President Von der Ahe, of the St. Louis Club, says: "I'm going to return to baseball next season, after an absence of some years.  I'm going to be strictly in it again."  It will be a good thing for baseball at the Mound City if the genial German would pay more attention to the game than he does to outside matters.

​-New York Clipper, November 6, 1897

The St. Louis Club...was in want of players [in 1893] and made [Jimmy Bannon] an offer, which he accepted, taking part with its team in twenty-three championship contests, and ranking tenth in the official batting averages of the major league for that year.  He was tried at short stop on the St. Louis team, but did not make a success there; then he was placed in the outfield, but was not very fortunate as a fielder.  However, he became popular with the Mound City enthusiasts on account of his hard and timely batting.  When President Von der Ahe released him before the season was over there was a storm of indignation, and his release was recalled, but it was finally decided to let him go for good, as Mr. Von der Ahe considered Cooley, who was on his club's pay rolls, to be as a good, if not a better player.  

​-New York Clipper, November 16, 1895 

Richard Cooley, who has been connected with the St. Louis Club, of the National League and American Association, during the past two seasons, is a very clever all around player.  During his first season with the club, when its team was in a bad way for catchers, Cooley volunteered his services, and at once showed that he was a first class man in that place, his regular position then being at third base.  He proved himself a valuable man in every position to which he was assigned.  He was born March 29, 1873, at Leavenworth, Kan., and descended from stock that has for many years been identified with the affairs of that State, in one way or another.  Cooley received his education at Topeka, and it was while attending school there that he first became interested in the national game.  It was not long, however, before he gained considerable local renown as an all around player, being a heavy and reliable batsman, clever fielder and fine base runner.  His excellent work attracted the attention of the officials of the Topeka Club, who made him quite a liberal offer to play with their team during the season of 1893, which he accepted.  He began that season with that club, but finished it as a member of the St. Joseph team, of the Western League.  It was his excellent work with the latter that attracted the attention of the management of the St. Louis Club, and his services were secured for the Mound City organization.  Cooley took part in fifty-two championship games during his season - 1984 - with the St. Louis team, and ranked well up in the official batting averages of the major league.  He fully convinced President Von der Ahe that he could hold his own in the fast company that he was traveling in.  During the past season he took part in one hundred and thirty-two championship games, and ranked among the leaders in the official batting averages, with a percentage of .340.  This is certainly a very remarkable feat for anyone to accomplish in his second season in the major league.

-New York Clipper, October 26, 1895

Henry Peitz, the hard working, steady and reliable catcher of the St. Louis Club, of the National League and American Association, was born on Nov. 15, at St. Louis, Mo., and it was in that city that he first learned to play ball.  For several years thereafter he was connected with a number of prominent amateur teams of the Mound City.  It was not until 1889 that he accepted his first professional engagement.  Like the majority of young players, he was obliged to seek other fields than his native pastures to gain renown in the baseball world.  A trial was given him that year by the Jacksonville Club, and he did such satisfactory work that he was retained there not only throughout that season but the two following as well.  In 1892 Peitz cast his fortunes with the Montgomery Club, of the Southern League, and remained with its team until the club disbanded.  It was his clever work with the latter club that led to his being engaged by President Von der Ahe for his St. Louis team, after the disbandment of the Montgomery Club.  Peitz has since remained with the St. Louis Browns, doing remarkably well in whatever position was assigned to him.  In 1893 he took part in ninety-four championship contests, in seventy two of which he filled the catcher's position.  In 1894 he took part in one hundred championship games, in thirty-eight of which he played behind the bat, in forty-three at third base, and the remaining games he played in various positions on the team, being ever ready and willing to go in and do the best he knew how when called upon in case of emergency.  It is said of him that, while playing third base during the season of 1894, he did good work until his foot was badly spiked.  After that he became timid and allowed many base runners to reach third base safely.  During the season just closed Peitz did most of the catching for the Browns, and only stopped when he became so badly crippled that it was impossible for him to do any work whatever.  He is a swift and accurate thrower to the bases and a fine batsman.

​-New York Clipper, October 5, 1895 

In 1890 Miller joined the Evansville Club, of the Inter-State League, West, and his great work both at the bat and in the field that season, attracted the attention of President Von der Ahe, of the St. Louis Browns, of the American Association, who obtained his release, and Miller finished the season with the Browns.

​-New York Clipper, June 15, 1895

Above is presented an excellent likeness of the new president of the famous St. Louis Club, Mr. Benjamin S. Muckenfuss.  Mr. Muckenfuss is German by birth, of a distinguished family and a graduate of Heidelberg, the most famous university in the world.  He is therefore in every sense of the word a gentleman and scholar.  Between Mr. Muckenfuss and Mr. Von der Ahe there exists the closest bond of sympathy and friendship.  When Mr. Muckenfuss came to this country to seek fame and fortune he fell upon evil days, but fortunately for him he found in Mr. Von der Ahe a steadfast benefactor and friend, who placed the struggling and aspiring youth upon his feet and kept him there.  In 1893, Mr. Von der Ahe gave Mr. Muckenfuss a minor position with the St. Louis Club.  A year later he appointed the young man secretary-treasurer of the corporation, and to-day he is the president of one of the famous institutions of the country.  Mr. Muckenfuss on his part has rewarded Mr. Von der Ahe's interest and friendship with unswerving loyalty and steadfast devotion, even in the darkest days of the period of adversity that has overshadowed the unfortunate St. Louis magnate of recent years.  When under the stress of the financial storm Mr. Von der Ahe's fair-weather friends fell away from him by the score Mr. Muckenfuss clung steadily to the sinking ship, until only he and the "boss president" were left to steer it into calmer waters, which they now bid fair to succeed in doing.  For the sterling quality of loyalty alone Mr. Muckenfuss deserves the consideration of the base ball public.  But apart from that he is entitled to a fair chance of success in his new field as a League magnate.  He is young (being but 35 years of age), energetic, honest, intelligent and hopeful.  He has a fine knowledge, theoretically, of the national game, and the public will watch with interest his effort to lift the St. Louis Club out of the slough of despond.  He is also fairly well versed in League politics, having represented the St. Louis Club at the Philadelphia meeting and made a very favorable impression upon the magnates.  Altogether Mr Muckenfuss has a great opportunity before him to distinguish himself in a new field, and we have not the slightest doubt, knowing the man as we do, that he will improve it to the utmost.

