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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1915
Page
26
The King Napoleon LaJoie, famed baseball star, laments never having played in a World Series. He notes he would retire content if allowed one chance to compete, even without pay, to savor the game’s finest moments before fans.
The article profiles Napoleon Lajoie born September 5 1875 in Woonsocket Rhode Island later nicknamed the Frenchman He played for Connie Mack and the Cleveland team dressing in his early career as a fire fighter earning 54 a month in Woonsocket and a 100 month contract with Fall River Each detail recalls his 3000th hit and his enduring place in baseball history while reflecting on his rival stars and the era’s pay scales The piece notes his farm life near Cleveland where he tended chickens and recalls his signing turning point and love for hitting.
The memoir-style passage recounts a player’s rise from village ball to the Philadelphia club in 1896, detailing early positions, batting success, and the shift to a major league career. It notes managers Billy Nash and George Stallings, key rivals, and the goal of winning a pennant with Connie Mack’s Athletics.
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