July 25, 1904 – by Ronald Schmidt In 1902, the Brooklyn Whales became the second team to win three Legacy Cups but the first to defend the Cup twice. Smart managing in the background formed a legacy that was out for a fourth title. After 72 wins in 1902 – another record – nobody looked…
Month: August 2022
LBL APPROVES COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH NEGRO COLLEGIATE LEAGUE
Madigan HallManhattan, NYJuly 29th, 1904 At ten o clock this morning, in the midst of a lively Legacy Cup series currently headed to Minneapolis, Commissioner Alexander Madigan took to the east garden of the lavish Madigan Hall to announce the formation of a provisional committee tasked with locating and incorporating twenty-four negro universities into an…
A Close Finish
July 17, 1904 – by Ronald Schmidt On July 9, the impossible happened: the Richmond Rifles caught up to Philadelphia. It resulted from a mediocre June in which the Brewers only won half of their games while the Rifles won 18 out of 28. Richmond continued the good run and won seven out of their…