IN THE NEWS: The patent dispute between Thayer & Wright and A.G. Spalding & Brothers goes to court in Chicago. Thayer is the Harvard pitcher who claimed to have invented the catcher's mask, while G. Wright and Spalding are former teammates on the champion Boston Red Stockings. In the eventual settlement, Thayer's claims will be upheld and he will receive a royalty on masks sold from Spalding's company. Spalding will buy out many rivals on his way to establishing a monopoly in the sporting goods business.
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