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sflcat61 · 05-04-2016, 04:39 PM

Metropolis Stars

Owner: Wallace Luthor

Millionaire steel industrialist Wallace Luthor invested $20,000 in the Stars. He also built Metropolis Grounds, a new ballpark for the team, that will open just prior to the start of the 1871 season. Luthor brought in Joe Siegel as general manager for the team. Siegel replaces Jerry Shuster, who had been the team's business manager since its founding in the early 1860s. Luthor says Shuster will remain with the club in an advisory capacity. Luthor also installed his son Lionel as Siegel's assistant. It is believed the elder Luthor wants his son to eventually assume control of the team's front office after he gains some experience.

Manager: Hugo Danner
Siegel's first move was to hire Hugo Danner as the team's manager. As a former star player for the Gladiator club of Metropolis, Danner was as straight-laced as they come and made headlines only for his on-the-field exploits.

Luthor has spared no expense to keep the Stars' best players and bring in some big name talent to bolster the roster.

Asa Brainard -- An ace pitcher who began his career in 1860 playing for the mighty Excelsiors of Brooklyn. He was a member of the Metropolis Stars during the team's first fully professional season in 1868. He's not the best pitcher in the new professional league, but he is solid and will be a mainstay for Stars.

Fergy Malone -- A long-time first baseman for the Athletics of Philadelphia, Luthor was able to lure Malone to the Stars with a lucrative pay day. Malone knows the game and brings a veteran's sensibility to Metropolis. He should be a leader in the clubhouse.

Dick Higham -- A versatile catcher who can also play at second base and the outfield. Originally from Ipswich, Suffolk, England, Highham's family moved to the US and settled in Hoboken, NJ when he was two. Spent time with the Mutuals of New York where he batted .350.

Levi Meyerle -- One of the true rising stars in the game who is equally at home at third base or in the outfield. Beginning his career in 1870, Meyerle averaged .498 at the plate for the amateur White Stockings of Philadelphia. He is expected to be a fixture at third for Metropolis in the foreseeable future.

05-04-2016, 04:39 PM	#3
sflcat61 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 117	Metropolis Stars Owner: Wallace Luthor Millionaire steel industrialist Wallace Luthor invested $20,000 in the Stars. He also built Metropolis Grounds, a new ballpark for the team, that will open just prior to the start of the 1871 season. Luthor brought in Joe Siegel as general manager for the team. Siegel replaces Jerry Shuster, who had been the team's business manager since its founding in the early 1860s. Luthor says Shuster will remain with the club in an advisory capacity. Luthor also installed his son Lionel as Siegel's assistant. It is believed the elder Luthor wants his son to eventually assume control of the team's front office after he gains some experience. Manager: Hugo Danner Siegel's first move was to hire Hugo Danner as the team's manager. As a former star player for the Gladiator club of Metropolis, Danner was as straight-laced as they come and made headlines only for his on-the-field exploits. Luthor has spared no expense to keep the Stars' best players and bring in some big name talent to bolster the roster. Asa Brainard -- An ace pitcher who began his career in 1860 playing for the mighty Excelsiors of Brooklyn. He was a member of the Metropolis Stars during the team's first fully professional season in 1868. He's not the best pitcher in the new professional league, but he is solid and will be a mainstay for Stars. Fergy Malone -- A long-time first baseman for the Athletics of Philadelphia, Luthor was able to lure Malone to the Stars with a lucrative pay day. Malone knows the game and brings a veteran's sensibility to Metropolis. He should be a leader in the clubhouse. Dick Higham -- A versatile catcher who can also play at second base and the outfield. Originally from Ipswich, Suffolk, England, Highham's family moved to the US and settled in Hoboken, NJ when he was two. Spent time with the Mutuals of New York where he batted .350. Levi Meyerle -- One of the true rising stars in the game who is equally at home at third base or in the outfield. Beginning his career in 1870, Meyerle averaged .498 at the plate for the amateur White Stockings of Philadelphia. He is expected to be a fixture at third for Metropolis in the foreseeable future.