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The Irish in Baseball ALSO by DAVID L
The Irish in Baseball ALSO BY DAVID L. FLEITZ AND FROM MCFARLAND Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson (Large Print) (2008) [2001] More Ghosts in the Gallery: Another Sixteen Little-Known Greats at Cooperstown (2007) Cap Anson: The Grand Old Man of Baseball (2005) Ghosts in the Gallery at Cooperstown: Sixteen Little-Known Members of the Hall of Fame (2004) Louis Sockalexis: The First Cleveland Indian (2002) Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson (2001) The Irish in Baseball An Early History DAVID L. FLEITZ McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Jefferson, North Carolina, and London LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGUING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Fleitz, David L., 1955– The Irish in baseball : an early history / David L. Fleitz. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7864-3419-0 softcover : 50# alkaline paper 1. Baseball—United States—History—19th century. 2. Irish American baseball players—History—19th century. 3. Irish Americans—History—19th century. 4. Ireland—Emigration and immigration—History—19th century. 5. United States—Emigration and immigration—History—19th century. I. Title. GV863.A1F63 2009 796.357'640973—dc22 2009001305 British Library cataloguing data are available ©2009 David L. Fleitz. All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. On the cover: (left to right) Willie Keeler, Hughey Jennings, groundskeeper Joe Murphy, Joe Kelley and John McGraw of the Baltimore Orioles (Sports Legends Museum, Baltimore, Maryland) Manufactured in the United States of America McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Box 611, Je›erson, North Carolina 28640 www.mcfarlandpub.com Acknowledgments I would like to thank a few people and organizations that helped make this book possible. -
Base Ball Uniforms Fallon, Cf
*© DEVOTED TO BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS Title Eeslstered in TT. S. Patent Office. Copyright, 1910 by the Sporting Life Publishing Company. Vol. 55 No. 13 Philadelphia, June 4, 1910 Price 5 Cents Many Players Are View of Reducing Being Transferred the Rolls to Team by the Clubs of Limit and Adding the Two Great to the Strength of Leagues With the Weak Teams. BY FRANCIS 0. RICHTER. The pitching is undoubtedly stronger now, INCE the inauguration of the Sum but I do not think that the fielding has im mer team-limit rule in the two ma proved. It was a great treat to me to see the jor leagues, and particularly dur Reds play again after so many years.©© ing the past week, a number of changes have been made by the various clubs of each big league. NEW RED SOX. The work of disciplining players with a view to cleansing and elevating the President John I. Taylor Corralls Two sport has also been prosecuted with unrelent ing vigor. Following the disciplining of pitch Promising College Players. er Sallee by St. Louis and pitchers Moore and Special to "Sporting Life." McQuillan by Philadelphia, the Cincinnati Worcester, Mass., May 30. It has leaked Club has set a good example by meting out drastic punishment to two gross offenders out that the Boston Americans have secured against the proprieties. Outfielder McCabe for next season two of the most desirable was arrested in Cincinnati on May 27 for dis players of the strong Holy Cross College team orderly conduct and fined in the Police Court. -
Brooklyn Royal Colored Giants to Play Hills Here Saturday Genlot and Harding MANY BIG LEAGUE Spectacular Sports Bylaufer N
