In his early baseball poem , Mr. Ellard refers to the fact that catchers in baseball used neither a glove nor a facemask .
Mr Ellard was a member of the undefeated 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings .
In Ellard 's early baseball poem member member Ellard refers to the fact that catchers in baseball used neither a glove nor a facemask .
Mr Ellard was a member of the undefeated 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings .