1911-6-11 Healdsburg. Motley uniforms. Brother of Ham Iburg is infielder.
1914-5-24 Colusa (Trolley League)
1916-5-30 (fresno) Porterville. Last Sunday the Turlock Merchants' 1b went a game without a chance.
1916-6-25 Bertillion Hatters - with Carol Land.
1916-7-02 San Jose, Mission League
1916-7-23 Ancient Order of Foresters
1916-7-30 Hollister - leading Mission League.
1917-6-03 Mutual Biscuit of San Jose, managed by Jack Byler
1919-10-17 (Santa Rosa) Santa Rosa Saints/Rosebuds, champions of Sonoma, Mendocino, and Napa counties. Al Pierotti had a 13-2 record; the team had a 17-3 record.
"A meeting of the baseball association will be held Friday night, when the promoters of the local baseball game will wind up to take a throw at next season. [Manager] Hawkes said Thursday that a number of plans are being considered for the 1920 term, among which will be important changes and improvements in the ball park."
1919-11-13 Hollister Alpines, champions of San Benito county. Have Gene Valla. 19-1 record. Will play series with San Jose Merchants, champs of Santa Clara valley. Valla won sixteen straight games. Has several pro offers.
1927-10-13 General Petroleum.
1911-5-14 "Fodder" Dolan, Clarions pitcher - Central California League
1913-7-01 Eddie Gadsden, Centerville (Washington Township League)
1915-11-14 Four Midwinter.
1916-1-09 Al Furrier, Ambrose Tailors, and Carl Jones, Maxwell Hardware. Tillie Ferrari, J. Krieg Company, and Doc Querolo, Lawlor Stars.
Tribune Midwinter League standings.
1916-3-26 Ted Brandon and Bobby Moy, St. Mary's Phoenix
1916-5-28 (Fresno) Three Fresno Tigers, incl. Fodder Dolan
1916-7-16 Vic Corbett and Red Mitchell, Bushrod All Star battery
1916-8-06 Rudy Merani, Gridley Trolley League. Hitting .378.
1916-8-13 Pop Arlett, pitching czar of bushes. Has pitched for Martinez all year. Refused several PCL offers.
1916-8-20 Cy Cunningham, who has won 17 straight for Allendale.
1916-10-01 Three Midwinter
1916-10-08 Modern Woodmen battery (Midwinter) + Walter Croll and Toots Bankhead, who will land with class A teams. Class B schedule listed.
1916-10-22 Two Midwinter
1917-5-13 "Homerun" Pat MacDonough, Richmond Elks. Best semi-pro catcher.
Park Wilson, former outfielder for St. Mary's, will go to Marysville in Trolley League.
1917-5-20 Walter Croll, Alameda Elks 3b.
1917-5-27 Red Mitchell, Money-Back Smith catcher. Rudy Merani, Sacramento Foxes.
1917-6-03 Frank Gay, (milb), Merced ss
1917-6-10 Clarke Boldt in Sperry Flour uniform. Currently in Seattle. He says he was not given fair chance to make Seattle Northwest club.
Les Manning, Hayward Wardrobes pitcher. Allendale Merchants batting
1917-6-17 Andrew "Red" Powers, Marysville-Oroville
1917-12-30 Al Allen, Maxwell Hardware 1b
1918-6-23 Carol Land and Wild Bill Keane, Santa Fe Improver battery. Keane has joined the Marines. Write-up.
1919-7-06 Three recent additions to C.L. Best Tractors of San Leandro - incl. Babe Danzig.
1919-11-23 Andrew "Red" Powers, Union Constructors cap (class A Tribune Mid winter)
1921-10-25 Midwinter, posed & action.
1922-2-05 Bill Plummer.
1936-8-31 (Examiner) Hughie Nielson; Freddy May, Noe Valley AC pitcher who just threw a no-hitter; Mike Switzer.
No such coverage in 1924.
1925-2-02 Jack Buick, YMI catcher
Fleischman Yeast has dealt out to its opponents 42 straight shutout innings.
In the SF Mid-Winter League, 1st place will get 40% of the season's earnings; 2nd, 30%; 3rd, 20%; 4th, 10%.
Some fan-made all-star teams
1925-2-23 The bushers have been stopped by rain nine Sundays this winter. Due to yesterday's rain the fight for the bay Winter League title between the Oakland Casey's and the Independent Order of Foresters had to be called all off altogether, as many of the players are due at training camp.
Manager Shanahan of Napa will have almost the same team this year - the only losses are Joe Cronin and Chief Feeley who will both report to PIT.
Neal Callahan, Foresters' 1b, has signed with Seattle.
1925-3-02 Roy Corhan. Balboa Natives clinched the Independent Winter League pennant with their 15th straight win
Granats 5, Zingg's Cigar Store 2. Granats (SF Winter) v. Zingg's (champs of Oakland Winter)
1925-3-09 Drawing of Dick Moudy.
Third baseman in class B Midwinter League accepted 14 chances in a game
Granats 4, Zinggs 1. Zinggs 8, Granats 1. Bullet Puccinelli, Roy Corhan, Anfinson, Gene Camozzi.
1925-3-16 Allie Burns, one of the hardest hitters of the SF bushes.
Balboa Natives 7, Zinggs 3.
There are three San Francisco Midwinter League teams still playing - 58 entered in October.
Walter Lister, Native Sons. Ernie Nevers, pitching for Stanford, blanked the Ambrose Tailors.
1925-3-23 Ernie Pera, YMI Mid-Winter player who recently signed with Seattle PCL.
Zingg's 15, Balboa 6. Zingg's 16, Balboa 6. Camozzi won both games, relieving the first and pitching the entire second.
The Modern Woodmen of America's winning streak is now at 33 - it took 11-innings before 2K ATT for them to win. Final game of class B. Will meet the South San Francisco Natives for the championship.
I.A.A. season opens.
Zingg's Cigar Store, Bay champs, will journey to LA to play the champions of their Winter League Sat-Sun. It's sad that Zingg's was unable to meet the Independent Order of Foresters, San Francisco Midwinter League champs.
1925-4-13 Johnny Gillespie, who just signed to play outfield and pitch relief for Napa of the Napa-Solano League.
The Winter League gave a benefit for Hap Harrigan, 2b-cap of the Pacific Coast Glass Company, who broke his leg on New Year's day. They collected $786 for him.
Walter Lister of the South SF Natives shut out the Modern Woodmen 2-0 in the 1st game of the Midwinter Classs B championship, snapping the Woodmen's winning streak at 33. The profits of the game were given to Les Dolan, Swinehart Tires catcher, who was injured in a semi-final game.
Jimmy Monahan of the Mavericks k'd 20.
Zingg's 7, San Mateo Blues 3. Blues' season opener. Camozzi is a few pounds overweight.
1925-4-20 Dud Smith, bespectacled San Mateo Blue outfielder.
Mare Island Marines are coming together. One of their players graduated to the PCL.
1925-4-27 "Bullet" Puccinelli, Calegaris Pharmacy speedballer
The South San Francisco Natives beat the Modern Woodmen 6-3 for the class B title. Many wet Sundays delayed the finish.
Bobby Smale, Anglo-California Trust left fielder, made seven straight putouts. He is one of the best bush outfielders in these parts.
Ernie Schorr, former Seal, has signed with San Jose
1925-5-04 Joe Binnet, Burlingame B's
Pop Arlett and Jimmy Shinn w/ Healdsburg
1925-5-11 Ray "Rosy" Ryan, Vacaville 3b.
"Bullet" Puccinelli k'd 14 for General S.S. in Steamship League.
1925-5-18 Fat Chester, Petaluma catcher.
Article about how baseball has grown in the bay area.
1925-5-25 Charlie "Woof Woof" Renker, Bank of San Anselmo catcher.
White House won its 4th straight RAA title (Retailers' League)
Gene Belgau of Logan & Bryan has k'd 41 in 20 innings.
1925-6-01 Fred Flour, Healdsburg of
Jimmy O'Connell's All-Stars won; Fodder Dolan pitches for them.
Roy Corhan's Burlingame B's won 24-1. Corhan, Roy
1925-6-08 Gene Hollister, Vallejo pitcher until league blew up. Now with Associated Oil in I.A.A.\
1925-6-15 Louie Lowenberg, the genial and popular bush manager, is now at the helm of San Rafael.
1925-6-22 Nap Geoffrion and Jack McCann of White House, 4x R.A.A. champs
Jimmy O'Connell's All-Stars beat Crockett 11-2, Crockett's first loss in 13 games
1925-6-29 (SF) Healdsburg: Pop Arlett, Red Corrick, and Chick Autrey.
1925-7-06 (SF Bulletin) Non Lagorio, MG-of of Mavericks. Was a top 1st baseman here 15 years ago.
1925-7-13 (SF Bulletin) Italian Virtus Club: three pitchers and catcher.
Lots of team standings given.
1925-7-20 (SF Bulletin) Sargent McCurdy, 2b-cap of Mare Island Marines. Hitting .360 and playing great defense.
1925-7-27 Gene Belgau, who was 20-5 for the Blum Federals over three seasons.
1925-8-03 Mel Simpson, Napa 1b hitting .472. Plays for the Olympic club in the spring season.
(box) The Bass-Heuter Painters beat Anglo Bank 7-0 to win the championship of the I.A.A. Babe Pierotti pitched and won.
Don Lee won the championship of San Francisco by beating Swinehart Tires 4-3 in 13 innings.
1925-8-10 Pete Maloney, local McGraw, will again field a team in the SF Mid-Winter League. Questions about league as it prepares to enter 7th season: will the age limit of 25 be retained? Will games be played just on Sundays, as usual, or Saturdays too? etc.
Maloney has managed in 6 of the 7 seasons - has finished 1st 3 times, 2nd twice, and third once. Signs up his players months in advance so always has a solid roster.
Attendance was 50K+ last year.
1925-8-17 Jerry Coleman, Benicia catcher. Benicia is in the running for the AG Spalding trophy given to the summer champs.
Don Lee's 8, San Mateo Blues 7. (12 innings)
The Mission Federals are emerging as a top team.
1925-8-24 George "Pansy" McKnew, Burlingame B's centerfielder who will manage the team in Roy Corhan's absence.
The Mid-Winter League will play again at Recreation Park, home of the Seals. League directors are listed. "All monies derived from the games are divided among the baseball players at the close of the season in the manner in which the various clubs finish in the pennant race."
Puccinelli pitched for General Petroleum but lost 5-1 to Benicia.
1925-8-31 Benicia won the AG Spalding trophy for the championship of Northern California as they were unbeaten throughout June, July, and August.
Dutch Lister won for San Anselmo.
1925-9-21 Art Gibbini, Benicia manager, holding the Spalding trophy
Napa 8, Vallejo 3, for their championship.
About class B and C. 25+ players are ineligible for class A, and must content themselves with B and C. 13 teams have applied for the six-team class A league. Pres. James J. Nealon is already in talks with the Oakland league for a bay championship series at season's end.
Burlingame B's 10, Union OOil Company 3. Union Oil was reinforced by two Mines League recruits.
1946-8-30 Some Mather Field Flyers - Tribune tournament
https://www.newspapers.com/clippings/?user=193011%3Ahonour Alameda Alerts stuff.
https://www.newspapers.com/clippings/?user=193011%3Ahonour Alameda Alerts stuff.
1882-3-4 Team organized by members of Alert Hose Co.: Alert Baseball Club. Origin of Alameda Alerts?
1897-5-26 Rosters. Pros like Rube Levy mentioned.
1897-8-29 Oakland Reliance 4, Alameda Alerts 3. 6K ATT. At Central Park.
1897-5-26 Rosters. Pros like Rube Levy mentioned.
1897-8-29 Oakland Reliance 4, Alameda Alerts 3. 6K ATT. At Central Park.
1897-9-06 Alameda Alerts 8, Los Angeles 4. Tournament game.
1897-9-19 Fresno Republicans 6, Alameda Alerts 4. 8K ATT. Finals. Moskiman, Alerts pitcher.
1898-8-20 Amateur league will be formed. Season will run from September to December.
Alto and Golden Gate clubs will play tomorrow for $50 purse and state amateur championship. "The Golden Gates are the only team having the distinction of defeating the Watsonville club, now in the professional league."
1898-8-26 Member clubs of California Amateur Baseball League enumerated. They make quite the list. Include Owl Drug of California.
1911-5-14 SF Chronicle. Really good. CCL, Contra Costa League, misc. - all very good.
1911-5-14 SF Chronicle. Really good. CCL, Contra Costa League, misc. - all very good.
Press Martin struck out 21 Arbuckle batters in nine-inning game.
1911-5-27 (Sacramento Bee) Article against importing players for amateur teams. It is the cause of much financial distress among teams, even causing teams to disband. It produces additional evils in promoting gambling, forcing local players out of the line-up, and causing the town team to become foreign.
1911-5-27 (Sacramento Bee) Article against importing players for amateur teams. It is the cause of much financial distress among teams, even causing teams to disband. It produces additional evils in promoting gambling, forcing local players out of the line-up, and causing the town team to become foreign.
1911-6-18 SF Call & Post.
1911-7-09 SF Chronicle. Good - CCL etc.
1911-8-13 SF Chronicle. Salomon, manager of Clarions, thinks his ss Tom Knott is a future big leaguer. He's fast, hard-hitting, and 6'2". Oscar Jones cut loose by Lemoore - didn't pitch with enough enthusiasm to earn his $150/month salary.
1911-8-13 SF Chronicle. Salomon, manager of Clarions, thinks his ss Tom Knott is a future big leaguer. He's fast, hard-hitting, and 6'2". Oscar Jones cut loose by Lemoore - didn't pitch with enough enthusiasm to earn his $150/month salary.
1911-11-19 Benefit vaudeville performance will be given tonight for San Rafael, amateur champions of California. The money will go towards a new grandstand at Eastside Park. They won 26 out of 34 games this year. Roster listed, with full names for all.
Johnson, Ferdinand
1914-8-09 SF Examiner. Diamond Gossip.
1915-7-06 Solano-Napa talk.
1914-8-09 SF Examiner. Diamond Gossip.
1915-7-06 Solano-Napa talk.
1916-3-26 Mission League schedule. Richmond has new grandstand - w/pic. Money raised by popularity contest.
1916-7-16 Bushers who can make good in fast company #2 - Lefty Fleigher, Sperry Flour center fielder.
"Real amateur teams in California now are very scarce, as all players are getting some remuneration for their services."
1916-7-23 Bushers who can make good in fast company #3 -Charley Schwaeke, Martinez catcher
"Most of the players in the country towns are dependent upon jobs they are holding down mostly on the strength of their ability on the diamond. Of course the boys get a cut of the Sunday receipts, but the main part of their money comes from the pockets of the merchants who make places in their stores, and men who give the boys jobs in the upstate industries. The ball players adopt the town where baseball boosters will give them the best jobs, and then sometimes forget they are supposed to do something besides play baseball... Many men prominent in local semi-pro circles are blaming the ball player for the breaking up of Petaluma, Sebastopol, and other country teams."
1916-7-30 Bushers who can make good in fast company #4 - Lee Ryan, S.F. Sperry Flour 1b
Mission League: Poor crowds in Monterey - franchise transferred to Campbell Athletic Club. League melt-down averted. George Bradford will manage Campbell.
1916-8-06 Bushers who can make good in fast company #5: Paul Montgomery, Ambrose Tailers 2b
Report on how some of the local players are doing in Northern California.
Cack Henley gets $7 a day as bricklayer along with his "sweet salary" from Colusa.
Pop Arlett threw his second no-hitter of season last Sunday v. Concord. Pat Bohen threw 16K no-hitter v. San Rafael last Sunday also.
Apathy kills ball at Santa Cruz - people prefer the beach to the ballpark. Players will miss the trip to the coast.
"Semi-professional teams that now and then throw up the sponge can trace their troubles directly to the idea of trying to carry too many expense imported players that gate receipts do not warrant... Nearly every small town magnate will pay out as much money as possible to secure the best of talent for his club. If somebody else raises the price he has to raise accordingly or lose his player. Jumps have been frequent this summer and teams have been wrecked as a result of the money-mad-tactics of the bushers.
1916-8-13 Bushers who can make good in fast company #6 - Joe Utchig, perhaps the fastest outfielder in local semi-pro history.
estimates 3000 young men play amateur and semi-pro ball every Sunday. Some objectionable features creeping in to local bush ball.
1916-8-20 Bushers who can make good in fast company #7: Bobby Palmgren, Ambrose Tailers 3b
Kern County League: former Fresno Tiger battery doing well for Southern Pacific. Last week, they had so much silver tossed at them by fans that got $17.50 each after pot was divided up.
Mission League final standings? Hollister and Salinas will engage in five-game series - had been to playing to play it for the $125 league nest egg, but San Jose wants part of the cash too.
Pop Arlett and Pat Bohen tied 2-2 in 13 innings.
1916-9-16 Wilmerding High alumni are rooting for Oscar Vitt. Stockton boys Covaleskie and Oscar Stanage also have followings in San Francisco. etc. A review of big leaguers from bay area.
1917-5-13 Elks League - former leaguers like Devereaux.
"Bus" Arlett k's 14 for Chevrolet.
Sperry batting.
Chet Bost is with crack colored team called the Weilheimer Giants - sponsored by Weilheimer, a Fresno sporting goods store. Gene Hinds is also on team - he used to play for Visalia. See Eberle monograph.
St. Joseph's high school has stolen 300 bases in 15 games.
1917-6-10 Chico fans subscribe enough money to keep Chico team going; save Chico team and Trolley League
1917-12-30 Class B Winter League teams will lose players, as high schoolers cannot, under Alameda County Amateur Athletic League rules, play after the first of the year.
For last few years many old-time fans kept away from Coast League parks - too many imported players. Then East Bay Mid-Winter League came along - local players got a chance - and those old-time fans returned to games.
Proposal for four leagues to form in 1918 which could have "little world series."
Lincoln Park attendance record in danger today - Crockett will face Alameda. First time out-of-town team has played on local lot this season - fans have been anxious to see Crockett and Pittsburg, who are leading the way in the Winter League.
1918-6-23 Standings + league talk.
"Vallejo itself has gone wilder over baseball than it ever has"
Halton-Didiers and Vitt Grays will meet today in Alameda to determine best independent club in county.
"After the gameness which the Mission Leaguers showed by meeting and deciding to go through with their schedule in spite of the increased railroad fares, they deserve to be patronized by the fans."
1918-7-15 Meeting tonight - proposed that Central California League and Shipyard League might merge into one eight-team league.
1919-9-27 (Vallejo) Previews for Napa Red Sox v. Benicia and Union Constructors v. Shipbuilders.
1919-9-27 (Vallejo) Previews for Napa Red Sox v. Benicia and Union Constructors v. Shipbuilders.
1901-4-20 Pacific Coast League Schedule. Teams like Heesemans, Reliance,
Oakland Tribune
1905-8-19
1905-8-19
1905-8-21 Team pic of a team now 18-0 with a name that is now extremely distasteful
1905-9-30 Amateur/CASL talk
1907-6-15 Amateur/CASL talk
1915-12-19 Pics of Lee Salomon & two Ambrose Tailors - one being Toots Bankhead.
1917-11-04 Opening of Mid-Winter League.