​-Sporting Life, February 26, 1898

The charge of conspiracy against Pitcher Mark Baldwin, of the Pittsburg National League team, comes up for a preliminary hearing in the Court of Criminal Correction to-day.  It is doubtful if it will go to trial, however, as Secretary Munson, of the Browns, is in Cincinnati organizing the Association club there, and President Von der Ahe will be busy at the Democratic primaries, he being a candidate for a place on the Council ticket.

Mr. Von der Ahe has in his possession a telegram, which while it does not show that Mark Baldwin approached pitcher King, proves beyond all question that Baldwin's employer, J. Palmer O'Neill, president of the Pittsburg Club, has been after the silver-haired pitcher.  It not only proves that, but proves furthermore, that O'Neill wanted Captain Comiskey, of the Browns, to also jump his contract and take the place of Harry Wright as manager of the Philadelphia League team.  The message is as follows:

"Pittsburg, Feb. 24. - C. Comiskey, ball player, St. Louis Browns: - I have authority to contract with you to take Harry Wright's place on Philadelphia League team.  Big salary.  Long contract.  Come to Pittsburg and bring pitcher King with you.  We will pay all expenses.  Answer.  Strictly confidential.  J. Palmer O'Neill."

Comiskey promptly turned the telegram over to Mr. Von der Ahe, who still has it in his possesion.  It will be remembered that about the time the message was sent it was stated in telegrams sent out from Philadelphia that Harry Wright was to sever his connection as manager of the club.  Later it was stated that his difference had been fixed up and President Reach had requested him to remain and he had agreed to do so.  The fact of the matter is, the club expected to secure Comiskey and wanted to drop Wright.  Later, when they could not induce St. Louis' captain to jump his contract, Reach and his associates signed the old veteran Harry to again manage the team.  

​-The Sporting Life, March 21, 1891 

George Munson, the well-known secretary of the St. Louis Maroons, and to whose efforts alone that League club now owes its existence, signed last week a contract with President Von der Ahe to act as secretary of the St. Louis Browns.  The genial Chris is to be congratulated on securing so capable a secretary.  Al. H. Spink will take Munson's place as secretary of the Maroons.

-New York Clipper, January 22, 1887

A popular make of soap in the Mound City has been named after the champion St. Louis Browns, whose portraits and that of their genial president Chris Von der Ahe, grace the boxes containing said soap.

-New York Clipper, January 1, 1887

Henry H. Diddlebock, a well known sporting writer, for many years prominently identified in baseball matters in one capacity and another, died Feb. 6 in Philadelphia, Pa.  He was born June 27, 1854, in that city, was graduated from the senior class of a German school when sixteen years of age, and afterwards took a diploma at Pierce's Business College.  Like the majority of the Quaker City youngsters, he learned to play ball at an early age, and, although connected with several amateur teams, he never played professionally.  He was vice-president of the National Asociation of amateur clubs in 1876, and was also the manager of the Philadelphia team, an independent organization...After playing a number of games around home, Manager Diddlebock took his team on a Western trip, beginning June 6 and ending July 1.  Mr. D. resigned on July 3, and made the announcement that he was desirous of engaging as manager of one of the international clubs then in existence.  While he was looking around for some congenial occupation he was offered a chance to do city work on The Philadelphia item and he occupied it.  In 1877 he worked on The Philadelphia Press, and while connected with that paper he did a great deal toward keeping the national game alive in the Quaker City, and became one of the leading writers in the country on baseball.  In 1880 he joined the Times staff.  Early in March, 1883, while an attache of the Tax Office, in Philadelphia, Mr. Diddlebock was appointed official scorer of the Philadelphia Club, of the National League.  When the Eastern League was organized at a meeting held Jan. 3, 4, 1884, at Philadelphia, he was elected secretary and treasurer, positions he held until the Fall of 1885.  In 1884 he was appointed to the position of sporting editor of The Philadelphia Times, which position he held until March, 1889, when he resigned to accept a similar position on The Philadelphia Inquirer.  In the Fall of 1890 he tried to organize a Pennsylvania League but met with poor success.  A special meeting was held March 5, 1891, at Philadelphia, when only three clubs were represented.  President Diddlebock suggested that the name be changed to Inter-State League and take in outside clubs, but the scheme did not work, as a new organization was formed March 12, at Reading, and was named the Atlantic Association...In January, 1896, he was engaged by President Von der Ahe to manage the St. Louis Browns, but his sojourn in the Mound City was not a pleasant one and he soon drifted back to his native city, where he again found employment on The Inquirer, and continued with that paper until his death occurred as above stated.  Mr. Diddlebock was a hard worker and an energetic newsgatherer.  He was well versed in sports and a good writer, his reports of events, but especially baseball games, being interesting and graphic.  Being widely known, especially among sportsmen of all classes, he naturally had a large circle of friends, to whom the news of his death will be a great shock...

-New York Clipper, February 17, 1900