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Originally Posted by michael3322
This is fascinating. Are there specific reasons why so many hail from Pennsylvania? Team location? Teams primarily in Northeast at that time?
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At that time, Pennsylvania was home to about 10% of the entire US population, second only in total population to New York.
As Ted mentioned, there was a robust semi-pro circuit as a result of the many factory and mine teams.
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