1918-6-23 boxes + standings
1918-6-30 Shipyard "final" standings
1918-7-14 Mission League final 1st half standings
1918-7-21 first Central League games since 6-30
1918-8-25 Central League final standings
1918-9-01 in non-league: Pop Arlett no-hits Vampires
1918-9-22 Mission League final standings - Columbia Steel pennant hoisted - lose 3-2 to Crockett
10 more games left in shipbuilder schedule
1918-9-29 no shipbuilder standings
1918-11-10 Alameda County Midwinter League opens
1918-11-17 Hanlon crowned shipyard champs
1918-11-24 Crocket-Pittsburg beats shipyard stars. Herbert McFarlin, Oakland PCL secretary, scouts during winter.
1919-6-17 Gossip + boxes. Richmond Elks beat Crockett 10-3.
1919-6-23 George Hans = Fruitvale Natives MG
"Manuel Duarte looks like a regular baseball manager since he secured himself a straw lid. They are all getting the habit."
Fred Krumb passed hat at Lincoln Park - did not pass around his own "straw piece."
Claxton k's 19 against Dominic Limiteds/ milb Heinie Lay in 3-3 tie. box
San Leandro C.L. Best Tractors will play championship series with Shasta Limiteds, colored club. "An automobile parade of Shasta fans will be held from Oakland to San Leandro"
Misc. player news
1919-7-06 Previews - talk of state amateur title. Shasta Limiteds in running.
1919-7-06 Fred Krumb is grand-father - father/son-in-law is LeRoy Bolt, who played in right for Alameda when Krumb managed that team.
1920-10-22 A & B rosters. Schedule for 1st month of Class A.
1921-10-05 League organization is democratic. Every manager has an equal vote.
Major league scouts will be in the area. Babe Pierotti and Ed Hanley were signed from last year's league, among others.
1921-10-19 Columns from both Maury Pessano and Eddie Murphy. Del Monte Packers No. 6 pic.
1921-10-24 Boxes. Bill Plummer set a new league record when he fanned 17 Fruitvale Natives.
1921-10-25 Columns from both Maury Pessano and Eddie Murphy
1921-12-02 The present amateurs are better than the pros of yore
1921-12-04 League talk
1921-12-10 Game listings
1921-12-16 Standings and gossip.
1921-12-20 Winter League averages. Future MLB Quellich, George is hitting .478, leading the National Division, though he was suspended a few weeks ago. Pic of "Smiles" Hoover, 1b-p for the 23rd Avenue Merchants (class B)
1922-1-22 Pics of K.U. club, Dutch Pellegirni, and Tommy Ellison - all class B. Standings & columns by Pessano and Murphy.
1922-2-08 Ireland's Independents. Louis Fonseca and Sammy Bohne, classic Independents, will probably appear in the line-up. Fonseca will soon be leaving to go on the stage.
1925-3-01 The champion of the Oakland Winter League will face the champion of the San Francisco Mid-Winter League today at Lincoln Park.
1948-3-23 Game commentary.
James J. Nealon column
Chronicle:
1911-4-30 Elmer Emerson k'd 22 without giving up a hit against a fair team last Sunday. His speed is marvelous. He will pitch for San Jose in the Three C League.
1911-5-14 Fodder Dolan pic.
1911-5-21 Elmer Emerson pic.
1911-5-28 Philo Mobley pic.
1911-7-16 Press Martin pic. He has k'd 164 in 10 2/3 games and has given up just 40 hits. Has refused pro offers to stay in the bushes - at least for this year. He is a most sportsmanlike player. Galt is 12-1 this season, and much of their success is due to him.
The two leading batters in the Contra Costa League are brothers: Ed and Jim Casey of Crolona.
About the Central League & the necessity to young players of such leagues.
1913-6-15 Recently Jim Wiggs k'd 22 in a Washington Township League game. Today he will face Fodder Dolan.
Examiner:
1936-6-08 Good stuff. Nealon saw best diamond he's ever seen at Reno NV.
1936-8-31 Pics. Great stuff. Tons of boxes.
1936-12-07 W.pics\
1936-12-14 Sweet action pic
1936-12-21 Profile + pic of Joe McMullan, who helped organized the Recreation Mid-Winter League 17 years ago. Among his proteges are Joe Cronin, Lew Fonseca, and Dolph Camilli
1951-7-19 "Memories don't die and they don't fade away. They grow brighter with the years-enriched by time.
Those, of course, are the pleasant memories-the swimming hole and dusty road, the battered glove and yarn- stitched ball, the kid on the corner and his taped up bat.
Memories are like pilot lights that burn eternally.
They are the free dividends of experience. They cannot be taxed or stolen.
When good fellows get together, it's the cement of memories that binds the association.
Memories are deep roots into the past that never cease to provide nourishment.
They are but hold it, hold it. This should be a story not an essay.
The serious thought was inspired by a simple statement from Augustin "Mike" Donohue of Oakland. He said:
"We oldtimers are going to get together. Some of us haven't clasped hands for forty-two years. It will be a great night for memories."
They will be mostly Santa Clara memories and about baseball, for this is that kind of an event. It is the fifth annual oldtimers' night sponsored by the John Montgomery chapter (Oakland) of the Santa Clara Alumni Association. The dinner will be held at Veterans' Memorial Hall, 4321 Salem Street, Emeryville. Guests then will adjourn to the Oakland ball park to watch the Oaks and Sacs.
What happens to oldtime college baseball players?
It was an interesting subject and Donovan, former president of the Alameda Bar Association, offered to tabulate a few of the outstanding heroes in the Bronco past.
"You will find," he said, "that they are substantial citizens and successful men."
As the gathering will commemorate the famed 1909 team that annexed the intercollegiate championship, the man best known as "Mike" started there.
Charles Friene, an ambidextrous pitcher, is the star most celebrated in legend. He was the talk of the day when he hurled five innings of a game with his right arm and the last four with his left. He gave an encore of this exceptional feat with Connie Mack's A's against Dayton in 1910. Friene, a former Standard Oil official, is now retired and lives in Colma.
Star batsman of that 1909 team was J. D. "Coon" Peters, leading attorney of Chico. He hit an amazing .518 against a dead ball with no fences around the park. Peters likewise turned professional, spent two years with the Macks and earned enough money to finance Stanford law schooling. Donovan himself played on that team, later went to Stanford for his law and played there as well. [Jerome Devereaux "Nig" Peters, Trolley League Peters, Jerome]
Other 1909 members expected at tonight's gathering are S. W. Gilfillan, president of Gilfillan Radio Co., Los Angeles; Berdet
contin. Hartmann, San Jose businessman; Vic Salberg, former mayor of Santa Clara; Charles W. Dooling, chief counsel for the Western Pacific, and the Rev. William Gianera, president of Santa Clara. Father Gianera, incidentally, was a catcher. But he left the team in mid-season to enter a novitiate and study for the priesthood. Forty years later his former teammates voted him a letter and medal.
Donovan, who shut down his law office in order to devote full time to collecting old pals for tonight's occasion, said guests would include players from as far back as 1900 up to the present day. In fact, Frank Lico, outstanding on the 1951 Bronco team, will be especially honored.
Other well known figures, with bent fingers and stories of home run swats, will be Chauncey Tramutolo ('13), United States District Attorney; Paul Leak, from 'way back in 1900, now United States Customs Collector for the port of San Francisco; Ed Leak, 1900, Woodland publisher; Art [Tillie] Shafer, who played shortstop for John McGraw's Giants for five years; the Rev. Ernest Watson, 1908, treasurer of Santa Clara; Harry Wolters, 1906, who coached at Stanford for twenty-five years.
And the rollcall continues:
Hardin Barry, 1913, pitcher for the Athletics in 1914-15-16, former district attorney of Lassen County; Dr. Harry Gallagher of Elko, head of the Nevada Dental Board; Francis O'Shea, 1922, district attorney at Sacramento, and Byington Ford, well known Pebble Beach real estate investor.
It should be a great night!"
Columns
1913-7-16 (Wed)
1913-7-20 Directory for amateur team managers. Lists all the Sunday bookings.
1915-4-11 (Oakland Tribune)
1919-3-02 / last games in Bay Counties winter league
1919-11-23 Pessano
1937-8-01 Tournament stuff, pics, column. Roster w/ short bios listed for Ben's Golden Glow. Vacaville won the Solano County League championship. Roster. Babe Pierotti was 3-0 for them.
1937-8-02 Tournament pics.
1937-8-02 Tournament boxes.
1937-8-08 Tournament pics + boxes.
Oakland Post-Enquirer
1943-7-20 Old-timers Pierotti, Norby Paynter, and Tony Governor, all on the wrong side of 40, are playing bush ball, brought out by the wartime shortage.
1911-4-08 Listings for 35 amateur matches
1925-1-09 Fri. McWilliams. The Mid-Winter League will experiment by playing a game on Saturday. Norby Paynter lead the PCL in batting last year but is hitting .238 in the Mid-Winter League.
1925-6-07 About locals in Mines League.
1925-6-12 Fri. McWilliams
1925-9-14 SF Bulletin. Borba. Sammy Beer is 38.
"Two weeks ago "Bud" Silva, who handles the hooks for the Napa team, was operated on for appendicitis and will not return to the pastiming for several weeks.
Last Wednesday Tommy Broadmerkle, who plays tackle on the St Ignatius varsity eleyen and catches for the Vallejo Club on Sundays, had his shoulder broken during the course of the Olympic Club football game.
Sammy Beer, despite or perhaps, because of, his 38 summers, continues to pitch lots of baseball. That his spitter and fast ball are as potent as ever he demonstrated in Saturday's contest between Eureka and Burlingame. He allowed only seven hits and whiffed seven batsmen.
Dan Alley has signed on with the Napa Club for the balance of the season. He replaces Bud Silva.
George McKnew suffered a peculiar injury in the Eureka-Burlin- game contest. He was sliding back into second base when the throw of Humphries, the Eureka catcher, hit him on the sconce, He was knocked unconscious and the ball bounded clear to the right field foul line. McKnew was revived and continued in the game.
