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WIL Baseball: K Chorlton
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Sunday, May 31, 2009. One of the great mysteries of the Western International League has been solved. For many years, I’ve been hearing about K Chorlton. “K was his first name, just the letter K,” stated the Dean of Official Scorers, Pat Karl, who saw him play for several seasons at Capilano Stadium. Due to other activities that keep me occupied through the end of June, the blog has been sitting idle. But I should pass on word of the passing, albeit two months ago, of Mr. Chorlton. April 1, 2009. VICTORI...
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WIL Baseball: May 2008
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Peace and Quiet in WIL-Land. You can see the blog has been quiet for almost two months and work has come to an abrupt halt on the 1953 game stories. It's certainly not for lack of interest. I am also Secretary of three other groups and this, combined with a full-time job, has eaten up my spare time. As well, one of my sources to obtain additional information was out of commission for about a month. So that didn't help. Posted by WIL fan. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete...
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WIL Baseball: WIL Official Statskeeper Bill Weiss
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Thursday, August 18, 2011. WIL Official Statskeeper Bill Weiss. Hi, all. I realise the baseball blogs have been left fallow for some time. I've been working on other projects and haven't been near here since last year. However, I got word that Bill Weiss, the man who kept the league stats for the Western International League, has passed away this week. This was on the SABR mailing list about Bill, so I'll pass it on. SABR Salutes Bill Weiss *. Statistician. He graduated from Hyde Park High in 1942, a...
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WIL Baseball: July 2009
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Thursday, July 30, 2009. Sorry, folks. It looks like I’m not going to be getting to work on the 1937-42 seasons this summer after all due to a few other things suddenly cropping up. I haven’t been to a ball game, either. Bob is a genuine guy. He’s what you hear on the radio. Some may dismiss his “Be a sport always” tag line as old-fashioned and corny, but he's sincere every time he says it. Fortunately, the Seattle Times did a little story on him, which I transcribe below. You can link to it HERE. He is ...
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WIL Baseball: October 2009
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Sunday, October 25, 2009. Ernie Kershaw Turns 100. It's great to see one of the Vancouver-area community newspapers do a feature piece on pitcher Ernie Kershaw who, as the article puts it, is one of the oldest former pro ball players around. He turned 100 this month. You can read the story of the school-teaching pitcher HERE. He's a remarkable man. The photo is from the article on the. Posted by WIL fan. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. WIL BASEBALL — 1946. WIL BASEBALL — 1947.
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WIL Baseball: August 2009
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Sunday, August 30, 2009. Rod MacKay, Vancouver Capilanos. I've received a note from Kit Krieger of SABR (more importantly, former clubhouse boy for the PCL's Vancouver Mounties):. 1952 is missing because SABR has him listed as Rod McKay for that year. Click here. Rod went to my dad's high school (King Edward in Vancouver) and was signed by the Giants at a try-out camp in 1949 at Olympia, Washington. Posted by WIL fan. Saturday, August 15, 2009. A Couple of Baseball Blogs. Oh, yes, there's another labour ...
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WIL Baseball: September 2008
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008. WIL 1939 Season Opens. It’s going to be some time before I get to the pre-war Western International League game-by-game page, so below you’ll find the opening day highlights. I’ll add a Hal Straight sidebar soon; Hal was a lefthanded pitcher in Bob Brown’s senior league in the, I think, late ’20s before his stellar newspaper career. This one gives you an idea of the short right field distance. Note the large, tacky owl on the Owl Drugs sign. SEATTLE, April 22—The hustli...
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WIL Baseball: Rod MacKay, Vancouver Capilanos
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Sunday, August 30, 2009. Rod MacKay, Vancouver Capilanos. I've received a note from Kit Krieger of SABR (more importantly, former clubhouse boy for the PCL's Vancouver Mounties):. 1952 is missing because SABR has him listed as Rod McKay for that year. Click here. Rod went to my dad's high school (King Edward in Vancouver) and was signed by the Giants at a try-out camp in 1949 at Olympia, Washington. Posted by WIL fan. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. WIL BASEBALL — 1946.
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WIL Baseball: Spokane Indians Bus Crash - June 24, 1946
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007. Spokane Indians Bus Crash - June 24, 1946. Seven of Spokane Ball Team. Die in Bus Crash. Nine Hurt in Plunge Down Steep Slope. Tragedy Strikes Indians Of W. I. League. While On Way to Play Series With Bremerton. Ben Geraghty, 31, a second baseman, corroborated McCormack's account. I saw the lights coming," he said. "The car was on the wrong side. "We either tried to miss it or skidded. I don't know. I went out a window too quick to tell.". Identified as dead are:. First Baseman Vic...
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WIL Baseball: August 2008
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Saturday, August 30, 2008. Clancy and Jim in the Hall of Fame. There’s some irony in that the Canadians are in the Northwest League—formed, partly, because Vancouver was one of those unwanted kids (by the Americans) in that WIL tree fort 54 years ago. What a treat it was to have him at the ceremony and to talk to him again. (Clancy is right of centre in the tan jacket). Rainmaker Is Hero As Capilanos Clinch 1947 Willy Loop Pennant. Hectic Last Days Were Apt Climax To confusing But Amusing Season. Then th...