The Original Curse Part 7

17. Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times, March 20, 1918.

18. Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News, April 23, 1918.

19. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, April 25, 1918.

20. The Sporting News The Sporting News, May 2, 1918.

21. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, April 18, 1918.

22. New York World New York World, June 10, 1930.

23. New York World New York World, June 10, 1930.

24. Letter from Frick to Landis, in Alexander's Hall of Fame file.

25. The Sporting News The Sporting News, November 15, 1950.

26. New York Herald Tribune New York Herald Tribune, January 20, 1939.

27. The Sporting News The Sporting News, February 22, 1934.

CHAPTER 6 6.

1. The Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune reported on April 19, 1918, that Flack was ailing. According to the reported on April 19, 1918, that Flack was ailing. According to the Daily News Daily News, he had a fever and the flu.2. After returning from the war, John Flach also moved to Chicago and got a job with McCarthy and Fisher music publishers. When the publishers would come up with a new song, John would test it out as an opening act at the Thalia Theater.3. According to the May 22, 1918, edition of the Belleville News-Democrat Belleville News-Democrat, Jack Flach left for Jefferson Barracks, and before he departed, he was given a farewell gift watch by the courthouse employees. Judge George A. Crow made the presentation, and Jack, the silver-toned tenor of the courthouse, sang "Joan of Arc" to express his thanks.4. Belleville News-Democrat Belleville News-Democrat, April 13, 1914.5. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, May 12, 1918. Writer James Crusinberry noted that the Cubs would have won the game had Max Flack, who was as sure on a fly ball as any of them, not dropped one in a most critical spot.6. Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News, June 5, 1918.7. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, May 10, 1918.8. Chicago American Chicago American, July 31, 1918.9. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, June 19, 1918.

10. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, June 19, 1918.

11. Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News, June 14, 1918. The bill did not pa.s.s, but the committee that slipped it in obviously saw alcohol as a matter of conserving agricultural resources.

12. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, March 10, 1918.

13. Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News, April 6, 1918.

14. Farwell, Over There Over There, p. 131.

15. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, October 4, 1916.

16. Chicago History Museum website: encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/352.html.

17. New York Times New York Times, October 16, 1916.

18. Kennedy, Over Here Over Here, p. 186.

19. Alcott quote is from PBS's online version of Murder at Harvard Murder at Harvard. It can be found at pbs.org/wgbh/amex/murder/peopleevents/p_immigrants.html.

20. Boston Globe Boston Globe, April 21, 1918.

21. Boston Post Boston Post, August 15, 1918.

22. Ellis, Echoes of a Distant Thunder Echoes of a Distant Thunder, p. 363.

23. Boston Globe Boston Globe, April 21, 1918.

24. New York Times New York Times, April 23, 1918.

CHAPTER 7 7.

1. The February 5, 1918, edition of the Boston Globe Boston Globe reported, "The California papers say that when 'Dutch' left there a week ago yesterday, he made the announcement that he was going East to enlist as a yeoman at Charlestown Navy Yard. It is known that before the close of the baseball season he made tentative plans for enlisting, but put them aside because of the illness of his wife." reported, "The California papers say that when 'Dutch' left there a week ago yesterday, he made the announcement that he was going East to enlist as a yeoman at Charlestown Navy Yard. It is known that before the close of the baseball season he made tentative plans for enlisting, but put them aside because of the illness of his wife."2. Leonard's World War I draft card can be seen on ancestry.com.3. Ritter, The Glory of Their Times The Glory of Their Times, p. 301.4. The Sporting News The Sporting News, June 27, 1918.5. Boston Globe Boston Globe, May 22, 1918.6. Boston American Boston American, May 11, 1918.7. Letter from Harry Hooper to writer Lee Allen, dated May 10, 1963. Located in Hooper's file at the Hall of Fame.8. Boston American Boston American, May 11, 1918.9. The Sporting News The Sporting News, May 23, 1918.

10. American Journal of Clinical Medicine American Journal of Clinical Medicine, 1914, p. 435.

11. Boston Globe Boston Globe, May, 24, 1918.

12. Montville, The Big Bam The Big Bam, p. 72.

13. Boston American Boston American, July 20, 1918.

14. Boston American Boston American, May 29, 1918.

15. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, June 12, 1918.

16. Baseball Magazine Baseball Magazine, August 1918.

17. Jones, Deadball Stars of the American League Deadball Stars of the American League, p. 456.

18. Boston Globe Boston Globe, June 17, 1917.

19. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, June 18, 1917.

20. Boston Globe Boston Globe, August 31, 1915.

21. Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News, May 29, 1918.

22. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, July 30, 1918.

23. The Sporting News The Sporting News, December 26, 1918.

24. The Sporting News The Sporting News, June 6, 1918.

25. The Sporting News The Sporting News, December 26, 1918.

26. Asinof, Eight Men Out Eight Men Out, p. 14.

27. Nowlin, When Boston Still Had the Babe When Boston Still Had the Babe, p. 76.

CHAPTER 8 8.

