Friday, November 17, 2023

Atlantic League / Alfred Lawson


1907 Atlantic League
    BR Standings + rosters only.

    1907-7-01 (Brooklyn) Box for Brooklyn, not for other game. Allentown had a number of new faces, many of them from the HUDR. Padron pitched well in debut.
    1907-7-02 Manager Hussey of Brooklyn is releasing most of his Cubans; only Padron is worth keeping.

1908 Union Association

1908-5-24 standings

1910 United States League

1910-3-25 lists teams - gives details about Brooklyn - Andy Coakley, Charlie Malay, among those signed

1916 Atlantic League

1916-4-16 Lawson giving most of attention to Reading rn - talks of Lawson/Reading/1907 Atlantic League. Lawson owns the Reading franchise. Allentown roster listed.
1916-4-24 Reading field is being repaired. Since April 10 Allentown has been practicing with NYSL Syracuse team, and has acquired three players from them. Have most players under contract in league - abt 20. Pottsville players have reported. Pottsville park described. 
1916-5-01 in exhibition game, Pottsville defeated Wilmington 9-5. In other 10-inning game, Pottsville won 3-2.

1916-5-10 league opens. Ray Steineder is with Wilmington and gets smacked hard. Knotts, catcher, also with Wilmington
1916-5-20 standings - Pottsville Republican has Pottsville boxes

1916-9-11 three Allentown players have gone to Wellsville of Interstate League since Atlantic League folded.


MG:
1916
Allentown : Jim McGeehan
Pottsville : O.J. Barrett

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