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In the fall of 1875, juet before the National league came Into existence, I received an offer to Blgn a contract with the Chicago club. Four years earlier I would have jumped at the .ohfcnce, but now that I had the prom1m of a Philadelphia girl to become Mrs. Adrian C. Anson as soon as ,fr»rythlng could be arranged satla!4ustorlly, the Quaker burg seemed food enough for me. So I didn't even 'nibble at the Windy City bait, but went right along with my self-appoints ed job of getting the Athletics to do better team work.
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