Oliver was trained in the practice of law in Dayton, Ohio passing the bar in that city in 1872. In 1874 he moved to Cincinnati to practice law in that City. After a short while he decided to switch his interests to writing about baseball. He acquired a job as a sports writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer in 1874 and worked in that position until 1881. In November of 1881 he helped form the American Association of professional baseball teams and secured a Cincinnati franchise in it. From 1881 to 1887 He worked for the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, then in 1887 he had a brief stint working for the New York Daily. In 1888 he moved to Carthage, Missouri and worked for a newspaper in that town. From 1889-1890 he moved back to New York where he worked for the Sporting News. In 1892 he took employ with the New York Herald and worked there until his death.
Oliver also worked in various other baseball-related capacities in both New York and Cincinnati, including business manager, on-field manager, and various other administrative positions.
Oliver's last year was lived in considerable pain and discomfort. He developed tubercular tumors in his throat, resigned his position in New York and went to Winona, Minnesota for treatment and recuperation. Instead he wound up dying from asphyxia.
OBITUARY
O. P. Caylor, one of the leading authorities on baseball in this country and a noted writer on the sport, died yesterday at Winona, Minn., after a lingering illness. Mr. Caylor was compelled to abandon his work the latter part of the past season and take a rest, owing to illness, which finally resulted in his death. He was forty-seven years of age and was born in Dayton, Ohio. After leaving college he began the study of law under Judge Gordon of Dayton. He was admitted to the bar in that city in 1872, and after establishing a reputation decided to advance himself by going into a wider field and went to Cincinnati in 1874.
After practicing at the bar in that city for a short time he decided to abandon law and take to writing baseball for The Cincinnati Enquirer, and st this he became prominent.
He was instrumental in organizing the famous "Red Stockings", afterward the Cincinnatis. After this he came to New York and had since been the baseball editor of The New York Herald. He was also the official scorer in New York for the National League.
Mr. Caylor leaves a wife and one daughter, fourteen years old. His body will be brought to New York for burial. "
—New York Times, October 20, 1897
Oliver also worked in various other baseball-related capacities in both New York and Cincinnati, including business manager, on-field manager, and various other administrative positions.
Oliver's last year was lived in considerable pain and discomfort. He developed tubercular tumors in his throat, resigned his position in New York and went to Winona, Minnesota for treatment and recuperation. Instead he wound up dying from asphyxia.
OBITUARY
O. P. Caylor, one of the leading authorities on baseball in this country and a noted writer on the sport, died yesterday at Winona, Minn., after a lingering illness. Mr. Caylor was compelled to abandon his work the latter part of the past season and take a rest, owing to illness, which finally resulted in his death. He was forty-seven years of age and was born in Dayton, Ohio. After leaving college he began the study of law under Judge Gordon of Dayton. He was admitted to the bar in that city in 1872, and after establishing a reputation decided to advance himself by going into a wider field and went to Cincinnati in 1874.
After practicing at the bar in that city for a short time he decided to abandon law and take to writing baseball for The Cincinnati Enquirer, and st this he became prominent.
He was instrumental in organizing the famous "Red Stockings", afterward the Cincinnatis. After this he came to New York and had since been the baseball editor of The New York Herald. He was also the official scorer in New York for the National League.
Mr. Caylor leaves a wife and one daughter, fourteen years old. His body will be brought to New York for burial. "
—New York Times, October 20, 1897
Oliver was trained in the practice of law in Dayton, Ohio passing the bar in that city in 1872. In 1874 he moved to Cincinnati to practice law in that City. After a short while he decided to switch his interests to writing about baseball. He acquired a job as a sports writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer in 1874 and worked in that position until 1881. In November of 1881 he helped form the American Association of professional baseball teams and secured a Cincinnati franchise in it. From 1881 to 1887 He worked for the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, then in 1887 he had a brief stint working for the New York Daily. In 1888 he moved to Carthage, Missouri and worked for a newspaper in that town. From 1889-1890 he moved back to New York where he worked for the Sporting News. In 1892 he took employ with the New York Herald and worked there until his death.
Oliver also worked in various other baseball-related capacities in both New York and Cincinnati, including business manager, on-field manager, and various other administrative positions.
Oliver's last year was lived in considerable pain and discomfort. He developed tubercular tumors in his throat, resigned his position in New York and went to Winona, Minnesota for treatment and recuperation. Instead he wound up dying from asphyxia.
OBITUARY
O. P. Caylor, one of the leading authorities on baseball in this country and a noted writer on the sport, died yesterday at Winona, Minn., after a lingering illness. Mr. Caylor was compelled to abandon his work the latter part of the past season and take a rest, owing to illness, which finally resulted in his death. He was forty-seven years of age and was born in Dayton, Ohio. After leaving college he began the study of law under Judge Gordon of Dayton. He was admitted to the bar in that city in 1872, and after establishing a reputation decided to advance himself by going into a wider field and went to Cincinnati in 1874.
After practicing at the bar in that city for a short time he decided to abandon law and take to writing baseball for The Cincinnati Enquirer, and st this he became prominent.
He was instrumental in organizing the famous "Red Stockings", afterward the Cincinnatis. After this he came to New York and had since been the baseball editor of The New York Herald. He was also the official scorer in New York for the National League.
Mr. Caylor leaves a wife and one daughter, fourteen years old. His body will be brought to New York for burial. "
—New York Times, October 20, 1897
Oliver also worked in various other baseball-related capacities in both New York and Cincinnati, including business manager, on-field manager, and various other administrative positions.
Oliver's last year was lived in considerable pain and discomfort. He developed tubercular tumors in his throat, resigned his position in New York and went to Winona, Minnesota for treatment and recuperation. Instead he wound up dying from asphyxia.
OBITUARY
O. P. Caylor, one of the leading authorities on baseball in this country and a noted writer on the sport, died yesterday at Winona, Minn., after a lingering illness. Mr. Caylor was compelled to abandon his work the latter part of the past season and take a rest, owing to illness, which finally resulted in his death. He was forty-seven years of age and was born in Dayton, Ohio. After leaving college he began the study of law under Judge Gordon of Dayton. He was admitted to the bar in that city in 1872, and after establishing a reputation decided to advance himself by going into a wider field and went to Cincinnati in 1874.
After practicing at the bar in that city for a short time he decided to abandon law and take to writing baseball for The Cincinnati Enquirer, and st this he became prominent.
He was instrumental in organizing the famous "Red Stockings", afterward the Cincinnatis. After this he came to New York and had since been the baseball editor of The New York Herald. He was also the official scorer in New York for the National League.
Mr. Caylor leaves a wife and one daughter, fourteen years old. His body will be brought to New York for burial. "
—New York Times, October 20, 1897
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