"Toothless Eddie" Benn played second base for San Mateo yes- terday. Benn acquired his moniker last week at Eureka when he fell on his face while sliding into second and broke off three teeth. Five of his chewers had to be extracted and several stitches taken in his jaw before he was ready. for more action."
1925-9-17 (SF Bulletin) Thurs. Borba
1949-6-14 (SF Examiner) Good notes
Cycling Clubs' Baseball League
1898
1897-12-20 Chronicle. Rosters listed.
1897-12-29 SF C&P. League governors met 12-27. Cunha was a delegate. The beginning of the season was postponed from 1-02 to 1-09.
Two hours spent discussing the amateur eligibility of players.
1898-1-06 SF C&P. Cycling League met 1-03. Cunha was a delegate. The Spalding National League ball was adopted.
"All games scheduled for San Francisco will be played upon the Velodrome grounds, provided the management puts the diamond and outfield in proper shape. Messrs. O'Malley, Coffroth and Cunha were appointed a committee to attend to this.
It was decided to choose one umpire from each of the eleven clubs. Five names were submitted-"Bob" Mitchell, Fitzgerald, Humphreys, Charles O'Kane and Frank O'Kane. The executive committee will appoint the others this week.
Regarding the players whose amateur standing was questioned, Horr of the San Francisco Road Club was accepted, Russell and Nealon of the Imperials rejected and Hildebrand (Bay City) will be looked into further. The Encinal Cyclers' team was accepted in full. The Olympic Wheelmen were allowed to substitute F. Morton for G. Depue and the Turn Verein Cyclers Armand Hughes for William Raymond. The Bay City Wheelmen will be allowed to name some one in place of Hildebrand if he is dropped, and the Olympic Cyclers to replace four of their men also dropped from that team.
The schedule of games begins next Sunday, the following clubs contesting at the places named: Garden City Wheelmen and Imperial Cycling Club at San Jose, Acme Club Wheelmen and California Cycling Club at the Velodrome, this city; Encinal Cyclers and San Francisco Road Club at Alameda.
In practice games last Sunday the San Francisco Road Club defeated the Bay Citys by 6 to 5 in a hot game. The Olympic Wheelmen defeated the Olympic Cyclers; score 29 to 11.
President Adams of the Associated Clubs has called a meeting of all the officers and committeemen of the association for Friday evening of this week, at room 139, Phelan building. This is the night before the regular monthly meeting, and it is important that all officials should attend, as the work is preliminary to that meeting."
1898-4-16 Oak Enquirer. The Bay Cities will play the California Cyclers at the Elmhurst cycle track tomorrow.
1898-10-15 C&P. The league has been organized for the 1898-99 season. Teams listed. "The Californias will miss their crack catcher, Cunha, who is attending college, and the Bay Citys will be minus one of their pitchers, McGillvray, who is mining in Mexico. Otherwise the teams will be about the same as last year."
"Theisen, who twirled for the home team, was a mystery that the Oaklanders could not solve for three innings... Even Cunha, the obese catcher, who scales the beam at 300 and whose reputation as an athlete is not confined to any one field, but runs the gamut from tennis to water polo, was surprised." [Cunha caught Theisen.]
1898-1-09 C&P. Commentary - lists grounds for the games. Joe Corbett, Baltimore's star twirler, played 3b for the Olympics.
"The Board of Governors of the California Associated Cycling Clubs met in Alameda Saturday night and decided to rescind its action taken at a former meeting restoring Charles A. Kraft to the amateur ranks, and again declared him a professional. The applications of C. J. Birdsall, A. Theisen and J. S. Brereton to be reinstated as amateurs was also refused. The good roads proposition was also discussed at length, and it was decided to give more attention to this branch of the association's work in future."
1898-2-13 Standings, boxes. Cunha batted 9th for California Cycling Club.
In the ninth inning, with the score tied, "Cunha, the big catcher, then stepped up to the plate as some enthusiastic rooter convulsed the crowd by yelling: 'Now hit it out, you Christmas edition.' Cunha promptly responded and another run resulted."
1898-2-20 Standings, boxes.
1898-2-27 No games.
1898-3-20 Standings, boxes. Cunha was 3 for 5 and batted 5th for California Cycling Club. No box for one of the games because the official scorer umpired.
1898-3-27 Standings, boxes. Cunha was 2 for 6 and batted 6th for the Bay City Wheelmen. His heavy-hitting helped win the 5-4 10-inning game.
"The Bay City team was strengthened very materially by Cunha, the big catcher of the California Cycling Club's team. Cunha has long been a member of the Bay City Wheelmen, and when not playing with the Mission Club he dons the mit [sic] for the Bay Citys. His presence yesterday came in very opportunely, as it was his heavy hitting that helped to win the game for the wearers of the Maltese cross."
1898-4-10 Standings, boxes. Two games left. Cunha played 1b for San Francisco Road Club.
East Bay Cities Mid-Winter League
1916-17 Alameda
1917-18
Ruether, Dutch 1917-18 Maryland Bowlers
Schaller, Walter "Biff" .314 1917PCL * 1917-18 Pittsburg
1916-11-19 Tribune. Standings, talk. Picture of Ambrose Tailors' infield and their pitcher, "Lefty" Russell. Quality of coverage not quite so good as 1917-18.
1917-11-25 Oakland Tribune. Sunday previews with line-ups, gametimes, and umpires. Standings. Lots of talk.
Pic of Walter Schaller.
"Each Sunday the attendance at the games has shown a big increase and the reason for it is easily found. Every club in the league has been playing a class of ball that is of real class A standard. The players know that the harder they play the more it means at the gate and as everything taken in at the gate outside of expenses is split among them they do all they can to please the spectators.
Some people are inclined to belleve that it doesn't pay to play two games in Oakland on the same day, but if the fans get the class of ball that they like, there is no way of keeping them at home.
The game at Fruitvale between the two leading clubs is sure to get a big crowd. At St. Mary's college, the offering made the fans is a number of Coast league stars, among them being Billy Orr, Speed Martin, Wiz Kremer and a number of Northwest league players.
BUZ ARLETT A SENSATION.
Russell (Buz) Arlett, the young Maxwell hurler, who is tagged by many to Jump to either the Coast or major leagues this season, due to his great work on the mound, will hurl against Artle Benham at Fruitvale. Benham dueled with Bill Steen for eleven innings without either winning the argument, and Arlett went him just a little better by pitching thirteen Innings against Steen last Sunday with the same result; so it looks as if there are going to be some Fruitvale and Maxwell batters with poor averages after the game is over."
Drolette is Maryland Bowlers' catcher.
The Class B division is faster than in former years. 700 fans turned out to watch the Allendale Merchants last Sunday, and they rooted harder than at a pro game.
Doc Broad, Oakland Natives' MG, wants to sign Charley Freine, the all-around player of Richmond. He is only able to play every third Sunday, but is still worth signing.
Eligible class B players listed. No new signings are allowed.
League players are barred from Class B.
League is stronger this year. The rosters for the Alameda team last season and this season are compared. This year's team is stronger but is 0-4, while last year's team was 7-1. Buz Arlett, Maxwell Hardwares' pitcher, is shaping up as the pitching find of the season.
"For the benefit of aforesaid humor-at-the-expense-of-facts scribe, let it be said that the winter leaguers are not getting rich from the gate receipts which they share. But the boys in the East Bay Winter League are not in it for the coin. As for the league players, they are playing for the sport they get out of the Sunday games and the trips to Pittsburg and Crockett occasionally. Also they are playing partly in appreciation of the efforts of club managers who have found winter employment for them. Also they are playing partly for the sake of keeping in condition; the day of the old ball player who never touched a ball between seasons has passed, and the average ball player now will jump at a chance to play about once a week in order to make spring training worker easier."
1916-11-19 Tribune. All lines.
1916-11-19 Tribune. All boxes. (Published Tues.) Boxes only have R-H-E.
1916-11-19 Enquirer. All boxes. Joe Oeschger was hit hard by the Ambrose Tailors. (Published Tues.) Boxes only have R-H-E.
1917-11-25 All boxes. Crockett beat Alameda 1-0 in one of the greatest games of the season, a pitchers' duel between Clinton Prough (victor) and Babe Hollis. Each team made three hits. Fred Krumb, Alameda manager, is protesting the games on the grounds that Prough used a mud ball.
Bill Leard is Maryland Bowlers' field captain; Cliff Blankenship is manager.
Independent Winter League
1921-12-30 Top batters.
1946-8-27 Commented game results.
Halloran, Jack Oakland 1905-06
Bay Cities League
1908-09 United Railroads 11-16 standings 3-21 standings
Heitmuller, Heinie 1908-09 Wiley B. Allens
Vitt, Ossie 1908-09 Wiley B. Allens
1908-10-21 Outlaw players barred from league.
1908-10-29 League rules.
1908-11-27 Heitmuller fined because team fails to show up at Berkeley
1908-12-06 Only amateurs will be allowed; no former pros. Managers listed.
1908-12-16 Heitmuller elected president until permanent president chosen
Former league president's statement. He was acting against paid players and gambling by managers. Meeting that voted him & secretary out was illegal.
Heitmuller says in statement that pres. and secr. were benefiting from league.
1908-12-16 (Oakland Tribune)
1908-12-16 (SF Call and Post) Herbert G. Lowry - president. Billy Brackett, secretary.
1908-12-16 (SF Bulletin)
1908-12-18 (SF Call and Post) Weekend schedule. League war over after president and secretary were ousted by board of directors. Imperial team left league because of removal of Secretary Brackett. Acting secretary is George Fraser. Schedule will have to be changed. United Railroads' 40-piece band will play at Sunday game
1908-12-20 Repairs at Recreation park grounds not complete; United Railroads -Gantner&Mattern game is postponed.
