Circa 1904 Chapter 3: The Grudge

March 30, 2023 00:48:11
Circa 1904 Chapter 3:  The Grudge
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Circa 1904 Chapter 3: The Grudge

Mar 30 2023 | 00:48:11

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Show Notes

Today the World Series is one of the most recognizable institutions in all of sports. When it debuted in 1903 it was met with widespread acclaim from sports writers and baseball fans all over America.

For all of its successful, the World Series was almost dead on arrival. Petty grudges, cut throat business practices and difficult personalities almost derailed the whole thing.

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Don Jensen's McGraw Bio for SABR

"Called Out" A Novel of Baseball and America in 1908 by Floyd Sullivan

Cindy Thomson's Website

Audience by Castos

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Blue Dot Sessions

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https://newspaperarchive.com/waterbury-evening-democrat-oct-07-1904-p-9/

https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-post-oct-14-1903-p-5/

https://web.archive.org/web/20061206071020/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Brush_John_T.stm

https://archive.ph/20080617183524/http://www.athomeplate.com/alforms.shtml

https://thisgreatgame.com/1902-baseball-history/

https://thisgreatgame.com/1904-baseball-history/

https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-28-1902-little-napoleon-vs-the-czar-john-mcgraw-suspended-by-ban-johnson-after-outburst/

 

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/frank-farrell/

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http://www.sportsology.com/not-how-you-start-yankee-beginnings/

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