for the 1865 season, george was hired by the philadelphia cricket club; that summer he played in five matches for the olympic ball club of that city. the olympic club was the devoted to games in the baseball genus, established in 1833. at the december annual meeting, the first in peacetime, naabp membership tripled, including isolated clubs from as far as fort leavenworth, kansas and chattanooga, tennessee. wright returned to the gothams for baseball; he was 19 and nearing his athletic peak. at the same time, harry wright moved to cincinnati for a job at the union cricket club.