Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Manitoba Leagues

 1922-8-30 (Edmonton) The Elmwood club of Winnipeg won the senior championship of the Manitoba Amateur Baseball association. 

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Toronto Oslers


https://web.archive.org/web/20230509020954/http://torontoist.com/2014/04/historicist-going-pro/
portrait of Fred Hamilton. Joe Spring - Billy Greer - Tommy Burt- Lou Lister (30s) - Jack Egan
"The Oslers, Hillcrests, and other top teams, therefore, had a difficult relationship with the amateur authorities. “They didn’t only check Toronto’s baseball growth—they ruined it,” the manager of the Oslers, Fred Hamilton, argued years later. “Baseball in this city hasn’t recovered from those old fuddy-duddies yet.”
"According to the amateur code, players couldn’t receive material gain directly or indirectly for athletic performance. So, while the Oslers were in great demand for exhibition matches in places like Iroquois Falls, Ottawa, and Cobalt, touring could be a financial burden on players. Athletes could be reimbursed for actual travel and hotel expenses, but not for time off work. Gifts to players, by rule, couldn’t exceed $35, which meant even accepting a new suit could jeopardize one’s amateur standing. The amateur code also meant never playing against athletes who’d turned professional in any sport, and never attending a pro tryout or training camp. Some enterprising ballplayers might play under assumed names in Detroit or Buffalo on occasion, but by skirting the rules they risked never playing baseball in Toronto again."

"Exercising such independence could create friction between clubs, leagues, and those governing amateur sport. The Oslers’ 1926 mid-season trip west—their second in two years—had so disrupted the Ossington Park League’s schedule that league officials passed a resolution at season’s end that, going forward, no team would be granted leave to travel. Nevertheless, through the winter of 1927, Oslers officials pressed forward in negotiations with officials in Japan to arrange a summer tour of that country, centered around Kobe, where a newspaper was interested in sponsoring their visit.

The Oslers players, who felt they’d achieved all they could in Ontario amateur baseball, declared that they were excited at the prospect of touring Asia—the longest trip any Canadian team had ever planned, even if it meant resigning from the Ossington Park League. Their resignation sent ripple effects across the local amateur baseball scene. Despite having been given notice months in advance, league officials didn’t move forward with alternative plans and remained inactive for the 1927 season—leaving numerous clubs, including Hillcrest, without a league to play in."

"As members of the International Independent Professional League, the Oslers played a full schedule against company-sponsored ballclubs like General Tires and Easter Brands (both of Buffalo), black teams like Elite Elks and John Boli’s All-Stars (also of Buffalo), as well as teams from Lewiston, Youngstown, and the Black Rock suburb of Buffalo. With rosters composed of former minor leaguers, college stars, and long-time barnstorming players from the Negro leagues, the opposition’s calibre of play was high. Some observers felt the league was one of the strongest independent leagues in the United States—although it’s difficult to assess the quality of the opposition since just about every visiting team claimed ownership of some title or crown of dubious merit."\

"The Oslers had hoped to participate in the All-American Semi-Pro Championship. But, when the tournament fell through, they instead played—and lost—an exhibition series against the Cleveland-based Pennsylvania Railroad team reputed to be the best semi-pro ball club in the United States."

"Catcher Clare Hoose moved to Cleveland for work in 1928, but continued playing baseball in that city’s highly rated semi-pro league. A scout for the Cleveland Indians offered him a tryout, but Hoose declined and later returned to the Oslers—a hasty decision he later regretted."

from 1929 tour:
"When they weren’t playing games of bridge or poker on the train, a number of Oslers players defrayed travel costs by washing dishes in restaurants or making lower berths aboard trains."

"Although new baseball clubs and players rose to prominence in Toronto, there were widespread complaints about the declining quality and popularity of the sport since the glory days of the Oslers-Hillcrests rivalry. “Senior hard ball has all gone to pot,” Watson declared in the Star (August 15, 1936). The Oslers’ 1926 championship remained the last provincial amateur title won by a Toronto ball club until 1937. Cuts to city grants providing baseball equipment to clubs meant that there were fewer players on fewer teams. The city’s youth, critics opined, weren’t learning the fundamentals. And players, Watson believed, were too worried about jobs and the family budget during the Great Depression to put on a good show on the diamond. “The rollicking, happy-go-lucky-who-cares-a-hoot boys are gone,” he concluded."

