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Iron and Oil League Born From a Copy Hungry Editor
In 1893 1894 New Castle News sports editor J Lee McFate started a local Iron and Oil Baseball League to generate copy. Teams from New Castle Sharon Warren Titusville Franklin and Oil City played on South Mill Street, with Penn alum Bill Thompson managing and a mix of amateurs. The league fizzled as finances faltered, but it sparked lasting local baseball and connected McFate to broader public roles.
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Iron and Oil Baseball League
Iron and Oil League
New Castle News
S. E
Franklin
Oil City
Looo
Pittsburgh
Charley Powers
Danny Harlan
Jim Sullivan
Scott Paisley
Joseph Cooper
Frank Tidball
J Lee Nice- Fate
Joan Andy McKee
Charles Warnock
Dr. Cooper
J. Te. Me
Amecd
New Castle
South Mill Street
Division
University of Pennsylvania
Bill Thompson
Bill
Jess Allen
Harvey Smith
Weir
Larry Gilboy
Joe Steen
Tom O'Brien
Duichmin
Warnon
Patean
Chain Lightning
Stewsey
Hans Wagner
News
J. Lee McFate
Lawrence County
McFate & Lockhart
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Fais