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…
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…
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…
Having been unceremoniously sacked from Richmond in his golden years, (former) Rifles Scout Raymond Bridewell is happy to provide his picks and thoughts on the 1904 Legacy Baseball Academy League (LBAL) Draft Pool of 1904. Players are noted in no discernible order. Thoughts and opinions of Mr. Bridewell do not reflect the position(s) of the…
Madigan Hall, Manhattan, NYOctober 23rd, 1904 Just minutes after the election of Jacob M. Parker as Commissioner of the LBL, a petition was filed to the United States House of Representatives on behalf of several “concerned” owners and managers within the Legacy Baseball League, to include the Richmond Rifles, the New York Kings, and several…
October 23rd, 1904 Madigan Hall, Manhattan, NY In a shocking Dark Horse victory sweeping the baseball world, journalist Jacob M. Parker of Saint Louis defeated frontrunner Winfield S. Garrison for control of the Legacy Baseball League, collecting a late-hour majority in the final hours of voting at Madigan Hall. Parker, 48, is a cinderella candidate…
Madigan Hall, ManhattanMonday, September 5th, 1905 After two weeks of debate and meetings at Madigan Hall, New York, the early lead in Commissioner voting to determine the successor of Alexander P. Madigan seems to be leaning slightly in the favor of Madigan’s chosen heir, Winfield “Colonel Garrison,” Undersecretary and current Acting Commissioner of the LBL….
Early this morning, representatives from the office of the Legacy Baseball League confirmed that Inaugural Commissioner Alexander Madigan perished peacefully in his sleep at his home within Madigan Hall. A baseball visionary and lifelong patron of the game, Alexander Madigan was born to Scottish parents on the Ohio frontier. Moving to Manhattan, New York when…
Publication Title REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION UPON THE “BROOKLYN SEVEN SCANDAL.” AUGUST 19, 1904 Category Proceedings of Congress and General Congressional Publications Collection Additional Government PublicationsCongressional Record (Bound Edition) Publication Name Congressional Record (Bound Edition) SuDoc Class Number X 1.1: Date Issued August 19th, 1904 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEWashington, D.C., August 19,…
Sunday, August 14th, 1904Madigan Hall, Manhattan Rain scoured the island of Manhattan in thunderous waves. The storm wrapped the city in a biting wind, setting the August air in an unseasonable chill and raking the cobblestones with swirling water and tumbling billows of rubbish–including several hundred copies of the New York Times, each baring the…