Charleston News and Courier - August 19, 1910 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Opening Day in the K.I.T. League
Hopkinsville Kentuckian - May 13, 1913 |
The K.I.T. League, or Kenkucky-Illinois-Tennessee League, also known as the Kitty League, was a Class D grouping of teams consisting of:
- Cairo (IL) Egyptians
- Clarksville (TN) Boosters
- Harrisburg (KY) Coal Miners
- Henderson (KY) Hens
- Hopkinsville (KY) Hoppers
- Owensboro (KY) Distillers
- Paducah (KY) Chiefs
- Vincennes (IN) Alices
Don't quite know how the Alices slipped into the league, what, with them being Hoosiers and all. Paducah was crowned as the Champions in that year.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
My Cinderella Girl
I plugged the terms "baseball" and "musical" into the search engine and up popped My Cinderella Girl, a musical baseball farce. The Library of Congress has the musical score, but I haven't found any instance of actual recording of the songs. Here are a few articles and images about and of the musical.
UPDATE - April 21, 2014
Scott Simkus has a nice post at John Thorn's blog Our Game. It focuses on Mike Donlin and a bit of his wife, Mabel Hite and features a much more clear image of the "Play Ball" scene.
The Daily Times - October 3, 1911 |
The Spartanburg Herald - February 19, 1911 |
The McCook Tribune - October 13, 1910 |
Chicago Public Library |
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald - October 26, 1910 |
ebay |
UPDATE - April 21, 2014
Scott Simkus has a nice post at John Thorn's blog Our Game. It focuses on Mike Donlin and a bit of his wife, Mabel Hite and features a much more clear image of the "Play Ball" scene.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Change in Toggery
The Washington Herald - February 26, 1916 |
The Evening Herald - March 29, 1922 |