A little help

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Posted By: Doug Allen

I am attempting to identify players appearing on what appears to be an early world tour team. The obvious players are Evers, Carey, Vaughn and Daubert. I am guessing the year at about 1914/15. Does anyone have rosters from these early world tour teams?

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Posted By: benge610

Doug, sorry I can't provide factual rosters but I am aware of a tour consisting of White Sox and Giants players; December of '13 in Japan; February of '14 in Cairo, Rome and Paris; ending on Feb 26, '14 in England. Of course, in January of 1914 ML players w/10 years experience could become free agents; so it wouldn't be surprising to see some Feds on either of the Giants/Sox rosters for the tour.

This was the last world tour that I am aware of until well after the war (possibly '21 or '22 or so earliest).

I know it's not much, but a start. I'd be looking for obviously familiar faces (Chief Meyers, Ed Walsh, etc.) to see if my theory holds water.

Good luck and I would be interested in your findings.

Ben.

bengehler@avenew.com

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Posted By: Doug Allen

They are not barnstormers since they are wearing "National" and "American" league shirts.

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Posted By: benge610

maybe you've got a group of barnstormers.

Ben.

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Posted By: Brett Domue

This information is from a copy of the program for the World Tour: National and American League Teams from October 1913 -> March 1914 US, Japan, China, Philippines, Australia, Ceylon, Egypt, Italy, France,England.

"White Sox" World Tour Team
Manager Jim Callahan
P Jim Scott
CF Tris Speaker
C Jack Bliss
P Joe Benz
CF Germany Schaeffer
SS Buck Weaver
3B Dick Egan
RF Sam Crawford
P Walter Leverenz
1B Tommy Daley
C Andy Slight
LF Steve Evans

"Giants" World Tour Team
Manager John McGraw
2B Larry Doyle
P George Wiltse
1B Fred Merkle
CF Mike Donlan
SS Mike Doolan
LF Lee Magee
RF Jim Thorpe
3B Hans Lobert
C Ivy Wingo
P Bunny Hearne
P Red Faber

Umpires
Bill Klem
Jack Sheridan

Others of note
Charles Comiskey


Brett Domue
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Posted By: benge610

Ben.

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Posted By: Doug Allen

Thanks for the attempts....I am familiar with tha World tour team...this one has be going because four definites are Evers, Carey, Vaughn and Daubert and these just don't match up.

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Posted By: runscott

The t206museum said on a previous post that they have access to it - maybe they would check for you. In going through my old issues, I found loads of detailed info about various ML player teams travelling the world. This was a big deal apparently.