1908-12-19 United Railroads 6, Transportation Club 3. 1K ATT. Artie Benham & Broadbent.
1908-11-29 Wiley B. Allens team pic. Manager Heitmuller is in addition to Heinie Heitmuller?
Oakland Tribune Midwinter League
1918-19
1919-20
1918-7-29 "We remember what Jerry Lawlor, the president of the Mid-Winter League, said last winter when Bill Prough was accused of using the mud ball: "Everything goes in the bushes."
1918-11-27 pros wish they could play in league 1919-10-18 (Lynn MA) Lawrence "Chick" Carrigan, who captained the Lynn General Electrics this summer, left yesterday for Oakland where he will work as an accountant for an Oakland firm and play baseball in the Oakland winter league.
1919-11-13 Billy Hollander signed as player-manager for Judson Iron Works. 23rd Avenue Merchants dethroned from 1st in Class B when a play was overturned.
1919-12-14 1st article in series of baseball boosters: profile + pic of Doc Moskiman.
Fodder Dolan and Bill Steen will clash in Midwinter League today.
1919-12-21 Standings, previews, good talk.
"Just when Andrew "Red" Powers, manager of the Union Construction team, felt that his worries were over by the signing of three new men, along comes Lawrence Carrigan, one of his stars, to announce that today's game will probably be his last with the Constructors. Carrigan has landed a job in the south and will leave town Saturday afternoon. However, he expects to return here in the summer time. Carrigan came to the Union Constructors as an unknown, but proved to be one of the best men that Powers had on the club, both in fielding and hitting. He is a catcher by trade, but with Downey already in line, Powers had to use him in the outfield. Carrigan would much rather work behind the plate. and will ask Powers for that favor in his farewell game this afternoon at San Leandro."
Gene Caldera is doing well. "Caldera is being sought by Joe Devine for Calgary and would make a fine flinger in the Western Canada League."
Profile + pic of Fred L. Krumb. 2nd in a "series of articles about baseball boosters who have made Alameda county the greatest incubator of baseball players in the country."
"For the past five years, Fred L Krumb, president of the Oakland TRIBUNE Midwinter League, has been recognized as one of the best boosters of amateur and semi-pro baseball around the bay. It was in 1914 that he made his bow into local bush circles as manager of the Alameda team. Fred was in the game only two seasons when he grabbed a pennant for turning out a championship ball team. It was in 1916 that his club won the Midwinter League championship, nosing out the Ambrose Tailors after a hard fight. The team with which Krumb won the pennant was composed mostly of Alameda boys. George "Sailor" Newkirk was the flinger. The Pollard and Mackie brothers, Al Fleiger, Jack McKenzie, George Bolt, "Red" McClosky and Al Ross were Alameda boys with Krumb.
Stockton Record Midwinter League
Krumb practically built the game up at Lincoln Park in Alameda, where all games in that city are played. In 1917 he found that his work at the county assessor's office would not permit him handling his ball club, so he disbanded the team and then came along Manuel Duarte and Truck Kues with the Halton-Didiers as another great representative on the diamond for Alameda.
ALWAYS IN DEMAND.
"Krumb was not permitted to sever all connections with the baseball diamond, for a meeting of baseball managers from several counties around the bay was called for the purpose of organizing leagues. Krumb responded to help in the organizing and, he was elected president of the Class B league. Class B leagues were always hard to handle, but the one which Fred headed enjoyed the best season of any "B" league. After the close of that season, Krumb thought he could retire, but the boys always voted him into some league office. Today he is at the head of the Oakland TRIBUNE Class A and B leagues and guiding them through another good season. Pleasing sixteen managers and hundreds of bush ball players is not an easy job, but that is what Krumb is doing as president of the TRIBUNE league,
Krumb is a hard worker in other ways. He assisted the sporting department of the TRIBUNE in the county hospital Christmas fund and has worked for other such causes."
1919-12-28 Class A standings, preview + pic + profile of baseball booster Manuel Duarte, Halton-Didier manager who after Krumb stepped down kept top-flight baseball going in Alameda.
Pic + profile of baseball booster George J. Hans, chairman of Oakland Tribune Midwinter League Arbitration Board. Helps in the management of the Fruitvale Native Sons.
1920-1-11 Don't see promised fifth article in series of baseball boosters.
1918-12-15 1-1, 14-inning tie, Roy Bliss 18 K's, Babe Hollis 16.
Gregory, Howard pic
Oakland Tribune Tournament
1934 Alameda Elks
1935 Alameda Elks Bonham threw 27 straight shutout innings
1947
1949 Labelled as amateur tournament - called 13th annual - I guess it ceased during WWII.
1936-8-24 preview w/pics
1947-8-10 Three pics. Former and future pros such as Al Raimondi and Jackie Jensen.
1949-8-01 Pic of coaches & managers of Nisei All-Stars and California Tigers (black) holding the championship trophy which they will fight for. The tournament will be held in the Oaks' park while the Oaks are out of town. Admission is free. The rosters of the Nisei All-Stars and the Tigers are given & commented upon. Junius Sakuma has received pro offers.
Stockton Record Midwinter League
1921-12-30 Ray (Zing) Mello, who came into prominence as a pitcher in last year's league, has been offered a contract by Beaumont TX.
1921-12-11 The second half of the season opened yesterday; all boxes. 500 ATT at one game. Spec Shea, Matteoni, Oeschger, "Dogs" Ferrill, Battilana, etc.
San Francisco Examiner Championship Series
1897
1897-5-26 Rosters. Pros like Rube Levy mentioned.
1897-6-06 announcement of game
1897-6-06 1st games
San Francisco Bankers League
1912
1919 6-20 standings Pierotti, Croll, Giannini
MLB Giannini, Joe if in pro , p in bankers 1912 First National
San Francisco City League
1911-12
1912-13 Rai-Nuts
Mauser, Frank "Soldier" 1912 Spokane 1911-12 Shreves
Solari, Joe 1912-13 Rai-Nuts
1911-11-26 (SF Examiner) Artie Benham - games at Recreation Park - Danny Long will watch. Good baseball is being played by youngsters. "Soldier" Mosser (Mauser) will pitch.
1911-11-26 (Oakland Tribune) some first names. George Hildebrand, future long-time MLB umpire, will officiate
1912-11-22 Artie Benham - managers listed.
1912-11-24 Boxes for both games. Risberg k's 16 for second straight game. Gave up just two hits - both to Wolters.
1912-12-01 Rainuts 3, Clarions 2. Fraser Photos 7, Shreves 3. Couple thousand ATT. Boxes. Risberg failed to show up, and in his absence the Shreves were smitten. Manager Joe Brookover wants league to suspend him.
*Ferdie Johnson shows up line-scores for Alameda.
1912-12-29 Chronicle. In an anticipated pitching matchup, 17-year-old Ray Kramer beat Artie Benham 2-0, scattering three hits and whiffing fourteen batters. It was the first game Benham has lost in the City League.
"Kramer only came into the limelight three weeks ago, when he joined the Shreves. Previously the lad had never pitched in an an enclosed park, being content to participate in in the games on the sand lots of Oakland. Kramer struck out Afteen in his first start and came right back with fifteen more victims in his next appearance. Yesterday he whiffed fourteen, which makes a total of forty-four strike-outs in the three games he has worked in the City League. The record is not half bad.
KRAMER ONLY A KID. Kramer is a slightly built lad and does not look older than 14 or 15. He chews gum continuously, but one thing he can do- pitch baseball. He hasn't any terrific speed, but his curves prove baffling and, above all, he is a cool hurlsmith. If the lad goes along and improves as he should he will be heard from one of these fine days."
So Ray Kramer replaced Swede Risberg. Huh.
San Francisco (Bay) Shipbuilders League - UIW only SF club
1918
O'Doul, Lefty 1918 Union Iron Works
Risberg, Swede 1918 Union Iron Works
Zamloch, Carl 1918 Union Iron Works 2
1918-8-31 Spider "Honkus" Baum is manager of Union Iron Works. Speed Martin may be heading to Alameda
San Francisco Midwinter League
1917-18
1922-23 final standings
1923-24 class B 1-06 standings
1924-25 Independent Order of Foresters 12-06 12-17 averages 1-08 batting
1925-26 12-11 batting
1926-27 12-19
1927-28 11-27 standings 1-30 standings
1928-29 2-21 standings
1929-30 1-01 standings
Pera, Ernie 1924-25 Y.M.I.
Gomez, Lefty 1927-28 Kenealy Seals large crowd of 1.2K
Suhr, Gus 1924-25 Kenealy Seals 1925-26 Kenealy Seals
1924-11-27 (SF Bulletin)
1927-11-24 (Bulletin) no boxes
1925-10-22 (Examiner) The last elimination contest will take place for the 8th place in the league. Eddie Oliva will pitch for the Guerrini Accordions v. the Balboa Natives. Last year Oliva won 36 straight games for the Modern Woodmen of America.
1925-12-10 (SF Examiner) James J. Nealon is league president. Has received sworn statements that Emmet Heaney, Balboa Natives manager, offered his pitchers Babe Pierotti and George Robertson a bribe of $75 to lose game.
1925-12-11 (SF Bulletin) Lists league officers.
1928-9-14 Meeting 9-12. Season will start 10-21. No player can be in league who is retired, ineligible, or suspended from OB. Anyone who has appeared on reserved list of OB team more than once is ineligible also.
1929-1-01 Arrival of Prince Oana is eagerly awaited. He will play 3rd for Granats. Lots of other info.
1931-12-08 misc.
Golden Gate Valley League
1929-30
1906-10-01 SF Bulletin. Lots of boxes. Ping Bodie in right field for J.F. Cutters - two other Bodies in lineup.
