5-18 City/Midwest
Saturday, May 27, 2023
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Doherty Silk Sox / Paterson Silk Sox
1919-3-15 1918 batting
1919-4-01 1918 pitching stats
1920-2-16 VG batting/fielding
1924-12-13 Final stats
1927-2-09 Pitching
1920-6-19 Former Silk Sox pitcher, Joe Bellhoff, will arrive with his West New York team tomorrow. Frank Parkinson will make his debut at short for the Sox. Manager of Sox is Harry Stallings.
1920-6-22 "Parkinson, playing for the first time for a Sox crowd, was like a little girl reciting her first speech."
1920-6-26 Will play Marshall & Ball of Newark City League tomorrow.
1920-6-27 Silk Sox 4, Marshall & Ball 2.
1920-9-02 9-02 the Silk Sox, with lineup bolstered with outside players, fought Hilldale to a 13-inning tie at Darby. 9-01 Hilldale beat the Silk Sox 6-5 at Camden.
1925 series w/ Bushwicks for independent baseball title
Chick Passon basketball
Jimmy Eschen MG
1922-4-25 Silk Sox Sizzlers
1922-9-07 VG Jimmy Eschen profile.
1925-9-25 MLB teams no longer playing exhibitions at Doherty Oval because the Silk Sox played against teams with blacklisted players. John C. O'Reilly, Silk Sox publicity agent, gives the lowdown.
" 'McGraw refused to play against us, on his own admission, because we had played against Cavanaugh, while a few months later he sends his own players under assumed names to play with Cavanaugh."
1926-2-24 really good profiles of two of their new signings
1941-4-17 On Jimmy Eschen.
1955-4-14 Memories of the Doherty Silk Sox
1970-3-12 Jimmy Clinton obit. Retired insurance broker.
Paterson Silk Sox
https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?date=1950&keyword=%22paterson+silk+sox%22&sort=paper-date-desc
Paterson
1944-6-20 Gus Brock obit. Played with the Paterson Superiors, which also produced Bibbs and Frenchy Raymond.
https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?date=1950&keyword=%22paterson+silk+sox%22&sort=paper-date-desc
Paterson
1944-6-20 Gus Brock obit. Played with the Paterson Superiors, which also produced Bibbs and Frenchy Raymond.
The reporter recommended both Brock and Ververs, who were with the Paterson Pennants, to the player-desperate Jersey City Skeeters in 1918.
Brock hit .198 and Ververs was 3-15 - not much worse than team average.
Brock was an entertaining outfielder - knew how not just to catch the ball but to catch it with verve.
Brock was an entertaining outfielder - knew how not just to catch the ball but to catch it with verve.
Bob Tecarr
Robert Anthony Tecarr, 1892-2-04 (NY) to 1965-4-08 (Tarrytown). Parents were born in Italy. Had three brothers: Frank, Joseph, and Patrick.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=tecarr001rob
good pic: https://www.loc.gov/resource/ggbain.33973/
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=tecarr001rob
good pic: https://www.loc.gov/resource/ggbain.33973/
1930-8-19 Pic
https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-express-bob-tecarr-green-sox-pi/161320277/
https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?feature-rs=true&keyword=tecarr+%22slow+ball%22&sort=paper-date-asc
https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?feature-rs=true&keyword=tecarr+%22slow+ball%22&sort=paper-date-asc
1912-8-05 Several hundred athletes and friends enjoyed annual outing of 999 Store A.C. Pat Tecarr won throwing contest.
(1908-4-22 With Nyack AC (I think) - won 21-13. Pat pitched (?). Pat homered three times - Robert twice.
1910-4-24 Won 9-5 for Myrtle A.C. v. Beaver B.B.C. 1.5K ATT. Brother Pat at short.
1910-5-23 Played 3b and relieved in Myrtle win. 500 ATT.
(1910-6-03 For Myrtle, beat Vanderbilt S.C. 20-2 before 500 fans.
(1910-6-29 For Blarney A.C., lost 6-4 to Farmer B.B.C. at Farmers Oval before 3K fans.
(1910-7-27 Won 10-4 for Blarney A.C.
(1911-4-19 For Creston A.A., lost 8-5 to Creston F.C. 500 ATT. Pat at 2b.
1911-6-18 Won 5-4 for Glenmore A.C. 4.5K ATT. Brother Patrick at short.
