George Wright’s celebrity and charisma along with Henry Ditson’s organization and marketing genius gave birth to one of the country’s most iconic sporting goods brands of the late nineteenth century. The company was known as “Manufacturers, Importers, and Dealers in Games for Out and Indoor Pastimes”. By the early 1880s, they were offering a complete line of uniforms and equipment for baseball, polo, lawn tennis, cricket, lacrosse, football, bicycling, camping, and fishing. With extensive baseball contacts, Wright and Ditson secured commitments from the leading clubs and associations to use Wright & Ditson equipment. Competing against Spalding's and its license to manufacture the official National League ball, Wright offered free trophies and pennants to champions of high school, amateur, and semi-professional leagues that adopted the Wright & Ditson ball.

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