1907-7-10 Pierce, former Oakland pitcher, doing well for Napa.
1907-9-07 Jack Halloran, the "sprinting shortstop," is captain of Napa. Have Eddie Shea, late of SF, in right field, and Fair, late of Presidio, also in line-up.
1936-37
1940-41 Verdi
Doell, Ray 1932 .272 CENL 1936-37 Evans Auto Rental
Wolfman, George PCL backup c 1936-37 Evans Auto Rental
1936-9-28 (SF Examiner) This year will contain players not just from SF but also LA; there's even a player from Chicago. Managers listed; misc. talk; pic of Bill Haack, league pres.
1936-10-05 Evaluates Evans Auto Rental team. Managed by Joe Gaddini (pic) who has managed for sixteen years. Roster w/ full names. Boxes - 5K ATT.
1936-10-12 Pic + profile of Ed Callahan, who just signed with the Les Vogel Chevrolets. A San Francisco boy and protege of Spike Hennessey, he spent the summer catching for Buck Lai's All-Hawaiian team. He caught 80 of their 125 games. Pic.
He said semi-pro baseball in the east is far better than on the west coast. His reasoning:
"Semi-pros on the Atlantic Coast are better for three reasons. First, they play an average of five games a week, usually three day and two night games. Second, they have enclosed ball parks, and third, they can afford to pay players well because they charge admission to their games."
5K ATT again.
Funston Field is a fine park but it only seats 1K; the other 4K fans must stand for five hours - noon to five - watching the games.
1941-10-08 (Examiner) Now eight teams instead of six. 6K ATT in opening game.
1941-12-30 Misc. Rain wreaking havoc with schedule.
1936-10-04 Boxes. 5K fans.
1941-3-16 1st two games of title series were split
1941-11-23 3K ATT.
Mission League
1916-1-31 Is no more
1919-1-22 "Last summer the Mission League kept the fans of Alameda and Santa Clara counties well supplied with good baseball games each Sunday afternoon, but in doing so several well-known baseball men at the end of the season found that running a baseball team in that league was a bit more expensive than they had figured. The existing war conditions made it impossible for the league to be a financial success, but it did not keep the men behind the little organization from playing on the full schedule of games, especially with President Fred L. Krumb urging them to stick by the ship.
Roster of 1919 San Jose Bears given. G.C. Bradford, chief backer of San Jose Bears, says team lost $500 last season. But through long acquaintance with him San Jose businessman have confidence in him, and have offered him an $1000 fund for the coming season. Also considering building a new park for him if he handles the Bears.
1919-6-01 Rosters listed. Shasta Limiteds, including Claxton, will be in league.
1919-6-23 Fred L. Krumb, league president, admits league will not be able to be organized this summer.
Hal Chase in 1920.
San Francisco Industrial Athletic Association
1925 Anglo-California Trust Company
1925-6-29 Standings, boxes. Babe Pierotti. Walter Lister. Final standings.
1925-7-13 In the first game of the class A championship series, the Anglo California Trust Company beat the Bass-Heuter Painters 6-2 in 15 innings.
1925-8-03 Bass-Heuter won 7-0 for championship.
1925-10-14 Anglo-California Trust Company team pic. They traveled to San Diego and lost 2-1 to First National Bank.
Seals Stadium League
1940-41 final batting Joe Brovia was 6 for 15
1906-10-01 SF Bulletin. Lots of boxes. Ping Bodie in right field for J.F. Cutters - two other Bodies in lineup.
1907-7-10 Pierce, former Oakland pitcher, doing well for Napa.
1907-9-07 Jack Halloran, the "sprinting shortstop," is captain of Napa. Have Eddie Shea, late of SF, in right field, and Fair, late of Presidio, also in line-up.
Lesher is manager of Modesto Reds. Modesto pitcher Lamb will be given tryout by LA before next season. "Oscar Jones, who has worked against him in a bush game, speaks highly of him."
Turlock unfairly criticizing Modesto Reds for not playing third game against Merced after the Reds had already thrashed them twice. Ridiculous.
1907-9-20 Napa Weekly Journal. "Elmer "Scissors" Leonard, the wonderful local young giant strike-out wonder, who has pitched two most creditable games for Napa, has been signed by the St. Helena management to twirl for the up valley team during the rest of the season.
The "great" and gentlemanly Eddie Nell has "blown up," and has informed the up valley managers that he is "all in,' down and out." We hope "Brick" will win every game he pitches, except, of course, those he twirls against Raymond's colts, and these he will not be expected to win, not even by those who have employed him."
1908-3-19 Vallejo line-up for season. J.T. Maroney is manager. Has Ping Bodie. Another Vallejo team will play at the old Cycodrome; managed by "George Brouillet, who has managed the champion roller polo team this winter." 1908-6-11 Napa batting averages + commented xbh. Have won nine of ten games.
Standings given for games scheduled between Vallejo, Napa, Santa Rosa, and St. Helena. Doesn't sound like a league, but an informal association.
1908-9-20 Ping Bodie will be at third for Vallejo today in game against St. Helena. It will be his final appearance before leaving to join the San Francisco Seals 9-22. The teams Vallejo will play in the remaining games are listed.
1907-7-07 Oak Enquirer. Brief commentary. Napa 5, Vallejo 4, in 2nd game of five-game championship series. Pierce allowed two hits and struck out nine. Jack Halloran was badly spiked.
1907-7-14 Napa Weekly Journal. St. Helena 5, Napa 2. Halloran with Napa.
"Reliable" Thurs. Pierce pitched for Napa - Eddie Nell for St. Helena.
1907-10-13 Napa 2, Modesto 1. Modesto team praised for good sportsmanship etc. Almost a shame to beat them.
Biggest crowd ever at a baseball game in Napa.
Modesto wears "bright red trousers" - had won 20 of 22 games before coming to Napa.
"And a nicer crowd of ball players never came to Napa than the Modesto 'Reds.' Clean, square, good losers, and entirely free from the grumbling, kicking and wrangling proclivities so common with some visiting teams, it really seemed a shame to have to beat them.
"But the Napa needed the championship, you know."
Jack Fair
Elmer "Brick"/"Golden Top"/"Elmer The Great" Leonard - 6'4", 18 y.o. Leonard, Elmer
"Lamb, who occupied the mound for the Modesto boys, is, without exception, the best twirler that has come to Napa this season. He has a world of speed[;] more, in fact, than the 'great speed marvel' Emerson; he is as cool as the proverbial 'iceberg', and has a wonderful assortment of crooks, shoots and turns. Not only that, he is by long odds the best fielding twirler ever seen here."
Napa fielders made 26 of 27 outs in infield, so completely did Leonard have the Reds at his mercy.
Jack Halloran started three double plays - he is a beauty of the infield.
1908-6-07 Napa 12, Kirk-Gearys 1. Mobley was supposed to pitch for druggists but failed to come; K-G second baseman also neglected to show up; K-G ss sprained ankle. These blows of fortune reduced the K-G team to eight players. Manager Baxter forced into duty.
Small crowd.
Ossie Vitt was a defensive wonder in his Napa debut. "Talk about a grand showing! Why, that 17-year-old boy from the Wilmerding High School in San Francisco worked in such a manner that he alone was worth twice the price [of admission.] Oscar Vitt is his name, and when Manager Raymond heeded E. Chapman's advice to give Vitt a trial, the glove maker did the wisest thing of his baseball career."
"Oscar, who was spent every one of his Summers up in the Redwoods, and who is a cousin of the late A.H. Heidhoff Jr., had six of the hardest kind of chances and took care of them all faultlessly."
He collected three hits, and was a terror on the base paths.
Napa players called "soda water boys."
Delano Kirk-Geary catcher - batted leadoff.
Loverich, Joseph Kirk-Gearys. CASL for three seasons, 1903-04, 1906.
"Jack" Boyle
"Bob" Eby - "Robert blushed and trembled like a June bride at the bat, but he made two of as pretty catches in the field as one would want to see."
Ralph Waldo Yeazell, Napa pitcher. Yeazell, Ralph w/ 1904 Oakland. With Washington teams 1905-06. Threw CCL no-hitter in 1910.
George Hodgson, State League umpire, officiated flawlessly.
1908-6-14 Napa 5, Vallejo 4. "THE GREATEST GAME EVER." Play by play + box. Ping Bodie & Ossie Vitt.
1908-6-14 Napa 5, Vallejo 4. "THE GREATEST GAME EVER." Play by play + box. Ping Bodie & Ossie Vitt.
"It was during the Vallejo half of [the seventh inning] that 300 or 400 Vallejoites crowded out on the diamond and practically stopped the game, so far as Napa was concerned."
"200 or 300 hoodlums" surrounded umpire arguing against decision; game paused for ten minutes.
Before game, Napa manager Coombs discovered pitcher's box was six feet too far from the plate.
"Over four hundred Napa people went down; also went wild when Napa won."
1922-3-17 About Napa team; very good.
1922-3-18 Napa manager Tom Shanahan has asked Harvey Christensen to captain the team.
1908-7-04 +7-05 Vallejo 10, Napa 2. Napa 3, St. Helena 0.
Napa Captain: Jack Halloran. Manager: Earl Raymond.
7-04 game delayed by hour because Fitzsimmons, Vallejo ss, failed to catch car to game. Vallejo had nine players in uniform, but Maroney refused to play until Fitz arrived. 2.5K ATT.
"Handsome Elmer." Elmer G. Emerson - St. Helena. Of San Jose. Emerson, Elmer
"Big Chief" Esola * Napa
"Patsy" McCabe * Napa
"Reliable Hank" Mills - Napa
"Thurs" Pierce, "fair-haired Swede." Napa
"Rad" Radford - Napa
"Farmer" Waite * Napa
Waterbury - Vallejo - "Berkeley cop"
1909-4-11 Napa Journal. Napa 3, St. Helena Olympics 1.
