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Posted By: Rhys

The section of the guide is pretty long and would take about 10 pictures to scan. Plus, I sold my guide to a friend about 3-4 months ago so I do not have it in my hand. I do have a Bill James Book that he uses to paraphrase much of what I just said from the 1894 guide which is called, "Whatever happened to the hall of Fame" and this information is printed on pages 350 and 351 of that book as well. I would be happy to post pictures of those pages if you like.

I do think Williamson belongs in the hall of Fame, but I do not personally think he was the best 19th century player, but it is absolutely impossible for anyone to look at baseball in 19th century and make objective statements through 20th century eyes as all we know is the modern game. It is also interresting to note that Williamsons career and most likely his life were cut short by an injury suffered on Spaldings World tour and most people blame Spalding for the accident.

Rhys