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May 2 1882
Dear Joe,
Finally a chance to write a proper letter. As you can see from the postmark, I am writing you from Providence, Rhode Island. I saw the ocean for the first time coming in on the train – it is so large I have not the words to describe it.
If you got my telegram you saw that I made the Troy ball club. In the end, Candy Nelson won the second base job, but they kept both Hatfield and myself as backup infielders. My friends Brouthers and Gardner made it as well, and all of us spend the first game on the bench together, as we lost 4-2 to the boys from Providence. Brouthers did get into the game toward the end, as they took Nelson out in the ninth inning because of his weak bat and Brouthers got us a hit to prolong the game.
Nelson seems like a player I could beat out for the position soon. He got no hits in three trips up yesterday, and grounded into a double play. He also made two errors in the field, and one of them led to the inning that beat us. Bad news for the club but hopefully good news for me.
Write when you can – I hope you got my telegram. How are things there in Louisville? When does the season begin for you?
Regards,
Fritz
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