Eddie Nell played 1b for the Olympics - Homer Rippon at short, Girot pitched. Elmer Emerson pitched for Napa. At East Napa Grounds.
1911-8-20 Vallejo Times-Herald. Vallejo Pastimes 17, San Francisco Studebakers. Dick Ward pitched for Vallejo. Madden, hero of the nineteen-inning game last year, was extremely wild for the Studebakers - had to be relieved. He tried out in the Northwestern League but didn't make the grade. "Diminutive Campion" was the only impressive Studebaker player - he homered his first time up.
Pastimes' seventh straight victory.
Teddy Bade doubled and tripled in one inning, driving in five runs. He gets better every year. Other Vallejo players: Art Woods, Stan Watson, "Beany" Moore, Freddie Soanes.
1912-4-28 Vallejo 7, SF Turkey Reds 2. Play by play + box. Two illustrations. Dick Ward pitched for Vallejo. (Dick Ward pitched for Vallejo in 1903 CCL.)
1917-4-22 Modesto 2, Stockton 1. Philo Mobley beats brother. Both allow just two hits.
1919-9-14 (Petaluma) Petaluma 4, Santa Rosa 1. Game at Kenilworth park.
"The largest crowd of the season witnessed the game. The grandstand, which seats about 1800, was filled to capacity, while several hundred fans occupied the side lines and perched on the fence.
"The rival rooters were out in full force. Leather-lunged individuals vied with each other in encouraging the players to deeds of valor and good-natured banter prevailed throughout the contest."
"Santa Rosa sent down several hundred fans and Sebastopol was represented by a large delegation. The Gold Ridge metropolis backed the Petaluma team to the limit and carried off the spoils of war in large and juicy chunks, including, it is said, Liberty Bonds running into three figures."
1919-9-21 (Petaluma) Petaluma Golden Eagle Millers (Sonoma county champs) 9, Santa Rosa Rosebuds 6. 2K ATT. Several Santa Rosa players tried to use a flat bat but the umpires nixed the plan. A Santa Rosa player slugged the ump, and was spared from a beating only for his small size. A Petaluma fan shone a small mirror in the face of an outfielder; he incurred the wrath of all and his mirror was taken away. He really should have been heaved out on his ear.
"Special electric cars were run for the accommodation of the Petaluma fans and many took advantage of the low excursion rate. Others went by automobile and on the steam train.
"The fans were packed in the grounds like sardines and the automobiles were parked in the outfield, preventing the outfielder from fielding long drives. By agreement a hit into the automobiles went for two bases." Al Pierotti pitched for Santa Rosa and Gene Camozzi pitched for Petaluma.
1922-3-17 About Napa team; very good.
1922-3-18 Napa manager Tom Shanahan has asked Harvey Christensen to captain the team.
1943-6-04 Billy Hurll. Big prospect - pro chances ended in 1916 w/ injury due to convergence of his lighted match and only mostly empty gas tank.
1943-6-05 Bill Fee. Boxer, ball player, then labor union leader.
1943-6-07 George Cash. Athletic director for Arroyo Viejo Park in East Oakland; still corresponding with former players new in armed forces.
1943-6-08 Crip Toomey.
1943-6-09 Phil R. Jones. From 1925 to 1930 managed the formidable Richmond Sannies. He numbered among his players Jiggs Wright, Roland Roberts, etc.
1943-6-10 Bill Raimondi. Three of his brothers have also played in the PCL.
1943-6-14 Walter "The Great" Mails. Greatest drawing card in PCL history.
1943-6-15 Don Feeley. Coast League pitcher for a bit.
1943-6-18 Charlie Remmers. Now a scout. Pitcher in 1910s - seemed like he was going to be a pro but the war intervened. In 1934 was coach of a junior American Legion team that reached the national semi-finals. A number of the players on that time became solid local bush ball players, and a couple of them made the minors.
1943-6-23 Bill Kenworthy.
1943-6-25 Frank McCormick. A top semi-pro manager. Managed many future pros. Up to 1928, when he moved to Staten Island.
1943-6-28 Doc Moskiman. "During his many years with the Spaldings [beginning in 1915], he was a leading figure in semi-pro baseball circles. He booked ball games for the bushers, lined them up with jobs, and helped them solve their business and play problems."
1943-6-29 John Gillespie. Pitcher - Hollister 1920 - a bit with Reds - but was released to Eastern League. There he hit 5 hrs and a double in one game.
1943-7-01 Bob Fielding. In 1912 played short for the Inglewood A.C. in Butte. Had a trial with Seattle PCL but failed to make the grade - played Sunday ball in Seattle until 1921. From 1926 to 1928 managed the Sulmock Furniture company team of East Oakland - what a team he had. "He was a soft touch for any ball player and he was another Frank McCormick in the matter of chasing down jobs for his players."
1943-6-11 Heber Brown. Not baseball player. 6-12 guy also seems to not be ball player.
Artie Benham
Artie Benham
1911-6-30 Pic. San Mateo pitcher - beginning to catch eye of Coast League teams.
1915-2-15 (SF Examiner) Will be one of smallest players in Coast League if he makes good. Relieved All-Coasters v. All-Majors in benefit game and struck out Harry Heilman.
1943-12-14 Among those watching at Bushrod Park.
1943-12-28 Again watching Bushrod League games.
1944-6-16 (SF Examiner) "Two semipro greats in their time, Eddie Benn and Artie Benham, are buddie these days, meandering around our city playgrounds watching the up and comers."
1945-7-21 One of the Oakland Old-Timers who will face the San Francisco Old-Timers tomorrow.
1946-8-05 Oakland Old-Timers beat San Francisco Old-Timers for the second straight time. 2K ATT.
Fodder Dolan
1912-7-24 Equaled coast amateur record by winning 16th straight game for Healdsburg
1912-9-08 The Turkey Reds are being reorganized with an eye on entering the proposed winter league. Shader, Dolan, etc.
1913-5-02 Pitching for Niles, has k'd 46 in 3 games. His timely hitting is winning many games.
1913-6-08 Nile fans will give Fodder a diamond pin. He is set to star in a movie.
Newark of the Washington Township League is jealous of the success of its neighbor Niles. It has signed Jim Wiggs.
1913-6-13 Has 7-0 record for Niles. Accepted position as actor at Essanay company and will reside in Niles permanently.
1913-7-16 Healdsburg made him a flattering offer to pitch for them in the Sonoma County League, but he will stick with Niles.
1925-6-12 Cousin of Cozy Dolan. "I knew Fodder about ten years ago and at that time he was considered through. He must be pushing the 45 year mark by now,
1935-9-07 "When the Building Trades Union had a baseball league in 1909 at the old Presidio grounds Frank "Fodder" Dolan was a card... The untiring Fodder had four cards in four different unions... He qualified as utility hurler for the entire loop."
1935-9-08 A fastball of his thrown too close a head made a player quit and going into the newspaper business
1940-9-26 The boys are wondering what happened to him
1941-10-08 Died 10-06 of a heart attack.
1912-8-25 Pitching for the Turkey Reds, threw a no-hitter and won 22-0.
Al Ehrenpfort
1903-5-11 Ehrenpfort at 2b for Oakland Reliance.
1906-10-02 Pitched for Allan Drygoods Co. - beat Pensacola 12-9. G. Ehrenpfort in right field.
1907-6-24 Pitched for Allan dry goods of SF - lost 4-1 to Petaluma.
1903-5-11 Ehrenpfort at 2b for Oakland Reliance.
1906-10-02 Pitched for Allan Drygoods Co. - beat Pensacola 12-9. G. Ehrenpfort in right field.
1907-6-24 Pitched for Allan dry goods of SF - lost 4-1 to Petaluma.
Connie Kennedy, SF Allans 3b - with Healdsburg last year
1907-9-02 Pitched for San Francisco v. San Jose in CALL game - lost 7-2 to Arrelanes.
1908-5-04 Relieved for Martinez Merchants in 7-3 loss v. Golden Sheafs of Berkeley.
1911-2-22 Started for Regulars v. Yannigans. Didn't pitch that well, but was 1-for-1 at plate.
1911-2-22 Started for Regulars v. Yannigans. Didn't pitch that well, but was 1-for-1 at plate.
1911-2-23 (SF Bulletin)
"Ehrenpfort is the discovery kid. The other day he discovered a safe bank to store his money in and yesterday he discovered a plan that cured him of his sore ankles. He took the pillow from his room and tied it around his leg, which was bare, and sat on the roof of the hotel exposing it to the hot sun. He sat there for over an hour and at the end of that time he pranced about as though he was never bothered. Leave it to the big fellow for discoveries."
"The Modesto management hired a big band for the occasion. Music was given to the fans before the game and between innings and enlivened the contest. It felt like the good old training days of the White Sox, when a band was hired for Sundays.
"Ferlin, who plays the first mat for Modesto, has had a number of try-outs with Coast League clubs. Oakland tried him out two seasons in succession."
"Sperry, the left fielder of the Reds, is a great big fellow, in fact he is huskier and as tall as Ehrenpfort.... He wields a very short stick and inspired Tom [Tennant] to bellow: 'Some club swinger.' The crowd burst into laughter."
President Frank Ish awakened by water falling from ceiling - two bushers in room above (mentioning no names) "took a bath last night, and forgot the correct method of stopping the flow of water."
"If speed was money this big fellow Ehrenpfort would be a millionaire. His smoke is in comparison with the smoke that belches from the engine of a train. It cuts clean through the gloves of the catchers and inflicts a sting that is painful."
1911-2-23 (SF Call & Post.) "The giant of the team." Stuck out Mohler.
"The Seals made two hits off the Giant. He has the size and the wing to make a topnotch pitcher, but is a bit wild at present." Pitched in relief for Modesto in 2-0 win over Seals.
