November 1, 1918 – Veldwezelt, Belgium The night pressed close around them as Alois Boeselager trudged northward, the damp fields of Belgian Limburg stretching silent to either side. His boots were soaked, each step sinking slightly into the dark soil. Behind him, a dozen men followed in silence, their breath hanging in the cold autumn…
Thursday, August 7th, 1919. A theater-like façade — Greek pillars, ornate cornice, ballplayers engraved into the stonework. Clayton Bayman couldn’t quite comprehend what he was looking at on the paper before him. “What is this?” Providence Angels owner Leopold Boase had not been seen much around the club over the past two seasons. He had…