"Sources consulted: Pat Adachi, Asahi: A Legend in Baseball (Coronex Printing and Publishing Ltd., 1992); Thomas Barthel, Baseball Barnstorming and Exhibition Games 1901-1962 (McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007); Ida Clingan, The Virden Story (The Empire Publishing Co. Ltd., 1957) [PDF]; Kevin G. Jones, “Developments in Amateurism and Professionalism in Early 20th Century Sport,” in Journal of Sport History, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Spring 1975); Alan Metcalfe, “The Anatomy of Power in Amateur Sport in Ontario, 1918-1936,” in Journal of History of Sport Vol. XXII, No. 2 (December 1991); and articles from the Buffalo Courier-Express, Buffalo Evening News, Niagara Falls (NY) Gazette, Regina Morning Leader, Toronto Globe, Toronto Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and Windsor Border Cities Star."

1926-6-26 comments on every player on roster.
    Tommy Burt has been with Oslers since they started as junior club 15 years ago. 
1927-5-02 Oslers beat General Tires of Buffalo. Jack Egan at third.
1927-6-27 Dr. Jackie Egan
1929-6-28 leave 6-29 on western tour. roster listed. 

1926-4-23 League opens tomorrow with a double-header. Five-team league. 
   "Ossington Park is on Ossington avenue in the second block above Boor street and below Hallam. Harbord street cards stop outside the door. The usual low amateur ball prices prevail." 
    Comments about teams and players.
    1926-4-27 Beavers will have lefty George "Bunny" Kenney on the mound in their opener against the Hillcrests. He won eight straight games last season.
    From June 27 to July 17 the Oslers will tour western Canada. They plan on playing in Winnipeg, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina, and Vancouver. Have league permission for tour. Work has been started on Ossington Park. 
     1926-5-15 Hillcrests have receded from Toronto picture; Oslers are top team. Hillcrests are still good, just not as good. Review of roster.
    1926-10-12 Season retrospective.
    1926-10-12 team pic
    1927-9-19 Billy Greer may get trial with Maple Leafs.
    "Oslers were a power in amateur ball for many years and they have made an excellent showing since they joined professional company this spring. Over the week-end they defeated the General Tire team of Buffalo in two games to win the championship of their league and they will now meet the Cleveland champions for the inter-city honors. The pitching of Joe Spring and Billy Greer has featured all the Osler victories. 

1927-4-25 "Close to 2000 fans watched the local take the jump into the ranks of professionalism. The team intact jumped and all the regulars played with the exception of Jimmy Fleming. "Irish" Eagleson took his place at second base. "Lefty" Westlake, the old MINT league star, and "Al" Tyson, the player from Oshawa who was refused a card by the O.B.A.A., were also in uniform."
1927-9-09 "Oslers are right now playing better ball than they have shown for the past month. After romping away with everything in the first half of the season the local independents fell into a slump and they were way below form."
    "There is a strong chance that the Oslers and the Leafs will stage a barnstorming tour through Ontario when the International League season is over, the managements of the two clubs are getting together and if everything is suitable the trip will be arranged." 
1927-9-16 Will face General Tires of Buffalo. Joe Spring will go for 12th win. 

1927-4-25 First venture into pro ball. Beat Elite Elks, formerly Pullman Giants, of Buffalo, 12-4. 2K ATT.
1927-6-27 Maple Leafs 12, Oslers 5. Maple Leafs took game seriously. Game would have been different if Billy Greer had started. 
1927-9-05 Joe Spring beat General Tires in 12 innings. International Independent pro. league. 
1927-9-18 Accounts of two wins v. General Tires. Beat vg milb Ed Williams

w/boxes (from Buffalo newspapers):
1927-5-12 Tires have regularly played Oslers to crowds of 4K, 5K in Toronto. General Tires formerly known as Phoenix club. Managed by Walter Newman. 
1927-7-08 in Polish!
1927-7-10 a few weeks ago Oslers lost 12-11 to Maple Leafs. Happy Bob Watson, Canada's Nick Altrock, will come with Oslers. 
1927-8-05 Tires are champs of Western NY, Oslers are champs of Canada. Oslers drew 10K crowd in game against Toronto Maple Leafs last year and beat them 11-10. 
1927-8-06 teams tied 3-3. 
1927-9-17 Tires & Oslers are 6-6 for season. Tomorrow's game will be rubber match. 