1912-6-27) Played 1st for 999 B.B.C.
(1912-7-02) Pitches for 999 A.C. Brothers Patrick and Joseph are infielders. "Tecars." Lost 8-3 - 14K - 1750 ATT.
(1912-7-02) Pitches for 999 A.C. Brothers Patrick and Joseph are infielders. "Tecars." Lost 8-3 - 14K - 1750 ATT.
(1912-9-11) Won 17-6 - beat Fiatus B.B.C. Lost 16-11 to Lawrence. All three Tecarrs in each game.
(1912-10-19) Lost 7-0 to St. Mathews C.C.
1915-4-11 For Wizard F.C., lost 15-6 to St. Aloysius C.C.
1915-4-18 Started for Wilkes-Barre in 3-1 loss to Ernie Lindemann, Suburban A.A.
1915-4-20 Reported at Wilkes-Barre for spring training.
1915-4-11 For Wizard F.C., lost 15-6 to St. Aloysius C.C.
1915-4-18 Started for Wilkes-Barre in 3-1 loss to Ernie Lindemann, Suburban A.A.
1915-4-20 Reported at Wilkes-Barre for spring training.
1915-7-20 New Haven has released Lefty Tecarr. He is a youngster with "lots of stuff but no control."
Didn't play after that, it seems.
(1915-7-20 Pat at 3b with Penn Glenn.
Didn't play after that, it seems.
(1915-7-20 Pat at 3b with Penn Glenn.
1915-8-13 Formerly of the Penn Glenns, signed up with Liberty B.B.C.
1915-9-04 The Vitagraph Club is one of the top amateur teams in Greater New York this year. Club composed of movie men. "Started the season with the intention of capturing the motion picture championship," but has only found two motion picture teams to play against: Edison and Lubin of Philadelphia. They defeated both, and are 13-0 against sundry competition. List of scores. Paddy Tecarr is their third baseman.
(1915-10-19 At cf-3b for Liberty B.B.C. - team lost championship of East New York
(1915-10-19 At cf-3b for Liberty B.B.C. - team lost championship of East New York
1921-7-22 Tecarr stopped Ogden's 18-game winning streak by beating the Orioles 3-2. Tecarr won his own game with a two-run double.
1921-10-01 Will pitch for Tarrytown K.O.C. v. the Bolt Works. "Tecarr possesses a great amount of stuff. He possesses a wonderful change of pace and is said, by authorities on pitching, to throw the slowest slow ball in captivity."
1921-10-02 Lost 5-2. "Their pitcher, Tecarr, was the only man in the line-up who deserves any mention of good playing, and he spoiled it all by his continual arguing with the 'ump'. Had his team-mates been men enough to give him the right kind of support, the score would probably not have been 5-2 in favor of the locals."
1921-10-02 Lost 5-2. "Their pitcher, Tecarr, was the only man in the line-up who deserves any mention of good playing, and he spoiled it all by his continual arguing with the 'ump'. Had his team-mates been men enough to give him the right kind of support, the score would probably not have been 5-2 in favor of the locals."
Tecarr walked off the field in the sixth inning on a disputed call and several of his teammates followed, as the crowd "jeered and hooted." It was with difficulty that the Tarrytown manager coaxed Tecarr back.
"Tecarr certainly did not live up to his name as a league pitcher by arguing and stalling. The whole 'works' seemed 'flukey' anyway. It looked like a one-man team, distinctly controlled by its pitcher."
Play by play. Bolt Works won 18th consecutive game. Their pitcher was Sava, Sal p 1918 EL, who won his 16th straight game.
1923-3-25 "Ben [Egan] did his catching for the Yannigans and held the 'terrific shoots' of Bob Tecarr with ease, although one of the regulars was unkind enough to ask Tecarr, after he had pitched an inning, "When are you going to be through warming up." However, Tecarr was a puzzle to his mates and made his slow ball work overtime."
1923-4-02 Buffalo. Tecarr is an Italian with a real name of Techario. Tommy Ray (Rea), his teammate, is also Italian. "The pair have a grand time chattering back and forth in their own lingo, with the fine advantage of being able to call other players and his umps what they like without being understood by anybody but themselves."
1923-4-20 Speaks of Tecarr & his "tantalizing slow ball."
