In the 1880s, the New York Clipper praised Sommer as one of the strongest defensive outfielders in baseball.
That year, a reporter for the New York Clipper described him as an "extremely hard pitcher to hit for the ball never comes in a straight line‚ but in a tantalizing curve."
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