1911-2-25 "Ehrenpfort pitched but half an inning, but the big fellow exerted himself in his short stay. Ehrenpfort does not like to pitch unless he can cut loose might and main, and perhaps he can't do it."
1911-2-25 "Ehrenpfort pitched but half an inning, but the big fellow exerted himself in his short stay. Ehrenpfort does not like to pitch unless he can cut loose might and main, and perhaps he can't do it."
"Danny Long had all his pitchers warm up with Berry and Ryan yesterday and looked them over. He commented freely on their work and was loud in the praise of the magnificent work of the corps of heavers. Big Ehrenpfort was the first player sent to the line of action and made the biggest impression of the bunch, with the exception of the veterans. He showed enough speed and control to get the adjective 'fine' from Long, which is a big word from Dan, who is usually quiet on a matter of this kind during training."
Cack Henley told story that he once split a glove in two with his speedy pitching. Listeners were incredulous.
Thomas Tennant kept interrupting Claude Berry in letter-writing; Berry hurled bottle of ink at Tom, nearly missing his head.
"They are telling a good one on Ehrenpfort. The boys were seated around the hotel the other evening and one of the players said to Ehrenpfort: 'How's the big rhinocerous?' Without looking up from his reading, he replied: 'Is there one here?'"
"There was a scramble and a scurrying around the hotel last evening. While Ehrenpfort was reading the paper one of the boys cautiously crept up and applied a match to the sheet. The flame started to consume the paper rapidly and the big fellow felt his hands becoming warm. When he looked up he dashed the paper from his hands and made a headlong run for the door. A number of others followed him."
"There was a scramble and a scurrying around the hotel last evening. While Ehrenpfort was reading the paper one of the boys cautiously crept up and applied a match to the sheet. The flame started to consume the paper rapidly and the big fellow felt his hands becoming warm. When he looked up he dashed the paper from his hands and made a headlong run for the door. A number of others followed him."
Tennant and Meikle wear size eight shoes.
1911-2-27 Pitched six innings in relief v. Modesto Reds. Gave up three runs. Play by play.
1911-3-14 Pitched five innings for Regulars against Yannigans, gave up three runs in five innings.
"Big Al Ehrenpfort will arrive here tomorrow and the locals will practice to get in good shape for the contest [against the Newman Lambs.] Ehrenpfort has everything but control, being inclined to get a little wild at times, but improves as the game gets older.
"The big pitcher says that he was unusually wild last Sunday and that he will be all right for the next game."
1911-6-11 Healdsburg team pic, with Al. Has been nearly invincible.
1912-4-29 "Jumbo." Leaves for Northwest tomorrow for berth with club. For SF Turkey Reds, lost 7-2 to Vallejo.
"Ehrenpfort is as good natured as he is big. When the fans started kidding him he was right there."
"Later - News has just been received that Ehrenpfort has decided not to pitch. He will quit the game entirely. Treager of last year's Bakersfield will be secured to twirl the Sunday game against Newman."
1915-8-15 Alvin Ehrenpfort listed among travelers in SF Chronicle.
Brother Gus?
1910-5-06 Twins win prize in baby contest.
1911-2-03 Contractor. Sister-in-law shot herself, apparently by accident.
Gene Hinds (black)
Played in 1903 SJVL.
1917-12-07 Won awards for chickens
Cliff Ireland
1922-2-08 Ireland's Independents will play their thirtieth annual game with Santford. It is a good bet that Lou Kennedy, Alameda county assessor, will be in the lineup. He may only play part of the game.
1924-1-31 His Independents tied Stanford 8-8; Ireland himself made a hit. Schorr, Reppy, and Anfinson appear in Ireland's battery.
1928-11-10 Obit. Died 11-7. He was sixty years old; a wealthy broker. "Never interested financially in sports, he picked baseball as his favorite pastime and "lived" with it until the day of his death."
"Ireland got a lot of fun out of baseball, that was all. Never a great player in his younger days, he continued to don a uniform each spring even in late years. And when "Cliff" donned a uniform it was a sign for the organization of the mixed team of amateurs and professionals which he got together each season for exhibition games with the college teams."
"His coaching line chatter was always one of the features of the game."
Philo Mobley
1913-11-20 Bought out partner's interest in billiards parlor.
1937-11-06 Son of late Rev. Darius Mobley. Died in Oakland this morning.
1913-11-20 Bought out partner's interest in billiards parlor.
1937-11-06 Son of late Rev. Darius Mobley. Died in Oakland this morning.
James J. Nealon
https://baseballhistorydaily.com/tag/james-j-nealon/ was Mission League president in 1920, when Hal Chase was involved in the league.
1897-5-26 On roster of Reliance Athletic club.
1911-4-09 Profile + pic. "I have been employed as a weigher in the Federal service for nearly seventeen years and I umpire Saturday and Sunday games for the sport of the thing." Discovered Ping Bodie.
Has in all his years as an umpire never been mobbed by fans. Says that ten years ago to umpire in the bushes was to take your life into your own hands.
R. Raby
R. Raby
John E. Spalding's book lists as Frank "Chief" Raby - the lead I needed
Family Search Rollin Francis Raby
draft card Lists race as caucasian
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=raby--001r-- 1913 San Jose
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=raby--000--- 1914 San Jose
Family Search Rollin Francis Raby
draft card Lists race as caucasian
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=raby--001r-- 1913 San Jose
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=raby--000--- 1914 San Jose
1912-9-05) (Concord) Played right field for the Turkey Reds of San Francisco. Described as "husky Indian."
1912-11-25) (SF Call & Post) Raby hit a bases-loaded double
1912-12-02 (SF Call & Post) Raby walked it off for Rai-nuts - hit triple last Sunday
1912-12-02 (SF Call & Post) Raby walked it off for Rai-nuts - hit triple last Sunday
1912-12-02 (SF Bulletin)
1913-1-14 Might get tryout with Sacramento Senators - but expected to be a bit too dark to make team.1913-2-15 Vallejo. Raby will play for the San Rafael nine of Sebastopol. Played one game for Vallejo last year.
1913-4-28 2b, Hanford
1913-6-09 Is playing with Hanford Red Sox in the SJVL - has written George Wheeler, Fresno CASL manager, for a tryout. He says that when Wheeler saw him play a week or two ago he was sick and not at his best.
1913-7-30 Described as Cherokee Indian.
1913-8-14 Playing with Healdsburg, only with former Hanford Red Sox catcher Tom Hasty.
1913-10-05 Stevens, San Jose CASL manager, is boosting Raby.
1914-2-02 Oakland papers refer to him as "powerfully built East Indian" and he looks the part. Oakland product who probably has never been east of East Oakland.
1914-7-21 At ss for San Rafael - Danzig and Westphal also on team
1914-2-02 Oakland papers refer to him as "powerfully built East Indian" and he looks the part. Oakland product who probably has never been east of East Oakland.
1914-7-21 At ss for San Rafael - Danzig and Westphal also on team
1914-8-15 Called Chief Raby - will play for Hollister in post-season series with Monterey. Raby is well known here. Has been playing with Walter Nagle's Santa Rosa club since the CASL season ended.
"H. A. Monroe, the florist, is an ardent fan and never misses a game when he can help himself. Today there is a sign in his window which reads, "Say! Have you packed up for Monterey tomorrow?"
Henry Hecker, Gilroy live wire and all-around booster, has sent a check for $5 to the Hollister baseball club, along with an expression of good will to the team. As the Hollister club's treasury is at a low ebb, the contribution from Mr. Hecker is highly acceptable at this time. Here's wishing him success in his race for the supervisorship of District No. 5 of Santa Clara county."
1914-8-16 Hollister 4, Monterey 3. 13 innings.
Lee G. Salomon
1912-7-18 City League may play again in winter, according to secretary Salomon
1912-11-22 Managers of Clarions in City League (winter)
1915-9-10 Oakland Enquirer baby contest w/ voting. Pic of Lee Marion Salomon of 3234 East 23rd Street, son of Lee Salomon, "the popular manager of 'Money-Back Smith's' store." Master Lee Salomon is the "Money-Back Smith" baby.
1915-12-19 Pic.
1917-6-24 W/pic. Speaks of how to make bush baseball work.
1917-10-28 Is president of the East Bay Cities Mid-Winter League. Some really good players listed as participants.
Joe Solari - Camille M. Solari
1910-1-21 Manager of Newman & Levinson's team. Season will open 4-17
Joe Solari - Camille M. Solari
1910-1-21 Manager of Newman & Levinson's team. Season will open 4-17
1911-4-08 "Joe Solari has decked his Mavericks in the neatest of suits. Black, with white trimmings, the uniforms are unique and quite the class, and according to Joe, in perfect harmony with the playing of their wearers."
1913-4-24 Manager of Boyes Springs. Has signed up some good new players. One is from NYSL.
1913-4-24 Manager of Boyes Springs. Has signed up some good new players. One is from NYSL.
1913-8-30 (Santa Cruz) The SF Mavericks are managed by Joe Solari, the king of bush league managers. Some of the team's good players listed.
1917-10-23 Restaurant patrons will miss him. Swiss, 58. Used to have restaurant in Washington.
1917-10-23 Restaurant patrons will miss him. Swiss, 58. Used to have restaurant in Washington.
1917-10-24 Obit in L'Italia
1917-10-26 400 attend his funeral
1917-10-26 400 attend his funeral
1917-10-28 Married Mary Kelly; she was a good businesswoman and helped Solari's a success.
1917-11-11 Memories of him as kind-hearted waiter.
https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-1905aug14-snow-manager/12051332/ Newark stole game with ringers
https://www.newspapers.com/clippings/?user=4590013%3ACPFitz&sort=paper-date-asc 1920s
Pittsburg
1920-1-04 Tells of recent growth of Pittsburg
Pittsburg
1920-1-04 Tells of recent growth of Pittsburg
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