The Chicago Daily Tribune gave much of the credit for Chicago's 1897 record to Clarke: "The largest element in the success of the institution by the Midway was the phenomenal pitching of Henry Clarke. If victory can be accredited to any one man that man was Clarke last year."
The Chicago Daily Tribune awarded much of the credit for Chicago's 1897 achievement to Clarke: "The largest factor in the success of the institution at the Midway was the remarkable throwing of Henry Clarke. If triumph can be attributed to a single individual, that individual was Clarke in the previous year."