Brooklyn Royal Colored Giants To Play Hills Here Saturday Genlot And Harding MANY BIG LEAGUE Spectacular Sports_ByLaufer N. Y. Colored Outfit Candidates For Honors MANAGER CHANGES In Benefit Game For In Association ARE IMPENDING C. A. L. Duckpin mwMSf Injured Players Max Carey Mentioned for k*Kf« /NKllVl I UlT Harmon A. Genlot, present vice-president of the Con- The widely heralded Brooklyn Royal Colored Giants necticut Bowling Alley Owners’ association, is being boomed Robins Pilot, While baseball team of New York will make its fourth showing of for presidency of that organization while Charlie Harding Howley May Relinquish the current baseball campaign at Hamilton park Saturday of of this city, is one of the nominees I930_SERIES afternoon at Willimantic, formerly Domineering Reds 3:30 o’clock against Jack Slattery’s Washington for the office of secretary. A special meeting has been called Bf Hills in a benefit game, the proceeds of which will be turned Haven next by President Charles Johnson of New for Thurs- By GEORGE KIRKSEY over to the City Amateur league players injured during the day at. the Waverly Inn where the annual election of officers (United Press Staff Correspondent) past few months. will take place. The 1931 major league season That® This verdict was readied at a Amateur will end on 8unday and there are meeting of City league Luncheon will be served at 1:80 officials and team managers in the several managers who are quite and the business meeting will fol- CARNERA-DEMPSEY park department office last night. low. The most important item en BENNY LEONARD likely to be missing when the teams William J. -
September 2010 Prices Realized
HUGGINS & SCOTT SEPT 29-30, 2010 PRICES REALIZED Lot # Title Bids Sale Price 1 1933 R338 Goudey Sport Kings Complete Uncut Sheet (24 Cards) Featuring Ruth, Cobb, Thorpe and Grange 20 $38,187.50 2 1911 T212 Obak Full Uncut Sheet of (179) Cards with (3) Buck Weaver 20 $18,800.00 3 1916 Collins-McCarthy #82 Joe Jackson - SGC 50 24 $14,100.00 4 (42) 1911 T205 Gold Border SGC 40-70 Graded Cards with (4) Hall of Famers 16 $1,880.00 5 (26) 1909-1911 T206 White Border PSA & SGC Graded Cards with (3) Hall of Famers 11 $1,116.25 6 1911 D304 Brunners Bread Rube Marquard PSA 3 2 $940.00 7 1909-11 E90-1 American Caramel Addie Joss (Portrait) SGC 70 26 $3,231.25 8 1909-11 E90-1 American Caramel Sam Crawford SGC 70 6 $646.25 9 1909 E92 Croft’s Cocoa Cy Young SGC 40 13 $940.00 10 1909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel Christy Mathewson SGC 40 12 $763.75 11 1908 PC800 Vignette Postcards Camnitz & Moeller—Both SGC 40 2 $381.88 12 1910 PC 796 Sepia Postcards Ty Cobb SGC 30 22 $1,997.50 13 1910-11 M116 Sporting Life Tris Speaker SGC 60 18 $1,057.50 14 1910-11 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets Howie Camnitz SGC 70—Highest Graded 16 $763.75 15 1910-11 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets #33 Jake Pfeister SGC 70—Highest Graded 15 $558.13 16 1910-11 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets #82 Kitty Bransfield SGC 60—Highest Graded 10 $558.13 17 1910-11 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets #113 Bugs Raymond SGC 60—Highest Graded 10 $558.13 18 1910-11 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets #2 Bill Bergen SGC 60—Highest Graded 14 $528.75 19 1910-11 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets #90 Mickey Doolan SGC 50 2 $323.13 20 1910-11 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets -
Ers Barton and Hedgepeth Sold to Scranton Club Bowling Racing
. --?"-- - T" x ., tj.. n- "" v ""j vr-- ' 8 THE WASHINGTON HERAIJ), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1915. ers Barton and Hedgepeth Sold to Scranton Club Bowling Racing Willie Beecher Easy Picking Fast Quintet $4Teck $.95 Duke Farrell To Coach Western Shoes & erkins Shirts at For Champion Freddie Welsh Meets Business Today Clearance Prices Bill Donovan's Yanks HIS tale include Rns-- light-weig- Gun Metals, New York. Jan. 36. Willie Beecher. aid- As a contender for the ht seb, and championship Beecher runs a poor sec- T some You KNOW the Perkins ed and abetted by a dozen low foul blows, Exhibition Contest in Armory Patent Leather Veteran Who Discovered Ray ond to Battling Keefe- - For a couple of SOLD TO SCRANTON. was unable to wrinklo the part In Fred- I WEESTLES HEBE TONIGHT Button styles. Yoal! Shirts represent the highest rounda Beecher tried to flirhr. after that ' Show the Relative Morgan Again in Spot- die Welsh's hair at Madison Square Gar- Sia 11.1 llttlA ht.t han? nn nnd hit hlntts x Should recall this annual sale grade of the very llKht-welc- patterns; den tonight. The ht champion down around Freddie's knees. Although has held the confi- any Strength of Championship finest materials and the light Was Former Wash- never had an easier bout even In a train- Welsh was not extended at time he dence of ing camp, and won by about 2,000 blows displayed the fact that his long lay-o- ff men for a accurate shirt-makin- g. to nothing. has 'brought him back to his true form. -
