Harry Wright was hired to organize a new team in Boston, where he signed three teammates for . The other five regulars including Allison signed with Nick Young's Washington Olympics, an established club that also joined the new, entirely professional National Association (NA). The five former Red Stockings led the Olympics to a respectable finish in the inaugural NA season. Later, Doug Allison played in the Major Leagues with the Troy Haymakers in , the Brooklyn Eckfords in , the Elizabeth Resolutes in , the New York Mutuals from to , the Hartford Dark Blues from to , the Providence Grays from to , and one game with the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association in . Later life Allison was reported playing for a post office team in 1882. Thirty-four years later he died in Washington, D.C., at age 70, en route to his job at the Post Office Department. He is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington. References Liberman, Noah (2003). Glove Affairs: The Romance, History, and Tradition of the Baseball Glove. Triumph Books. . Wright, Marshall (2000). The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857–1870. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. . External links 1846 births 1916 deaths Baseball players from Philadelphia Major League Baseball catchers Baseball player-managers 19th-century baseball players Philadelphia Geary players Cincinnati Red Stockings players Washington Olympics players Troy Haymakers players Brooklyn Eckfords players Elizabeth Resolutes players New York Mutuals players Hartford Dark Blues players Providence Grays players Baltimore Orioles (NL) players Burials at Rock Creek Cemetery Capital City of Albany players Rochester Hop Bitters players Union Army soldiers