Kirk JenkinsOct 4, 20201 minRemembering Private Edward Green, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyEdward Green was a twenty-nine-year-old carpenter, born in Shelby County, Kentucky, the son of Edward James Green and Sarah W. Daughtery....
Kirk JenkinsOct 3, 20202 minWe’re Back at Ruppert Stadium With the Newark Eagles Holding a 2-1 LeadToday, we’re back at Ruppert Stadium for Game 4 in our latest playoff series. After Newark won the first two games, the New York Black...
Kirk JenkinsOct 1, 20201 minRemembering Private Thomas D. Goodman, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyThomas Goodman was born in South Carolina. Although Goodman told the mustering officer he was eighteen years old when he enlisted,...
Kirk JenkinsOct 1, 20203 minIt’s a Must Win for New York as The Black Yankees Visit Newark for Game 3We’re back for Game 3 of our latest simulated playoff series, and it’s a must-win for the New York Black Yankees as the scene shifts to...
Kirk JenkinsSep 28, 20201 minRemembering Private James Gill, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyJames L. Gill was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, the son of Jediah W. Gill and Louisiana A. Dale. He was twenty-three when he enlisted....
Kirk JenkinsSep 28, 20202 minGame 2: The Newark Eagles Take On the New York Black Yankees as the Simulated 1936 Playoffs ContinueAfter Newark took Game 1, we’re back at Municipal Stadium in Freeport, New York for Game 2 of our latest Simulated 1936 Negro League...
Kirk JenkinsSep 20, 20202 minCrowds of Confused Theater-Goers Wandering Aimlessly Around the Louisville Theater DistrictFrom the Louisville Daily Courier, April 9, 1861 (right below an ad: “Wonderful for Hooping Cough”) William Shakespeare can be seen...
Kirk JenkinsSep 20, 20201 minRemembering Private Thomas W. Gardner, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyThomas W. Gardner was born in Middlesex County, Virginia around 1835, the son of James and Jannette D. Gardner. He was a bricklayer when...
Kirk JenkinsSep 20, 20204 minIt’s Newark vs. New York for Game 1 of Our Latest Simulated 1936 SeriesToday, we’re at the Municipal Stadium in Freeport, New York, home field of the New York Black Yankees, for Game 1 of our next 1936...
Kirk JenkinsSep 20, 20201 minRemembering Private Massina Fontaine, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyMassina Willard Fontaine was born in Louisville on August 17, 1839, the son of Massina Fontaine Sr. and Malitta Pomeroy. He was a jeweler...
Kirk JenkinsSep 20, 20202 minPreviewing the Newark Eagles and the New York Black Yankees – the 1936 Playoffs ContinueShortly, we’ll be beginning the next second round wild card series – the Newark Eagles vs. the New York Black Yankees. The Eagles boast...
Kirk JenkinsSep 20, 20201 minRemembering Private Cyrus Finley, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyCyrus Finley was born in Shelby County, Kentucky on October 18, 1828, the son of Andrew Finley and Icyphenia Younger. He married Jane...
Kirk JenkinsSep 20, 20202 minThe Chicago American Giants vs. the New York Cubans in the Deciding Game of the Wild Card SeriesWe’ve moved to New York’s Dyckman Oval for Game 3 of the 1936 Wild Card Series, the Chicago American Giants vs. the New York Cubans. The...
Kirk JenkinsSep 20, 20201 minThe Winter’s Tale in LouisvilleTheatre- This evening Mr. and Mrs. Wallack make their last appearance and take a farewell benefit. The play selected for the occasion is...
Kirk JenkinsSep 16, 20201 minRemembering Private Henry Clay Fields, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyHenry Fields (his Army records drop the final “s”) was born in Tippah County, Mississippi on February 23, 1843, the son of Balaam Duke...
Kirk JenkinsSep 16, 20203 minBack in Chicago for Game 2, as the New York Cubans Take On the Chicago American GiantsHeading into Game 2, Martin Dihigo is sending Chet Brewer to the hill. American Giants’ manager Bingo DeMoss is answering with Norman...
Kirk JenkinsSep 16, 20201 minRemembering Private George W. Field, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyGeorge Field was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, and was a farmer. He was thirty-five years old when he mustered in. Field was 5’9” and...
Kirk JenkinsSep 8, 20203 minGame 1 – The New York Cubans vs. the Chicago American GiantsToday, we’re at American Giants Park in Chicago for Game 1 of the first second round series for our (simulated) 1936 playoffs. Cubans’...
Kirk JenkinsSep 8, 20201 minRemembering Private Noah Elbert, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyNoah Elbert was born on November 25, 1838 in either Louisville, Kentucky or Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany (sources differ), the son of...
Kirk JenkinsSep 7, 20202 minPreviewing The (Simulated) 1936 Playoffs – New York Cubans vs. Chicago American GiantsToday, we’re previewing the first second round playoff series of our ongoing 1936 Negro League simulated playoffs – Martin Dihigo’s New...
