Kirk JenkinsNov 7, 20201 minThe Tempest Plays in Louisville (1902)From the Louisville Courier-Journal, November 9, 1902 Among the members of the Warde and James Company, which will be seen at Macauley’s...
Kirk JenkinsNov 7, 20202 minIt’s Game 4 in New York – the New York Cubans Against the Kansas City MonarchsWith the Cubans leading 2-1 in this first 1936 Simulated Semifinal playoff, we’re back in New York’s Dyckman Oval for Game 4. The...
Kirk JenkinsNov 7, 20201 minRemembering Private Stephen Addison Kinkead, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyPrivate Stephen Addison Kinkead was born on October 19, 1843 in Shelby County, the son of Allen Kinkead and Sarah Ellis. A farmer when he...
Kirk JenkinsNov 7, 20203 minKansas City Is In New York for Game 3 of Our Simulated 1936 SemifinalWe’re back for Game 3, as the series scene shifts to Dyckman Oval in New York, the home field of the New York Cubans. Today, Andy Cooper...
Kirk JenkinsNov 7, 20201 minRemembering Private Christian Keifer, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyPrivate Christian Keifer was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. A twenty-one year old farmer, he was 5’2 ½”, with a dark complexion,...
Kirk JenkinsNov 7, 20203 minIt’s New York vs. Kansas City for Game 2 of the First 1936 SemifinalWelcome back everybody to Kansas City’s Muehlebach Field for Game 2 of our first simulated 1936 Semifinal Series. With the surprising New...
Kirk JenkinsNov 7, 20201 minRemembering Private John Jakes, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyPrivate John Jakes was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, and was twenty-eight years old when he enlisted. He was 6’1”, with a dark...
Kirk JenkinsOct 24, 20201 minRemembering Private Dennis Humphreys, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyDennis Humphreys was born on February 8, 1836 in Louisville. A farmer, Humphreys was 5’7”, with a fair complexion, hazel eyes, and light...
Kirk JenkinsOct 22, 20204 minGame 1 – The New York Cubans at the Kansas City MonarchsToday, we’re at Kansas City’s Muehlebach Field for Game 1 of the simulated semifinal series, the New York Cubans versus the Kansas City...
Kirk JenkinsOct 21, 20201 minRemembering Private Patrick Hogan, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyPatrick Hogan was a thirty-five-year-old laborer when the war began. He was born in Ireland. Hogan was six feet tall, with a light...
Kirk JenkinsOct 20, 20202 minPreviewing the Next Series: the New York Cubans versus the Kansas City MonarchsWe’re four series in for our simulated 1936 Negro League playoffs, and we’ve reached the first seven-game semifinal series: the...
Kirk JenkinsOct 19, 20201 minRemembering Private George Hickman, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyGeorge Hickman was an eighteen-year-old farmer from Shelby County, Kentucky. Hickman was 5’10”, with a light complexion, blue eyes, and...
Kirk JenkinsOct 19, 20201 minNight Baseball Comes to Louisville 32 Years Ahead of MLBHistory records that the first night baseball game in MLB history was at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, with the Reds beating the...
Kirk JenkinsOct 11, 20201 minRemembering Private Thomas Hazelett, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyPrivate Thomas Hazelett was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Hazelett was forty-three at the time of his enlistment and was working...
Kirk JenkinsOct 11, 20203 minIt’s All Down to Game 7 – the Newark Eagles Versus the New York Black YankeesWe’re back in Ruppert Stadium today for the climactic seventh game of our series between the 1936 Newark Eagles and the 1936 New York...
Kirk JenkinsOct 11, 20201 minRemembering Private Joel Henry Hardin, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyPrivate Joel Henry Hardin was born in Oldham County, Kentucky on December 18, 1838, the son of Warner Hardin and Catherine Ann Hitt. A...
Kirk JenkinsOct 11, 20203 minWe’re Back to New York as the New York Black Yankees and the Newark Eagles Meet in Game 6Today, we’re back in New York’s Ruppert Stadium for Game 6, and it’s a rematch of Game 3 – Roosevelt Davis to the mound for New York in a...
Kirk JenkinsOct 11, 20201 minRemembering Private John Green, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyPrivate John Green was born in Ireland and was a twenty-three-year-old farmer when he enlisted. Green was 5’7 ¾”, with a light...
Kirk JenkinsOct 11, 20202 minNew York Black Yankees Meet the Newark Eagles In Game 5 of 1936 SeriesWe’re back at Municipal Stadium in Freeport, New York for Game 5 of our latest Simulated 1936 Negro League Playoff Series. The pitchers...
Kirk JenkinsOct 4, 20201 minMore Shakespeare in LouisvilleFrom the Louisville Courier-Journal, November 17, 1899 Miss Kidder in Dual Role Vladimir de Facheammn Great Chopin Recital at Liederkranz...
