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Old 08-20-2017, 02:00 PM
Den*nis O*Brien Den*nis O*Brien is offline
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Default Early Black Baseball In Philadelphia

Yesterday NPR aired a feature that mentioned a post Civil War Black Baseball pioneer named Octavius Catto. Mr. Catto formed the Pythians team that played from 1866 to 1872. The feature devotes a relatively short time discussing the Pythians and mostly discusses Mr. Catto's other civil rights efforts and struggles.
But the info supplied could be a useful starting point for further inquiry. It sure would be nice to see a CDV, cabinet or mounted photo of his team.

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/19/544641...-gets-a-statue
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Old 08-20-2017, 02:04 PM
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See 2010 biography, Tasting Freedom.
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Old 08-21-2017, 01:14 PM
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Old 08-23-2017, 07:56 AM
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There is a woodcut of Catto in Harpers Weekly which had an article on his funeral- unfortunately it's the same issue that covered the great Chicago fire and therefore impossible to find without paying a mint
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