1. Baker won plaudits for his visit to the front and his willingness to see the war firsthand. His travels were detailed everywhere he went, and he did, indeed, visit trenches and see a bomb explode yards away from his transport. When he returned, in a speech called, "At the Front," he described the story of the Frenchwoman.2. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, May 24, 1918. With the rainout, the Giants reportedly stayed at their hotel and collected news about the work-or-fight edict.3. Was.h.i.+ngton Post Was.h.i.+ngton Post, May 24, 1918.4. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, May 24, 1918.5. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, May 27, 1918.6. Douglas was a well-known alcoholic. Mann, meanwhile, was something of a health nut, and nuxated iron was a common blood-enhancing supplement. The Mann-Douglas relations.h.i.+p would prove to be fateful, as we'll later see.7. The Sporting News The Sporting News, November 20, 1919. Tyler would go to the Mayo Clinic in 1919 and be found to be "in perfect health except for very bad teeth."8. New York Times New York Times, May 24, 1918.9. Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News, May 23, 1918.

10. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, May 26, 1918.

11. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, May 27, 1918.

12. Chicago Herald Examiner Chicago Herald Examiner, May 27, 1918.

13. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, May 28, 1918.

14. Chicago American Chicago American, July 31, 1918.

15. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, June 1, 1918.

16. Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News, June 10, 1918.

CHAPTER 9 9.

1. New York Times New York Times, June 4, 1918.2. New York Times New York Times, June 5, 1918.3. New York Times New York Times, May 23, 1918.4. New York Times New York Times, June 6, 1918.5. The text, and an audio recording, of Gerard's speech can be found at firstworldwar.com/audio/loyalty.htm.6. New York Times New York Times, June 2, 1918.7. Boston American Boston American, June 7, 1918.8. Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News, June 8, 1918.9. Farwell, Over There Over There, p. 127.

10. Holli and Jones, Ethnic Chicago Ethnic Chicago, p. 102.

11. Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News, June 1, 1918.

12. Boston Globe Boston Globe, June 6, 1918.

13. The Sporting News The Sporting News, June 13, 1918.

14. Boston Globe Boston Globe, June 7, 1918.

15. Boston American Boston American, May 5, 1918.

16. Boston Globe Boston Globe, June 14, 1918.

17. Boston American Boston American, June 23, 1918.

18. New York Times New York Times, June 12, 1918.

19. Boston American Boston American, June 16, 1918.

20. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, June 19, 1918.

21. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, June 28, 1918.

22. Boston American Boston American, June 29, 1918.

23. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, February 8, 1921.

24. New York Times New York Times, September 27, 1920.

CHAPTER 10 10.

1. Duffey wrote in the Post Post, "Several of the players are following the movements of the Allies by means of maps clipped from various newspapers and every evening a Board of Strategy including Hooper, Walter Mayer, Strunk and a few more gather after dinner to just see what improvements the day's doings have produced in the situation over there." He joked about the players' misp.r.o.nunciations.2. The New York Times New York Times reported that the capture of Vaux Village on July 2, was, for the Americans, "the most important military operation they have so far executed." reported that the capture of Vaux Village on July 2, was, for the Americans, "the most important military operation they have so far executed."3. Zingg, Harry Hooper Harry Hooper, p. 39.4. Ritter, The Glory of Their Times The Glory of Their Times, p. 139. Hooper worked for Western Pacific railroad while playing for Sacramento and explained, "I played with the Sacramento club mainly because they promised to get me a surveying job."5. Jennings did say this-and more-about Hooper in 1913. The quotes are in Hooper's file at the Hall of Fame.6. Sports Today Sports Today, August 1971.7. Letter from Harry Hooper to writer Lee Allen, dated May 10, 1963. Located in Hooper's file at the Hall of Fame.8. Boston Globe Boston Globe, July 4, 1918.9. Letter from Harry Hooper to writer Lee Allen, dated May 10, 1963. Located in Hooper's file at the Hall of Fame.

10. The Sporting News The Sporting News, July 11, 1918.

11. Boston Globe Boston Globe, July 5, 1918.

12. Boston Globe Boston Globe, July 5, 1918.

13. Sports Collector's Digest Sports Collector's Digest, November 3, 2000. Thomas acknowledged that joining the navy with diabetes wasn't the smartest thing. "I shouldn't have done that," he said, "but I did."

14. Boston American Boston American, July 13, 1918.

15. Boston Globe Boston Globe, July 10, 1918. Mrs. High was typical. Baseball wives frequently pressured their husbands to join the s.h.i.+pyard so they could make money and avoid the war.

16. Ritter, The Glory of Their Times The Glory of Their Times, p. 145.

17. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, July 12, 1918.

18. Boston American Boston American, July 9, 1918.