1923-6-03 Real name is Bob Techario.
1923-7-31 Manager Egan announced yesterday he sold Bob Tecarr to Springfield EL. "Tecarr pitched some fine games for the Insects last season, but so far this year has been unable to get going. He has good control and at times his elusive floater gives opposing batsmen considerable trouble."
1923-8-01 Debuted for Springfield. Didn't allow a baserunner in the first five innings. "Tecarr, with a hook curve and a deceiving slow ball, did such good work that he was constantly applauded by the crowd." But he gave up six runs in the sixth; final score, 6-3. Cartoon of Tecarr getting beaned with a horseshoe by lady luck.
1923-9-28 Daily News.
"Many a pitcher has been able to eke out a living by using a slow ball after his fast stuff had disappeared.
1924 Portland
1924-7-06 Won 10-3 for the Portland American Legion before 2K+ fans. (American Legion team = Green Sox.) "It was the first start for the southpaw since his jaw was cracked by a batted ball a week ago, but his teasing slow-ball made monkeys of the Malden batters, as they broke their backs in the vain effort to land safely."
1923-7-31 Manager Egan announced yesterday he sold Bob Tecarr to Springfield EL. "Tecarr pitched some fine games for the Insects last season, but so far this year has been unable to get going. He has good control and at times his elusive floater gives opposing batsmen considerable trouble."
1923-8-01 Debuted for Springfield. Didn't allow a baserunner in the first five innings. "Tecarr, with a hook curve and a deceiving slow ball, did such good work that he was constantly applauded by the crowd." But he gave up six runs in the sixth; final score, 6-3. Cartoon of Tecarr getting beaned with a horseshoe by lady luck.
1923-9-28 Daily News.
"Many a pitcher has been able to eke out a living by using a slow ball after his fast stuff had disappeared.
A couple of the Giants were fanning the other day about the slow ball pitchers against whom they had batted when Col. Jack Bentley of Baltimore took the floor.
"You fellows can talk all you want about slow ball pitching," the $65,000 behemoth opened up in his quiet Maryland drawl, "but I guess the fellow who had the slowest of them all was that young Tecarr who was with the Jersey City team of the International League.
"He didn't have anything but a slow ball and about as deceiving as an elephant coming down an alley with his ears stretched out. Tecarr was pitching in Rochester one day and Fred Merkle came to bat. Fred let a couple of those easy ones come by, but when Tecarr delivered his next one Fred dropped his bat, reached out, caught the ball with one hand and threw it back to the pitcher. The umpire called it a strike, but that seemed fair enough all around. That fellow had a slow ball, what I mean."
1924 Portland
1924-7-06 Won 10-3 for the Portland American Legion before 2K+ fans. (American Legion team = Green Sox.) "It was the first start for the southpaw since his jaw was cracked by a batted ball a week ago, but his teasing slow-ball made monkeys of the Malden batters, as they broke their backs in the vain effort to land safely."
1924-7-20 Beat the State League Worumbos 10-4
1924-7-29 Green Sox lost 12-2 to Chick Davies' Salem Mass. team. Tecarr relieved, and his "notorious slow ball" worked fine, but he retired after 3.1 innings with a split finger suffered while fielding a ball.
description of slow ball
1924-5-18 Won 13-1 for Yonkers All-Stars v. Bronx Bears. "The chap from Sleepy Hollow was regarded as the best slow ball pitcher in the International, and his performance yesterday was 'up to snuff.' He lobbed the sphere across for the seven innings of the game so slow that the Bronx batsmen were swinging before the apple was within a yard of the plate."
1924-6-02 Bridgeton. Won 8-4 for Trenton v. Millville - Trenton team has Lai, Swigler, and Sharkey - Lohr and Steen were in the hospital. Lai described as "erstwhile local third sacker."
1924-6-15 Made his first start for the Bushwicks in the first game of a doubleheader attended by 12K fans. Beat the American Chain Co. of Bridgeport CT 7-3.
1925
1928
1926
1932
1935-6-02 Started for Cudney Brothers A.C. in a Hudson Valley League game and didn't last long.
WWI draft card Lists birthdate as 1890-10-22. Works for Chevrolet Motor Co. of Tarrytown.
1942 draft registration 6'0", 218 lb. Works for Eastern Aircraft in North Tarrytown. Lives at 105 Tappan Land-Rd.
