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Circa 1904 Chapter 3: The Grudge

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English - March 30, 2023 11:55 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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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.


LINKS


Support the Show 


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


MUSIC


Blue Dot Sessions


Storyblocks


 Sources


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/


https://newspaperarchive.com/oneonta-daily-star-feb-11-1926-p-1/


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


https://newspaperarchive.com/new-york-tribune-aug-01-1904-p-18/


https://newspaperarchive.com/new-york-times-oct-04-1904-p-6/


https://newspaperarchive.com/new-york-times-oct-07-1904-p-7/


https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/06/21/issue.html


https://newspaperarchive.com/savannah-morning-news-sep-18-1904-p-16/


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.


LINKS


Support the Show 


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


MUSIC


Blue Dot Sessions


Storyblocks


 Sources


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/


https://newspaperarchive.com/oneonta-daily-star-feb-11-1926-p-1/


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


https://newspaperarchive.com/new-york-tribune-aug-01-1904-p-18/


https://newspaperarchive.com/new-york-times-oct-04-1904-p-6/


https://newspaperarchive.com/new-york-times-oct-07-1904-p-7/


https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/06/21/issue.html


https://newspaperarchive.com/savannah-morning-news-sep-18-1904-p-16/


https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/11/sports/series-that-never-was-90-years-ago-event-was-canceled-because-owners-feud.html


https://newspaperarchive.com/washington-post-aug-14-1904-p-63/