1927-7-10 Oslers 7, General Tires 0. 
1927-8-07 Tires 6, Oslers 5. Tires 4, Oslers 3. (no box) Oslers eliminated from championship race.
1927-9-05 Oslers 4, Tires 2. 2K ATT.  9-03: Tires 8, Oslers 4. (no box)
1927-9-17 Oslers 2,Tires 0. (no box)
1927-9-18 Oslers 5, Tires 1. Oslers now 8-6 (?) won series

1928-7-28 Tires 8, Oslers 1. no box
    
Dye, Babe Oslers rf
Lapp, Frankie Buffalo c
O'Malley, John Buffalo of - 5'8" 145

play by play (Star Weekly)
1928-6-08 Buffalo Easter Brand 5, Oslers 0.
1928-7-21 Oslers 4, Lewiston 1. 


1926-6-30 1st of seven games in Winnipeg. Oslers 5, Tammany Tigers 2. 1.5K ATT. 
1926-7-01 Close to 6K ATT. Oslers 5, Arenas 11. Oslers 11, Elks 2. Oslers 4, Columbus 2. 
    Pic of Art Frick, Arenas outfielder. 
1926-7-02 Oslers 3, Norwood 9. Fell before Bill Stobie's "fast breaking spitter." 
1926-7-03 Oslers 9, Arenas 1. Afternoon game called due to rain. 
    4-2 in Winnipeg. 

Joe Breen Canada sports HOF
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Saturday, February 17, 2024

Japanese Baseball Federation

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Monday, February 12, 2024

California Winter League

  https://www.mlb.com/news/california-winter-league-baseball-history

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Saturday, February 10, 2024

Pacific Coast League


Play by play:


LA Herald
1910-6-10 yes for Vernon-Sacramento, no for LA who is playing at Portland.

Seattle Union Record



Books about

1938-8-28 Sacramento. "OLD ACQUAINTANCES-Rudy Kallio is doing wonders in Portland with the Richfield Oil company. The former Sacramento pitcher has a thriving business established supplying service stations controlled by Ike Wolfer, another famous Coast leaguer who played the outfield in sparkling fashion for several coast clubs. Wolfer has a string of gas stations which are making him a rich man. Bill Klepper sells beer for Sick, who bought his Seattle franchise, in the the city of Portland."
1939-3-11 Anaheim CA. Sketches of Seattle Rainiers. Lots of ads featuring Rainiers - seems like they had spring training in Anaheim. 
1939-3-11 Anaheim CA. Rainiers notes. Some really interesting stuff. "Paul Gregory's father is a Methodist minister in Mississippi..." 

Coast League Cyclopedia
https://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=65842
Some info - from 2004. Alleges only 240 copies were printed. 

Bill Weiss - statistician
https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1948734
Rock Bauer
SABR profile

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Friday, February 9, 2024

Pittsburgh Leagues 1919-1922

1919-5-11G players of Indiana Normal * actually college
1919-5-18G New Kensington Aluminum
1919-6-29G Edgar Thomson Transportation club
1919-8-17G Section K & Z of Westinghouse Twilight League - pictured sitting on building steps
1919-9-21 Westinghouse Machine Works, pennant winners of Westinghouse Electric Interworks League.
1920-8-01 Bar Mill of Duquesne Steel League. 
1920-8-22 Mechanical team, champs of Duquesne Steel League. 
1920-8-29 Oil City, Two Team League.
1920-9-05 McKeesport Tinplate, first half winners of McKeesport YMCA League, and Upper Department of National Tube company, who are neck-and-neck with Tinplate for 2nd half honors. Stats of both teams are given. 

