Comments on: Boston In The World Series http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/10/boston-in-the-world-series Watching The New England Sports Media Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:46:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JayCee http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/10/boston-in-the-world-series#comment-7693 JayCee Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:36:57 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=3448#comment-7693 My father once told me he saw a scoreboard of this type in downtown Providence for the 1918 WS. My father once told me he saw a scoreboard of this type in downtown Providence for the 1918 WS.

]]> By: BrownDog http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/10/boston-in-the-world-series#comment-7646 BrownDog Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:56:32 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=3448#comment-7646 What great snapshots of history. Thanks for posting these. The second of those photos is looking east down E Street. The intersection with 14th street is behind the photographer, and the White House is about two blocks further back. What great snapshots of history. Thanks for posting these.

The second of those photos is looking east down E Street. The intersection with 14th street is behind the photographer, and the White House is about two blocks further back.

]]> By: Angry Old Bastard http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/10/boston-in-the-world-series#comment-7623 Angry Old Bastard Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:43:23 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=3448#comment-7623 ....nice pictures...was it against the law to NOT wear a hat back then? ….nice pictures…was it against the law to NOT wear a hat back then?

]]> By: DaveR http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/10/boston-in-the-world-series#comment-7614 DaveR Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:45:41 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=3448#comment-7614 The OFFICIAL name for the team in 1912 was the Washington Nationals, as it was starting in 1905. "Nationals" and "Senators" were used interchangably They weren't officially named the Senators until 1955. <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/" rel="nofollow">Take a look here.</a> The OFFICIAL name for the team in 1912 was the Washington Nationals, as it was starting in 1905. “Nationals” and “Senators” were used interchangably They weren’t officially named the Senators until 1955.

Take a look here.

]]> By: Patrick Pass http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/10/boston-in-the-world-series#comment-7612 Patrick Pass Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:49:04 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=3448#comment-7612 Thanks for posting those. Pretty interesting. I love seeing stuff like that from another era. Thanks for posting those. Pretty interesting. I love seeing stuff like that from another era.

]]> By: green33 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/10/boston-in-the-world-series#comment-7611 green33 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:08:46 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=3448#comment-7611 the men in the pic seem to think so too, all their heads are pointed in that direction rather than up at the scoreboard. the men in the pic seem to think so too, all their heads are pointed in that direction rather than up at the scoreboard.

]]> By: Scott http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/10/boston-in-the-world-series#comment-7610 Scott Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:54:13 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=3448#comment-7610 I got to say, nice figure on that big-hatted gal in the white dress. I got to say, nice figure on that big-hatted gal in the white dress.

]]> By: Jason Coyote http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/10/boston-in-the-world-series#comment-7606 Jason Coyote Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:22:08 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=3448#comment-7606 Maybe you ought to! Maybe you ought to!

]]> By: Eric http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/10/boston-in-the-world-series#comment-7605 Eric Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:21:08 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=3448#comment-7605 Merkle's Boner Snodgrass's Muff Gotta love the Giants!! Merkle’s Boner
Snodgrass’s Muff

Gotta love the Giants!!

]]> By: SJH http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/10/boston-in-the-world-series#comment-7602 SJH Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:09:41 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=3448#comment-7602 On SoSH we don't wear quite as many jaunty hats. On SoSH we don’t wear quite as many jaunty hats.

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