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19. Was.h.i.+ngton Post Was.h.i.+ngton Post, July 20, 1918.

20. Was.h.i.+ngton Post Was.h.i.+ngton Post, July 21, 1918.

21. Boston Globe Boston Globe, July 21, 1918.

22. Was.h.i.+ngton Post Was.h.i.+ngton Post, July 23, 1918.

23. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, July 23, 1918.

24. Zingg, Harry Hooper Harry Hooper, p. 154.

25. Boston Globe Boston Globe, July 27, 1918.

26. The Sporting News The Sporting News. November 11, 1920.

CHAPTER 11 11.

1. Allen, The National League Story The National League Story, p. 160.2. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, June 24, 1920.3. Boston American Boston American, July 28, 1918.4. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, July 29, 1918.5. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, July 31, 1918.6. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, July 28, 1918.7. Ruether's letter is part of the Chicago History Museum's Asinof papers collection.8. The Department of Labor features an "inflation calculator" at bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm.9. Evenden, E. S. Teachers' Salaries and Schedules in the United States, 19181919 Teachers' Salaries and Schedules in the United States, 19181919, p. 109.

10. New York Times New York Times, August 28, 1918.

11. Boston Globe Boston Globe, July 26, 1918.

12. The Sporting News The Sporting News, August 13, 1942.

13. New York Times New York Times, September 22, 1910.

14. Lieb, Baseball as I Have Known It Baseball as I Have Known It, p. 98.

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

16. From writer Lawrence Ritter's interview with Roush, available on compact disc at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

17. The Sporting News The Sporting News, August 15, 1918.

18. The Sporting News The Sporting News, April 23, 1947.

19. Dewey and Acocella, The Black Prince of Baseball The Black Prince of Baseball, p. XII.

CHAPTER 12 12.

1. The East Coast experienced a brutal heat and humidity wave in early August, and the New York Times New York Times reported on August 6, 1918, "that some 400,000 persons were at Coney Island and the nearby resorts." reported on August 6, 1918, "that some 400,000 persons were at Coney Island and the nearby resorts."2. The details of Jacob Hollocher's early life can be found in census data on ancestry.com. He did grow up on a farm, began working for his brother (who was 24 years older than he was), and settled into life insurance thereafter. When Charley was young, Jacob pushed him into baseball.3. Charley's brother, Louis Milton Hollocher, did have a middling minor-league career as a second baseman, batting .217 in a brief stint with Spokane in 1918 and then returning to the game after the war from 1920 to 1926, primarily for Terre Haute in the Three-I League. In the October 1918 edition of Baseball Magazine Baseball Magazine, Hollocher told of his brother's enlistment and the letter he'd sent from Parris Island. According to census data, Milton also got married before joining the marines.4. On August 3, 1918, the Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News reported, "Hollocher was given a box of cigars for getting the first hit of the game. The smokes were presented by a naval officer. Hollocher said, 'Thank you,' for the gift, but, as he did not use tobacco, pa.s.sed them to the sailors in the stands." reported, "Hollocher was given a box of cigars for getting the first hit of the game. The smokes were presented by a naval officer. Hollocher said, 'Thank you,' for the gift, but, as he did not use tobacco, pa.s.sed them to the sailors in the stands."5. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, June 10, 1918.6. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, August 6, 1918.7. Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News, August 23, 1918.8. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, August 3, 1918.9. Boston Globe Boston Globe, August 4, 1918.

10. Boston Globe Boston Globe, August 11, 1918.

11. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, August 5, 1918.

12. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, April 3, 1918.

13. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, May 10, 1918.

14. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, April 14, 1918.

15. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, January 20, 1918.

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

17. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, August 18, 1918.

18. St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 26, 1933.

19. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, August 5, 1923.

20. St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 15, 1940.

CHAPTER 13 13.

1. In November 1920, Carl Mays opened up to Baseball Magazine Baseball Magazine about his history of unpopularity, which followed him wherever he went in the game. Notes 13 are taken almost verbatim from quotes of Mays's in the about his history of unpopularity, which followed him wherever he went in the game. Notes 13 are taken almost verbatim from quotes of Mays's in the Baseball Magazine Baseball Magazine interview. This exact quote went: "There is such a thing as popularity. We all know people who are popular without being able to explain why they should be. We also know people who are not popular, and yet they may be even more deserving of respect. Popularity does not necessarily rest on merit. Nor is unpopularity necessarily deserved." interview. This exact quote went: "There is such a thing as popularity. We all know people who are popular without being able to explain why they should be. We also know people who are not popular, and yet they may be even more deserving of respect. Popularity does not necessarily rest on merit. Nor is unpopularity necessarily deserved."2. Baseball Magazine Baseball Magazine, November 1920.3. Baseball Magazine Baseball Magazine, November 1920.4. Boston Globe Boston Globe, August 11, 1918.5. Nowlin, When Boston Still Had the Babe When Boston Still Had the Babe, p. 81. Mays is described as having "the disposition of a man with a permanent toothache."6. Baseball Magazine Baseball Magazine, November 1920.7. Baseball Magazine Baseball Magazine, June 1918.8. The Sporting News The Sporting News, August 22, 1918.9. Baseball Magazine Baseball Magazine, October 1918.

10. Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News, August 29, 1918.

11. The Sporting News The Sporting News, August 22, 1918.

12. Chicago American Chicago American, August 16, 1918.

13. From the diary of 89th Division soldier Andrew Oleson, at olesons.com/diary.htm.

14. The Sporting News The Sporting News, September 12, 1918.

15. Boston Globe Boston Globe, August 30, 1918.

16. Boston Herald Boston Herald, August 31, 1918.

17. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, August 31, 1918.

18. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, September 2, 1918.

19. The Sporting News The Sporting News, August 22, 1918.

20. Chicago American Chicago American, August 1, 1918.

21. Chicago American Chicago American, July 19, 1918.

22. Farwell, Over There Over There, p. 185.

23. New York Times New York Times, August 14, 1918.

24. Baseball Magazine Baseball Magazine, November 1920.

CHAPTER 14 14.

1. Description of the scene at the Federal Building is taken from September 5, 1918, editions of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Herald Examiner Chicago Tribune, Chicago Herald Examiner, and Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News.2. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, September 5, 1918.3. Boston Globe Boston Globe, September 5, 1918.4. Chicago Daily Journal Chicago Daily Journal, September 5, 1918.5. Boston American Boston American, September 5, 1918.6. Chicago Daily Journal Chicago Daily Journal, September 5, 1918.7. Chicago American Chicago American, August 21, 1918.8. Boston Post Boston Post, September 1, 1918.9. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, August 18, 1918.

10. The Sporting News The Sporting News, August 29, 1918.

11. Boston Herald Boston Herald, September 5, 1918.

12. Chicago Herald Examiner Chicago Herald Examiner, September 5, 1918.

13. Boston Post Boston Post, September 5, 1918.

14. Baseball Magazine Baseball Magazine, October 1918.

15. Boston Herald Boston Herald, September 5, 1918.

16. Boston Herald Boston Herald, September 4, 1918.

17. Fowler, Skyline Skyline, p. 109.

18. Boston American Boston American, September 6, 1918.

19. Boston American Boston American, September 6, 1918.

20. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, September 6, 1918.

21. Boston Post Boston Post, September 7, 1918.

22. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, September 6, 1918.

23. New York Times New York Times, September 6, 1918.

CHAPTER 15 15.

1. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, September 8, 1918.2. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, September 7, 1918.3. Chicago American Chicago American, September 4, 1918.4. Chicago Herald Examiner Chicago Herald Examiner, September 7, 1918.5. The Sporting News The Sporting News, September 12, 1918.6. The Sporting News The Sporting News, September 12, 1918.7. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, September 4, 1918.8. Boston American Boston American, September 7, 1918.9. Boston American Boston American, September 7, 1918.

10. Boston American Boston American, September 8, 1918.

11. New York Times New York Times, September 8, 1918.

12. Chicago Herald Examiner Chicago Herald Examiner, September 9, 1918.

13. Chicago Herald Examiner Chicago Herald Examiner, September 8, 1918.

14. The Sporting News The Sporting News, September 12, 1918.

15. Sports Collectors Digest Sports Collectors Digest, November 3, 2000.

16. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, July 11, 1921.

17. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, May 30, 1966.

18. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, December 28, 1921.

CHAPTER 16 16.

1. Boston Post Boston Post, September 9, 1918.2. Boston Post Boston Post, September 11, 1918.3. The Sporting News The Sporting News, February 21, 1918.4. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, September 8, 1918.5. Boston Globe Boston Globe, September 10, 1918.6. Boston Globe Boston Globe, September 10, 1918.7. Chicago Herald Examiner Chicago Herald Examiner, September 10, 1918.8. New York Times New York Times, September 10, 1918.9. Boston Globe Boston Globe, September 10, 1918.

10. Boston Post Boston Post, September 10, 1918.

11. Chicago Herald Examiner Chicago Herald Examiner, September 11, 1918.

12. Boston American Boston American, September 10, 1918.