1919-5-04G action shots from 4th opening of New Kensington Aluminum
1919-6-01G Bert Wilson, manager of popular Aluminum
1919-6-08G Jack Onslow, Allegheny Steel manager; Edmondson, Allegheny Steel in action; Bert Wilson of Aluminum again. 
1919-7-13G Al Callahan, ss of South Side
1919-8-17G Russell (Sully) Ross - star pitcher of Braddock of Tri-Borough, whose season closed last week. 
1920-6-06 Weirton WV stars. Incl. James Durkin
1920-11-28 Four Homestead Steel stars who will play in the Panama Canal League this winter.

1919-7-06G pics & great stuff!
1919-7-27G profile & cartoon of Thayer "Heavy" Torreyson, who began diamond career in 1880. 
    In 1st decade of 20th century, playing for H.L.A.C. of Homewood, knocked a homer through the outfield fence - took a board with it. He helped found the Tri-Borough League, and is manager of its Braddock Business Men. Spends most of his time in his billiards parlor in Braddock. 
1920-6-06 Two-Team League going great; unafraid of threats from OB. Oil City has no millionaire backer - supported greatly by fan donations. General admission ticket is 50 cents, and season ticket for 50 game season is $10. Walter Kinney happy to not travel anymore; has bought an automobile and sent for his wife.
1920-6-06 Some of top independent teams have lost stars to industrial teams. Homestead Grays lost to Munhall Firemen.
1920-8-01 Snapped Up Around The Sandlots.
    "Duquesne has one of the fastest diamonds in this end of the state and it is one of the few parks where good playing conditions exist. The Duquesne field, which was put in by the steel works, is said to have cost in the neighborhood of $50,000." 
1920-8-01 Two-Team League will resume schedule. Oil City was on the road last week- not as successful on the road as Franklin. Franklin averages given.
    "Franklin may be a rich town in some respects, but it's the man on the street and the fellow in the ranks with his four-bit piece who is keeping the Franklin team running. The payroll every two weeks is up in the thousands, those on the inside say. The story is told of one fan whispering to another that Kavanaugh is getting $2,500 for the rest of the season. Just then one of the team officials turned around and remarked: "I don't know exactly what Kavanaugh is getting, but I do know if he's getting only $2,500, he's cheap at that." And the inquiring fans are still wondering what he pulls down.
    Dances, entertainments, carnivals, and other benefits, coupled with boosters and tag days, are keeping the Franklin team on a sound financial basis, and incidentally keeping the town pretty much in the limelight."
    Allegheny Steel have 50-13-1 record. 85,945 people have watched them. 
1920-8-04 (Frederick, MD) Art Stokes, Emmitsburg native & Schoen Steel pitcher, has signed with the Tigers. Stokes, Art MLB 1925
1920-8-22 Snapped Up Around The Sandlots.
    New Castle Cords becoming known as C team, for seven of players' last names begin with C. 
    New Castle making a real effort to put a good team together; very good players jumping to them. Previously attendance was listless but lately they had 2,200 come out. "L.C. Sturgiss, general superintendent of the New Castle Rubber Company, acting for Bill Ducrsten, president of the company, stated today that the Castle Cords intended to put a team on the field competent to defeat any team in this vicinity."
1920-8-22 O'Donnell and Layden have jumped Franklin to go to New Castle; Franklin okay with that. O'Donnell had been dissatisfied ever since he was fired as manager, and Layden hadn't been playing very well. Layden replaced in center by Johnny Honig of Bethlehem Steel League. 
    "Franklin management and fans feel that they have a grievance against Jimmy Hagan, who is at the head of the office force of the Philadelphia National League team. Hagan came here last week and served the temporary injunction on Pitcher Bert Gallia. When he returned to Philadelphia he told the newspaper men that the Two-team League was simply a gambling proposition, and that the team's supporters were gamblers. It is true that there is betting on games when the police are not looking, but the bettors have no connection with the club, official or unofficial. Teams are supported by dyed-in-the- wool fans, who with their predecessors, have maintained a rivalry in baseball between the two towns for 60 years."
1920-8-29 Homestead Steel League review. Schoen Steel won. 
1920-8-29 player fight at Oil City-Franklin game. "Serious trouble" was only prevented by a "heavy wire screen in front of the bleachers along the third base line of the West End park." 
    Manager Brackenridge has played all infield and outfield positions as well as having occasionally pitched. Umpire O'Toole has been snatched from the Two Team League by the Castle Cords. 
    Allegheny Steel is about to play a series with the Baltimore Dry Docks. Account of pitchers' duel between Gene Packard of Agathons and Knetzer of Steelers.
1920-9-05 The proposed post-season series between Franklin, Oil City, Allegheny Steel, and the other top teams has fallen through, but it has been established that there will be good baseball again next year. The Elcos, who represent Ridgway, Johnsonburg, and St. Marys, have signed Herb Moran as next year's manager. 
    "It is probable that before the 1921 season opens the various independent teams will get together and draw up an agreement respecting each others' right as to players. Franklin and Oil City have been bound by such an agreement this year and it has worked out well. 
1920-12-20 (El Paso) Henry Blakey, Homestead Steel shortstop, has signed with Louisville AA. Is 22 y.o. Has played with the same team for three years.

