Cap AnsonĀ is quoted in theĀ New York ClipperĀ as saying that ā€œI don’t care if they can’t field a little bit. In my experience I have found that a man can be taught to almost stop cannon balls, but it is a very difficult task to teach them to line ’em out.ā€

Cap AnsonĀ is quoted in theĀ New York ClipperĀ as saying that ā€œI don’t care if they can’t field a little bit. In my experience I have found that a man can be taught to almost stop cannon balls, but it is a very difficult task to teach them to line ’em out.ā€