by Steve M. The Bakers are ‘rolling’ out their new rotation and the theme is “kiddie corps’. The senior of the group is 22 years old Caleb Cooper with one year of pro ball under his belt. Caleb was a free agent signing in 1901 and is considered a true ‘dirt dog’. One of the…
Month: October 2022
Teddy Sends Federal Troops to Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 15th, 1905 Early this morning, boxcar after boxcar arrived at the elevated station at 36th and Market Street, Philadelphia, offloading droves of brown-coated Soldiers armed with rifles and bayonets. In response to the growing demonstrations among various labor organizations led by the Klu Klux Klan in protest of the Inter-Racial Championship game…
Demonstrations in Philly as LBL Moves Ahead with Inter-Racial Game
Philadelphia, PA April 10th, 1905 Boeslager Stadium became the center of a complicated controversy this week as both the Mayors Office and the Brewers General Management, in conjunction with LBL Commissioner Jacob Parker, announced an official date for the re-scheduling of the first-ever inter-racial baseball game between the Legacy Baseball League and the Legacy Negro…