1919 final standings
Westinghouse Electric Interworks League five teams tied for 2nd. 
1920

1920-8-21 Believed to be most remarkable game in history of West End. Before 3,000 spectators at Denny Grounds, West End and KOKA tied 0-0 in 20-inning game.
1920-8-21 Carnegie Steel of Farrell 2, New Castle Cords 1. Heinie Boll's hitting wins for Farrell. Cords have former Two-Teamers in line-up.

1920-8-01 Eddie Artman, TR

 1919-7-22 Twilight teams enjoying daylight savings
1922-8-20 on the kings of the independent pitchers (has PICS): Elvin Hilty is 35-6, Zip Wenzel 38-6, 
        Frank Speece 25-2 (won 23 inning game a few years back) National Tube has a great staff (w-l not         compiled exclusively with them:
        Johnny McKeeta 12-0 (no-hitter), Walter Rhine 21-5, Earl Carson 15-4, Jimmy Coyne 20-6.
        Alex Pearson 20-4; keeps it up year after year. 
        A LOT of great records given. 
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Saturday, February 3, 2024

Pittsburgh leagues (pre-WWI)


1903-9-27WG Independent nines had a better season than last year, with faster nines and stronger crowds.
    "It is doubtful if one team around here that is well known lost one cent. Homestead is ahead of the game and Risher's pay roll is as large as in some minor leagues. Wilmerding, which is a good ball town, has been playing star players all season, and as yet it has not reported a loss. It has made money. Burgess Ed Hickey, at Milvale, Is goingg along in the even tenor of his way, and he also is ahead.
    "It is doubtful if there is one team in this part of the state that has a better site than the Pittsburgh Amateurs at Friendship park. This park, which is the property of the Pittsburgh High schools, is a very valuable site for sports, and draws large crowds. The park is given out for the summer without one cent of rental being charged and as a consequence the management of a summer team has a "good thing." There are many managers of teams in the small leagues who have not as good prospects for making money as the person who has a team at Friendship park."
    "All over the state the independents are ahead of the game. Altoona has had a season that exceeded expectations and at Harrisburg the sport flourished more than the backers of the team ever dreamed of before the season opened. Williamsport, which had been without the game for some years, had a big revival and its profits will, it is estimated, reach into the thousands. This is also true at Harrisburg.
    "One thing that has helped to put the local teams on "velvet" is the series now being played between teams like Homestead, Millvale and Pittsburgh Amateurs. All have been money makers and if pleasant weather is given the tossers this week the managers will have more smiles coming. Tomorrow Millvale plays at Homestead and Risher has another double-header with P. A. C.
    "Friday Homestead took a double-header from P. A. C. and by so doing put itself ahead of that team in the series. Someone has got the idea that Homestead, Millvale and P. A. C. should play a series, the winner to be declared the champion of Western Pennsylvania. Brilliant idea? But where does Waynesburg, Wilmerding and a few other teams come in? Probably they don't count. It is a good thing to play these series, but when the logical championship team is being "doped out, the honor should be given Homestead. Risher has campaigned his team up and down the independent circuit in this section of the state, Ohio and in Eastern Pennsylvania. In this section he has won the series from every team he has met, which means the best the land could afford. On the other hand, P. A. C. has been playing Saturday games, meeting the weaker teams. It has not played Wilmerding, Rochester, Waynesburg and this kind of clubs.
