Volume 11 , Issue 12

Will McGill 1907 Baseball Legacy

We found these Sporting Life articles (pdf/text version) online where you could search for a particular name or keyword. I typed in "mcgill" and came up with quite a few "Will," "Willie," and other McGill's. I have included those below that pertain only to my Grandpa W. J. "Will" McGill.

AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES -- "Think of Billy Keeler hitting for .237 in 100 games. The Boston Club last week had 26 players put for practice each day. The White Sox took IE Washingtons this season. out of 21 games from the Now Niles batted .400 at one time this year, his average is plain .284. Detroit has the champion trio of run-getters in Jones, Cobb and Crawford. Tyrus Cobb, the Detroit outflelder, is the bat ting sensation of the year. Egan, ths new umpire, seems to be all that President Ban Johnson claims. During the present season American League clubs have tried out sixty-two pitchers. It is believed that Jack Sheridan will be the American League umpire in the Worldn't s Series. McGill, the new Texas pitcher of the Browns, is studying for the ministry and won't play base ball on Sunday....."

[PDF] HANLON?S HOPE Sporting Life, 1907, Volume 50 Number 4. ... Money won?t figure in any other ?ttempt at success if I make one." ) BROWNS? ESCAPE. Stone, Powell, O?Connor and McGill in Auto Mix-Up. ... Brown's Escape Death In Auto Mix-Up - Text Version

BROWNS ESCAPE. - Stone, Powell, O'Connor and McGill in Auto Mix-Up. Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 19. George Stone, Jack Powell, Old Jack O'Connor and McGill, McAleer's latest pitching recruit, were near death this afternoon when an into in which they were being taken to the Cleveland Base Ball Club's grounds to play in St. Louis-Cleveland American League game was hit by a street car. The machine's axle was broken, a side crashed in and it was thrown nearly over, just righting itself and settling on its broken gear in time to save McGill from being pinned under it. Stone landed on his feet, springing as he was hurled from his seat. O'Con nor and Powell could not spring and were thrown flat. They bore away with them marks of the mishap."

[PDF] OFFICIAL LIST FOR GUIDANCE OF THE MAGNATES. Sporting Life, 1907, Volume 50 Number 7.n... Louis E. Heidrick, E. Spencer, W. J. McGilL Graham, G. F. Farris, J. Powell, W. Dineen, H. Niles, Benson, Hartzell, Swayne, C. Hemphill, J. O?Connor, Blue, W ... Sporting LIfe vol. 50, no. 7

"American League -- St. Louis E. Heidrick, E. Spencer, W. J. McGill, Graham, G. F. Farris, J. Powell, W. Dineen, H. Niles, Benson, Hartzell, Swayne, C. Hemphill, J. O'Connor, Blue, W. Bailey, C. A. Keith, D. Criss, F. Glade, T. Jones, Gardner, W. E. Butler, Clark, O. Pickering, Jas. Stephens, Wells, Sutor, T. C. Fisher, Jr., B. Pelty, H. Howell, Rowan, R. Wallace, J. Yeager, Switzer, G. Stone. Detroit Hugh Jennings, F."

OCTOBER 5, 1907 - Sporting Life, 1907, Volume 50 Number 4 - ... Bemhard, Cleveland . . McGill. St. ... McGill, the new Texas pitcher of the Browns, is studying for the ministry and won't play base ball on Sunday. ... PDF File - Oct. 5, 1907 -- Text Version

[PDF] American League Sporting Life, 1907, Volume 50 Number 4. ... Jones. Ib.. 3 0 212 n 1 1 Blair, c. . . S 1; McGill, p. 5 0 0 I 2 0 Newton, p. 2 0 1 Dineen, p. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Doyle, p. . . 0 0 0 9 ... American League Sep. 27, 1907

NEW YORK VS. ST. LOUIS AT NEW YORK - SEPT. 27 (1907)?With the score 5 to 4 against them in the ninth inning the St. Louis players, who all along had found Newton comparatively easy, fell on his curves, and with a succession of hits, drove in three runs. Doyle replaced Newton, but the game was lost, for the locals could make but one run in their final turn at bat."

[PDF] ST. LOUIS* HEAD - Sporting Life, 1907, Volume 50 Number 2. ... Paul; Graham and Fisher, of Shreveport; Keith, of Little Rock (all Class A material) ; Bailey and McGill, Texas League stars, and third baseman Benson, ... St. Louis Head - Text Version

"M'ALEER'S YOUNGSTERS. -- There will be no change in the status of the Browns. McAleer will again manage the team next year and he and President Hedges will exert every effort to strengthen the team and produce better results. No expense will be spared to brace up the present team and with that in view a lot of new material has been secured. The Browns' recruits are pitchers Farris and Criss, of St. Paul; Graham and Fisher, of Shreveport; Keith, of Little Rock (all Class A material) ; Bailey and McGill, Texas League stars, and third baseman Benson, of Shreveport, who starred in the League in 1906. McAleer's selections are: Blue, the Columbus crack, much sought after by major league clubs, and Weeks, of Nashville, Class A catchers; third base man Clark, of Milwaukee; outfielders Swayne, of Utica, and Switzer, of Newark, O.; second baseman Gardner, of Austin, Texas, and first baseman Rowan, of Spokane. A grand total 6 fourteen youngsters, five of whom were bought, two were called and the others drafted."

[PDF] MINOR LEAGUES. - Sporting Life, 1907, Volume 49 Number 4. ... Bonno. of Norfolk, by Washington, $500. McGill, of Austin, Tex., by St. Louis (A. L.), $500. Ferris, of Dallas, by St. Louis (A. L.), $500. ... Minor Leagues SOLD - Text Version

[PDF] OCTOBER 12, 1907 Sporting Life, 1907, Volume 50 Number 5. ... McCully, Wm. Alexander, Brooks Gordon, Harry Sutor, Earl Gardner, John McCall, Bill Baley, Harvey Short, W. J. McGill. i Pallas ... Sporting Life - Oct. 12, 1907

[PDF] INTER-STATE Sporting Life, 1907, Volume 49 Number 23. "McGill, of Austin, is easily the best pitcher in this league. He has "everything," speed, curves, raise ball, spitter and change of pace. It is understood that McAleer has this man under cover." Sporting Life 1907, Vol. 49, No. 23 - Text Version

[PDF] JULY 27, 1907. Sporting Life, 1907, Volume 49 Number 20. ... The Leavenworth Club filed an agreement for the release of services of players Wakly, Allison and McGill to the Dubuque Club in consideration of the right ... Sporting Life July 27, 1907 - Text Version

"PLAYER DEALS. Official Notice of Transfers and Options on Future Services. Auburn, N. .7., July 20. Secretary J. H. Farrell, of the National Association has is used the following bulletin of agreements for the future transfer of players: ...... The Leavenworth Club filed an agreement for the release of services of players Wakly, Allison and McGill to the Dubuque Club in consideration of the right of selection of a player of the Dubuque Club."

[PDF] NOVEMBER 9, 1907. Sporting Life, 1907, Volume 50 Number 9. ... 26 34 13 Barlow,Dubuciue.CR 11 19 42 Madden, Dubuque .. 10 10 11 McGill, Dubnque ... 71 101 16 13 Johnson, Dubuque ..12 16 22 Webber, Clin., Dub. ... Sporting Life Nov. 9, 1907 - Text Version
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