The league was generally considerd a minor league in 1913, its first season.
| TEAM | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
 | Indianapolis | 75 | 45 | .625 | - | |
 | Cleveland | 64 | 54 | .542 | 10.0 | |
 | St. Louis | 59 | 60 | .496 | 15.5 | |
 | Chicago | 57 | 62 | .479 | 17.5 | |
 | Covington | 32 | 45 | .416 | 21.5 | |
 | Pittsburgh | 49 | 71 | .408 | 26.0 |
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2 hours
Jan 24, 1975
Historian Eugene C. Murdock interviewed several former baseball players that had been active in baseball in the 1920s and 1930s.
Interview with Baseball Pitcher Elmer Knetzer / Historian Eugene C. Murdock interviewed several former baseball players that had been active in baseball in the 1920s and 1930s. Murdock was chairman of the history department at Marietta College. The interviews were not professionally recorded, and the audio quality is variable.
24 pages
Jan 4, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Jan 11, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
48 pages
Jan 18, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Jan 25, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Feb 1, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Feb 8, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Feb 15, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Feb 22, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Mar 1, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Mar 8, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Mar 15, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Mar 22, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Mar 29, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Apr 5, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Apr 12, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Apr 19, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
32 pages
Apr 26, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
32 pages
May 3, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
May 10, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
May 17, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
May 24, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Jun 7, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Jun 14, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Jun 21, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Jun 28, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Jul 5, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Jul 12, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Jul 19, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Jul 26, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Aug 2, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Aug 9, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Aug 16, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Aug 23, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Aug 30, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
28 pages
Sep 6, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
40 pages
Sep 13, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
32 pages
Sep 20, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
32 pages
Sep 27, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Oct 4, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Oct 11, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Oct 18, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Oct 25, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Nov 1, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Nov 8, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Nov 15, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Nov 22, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Nov 29, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Dec 6, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Dec 13, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Dec 20, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
24 pages
Dec 27, 1913
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The...
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.
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