    "Millvale was late in starting and at that Hickey's outfit is not as strong as Homestead. Hickey is not claiming a championship, Says he: "Because one team beats Homestead once or twice it should not follow that it is a better team. Homestead is the strongest of them all in this part. Millvale is good, but Risher has advantages that we other managers do not enjoy; hence he can get players from all over the country. We confine ourselves to local talent."
    Lew Moren is now one of the best young pitchers in this part of the country. Lew Wentz is his sponsor - discovered him pitching on a boys' team in Duquesne Heights. He was regarded as the top independent righty this summer. Is currently pitching for Millvale Moren, Lew 48-57 MLB
    Brownie Gessler, who was playing outfield for Punxsutawney last season, is making good with Brooklyn. Gessler, Doc 128 OPS+ in eight years
1903-10-11WG "At Philadelphia tomorrow the Harrisburg, Pa., Camden, N. J., and Wilmington, Del., baseball teams will play for what is termed the tri-state championship for the independents. Each team is expected to take to the game thousands of spectators, and the crowd looked for will break all records for a game between independent teams. Last fall Wilmington and Brandywine played to over 20,000 spectators. This game scheduled for tomorrow is unique. Partles in the east claim these teams are the leading ones in their respective states, and a double-header will decide the championship. The three captains will toss a coin a few minutes before starting time and the one getting the odd side will play the winner of the first game. the contest to start immediately after. Two umpires will officiate and they will not be known until they ap- pear on the field to start the game.
    "Should Harrisburg win the so-called tri-state championship it will prevent Altoona from styling themselves the champions of Central Pennsylvania and give Homestead the title for this section.
1903-11-17WG. Howard M. Risher is the manager of Homestead L.A.C."
1913-5-29 Post. 13 baseball diamonds crowded all day with boys - need more diamonds but there is no space. 
1915-8-01G "Winning Team Demanded By The Town Supporters. That is why Ridgeway pays Howard Camnitz a big league salary - enthusiasm in sport all over the country - greatest in a decade."
    In 1914 the Ridgway club, which was not even very good, cost $2850 a month, 3/4 of payroll spent on pitching. This year Howard Camnitz is getting $650/month + expenses. Also on the pitching staff is the former major leaguer Rube Witherup, playing under the name of Smith. The outfielders are paid $150/month. 
    Johnsonburg & St. Marys also have high-class teams. The three teams are trying to work out a championship format to determine a winner amongst themselves, the creme de la creme. 
    Many other top clubs listed. Pittsburgh Collegians are in 16th year.
    More interest in independent baseball than there has been since 1905. 
1916-5-14 Tomorrow there will be local meeting of National Amateur Baseball Association - players, leagues, & teams invited. Local branch of NABA has 600 individual teams exclusive of leagues. It is expected that around 900 teams, comprising about 15,000 players, will join. Elimination series will be late in season. Barney Dreyfuss and "Hans" Wagner on board of directors of local organization. 
1918-6-02G Hugh Tate, who will be appointed manager of Franklin tomorrow, has been continuously serving in independent ball since 1903. W/pic. A review of the clubs and managers of that graced the sandlots in that far-off day. 
1918-7-07G funny story about Clyde Fullerton getting ball stuck up sleeve at third. w/cartoon. 

