sport. Criticized for its criticism, the <em>Atlas</em> responded on its issue of July 31, 1859:</p> | |Comment=<p>Knickerbocker catcher Charles DeBost, whether a clown or not, was acknowledged as the best catcher in the game in the 1850s. He had been selected to catch for the New York team in the Fashion Race Course games with Brooklyn in 1858. He was so incensed by the <em>Atlas's </em>criticism that he announced his retirement from the sport. Criticized for its criticism, the <em>Atlas</em> responded on its issue of July 31, 1859:</p> | ||
<p>"The gentleman must recollect that a great deal is expected of a player of his reputation...We still fail to discover the extreme grace and refinement displayed, when a player in a match attempts to catch a ball with that portion of his body that is usually covered by his coat-tail...We shall not allow ourselves to be disturbed by any insinuations from those who are but the mouthpieces of two or three old fogy clubs."</p> | <p>"The gentleman must recollect that a great deal is expected of a player of his reputation...We still fail to discover the extreme grace and refinement displayed, when a player in a match attempts to catch a ball with that portion of his body that is usually covered by his coat-tail...We shall not allow ourselves to be disturbed by any insinuations from those who are but the mouthpieces of two or three old fogy clubs."</p> | ||
|Query=<p>Did DeBost actually stay retired at this point?</p> | |||
|Submitted by=Bob Tholkes | |Submitted by=Bob Tholkes | ||
|Submission Note=3/2/2014 | |Submission Note=3/2/2014 | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Text | "We think the Knickerbockers were defeated (in their first fly game with the Excelsior of Brooklyn), through the foolishness, fancy airs, and smart capers of De Bost. Like a clown in the circus, he evidently plays for the applause of the audience at his 'monkey shines," instead of trying to win the game...But so long as the spectators applaud his tom-foolery, just so long will he enact the part of a clown." |
Sources | New York Atlas, July 3, 1859 |
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Comment | Knickerbocker catcher Charles DeBost, whether a clown or not, was acknowledged as the best catcher in the game in the 1850s. He had been selected to catch for the New York team in the Fashion Race Course games with Brooklyn in 1858. He was so incensed by the Atlas's criticism that he announced his retirement from the sport. Criticized for its criticism, the Atlas responded on its issue of July 31, 1859: "The gentleman must recollect that a great deal is expected of a player of his reputation...We still fail to discover the extreme grace and refinement displayed, when a player in a match attempts to catch a ball with that portion of his body that is usually covered by his coat-tail...We shall not allow ourselves to be disturbed by any insinuations from those who are but the mouthpieces of two or three old fogy clubs." Edit with form to add a comment |
Query | Did DeBost actually stay retired at this point? Edit with form to add a query |
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Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
Submission Note | 3/2/2014 |
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