Herbert Hamilton – Boston Globe, January 3rd, 1903 As I walk into the Boston Yards around sunset, there are two people in the entire stadium waiting to greet me. Neither look up. The groundskeeper goes about his business, repairing the various frozen destructions of another middling Banshees season. And one of the top pitching prospects…
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BREAKING: OILER HERO DONALD HENWOOD DONS THE RICHMOND MAROON
Jericho Downing, Richmond Daily NewsDECEMBER 15, 1902 After a great deal of activity in the grandstand offices above Libby Hill, General Manager Preston Kirby spoke with the Daily News this afternoon to confirm that longtime Oiler hurler Donald Henwood will join the Rifles arsenal for the 1903 campaign. Donnie is a 9-year veteran of the…
Guns of Autumn, Part II
“When rich villains have need of poor ones, poor ones may make what price they will.” –William Shakespeare, “Much Ado About Nothing” (Scene 3, lines 112-114) GUNS OF AUTUMN, PART IIThe Richmond Saga, 2.2 Manhattan, New York September 15th, 1902 The corpse was covered with a tattered blanket. Removed with little decorum from the alleyway…
Guns of Autumn, Part I
The Richmond Saga, 2.1 Near Wakefield, VirginiaSeptember 8th, 1861 In the morning light of a dew-laden clearing, barefoot boys with baggy suspenders and sun-stained cheeks emerged from the wood like acolytes to play the game of base ball. They hooted and whistled with the cardinals, darting at the crack of the worn-down ball, yarn bursting…
Prison of Shadows
A note brought me there, slipped to me by a red-faced boy on my daily walk along the banks of the Mississippi. A simple note,eight words and a signature, words that could mean everything, or nothing, maybe both, scrawled in delicate cursive on a stationary note from the First St. Louis Savings and Loan. A.C….
Breaking: Richmond Manager Frank Selee sacked
Jericho Downing, Richmond Daily News 14 August, 1902 Insiders at Libby Hill report that Frank Selee, one of the few Managers left from the National League era, was fired by Rifles owner and tobacco magnate Michael Monroe this morning. Selee managed the Boston Beaneaters of the National League from 1890-1894. He led the Richmond Rifles…
Lunch at The Waterway Kitchen
Oilers’ RHP John Oxenden sat anxiously on his front step as he waited for his company to arrive. He tapped both of his feet on the concrete uncontrollably and his mind raced as he dared to imagine what the day had in store for him. Why did the Oilers’ GM want to meet with him? …
Breaking: Doves Owner Linked To Organized Crime
August 10, 1902Written By: Scoop Waltner, Doves Beat Writer In an interesting twist in an already disappointing season, Doves owner, Jack Vaughn, has been linked to organized crime boss Big Jim Colosimo. A tip was given to the Chicago Tribune that the unidentified source has seen Mr. Vaughn entering The Saratoga on numerous occasions. A…
Brooklyn Whales Win Legacy Cup, 5-4
After a hard-fought Legacy Cup with their Western League rivals, the Twin City Empire, the Brooklyn Whales have emerged from the 1902 season as Legacy Cup champions for the third consecutive year. The Legacy Cup was a nail-biter of a series full of bad blood and lingering animosity after Brooklyn played spoiler to Twin City’s…