Bottle Proof

The Bisbee Daily Review - June 21, 1921

He ain't heavy... Oh, wait. Yes he is.

Looking through some Knoxville newspapers this weekend yielded this nugget, which must have been sent out on the wires.

Palestine Daily Herald - July 5, 1910

That "is some heavy".  How much heavy?

Team		Weight
Pygmies	total weight	4827
	average weight	536

Here's another claim to be the biggest and heaviest team.

Rock Island Argus - June 21, 1910

That also "is some heavy".

Team		Weight
Fat Men	total weight	3715
	average weight	413

Let's compare that to a modern team.  I've selected the Boston Red Sox starting nine for the 6th game of the 2013 World Series.

Name	Position	Weight
Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	195
Dustin Pedroia	2B	165
David Ortiz	1B	250
Jonny Gomes	LF	230
Daniel Nava	RF	200
Xander Bogaerts	3B	185
Stephen Drew	SS	190
David Ross	C	230
Jon Lester	P	240
	total weight	1885
	average weight	209

2013 weight info from Baseball-Reference.com.

Veteran Baseball Players Return From Military Service

The Morning Oregonian - January 22, 1919

Non-Breakable Bat

Las Vegas Age - August 19, 1905

The Yellow Kid and Baseball

John Thorn, the Official Historian of MLB, shared a photo on facebook of a pin featuring The Yellow Kid holding a baseball bat.  That sparked me to research what other baseball and The Yellow Kid connections there were.  I found a few.

Tacoma Daily News - December 31, 1898

Apparently Hogan's Alley was popular enough to be spun into a theatre production.

Tacoma Daily News - December 31, 1898

A bit about the origin of "The Yellow Kid" from an article titled: Something About the Comic Artists Who Draw the Funny Pictures in the Sunday  Papers

Evansville Courier and Press - June 4, 1905

Several non professional teams around the nation used the nickname of  The Yellow Kids.

The Herald (New Orleans) - April 18, 1912