Oakland, July 24 — The Oakland Ducks (65-59) play the final game of the series Monday night at 7:05 against the first place Sacramento Miners (66-58) at Ducks Ballpark. After splitting the first 4 games, the Miners hold a one game lead on the Ducks heading into the evening’s rubber match. This will be the…
Profile: Loy Oldfield Born: March 10, 1898 – Kaukauna, WI Position: Center Field Bats/Throws: Right/Right Height/Weight: 6’0”, 165 lbs Nickname: “The Kaukauna Comet” Loy Oldfield was born in the small paper mill town of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, along the banks of the Fox River. From an early age, it was clear that he was blessed with…
Miss Bertha Nosebody of Women’s Organization and Reform Movement (W.O.R.M) With Portland Police Department after confiscating liquor from a speakeasy near Brown Stadium. Portland, OR. June 15,1916 report by Dick McVicker of Morning Oregonian It’s a warm summer day at Brown Stadium, Ballplayers on the field and Fans in the stands but one thing is…
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – Yesterday (June 3) over 50,000 Providentians took to the streets of the city in enthusiastic support of the call for preparedness. The focal point of the Preparedness Parade was a magnificent “living flag” before the city hall. On a towering temporary review stand some 1,560 school children were smartly assembled into…
The National MonitorJune 5, 1916 Washington D.C. – This morning, President Wilson signed the National Defense Act into law, a move hailed by some as prudent preparation and decried by others as a dangerous step towards unabated militarism. The Act, which significantly expands the Army and National Guard, has ignited a national debate about the…
“I’d like to go by climbing a birch tree, And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more, But dipped its top and set me down again. That would be good both going and coming back. One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.” –Robert Frost,…
It was the golden age of print media, radio broadcasting was in its infancy, the newspaper, the book and the magazine were the dominant way we learned of the world around us. Print media’s readership and effectiveness had exploded over the past decades, with increased literacy rates, printing advancements, and rapid urbanization. Print media could…
Another season is in full swing yet the Chicago Packers continue to see a lack of engagement by their fans. The team ranks 12th at the gate which is an indication that their attendance is below where it should be. When asked about attendance at the park, team manager Kyle Levin stated “I could care…
Harland Pritchard, Brooklyn Eagle BROOKLYN, May 22–In the great and noble game of baseball, where titanic batsmen duel with cunning pitchers and fleet-footed outfielders pursue looping flies, it is easy to overlook the humble yet indispensable figure of the groundskeeper. And yet, at Bromwich Park, the verdant home of our beloved Brooklyn Whales, one such…
NEW YORK CITY: Note to Readers: My name is Mark “Scoop” Saltmarsh, your humble correspondent, and I’m happy to announce that the following is my first edition of what will be a regular column covering the New York Kings. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 24 months, you know that New…