Base Ball and Trap Shooting
DEVOTED TO BASE BALL AND TRAP SHOOTING VOL. 64. No. 1O PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 7, 1914 PRICE 5 CENTS MOVES FOR BASE BALL PEACE A Beginning Made in the Matter of a Possible Peace Settlement By Way of a Conference Between a Representative of Organized Ball and a Magnate of the Independent Federal League war were discussed, Mr. Hermann Mid very little. He remarked: "Before the subject of Chairman Herrmann, of the Na peace was broached in New York, we all tional Commission a born diplo swore ourselves to secrecy regarding the nego mat and natural pacificator has tiations. It was agreed that publicity prob ably would wreck our plans and we will say opened the way for future confer nothing until we have reached a decision. ences on the subject of peace be None of those interested can talk for publica tween the warring major league tion at this time. There may ba something elements, by a preliminary confer to give out before the meeting of the minor ence with a representative of the leagues or directly thereafter, but any state independent Federal League. It will ment now would be mere guesswork:" Mr. Herrmann would say no more except that the be an easy or short matter to reach club owners of the National and American a basis of settlement if Organised Leagues will be consulted before any steps Ball is willing to accept the Federal are taken, even in the negotiations. The plan league into felloivship as a major being considered is believed, to include the ab league; and it will be just the sorption of the Federal League, so as to leave only the American and National Le©agnes in reverse if the plan is predicated the major class. -
Cranston's Project
NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1909. INSURANCE KENNEDY LOOKS . Lewis as a factor in the welterweight ing plays Against a loose and broken haB an FOR-SREA- CREW. class, and failed to declare Ketchel line, when the men do not have For Nationals :' to find before J. 1. UTH.1QP & SONS. $350,000 Philadelphia light heavyweight champion. themselves Present Eli Oarsmen Surpass Prede- tbey are in the thick of the play." ' 23 Shetucket Norwich, Conn. JOE TINKER'S TEAM. "It isn't only the line men who are Street, cessors in Watermanship and Form. affected forward Mr. Insurance of all kinds by the pass," says The Porteous & Mitchell Co. placed in Three-Fingere- d Edwards. "Men who are the strong-- and reliable American and for Eil-- The- - fall training of the Yale crew .Brown .Is World's catching the New Owners Demarest Beat French ' ball are of necessity in a dangerous eign companies. Careful attention glv. Syndicate ends this week. More rowing has Best Pitcher. to n been done ever before position. The end or tackle who is to all orders. We solicit a share of Davis this fall than If Used Every Three Days, Cub Twirl-e- r take the has to go down the field, liardist Play Begins for Tennis Trophy to out new material. , That the pass your patronage. bring Wovld Establish Record Which turn for the throw, and,- - after nov27daw effort was very successful is shown by quickly Would Show Other Pitchers. catching the ball, turn again to go an interview with John Kennedy, Up down the field. -
Debut Year Player Hall of Fame Item Grade 1871 Doug Allison Letter
