From the May 10, 1886 The Sporting News:
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| Jim Whitney |
Jim Whitney...is a regular dude, drinks lemonade pale and chews gum.
Mertie Hackett...makes friends wherever he goes. Mertie is a rather giddy young man, parts his hair in the middle, wears patent leathers, and dotes on the ladies.
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| Fatty Briody |
Charlie ("Fatty") Briody, the dashing catcher...was always a catcher, in fact, he was born that way. In early days he was a catcher on the Erie Canal, that is, he used to stand on the bank and catch the captain's profanity and then hurl it back at him. Charlie is a good one and loves baseball nearly as well as he loves a good dinner.
Al Myers...eats three meals a day and chews nine toothpicks, and will drink milk when some one else pays for it.
Jim Donelly...is a pretty boy and plays ball well if his girl is in the grand stand.
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| Charley Bassett |
Charley Bassett, the shortstop...covers a great deal of ground--he has very large feet--and is a good player. He likes pie and will change his boarding house unless he gets it three times a day.
Jimmie Lillie...is very handsome but married and he keeps regular hours, so that the manager cannot fine him for breaking the rules.
Paul Radford...is very superstitious, but still he used to love a cross-eyed girl.
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