Volume 15 , Issue 19

NW Okie's Corner

This week we take a look back at St. Louis, Missouri, and at least one of the baseball clubs, the St. Louis Browns, that played at Sportsman's Park on the north side of town along Grand Blvd and Dodier street.

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One Hundred Years Ago - 13 May 1913

One hundred years ago today 13 May, the Tulsa Daily World, dated 13 May 1913, Tuesday, The front page headlines read: "Are Outspoken For A Coalition." There were those who were seeking a uniting of Progressive and republican parties to remedy the causes.

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Duchess of Weaselskin

Ever wondered about "mothers day?" It was Anna Jarvis, who through her goals made reality in 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson officially declared the second Sunday of every May to be set aside for the celebration honoring moms around the country.

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St. Louis Browns Baseball (St. Louis, MO)

Sportsman's Park, the first baseball field for the St. Louis Cardinals and Browns. Located in North St. Louis, Sportsman's Park was a unique venue that gave baseball fans the opportunity to watch the game up-close and interact with the players. Jim also shows rare archival footage of baseball games and an interview with hall-of-fame Cardinal, Stan Musial.

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Sportsman Park, St. Louis, MO

On the north side of St. Louis at Grand, Sportsman's Park, the home of the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns. A visual tour of the stadium as well. Song by Brian Clarke.

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Grandpa Baseball Legacy 1904-1909

Wm. J. "Bill" McGill played baseball from 1904 to 1909. He started in Alva, OK and continued to Friends University and then on the the Southwest League in 1906 to play for the Austin Senators. From there he was sold for $500 in 1907 and moved up to the Major American League with the St. Louis Browns.

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Baseball Champions (1887)

On page two of The Daily Times, dated 16 October 1887, in Richmond, Virginia, was the following headlines concerning the St. Louis Browns and their records as players, entitled Baseball Champions."

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On the Wing (2 March 1905)

This next article was found in the Muskogee Cimeter, Indian Territory, Thursday, 2 March 1905, with the headlines, "On The Wing, An account of the trip of our chief and his party enroute to Washington, D.C."

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