PSA/DNA Full LOA PSA/DNA Pre-Certified Not Reviewed The Jack Smalling Collection Debut Year Player Hall of Fame Item Grade 1871 Doug Allison Letter Cap Anson HOF Letter 7 Al Reach Letter Deacon White HOF Cut 8 Nicholas Young Letter 1872 Jack Remsen Letter 1874 Billy Barnie Letter Tommy Bond Cut Morgan Bulkeley HOF Cut 9 Jack Chapman Letter 1875 Fred Goldsmith Cut 1876 Foghorn Bradley Cut 1877 Jack Gleason Cut 1878 Phil Powers Letter 1879 Hick Carpenter Cut Barney Gilligan Cut Jack Glasscock Index Horace Phillips Letter 1880 Frank Bancroft Letter Ned Hanlon HOF Letter 7 Arlie Latham Index Mickey Welch HOF Index 9 Art Whitney Cut 1882 Bill Gleason Cut Jake Seymour Letter Ren Wylie Cut 1883 Cal Broughton Cut Bob Emslie Cut John Humphries Cut Joe Mulvey Letter Jim Mutrie Cut Walter Prince Cut Dupee Shaw Cut Billy Sunday Index 1884 Ed Andrews Letter Al Atkinson Index Charley Bassett Letter Frank Foreman Index Joe Gunson Cut John Kirby Letter Tom Lynch Cut Al Maul Cut Abner Powell Index Gus Schmeltz Letter Phenomenal Smith Cut Chief Zimmer Cut 1885 John Tener Cut 1886 Dan Dugdale Letter Connie Mack HOF Index Joe Murphy Cut Wilbert Robinson HOF Cut 8 Billy Shindle Cut Mike Smith Cut Farmer Vaughn Letter 1887 Jocko Fields Cut Joseph Herr Cut Jack O'Connor Cut Frank Scheibeck Cut George Tebeau Letter Gus Weyhing Cut 1888 Hugh Duffy HOF Index Frank Dwyer Cut Dummy Hoy Index Mike Kilroy Cut Phil Knell Cut Bob Leadley Letter Pete McShannic Cut Scott Stratton Letter 1889 George Bausewine Index Jack Doyle Index Jesse Duryea Cut Hank Gastright Letter -
Mile High Card Company Winter 08 Auction Results 1
Mile High Card Company Winter 08 Auction Results Lot # Title Amount Realized 1 1914 Boston Garter Color Joe Jackson SGC Authentic $86,975.85 1909-11 American Caramel E90-1 Joe 2 Jackson SGC 10 Poor 1 $6,483.65 1914 Cracker Jack #103 Joe Jackson PSA 3 5 EX $22,886.65 1916 Herpolsheimer's #87 Joe Jackson 4 PSA 6 EX-MT $9,815.95 Spectacular High Grade Babe Ruth Single 5 Signed OAL Baseball $29,711.05 1934 Tour Japan Ball, signed by 25 6 players; Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx $14,208.10 Babe Ruth/Walter Johnson Signed 7 Baseball $5,040.75 Babe Ruth and Lou Gherig Barnstorming 8 Photo with Gehrig Autograph $8,121.60 9 Babe Ruth Autographed Portrait $5,544.83 1909 E92 Dockman & Sons Christy 10 Matthewson (Mathewson) PSA 4 VG-EX $2,467.50 1910 E90-2 American Caramel Honus 11 Wagner PSA 4 VG-EX $12,283.45 12 1909-11 E90-1 Joe Jackson GAI Fair 1.5 $8,630.38 1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb Bat Off Shoulder 13 PSA NM 7 $5,591.83 1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb Portrait Red Back 14 PSA NM-MT 8 $17,834.15 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder Cobb/Moriarty Good Play at Third PSA 8 15 NM-MT $11,086.13 1915 Cracker Jack #88 Christy 16 Mathewson PSA 8 NM-MT $12,178.88 17 1933 Sport Kings Babe Ruth PSA 7 NM $7,382.53 1933 Goudey #144 Babe Ruth PSA 8 NM- 18 MT $18,663.70 1933 Goudey #92 Lou Gehrig PSA 8 NM- 19 MT $14,863.75 1934 Goudey #37 Lou Gehrig PSA 8 NM- 20 MT $10,063.88 1934 Goudey #61 Lou Gehrig PSA 8 NM- 21 MT $8,388.33 22 1936 R312 Joe DiMaggio SGC 84 (7) NM $5,824.48 1939 Goudey Premiums R303-A Joe 23 DiMaggio SGC 84 (7) NM $2,139.68 1939 World Wide Gum V3511 Joe DiMaggio 24 SGC -
Base Ball and Trap Shooting
DEVOTED TO BASE BALL AND TRAP SHOOTING VOL. 64. NO. 15 PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 12, 1914 PRICE 5 CENTS MOVES The Powers of Organized Ball Planning Anew to Meet the Sudden Offensive Assumed By the Federal League, Which Is Capturing Valuable Prizes and Threatens an Invasion of the Metropolis had to offer. Although all of tne e!uT> owns ers were very secretive about what transpired As "Sporting Life" goes to press at this conference, it was stated two or three^ the magnates of the National different propositions for peace which the League and the members of the Na~ Federals offered in Chicago were revealed. It was understood that all of these so-called plans tional Commission are in session in for peace demanded so much of Organized Ball Netc York the one for the annual that they will not even be considered. The de meeting of the senior league; the mands of the Feds were exorbitant. other to devise icays and means of combatting the sudden assaults of Devery Out of New York Club the Federal League, which appears NEW YORK, N. Y., December 8. Rudolph in anything but the moribund con Hynicka, of Cincinnati, today bought William dition the powers of Organized Ball S. Devery©s interest in tTie New York Ameri recently pictured it to be. The lat cans, according to a report at the Hotel Bel- est events and happenings in the mont last night. The erstwhile "Best Chief of Police" is said to have disposed of his 42 war situation are given below: shares after Mr. -
