Smiling Jeems Mutrie Recounts Giants Pioneering Days
The aging James Mutrie recalls early baseball with Rube Marquard in New York, the Giants, and his rise from coach to manager. He describes crowd antics, old timers, and the birth of rooting, plus his battles for players, salaries, and ground, ending with reflections on fame and wealth.
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New Fork Herald
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Marquard
James Mutrie
Uosung
New York
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Jeems
Joby McGraw
AlMaurie
Arthur Bell
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Murrie
Burnsides
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Mutrie
Marquand
Buck’ Ewing
Mr. Mutrle
Boston
Buck’ Erving
Christy Mathewson
Mr. Mutrie
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Yajote
Wagner
John B. Day
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Polo
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110Th Street
Washington
Kennedy
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Steve’ Brady
Nelson
Lewis
Say
Muldoon
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Keefe
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O'Toole
O’brien
Troy
Connor
Welch
Tom Lynch
Chicago
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Dan Richardson
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Phil’ Powers
Phi’ Powers
Brooklyn
St Louis
Amos Rusie
John T. Brush
Indianapolis
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Glasscock
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Teems
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Bristol County
Walker
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McGunnigle
Lew Brown
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Lew
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Chelsea
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Dreadnaughts
Chelses
Lewiston
Fall River
George Gore
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Portland
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Frank Bancroft
Cincinnati Club
Harry Stovey
George Washington Bradley
Jake Evans
Roger Connor
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Baseball stars find art in spare time amid big leagues
The piece surveys Fred Tenney Leon Ames and Russell Ford among other ball players who paint sketch and draw. It notes Tenney a Boston manager and Brown alumnus created art on spring trips while Ames Giants pitcher and Warren Ohio entertainer sketches teammates and galleries. It highlights Sweeney Ford and Eddie Collins who pursue writing and art beyond baseball.
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Sherwood Magee
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Fred” Tenney
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Leon K. Ames
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Russell Fora
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Brown University
Brown
Bill” Lauder
Matty
Dave” Fultz
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Paris
Wiltse
Leon Kk
Ames
Warren
Ohio
McGraw
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Acies
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Jacky
Russelford
Ford
Indianapolis
Russell
Russell Ford
Ed” Sweeney
Atlanta
Newark
Philadelphia Athletics
Columbia University
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