Career
He noticed that his readers had a craving for baseball news. Together with Charles Byrne and Joseph Doyle they decided to form a team in Brooklyn to compete in the new Inter-State Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. The group also oversaw the construction of the team"s first ballpark at Washington Park.
The owners celebrated by pulling the team from the league (which quickly folded) and joining the more prestigious American Association.
He would step aside after the season for more experienced baseball men to take over.