1903-9-27WG Ashford
1914-8-16P Swissvale
1914-8-23P Ambridge Our Boys
1915-6-27G Steubenville Christian Church
1915-9-19G W.H. Mullins, championships of Salem (O.) Shop League
1916-6-11G Westminster College
1916-6-18G Waynesburg College
1917-6-03 Lemington Presbyterian of PRESS Church League. 
1917-6-24G Allegheny Steel
1917-7-01G Pittsburgh Steel of Monessen
1917-7-08G Monongahela. A bit blurry
1917-7-15g Pittsburgh Steel Product at Charleroi
1917-8-05G Superior Steel team of Carnegie
1917-8-12G B&O of Connellsville
1918-5-19G Bethany College
1918-5-26G East Liverpool, O. Athletics
1918-6-02G Youngstown, OH
1918-6-23G Toronto O.  motley uniforms
1918-6-30 Beltzhoover. also motley uniforms. & Taylor Tube of Washington, with positions. 
1918-7-07 Pittsburgh Steel of Charleroi
1918-7-21 Moltrup Steel at Beaver Falls
1918-7-28 Monongahela
1918-8-04 P.J. Sullivan
 
1903-9-20WG Fast Homestead trio: Future MLB Harry McChesney, 3b-cap Mays Edmundson, and 2b Tom Cosgrove. Cosgrove, Tom /
1914-8-16P Swissvale battery
1914-8-23P Two Swissvale - shortstop Dummy Boyle and right fielder Reed
1915-6-13G action shot from Pitt v. W&J (Washington & Jefferson)
1915-6-20G action shots from Allegheny Steel - Pittsburgh Athletics. Jim Culp threw 2-hit shutout.
1915-7-04G Allegheny Steel players & executives
        Davis, catcher of Monongahela
1915-7-11G four stars of Ridgway
1915-8-15G St. Marys stars
1915-8-22G Tim Shea & Bucky Umlauf. 
1916-5-14G Pitcher Art Shaw of Pittsburgh Terminal club scoring from home. 
1916-5-14G Carnegie Tech stars
1916-5-21G two Lawrenceville veterans. 
1916-5-28G Clinton Carter
1916-6-11G Samuel Brennan, Cap. of Hazlewood Collegians. 
1916-6-18G Director & Pres. of New Kensington Aluminum.
    Benny & Claude Jewell of Meadville. Benjamin "Rabbit" Jewell
1916-6-25G Alderman P.J. Sullivan. President & backer of Lawrenceville. 
1916-7-02G stars of New Kensington Aluminum.
        Hugh Tate.
1916-7-09G the ballpark the Aluminum company built at New Kensington. 
1916-7-23G Jeff Kilner, catcher-Cap of Troy Hill Athletics
1916-7-23G Bobby Freese, catcher, New Kensington Aluminum. 
1916-7-30G Action pics from Vandergrift-Allegheny Steel game. Can see smoke stacks in background.
1916-8-06G five players of Pittsburgh Collegians who are graduating into majors.
1916-8-06G Allegheny Steel stars. pros
1916-8-13G Jim Culp, Aluminum. One of top independent pitchers. a veteran. 
1916-8-13G Harry Carlson, Allegheny Steel.
1916-8-20G stars of Altoona
1916-8-20G Altoona's two umpires, who are doing splendidly. Former pros. 
        O.S.W. Fozenbaker, 1b-MG of Keyser, one of top clubs in WV, with his two sons who act as team's mascots.
1916-8-20g stars of Vandergrift, incl. Clyde Fullerton.
1916-8-27G three well-known amateurs.
1916-9-03G Ben Fraley - real name William Froelich - died yesterday of pneumonia. Just last week he had caught a game for Esplen, PA. 
1917-6-24 Bert Wilson, of-MG of Alumnium. Former milb
1917-7-08G Tom Doran, Altoona pitcher
1917-7-08G action shots from Ambridge game - some players of Waynesburg - all rather blurry
1917-7-08G manager, business manager, and captain of Pittsburgh Steel Product
1917-7-15g pic of Jimmy Beeson, Greenfield, prominent player for years
1917-7-15 action pic of Durell, strong catcher of Moltrup Steel team at Beaver Falls. 
1917-7-22g action pic - Tillie Dewar of Monongahela stealing home - and pic of former MLB Ody Abbott
1917-7-29g action pic - Harry Fowler scoring only run for Ambulance Corp in game v. Coraopolis
1917-7-29g pics of five Ambridge players - including Vern Hughes
1917-8-19G Joe Phillips, former milb. Manager of Pittsburgh Steel Products at Charleroi.
1917-8-26 action pics from Franklin v. Ambridge game, incl. Swetonic.
1917-8-26G Tom White, Monongahela outfielder
1917-9-02G stars of Franklin club
1917-9-09G four of Coraopolis
1918-5-05G REALLY COOL. Pic of crowd at 319th Infantry-Graybers game. 
1918-5-12G Martins Ferry, O. MG & pres.
1918-6-02 Jim Clancy, 2b-MG, Central Steel, Massillon 
1918-6-09G Charles C. Judge. 1b-MG of Davis A.A.
1918-6-09G Action pic from Beltzhoover v. Moltrup at Beaver Falls
1918-6-16G four stars of Martins Ferry O. 
1918-6-23 first base plays at Monongahela
1918-6-30 Doyle, second baseman of Ambridge. Former milb - his home is in Cincinnati. 
1918-6-30 Houser, of Steubenville, currently playing 2b for Toronto OH. Has been playing 15 years.
1918-7-21 old-time stars (Karl Kelly and Henny May) with Vandergrift - picture of Ernie Bechtel, 
    a star pitcher a decade ago, now an umpire
1918-7-28 three star pitchers of Pittsburgh Collegians
1918-8-04 Howard Archer, Shook, & MG Johnny Jones Beltzhoover
1918-8-18 pic of Swede Peterson, now with Toronto IL, in Franklin uniform. 
1918-7-18 J.G. (Red) McKenna, former milb, now with Aluminum. 

