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[Paul A Johnston, Jr]

Tom "Dude" Esterbrook, third baseman for a whole lot of teams (including the original New York Mets of the major league American Association) in the 1880's was of about the same vintage. Born 1857, started playing in the majors in 1880.

  

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> Chauncey Trip was a character in the racetrack comedy=2C "A Straight
> Tip".
> http://a-dude-a-day.blogspot.com/2016/03/new-york-dudes.html
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> > Date: Tue=2C 21 Jun 2016 23:01:19 -0400
> > From: hwgray at GMAIL.COM
> > Subject: Facebook: _dude_
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> > "There was quite a flutter on Monday evening in the dove-cotes of
> > society=
> .
> > Mr. W. J. Ferguson=2C an actor with a small reputation=2C appeared
> > at the
> > Twenty-Third Street Theatre as Sir Chauncey Trip=2C nicknamed the
> > Dude. H=
> e
> > wore the white=2C broad brimmed hat of tradition=2C the high
> > collar=2C th=
> e tight
> > trousers=2C the boots of patent leather=2C and was accepted as the
> > ideal =
> of a
> > dude and much admired by the ladies.=3DE2=3D80=3D9D
> > =3DE2=3D80=3D94The Cr=
> itic=2C volume 3=3D
> > =2C 1883
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> > Cited by Bert Vaux.
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> > complaint to
> > come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
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