1936-4-14 His son Bob will pitch for North Tarrytown in the Hudson River League.
1938-6-02 Mount Vernon. Managing the Ossining Baseball Club - lost his first game to Brooklyn K.O.C. 10-7 in 10 innings. "As one of the best pitchers ever developed in Tarrytown, Tecarr had one of the most baffling slow balls in the business about 15 years ago."
1949-6-13 Daily News. Recuperating from a back injury at Tarrytown.
WWI draft card Lists birthdate as 1890-10-22. Works for Chevrolet Motor Co. of Tarrytown.
1942 draft registration 6'0", 218 lb. Works for Eastern Aircraft in North Tarrytown. Lives at 105 Tappan Land-Rd.
1936-4-14 His son Bob will pitch for North Tarrytown in the Hudson River League.
1938-6-02 Mount Vernon. Managing the Ossining Baseball Club - lost his first game to Brooklyn K.O.C. 10-7 in 10 innings. "As one of the best pitchers ever developed in Tarrytown, Tecarr had one of the most baffling slow balls in the business about 15 years ago."
1949-6-13 Daily News. Recuperating from a back injury at Tarrytown.
1956-3-24 White Plains. Profile of Tom Pietrani, who managed the Westchester Blue Sox with Tecarr "for awhile in the thirties."
1963-1-22 New Rochelle. Bob Tecarr pic with Colgate.
1965-1-15 White Plains. With General Foods of Tarrytown, set a new Industrial League mark with 58 points. Shot 27 for 49 from the field and made four free throws.
1966-1-06 Mount Vernon. Bob Tecarr of TMC leads the Westchester Industrial Basketball League in scoring with 35.3 pts per game in six games.
1963-1-22 New Rochelle. Bob Tecarr pic with Colgate.
1965-1-15 White Plains. With General Foods of Tarrytown, set a new Industrial League mark with 58 points. Shot 27 for 49 from the field and made four free throws.
1966-1-06 Mount Vernon. Bob Tecarr of TMC leads the Westchester Industrial Basketball League in scoring with 35.3 pts per game in six games.
1966-11-02 UPI. The Merry Maids of Marymount, college girls' football team, "recruited for their coach 24-year-old Bob Tecarr, a physical education teacher at a neighboring school." Both sexism in reporting and concluding quote from player who doesn't think a college lineman should be described as "dainty and petite."
1972-6-16 Port Chester. Pic of Jim Johnson, Rye High pitcher, who received the Tecarr Memorial Trophy given by "Tarrytown sporting goods dealer Bob Tecarr in memory of his late father" to the "Outstanding Pitcher" of the Section 1 tournament.
1977-3-06 Joe Sager is a close friend of Bob Sr.
1984-7-01 White Plains. Prezioso, Bill, future milb p, won the Bob Tecarr award this year as Westchester's most valuable pitcher.
1995-3-15 Bob Tecarr Jr. presented plaque.
1996-3-02 Bob Tecarr "Sr.", 77, played for Tarrytown's Washington Irving HS in 1936 when they won the Section 1 Class B championship. He now works for Riddell All-American in PR. His son, Bob Tecarr Jr., "played for Pleasantville and won a Class A championship in 1960." He recently retired as Fox Lane baseball coach. He coached his son Bob in the 1994 tournament.
2007-3-03 Bob Tecarr Sr, now 88, "opened R.E. Tecarr Sporting Goods in 1948 in North Tarrytown, which is now Sleepy Hollow. The family moved to Pleasantville in 1955..."
2007-3-03 Bob Tecarr Sr, now 88, "opened R.E. Tecarr Sporting Goods in 1948 in North Tarrytown, which is now Sleepy Hollow. The family moved to Pleasantville in 1955..."
Bob Tecarr Jr. is 64. Won consecutive "gold balls" in 1959 and 1960.
2013-3-21 Tecarr Sr. obit - died at 94. Attended Fordham.
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/25361735/robert-w.-tecarr Robert W. Tecarr 1938-2022.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/robert-tecarr-1.html Son played two years at Colgate.
2013-3-21 Tecarr Sr. obit - died at 94. Attended Fordham.
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/25361735/robert-w.-tecarr Robert W. Tecarr 1938-2022.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/robert-tecarr-1.html Son played two years at Colgate.
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