1903-9-15WG Farmer Brown, NYSL p, with Homestead L.A.C. "Bill Coleman again demonstrated that he is one of the leading independent pitchers in the state." Wilmerding had a beefed-up lineup, including Hans Lobert. Some good talk.
    McChesney, Harry with Homestead.
1903-9-19WG Pittsburgh Amateurs 5, champion Homestead 1. At Friendship Park. Alex Pearson pitched for Homestead. "The Amateurs played beyond their speed. It was their day and they sprung a big surprise by winning. In the betting at the park they were extreme outsiders and the Homestead money went begging. Early in the game Pearson had speed that was bewildering..."
    Bill Coleman won 9-2 for Wilmerding. Misc. boxes.
1915-7-31G Ehmke on mound for Johnsonburg.
1915-8-14 Ambridge finally loses after winning 18 straight. 
1915-9-18G Conemaugh of Johnstown beat Pitcairn, amateur champions of Pittsburgh, 10-8. Will meet winner of Detroit-Cleveland series for second round of national championship. Large excited crowd for game.

1916-5-20G Aluminum opening game. Description of new ball park and roster.
1918-8-17 Aluminum nine won sectional independent championship over Allegheny Steel. Over 5K ATT. Knetzer, Jake Pitler, Onslow, Rheam. 
 
1916-6-11 Ed Mullaney, Vandergrift, former MLB.

1914-8-16P Lots of boxes
1914-8-16P Standings + boxes for Allegheny Valley & Beaver County Leagues box.
1914-8-23P Lots of boxes. 

Allegheny County League
1915 9-05 standings final batting+fielding

Allegheny and Washington League
   1909



    1910-2-22 League will play again this year. All of its teams finished the season last year for the first time in the circuit's brief life. Carnegie claim to have what will be their finest team ever this year, with Harry Black and Al Wagner. They will play on the Heidelberg diamond. 
    Canonsburg fans begged the management to get Harry Sheaff and J.M. Perritte back this year, and on account of their begging they have returned.
    Teams and league officials listed.

Beaver County League



Inter-County League

1916-5-12 standings & list of players newly signed. 

1916-5-13 5K ATT. 
1916-6-17 Toothman, Pitcairn, comes within an out of a no-hitter.

Railroad League
    1915 9-19 standings

West Penn League

1917-6-03 standings. Hilty with Pitcairn. 
1918-7-21 

    Black, Harry 1904 Gloucester
Fullerton, Clyde

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