Clipping:Cherokee Fisher discharged for drunkenness and game throwing
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| Date | Sunday, July 25, 1875 |
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| Text | The Philadelphia club has parted with Fisher, their pitcher, by canceling his engagement for the remainder of the season. This act of the Board of Directors was a surprise to all the patrons of the game, who, notwithstanding the weak spot of “Cherokee,” which is possessed by several other ball tossers, never doubted his honesty as a player. However, besides intoxication, Manager Jacbos, who had charge of the club on its recent Eastern tour, preferred the additional charge of throwing the 16-13 Mutual game. He cited several instances in which Fisher had contributed to the loss of the game, all of which were denied as emphatically as they were urged. Nevertheless, Fisher was discharged, and he now bears a stigma of which his many friends believe him guiltless. We hope, for the sake of the player as well as of the game, that “Cherokee” may be able to set himself right. In connection with this subject, it would be well to remember that this is not the first instance in which the Philadelphia have cast suspicions against pitchers, as both Zettlein and Cummings were under the ban for a time. Philadelphia Sunday Republic July 25, 1875 Fisher has been released from his engagement by the Directors of the Philadelphia club. Charges were brought against him for conduct unbecoming a ball player, and after hearing proof, the directors concluded to dispense with his services, Josephs, the pitcher of the Doerr club, an amateur organization of this city, will beyond doubt be secured to pitch for the club for the remainder of the season. Philadelphia All-Day City Item July 25, 1875 |
| Source | Philadelphia Sunday Republic |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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