Play Ball

Tampa Tribune - April 12, 1932

Captured 12 Straight For A Championship

The San Diego Union - December 13, 1936

Yes, I know that the team pictured above played softball, not baseball.  Work with me on this one.

There have been a few ships with the name of Wright.  Here's a link to the entry at the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.  For more photos see the NavSource Service Ship Photo Archive for the USS San Clemente (AG-79) ex USS Wright (AV-1) (1926 - 1945) and USS Wright (AZ-1) (1921 - 1926).

Baseball in Australia

The 2014 Major League Baseball season has already started.  In Australia the Dodgers faced and were victorious over the Diamondbacks.  But our national game has visited there before.  John Thorn wrote a great piece at his Our Game blog in 2013 called Australian Baseball: A Brief History.  I'll add three newspaper articles from 1910, 1916, and 1922.

Grand Forks Daily Herald - March 1, 1910

Kalamazoo Gazette - October 12, 1916

Idaho Statesman - September 16, 1922

Baseball Playing Superinduced Death

The Plattsburgh Republican - April 6, 1889

Free to Razz Again

The Sporting News - August 24, 1939

Honus and the Princess

Hans Wagner gets chummy with Princess Kaunitz of Vienna on his way to Tulsa, although he seems more interested in driving the car than making nice with the Princess.

The Tulsa Daily World - April 10, 1913

On to baseball...

The Tulsa Daily World - April 3, 1913

The Tulsa Daily World - April 4, 1913

The Tulsa Daily World - April 5, 1913

Just a week later the Pirates were in Cincinnati where they beat the Reds 9-2 to start their season.

New Year's Day Baseball Fete

Los Angeles Herald - January 1, 1894

Happy New Year!