Speaker, Tris
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Major League Indoor Baseball Game
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 00000039199534]
Identifier: EPH 5055
Scope and Contents
One game manufactured by Philadelphia Game Manufacturing Co. Players choose a baseball team and play by spinning the dial to move players around the bases throughout the innings.
Dates:
circa 1913
Tris Speaker Correspondence Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSSP_0006
Content Description
A group of six letters written to recently resigned Cleveland Indians player-manager Tris Speaker in 1926. The correspondence expresses support in the wake of newspaper revelations that former pitcher Emil John "Dutch" Leonard had accused Speaker and Ty Cobb of fixing and betting on a game in 1919. Five of the letters are from fans, and the sixth letter is from former player George Stovall.
Dates:
1926