Saturday, May 7, 2011

Chicago Cubs vs. Brooklyn Robins Riot

Brooklyn at bat. 

A long line drive, (probably) caught, then chaos...




The New York Times, May 23, 1921

Thursday, April 21, 2011


Statesville Landmark, July 20, 1909


In case there's any confusion: they're talking about the fans. 




Wednesday, April 13, 2011

True to his moniker


Salt Lake Tribune, August 30, 1922


Rowdy Elliott had a brief heyday in the majors, with stints with the Braves,  the Cubs and the Brooklyn Robins, punctuated by minor league play.  The above suspension was hardly his nadir. That came a dozen years later, on February 12, 1934, when he plummted out the window of a San Francisco apartment building and fell to his death.  The cause of the fall and the circumstances surrounding it remain a mystery.