 Open professionalism was one year away but the long move suggests that Waterman was somehow compensated by club members if not by the club.Cincinnati fielded a strong team that year, with five of the famous team already in place.Playing statistics suggest that Waterman was the second best batsman behind John Hatfield, another import from the Mutuals, for he was second on the team both in scoring 4.4 runs per game and in being put out only 2.3 times per game.