Tag Archives: 1912

Patriots Day, The Boston Marathon, The Red Sox and Fenway Park…..

Posted on April 17, 2012 by fenwaypark100

What do  Johnny Kelley (the Elder), 1935 and 1945. Mike Timlin, 2004. Johnny Kelley (the Younger), 1957 Josh Beckett, 2007 Bill Rogers, 1975, ’78’, ’79’, ’80’. Clay Buchholz, 2008.   Timothy Cherigat , 2004.  Dice K Matsusaka, 2011, and Wesley Korir, … Continue reading →

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Lift the Curtain…..

Posted on April 11, 2012 by fenwaypark100

The Red Sox opened their 1912 season April 11th in New York’s Hilltop Park. They did it with a comeback win against the Highlanders and all the runs in the game came in the first and ninth innings. Harry Wolverton … Continue reading →

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“I figure life’s a gift, and don’t intend on wasting it. You never know what hand you’re gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you, to make each day count.”…..Jack Dawson

Posted on April 10, 2012 by fenwaypark100

It was just before noon on April 10th 1912 when the good ship Titanic left the port of Southampton England bound for Cherbourg France, Queenstown Ireland and then across the Atlantic to New York City. She was the grandest of ladies, … Continue reading →

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Red Sox Christen Park With A Win…..The Boston Post April 10, 1912

Posted on April 9, 2012 by fenwaypark100

It was a bitter cold, wind-swept day that so often categorizes an April day in Boston and flurries of snow swirled in gusts of blustering wind that cut to the bone. However that did not stop about 3500 brave souls from … Continue reading →

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Opening Day and Extra Innings…..

Posted on April 6, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Yesterday’s opener turned into a classic pitching duel between Jon Lester and last years MVP and Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander. Neither was involved in the decision as the Red Sox tied the Tigers 2-2 in the top half of … Continue reading →

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LET THE GAMES BEGIN…..

Posted on April 5, 2012 by fenwaypark100

At precisely midnight last night, I was awakened by a huge clap of thunder which rolled on for a full three minutes before dissipating into the darkness of a new day. This day, opening day.  Today at 1:05 Jacoby Ellsbury will step … Continue reading →

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And on the seventh day He rested….Genesis

Posted on April 1, 2012 by fenwaypark100

And President William Howard Taft played golf.   Taft is the only American to serve as President of the United States and Supreme Court Chief Justice! And he was asked to be the Commissioner of Baseball before Kenesaw Mountain Landis … Continue reading →

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“The Mystic Chords of Memory”…..Abraham Lincoln

Posted on March 30, 2012 by fenwaypark100

I am an ephemera freak! There I admit it, I said it, it’s out there and I feel better already. Now you won’t find me on an episode of hoarders or anything but there are a few who might contend … Continue reading →

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A few more of the “Fellers” from Fenway Park’s 1912 Red Sox, the Guys Behind the Dish…..

Posted on March 28, 2012 by fenwaypark100

 I think that today,  it’s time you learned about some of the other “fellers” on the 1912 Red Sox team. We’ve looked at the big boys, and the stars, now we meet some of those guys who provided the link in the … Continue reading →

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All Those Springs Ago…..

Posted on March 27, 2012 by fenwaypark100

As spring training 2012 in the Red Sox new facility at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers Florida draws to a close; I thought it might be fun to take a look back at spring training in the early days of … Continue reading →

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