Upon This Quiet Life

Michael Moore (no, not that one – the other one) was born June 24, 1821 in Boher, County Limerick, Ireland. Moore was 5’4”. According to...

Today we preview the Louisville Grays’ opponent for this palate-cleanser series before we return to 1936. Meet . . . the 1899 Cleveland...

William Milton was born in Oldham County, Kentucky on October 24, 1841, the son of John S. Milton and Frances Trigg. He was 5’8 ¼”, with...

Before we embark on the final series of the simulated 1936 Negro League series, we have a brief palate-cleanser series. Meet our first...

James C. Mills was born in Spencer County, Kentucky on September 12, 1839, the son of James Mills and Lucy Harvey. A farmer, Mills was...

Wood’s Theatre, Corner Fourth and Jefferson streets Manager, Geo. Wood . . . Stage Manager, H. B. Phillips. Dress Circle and Parquette 50...

With the series on the line – 3 games Crawfords, 3 games Black Yankees – both managers have opted for risky moves, bringing back starters...

Dennis McCrystal was a thirty-three-year-old shoemaker, born in Ireland; he was 5’6”, with a dark complexion, gray eyes, and dark hair....

Our scene has shifted back to Greenlee Field in Pittsburgh for Game 6 of the second simulated 1936 semifinal series, the New York Black...

John Henry McBride was born in August 1842 in Franklin County, Kentucky, the son of James Smart McBride and Mildred Edwards. A...

Today we’re back at Municipal Stadium for Game 5 of our latest series, the Pittsburgh Crawfords versus the New York Black Yankees. With...

Isaac McArter was born March 9, 1818 in Adams County, Ohio, the son of Hiram McArter and Catherine Mackey. A farmer, McArter was 5’7 ½”,...

From the Kentucky Gazette, July 2, 1811 NEW BOOKS Just Received by Johnson & Warner, At their Bookstore Opposite the Branch Bane, Main...

We’re back at Municipal Stadium today for Game 4 of our latest Strat-o-Matic computer simulated playoff game. With the New York Black...

Anselm Benjamin McAhan was born in Bardstown, Kentucky on April 21, 1844, the son of Felix McAhan and Rosella Aud. He was 5’6 ½”, with a...

With the series all tied up at a game apiece, today the scene shifts to Municipal Stadium in Freeport, New York, the home field of the...

Private John Henry Masonheimer was a tailor, born in Carroll County, Maryland, the son of Peter Masonheimer and Anna Barbara Rinehart....

Today we’re back at Pittsburgh’s Greenlee Field for Game 2 of the 1936 Semifinal playoff series, matching the underdog New York Black...

John Marche was born in Washington, D.C., and was thirty years old and a painter at the time of his enlistment. He was 5’10”, had a light...

From the Louisville Courier-Journal, September 16, 1858 Theater – This evening Shakspeare’s beautiful comedy, “Much Ado About Nothing,”...