Induction Ceremony Saturday, June 13, 2015
2015 $3.00 INDUCTION CEREMONY Saturday, June 13, 2015 2015 Inductees Carlos Delgado Matt Stairs Corey Koskie Felipe Alou Bob Elliott 386 Church St. S., St. Marys, 519-284-1838 www.baseballhalloffame.ca [email protected] Whether Whether you you are are looking looking forfor aa casualcasual business business lunch, lunch, an an intimateintimate dinner dinner for for two, two, aa familyfamily celebration,celebration, or aor glass a glass of of wine wineat the at endthe end of ofthe the day, day, wewe would love love to towelcome welcome you atyou at Wildstone Bar & Grill and treat you to a comfortable, Wildstonerelaxing Bar experience & Grill with and unparalleled treat you toservice. a comfortable, relaxing experience with unparalleled service. Reservations recommended Reservations recommended940 Queen Street East St. Marys 519-284-4140 or 1-800-409-3366 [email protected] Queen Street East St. Marys 519- 284-4140 or 1-800-409-3366 [email protected] Follow us on Follow us on Table of Contents The Canadian Baseball Jackson’s Pharmacy and Stone Willow Inn wish to welcome HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM Message from Town of St. Marys Mayor Al Strathdee 2 MailingLE MUSÉE ET address TEMPLE DE (Office): LA RENOMMÉE DU BASEBALL CANADIEN the Inductees’ families and congratulate all of this year’s inductees 2015 Inductees 5 CBHFM Carlos Delgado 6 P.O. Box 1838 140 Queen St. E. Matt Stairs 8 St. Marys, ON N4X 1C2 Corey Koskie 10 Felipe Alou 12 Museum address: Bob Elliott 14 386 Church St. S. Jack Graney Award Winners 19 St. Marys, ON N4X 1C2 In Memory of Jim Fanning 21 Phone: (519) 284-1838 Map of St. -
Spring 2013 Premier Auction Prices Realized
Spring 2013 Premier Auction Prices Realized Lot Item Final Price 1 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1956 BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER TROPHY (HAVLICEK LOA) $396.00 2 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1956-57 BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER TROPHY (HAVLICEK LOA) $600.00 3 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1957 ALL-EASTERN OHIO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TROPHY (HAVLICEK LOA) $300.00 4 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1957 BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER TROPHY (HAVLICEK LOA) $360.00 5 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1958 BRIDGEPORT OHIO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS RING (HAVLICEK LOA) $2,640.00 6 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1958 HIGH SCHOOL FIRST HOME RUN BASEBALL AND FIRST TWO WINS BASEBALLS AS A PITCHER (HAVLICEK LOA) $600.00 7 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1958 SIGNED ALL-EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL TROPHY (HAVLICEK LOA) DNS JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1958 SIGNED BRIDGEPORT BULLDOGS HIGH SCHOOL FREE THROW CHAMPION TROPHY INSCRIBED “H.S. FREE 8 THROW CHAMP 47 OF 50” (HAVLICEK LOA) $990.00 9 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1960 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RING (HAVLICEK LOA) $32,270.40 10 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1960 OHIO STATE NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WATCH (HAVLICEK LOA) $2,577.60 11 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1960 SIGNED OHIO STATE 24” BY 32” PHOTO (HAVLICEK LOA) $480.00 12 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1960 SIGNED O.S.U. VS. INDIANA MVP AWARD PRESENTED BY WLW-C (HAVLICEK LOA) $468.00 13 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1960-61 SIGNED OHIO STATE BIG TEN NATIONAL FINALIST CLOCK RADIO (HAVLICEK LOA) $480.00 14 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1960 SIGNED OHIO STATE GAME WORN WARM-UP JACKET (HAVLICEK LOA) $36,716.40 15 JOHN HAVLICEK’S 1961 SIGNED ARARAT SHRINE ALL-STAR GAME