Volume 12 , Issue 31

Oklahoma Early Baseball

1906 Spencer Oklahoma Baseball Team -- The baseball team pictured here was the 1906 Spencer ball club. The news clipping was submitted to the OkieLegacy Ezine by Craig Anderson. The person who submitted the photo and information to the newspaper in July, 1972 was Mrs. Mike Farino of Midwest City. In the news article Mrs. Farino stated that the team won 32 and lost 3 under the pitching of Miller White, the only surviving member of the 1906 team.

The article goes on to state, "White is a retired farmer living at Harrah and recently celebrated his 90th birthday June 14 (1972)."

Team members pictured are left to right, Miller White, Pitcher; bill Oldham, catcher; Frank Horvel, fielder; Ed White, second base; George Stone, third base; Fred Jones, just a rooter who slipped in the picture; Buck Dolliver, shortstop; Harry colburn, shortstop; Leo Myers, fielder; Mart White, first base and Harry Stone, fielder (seated).

Craig in Texas is also interested in early Oklahoma baseball and interested in finding information relating to an early 1900's team from Spencer, Oklahoma.

Craig says, "This is picture of the Spencer team news clipping of 1906. I saw the postcard on your web site of the 1909 game at Guthrie that your Grandpa Will sent to Constance. Is there anyone out there that knows what league the Spencer team played? Notify Craig Anderson (Email: tca@ablonco.com) if you have any information on this Spencer Team. "Spencer is about 30 miles south east of Guthrie (15 miles east of Oklahoma City). My Great-Grandfather, Miller White, was one of the players on the Spencer team. His brother Mart also played. I remember PaPa White well, he died in about 1978. I don't know what league or other teams the Spencer team played. Have you ever run across any mention of this Spencer team? Thanks."

Craig also says, "I am not sure exactly what years he played. I am guessing 1900-1910. Its very possible he did play in 1909. He would have been 27 in 1909. My Grandmother was born in 1910, so he probably didn't play much after that. I wish I would asked him more about it, but he didn't talk much about playing.

"I remember some stories about bringing beer in from St. Louis for games and the team traveling by train around Oklahoma. He had an old pitching toe, a piece leather that laced over the front of your right shoe and had a rounded shaped piece of metal attached to the leather that helped keep the leather on your shoe from wearing out due to dragging your right toe over and over as you pitched. Thanks for keeping me in mind if you ever run across any information about the Spencer team."   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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