P L A G U E !!!!! - Page 19

metsgeek · 04-26-2006, 09:51 PM

1914 WORLD SERIES

10/6/1914 - GAME 1 SCARLETS 3 - MAROONS 1

Christy Mathewson contributed both on the mound and at the plate to help the Scarlets to a Game 1 win. Baldy Louden was able to get 3 hits off of Mathewson, but the rest of the Maroons were only able to combine for 2 singles.

10/7/1914 - GAME 2 SCARLETS 4 - MAROONS 2

Doc Wiley went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI, helping Cy Falkenberg defeat St. Louis, putting the Scarlets up 2 games to zip as they head back to Cincy. 3 errors certainly didn't help the Maroons cause.

10/9/1914 - GAME 3 MAROONS 1 - SCARLETS 3

Doc Wiley again knocked in the winning run with 2 hits and 2 RBI and Beany Jacobson held St. Louis to 4 hits, putting the Scarlets one game away from a sweep and their 4th championship.

10/10/1914 - GAME 4 MAROONS 1 - SCARLETS 2

Bernie Duffy held Cincy scoreless for 8.1 innings, but Scarlet fever would not be held back as the home team rallied for 2 runs off of closer Wheezer Dell to win the Series in a sweep and claim their 4th crown.

1914 WORLD CHAMPS - CINCINNATI SCARLETS
4th Championship

SERIES Co-MVP's:
Christy Mathewson - 2-0, 0.60 ERA, 15 IP, 8 Hits, 5 BB, 9 K
Doc Wiley - .429, 2 2b, 5 RBI

metsgeek · 04-26-2006, 10:01 PM

1914 AWARD WINNERS

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CONTINENTAL LEAGUE TOP ROOKIE: 
Joseph Tempkin (CHC) - He had a record of 18-14 with an ERA of 3.04 and 1 shutouts. In 40 games started, he pitched 287 innings, fanning 184 and walking 92 batters.

FEDERAL LEAGUE TOP ROOKIE: 
Bernie Duffy (STL) - He had a record of 15-7 with an ERA of 2.11.
In 22 games started, he pitched 188 innings, fanning 116 and walking 61 batters.

CONTINENTAL LEAGUE TOP ACE: 
Christy Mathewson (CIN) - He had a record of 25-12 with an ERA of 2.23 and 5 shutouts. In 43 games started, he pitched 359.2 innings, fanning 274 and walking 83 batters.

CONTINENTAL LEAGUE TOP SLUGGER: 
Sal Narcino (PIT) - He batted .327 in 554 AB, with 10 homers and 103 RBI.

FEDERAL LEAGUE TOP ACE: 
Bullet Joe Rogan (LOU) - He had a record of 27-11 with an ERA of 2.26 and 4 shutouts.  In 44 games started, he pitched 374.2 innings, fanning 353 and walking 55 batters.

FEDERAL LEAGUE TOP SLUGGER: 
Tris Speaker (STL) - He batted .331 in 526 AB, with 8 homers and 78 RBI.

CONTINENTAL LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners: 
Pitcher: Clarence Mitchell (CLE)
Catcher: Doc Wiley (CIN)
First Base: Dick Hoblitzel (PIT)
Second Base: Larry Doyle (CLE)
Third Base: Frank Baker (PIT)
Shortstop: Stubby Magner (PIT)
Leftfield: Armando Marsans (CLE)
Centerfield: Elmer Miller (NYH)
Rightfield: Wally Mattick (NYH)

FEDERAL LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners: 
Pitcher: Ernie Groth (NYK)
Catcher: Jiggs Donahue (WAS)
First Base: Fred Stem (MIL)
Second Base: Jap Barbeau (DET)
Third Base: Bill Mckechnie (WAS)
Shortstop: Ray Chapman (STL)
Leftfield: Hurley McNair (MIL)
Centerfield: Dode Paskert (MIL)
Rightfield: Tris Speaker (STL)

1914 LEAGUE LEADERS

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TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.357 Frank Baker(PIT,CL)
.331 Tris Speaker(STL,FL)
.329 Hub Northen(PHI,CL)
.327 Bernardo Baro( BUF)
.327 Hurley McNair(MIL,FL)

TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
23 Billy Baran(DET,FL)
12 Sam Kingma(BUF)
10 Sal Narcino(PIT,CL)
9 Eddie Ainsmith(NYH)
8 Cy Williams(LOU,FL)

TOP 5 in RBI :
106 Ray Chapman(STL,FL)
103 Sal Narcino(PIT,CL)
99 Fred Luderus(BRO,CL)
98 Eddie Ainsmith(NYH)
96 Armando Marsans(CLE)

TOP 5 in ERA :
1.54 Walter Johnson(BUF)
2.11 Bernie Duffy(STL,FL)
2.14 Roy Hitt(PHI,CL)
2.23 Christy Mathewson(CIN,CL)
2.26 Bullet Joe Rogan(LOU,FL)

TOP 5 in WINS :
27 Bullet Joe Rogan(LOU,FL)
25 Christy Mathewson(CIN,CL)
24 Roy Hitt(PHI,CL)
22 Jose Mendez(BUF,FL)
21 Charlie Smith(MIL,FL)

TOP 5 in SAVES :
39 Harry Kirsch(WAS,FL)
38 Sam Edmonston(CLE,CL)
37 Joe Bernard(LOU)
28 John Halla(BSP)
27 Conny Mcgeehan(NYH)

onnel · 04-27-2006, 03:59 PM

Love what you've done, especially Arthur becoming king (he's a historical favorite of mine...I even have a duplicate of the uniform he usually wore).

Off to sign up a player now!

Onnel

metsgeek · 04-27-2006, 10:21 PM

NOTEWORTHY EVENTS - 1914

* italicized events actually happened

January 5 - Hudson Motor Works announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor.
January 8 - French pacifists Jean Léon Jaurès and Georges Clemenceau meet to reform the Parti Socialiste Unifié (PSU) as an underground rebellion in Bordeaux against the influx of the D.H.R.V. and their secret police, Die Heilige Untersuchung.

Jean Léon Jaurès & Georges Clemenceau
January 10 - Pancho Villa's troops take Ojinaga in the Mexican state of Chihuahua
January 17 - The Parti Socialiste Unifié begin their campaign of insurgency by defacing a number of state monuments with the words "La Tyrannie est un Péché!" or "Tyranny is a Sin!" Copycats crop up all over France.
February 1 - After a 3 week assault, U.S. troops retake the Panama Canal and begin to drive the Mexican Army from Panama.
February 22 - During afternoon mass in Avignon, Pope Solomon I complains of dizziness and numbness in his left arm. He retires to his chambers to recuperate. Hours later, he suffers a heart attack and collapses. He is pronounced by the papal physician upon discovery of his body that evening.
February 25 - Belisario Porras Barahona, President of Panama surrenders to General "Black Jack" Pershing.
February 26 - The Papal Conclave convenes in Avignon, France. Due to the war, only 47 cardinals are able to attend, many of whom were ordained by Pope Solomon I after the Schism of 1908.
March 12 - Cardinal Felix von Hartmann, Archbishop of Cologne, Germany is elected pope. He chooses the name Leo XIII because of his admiration for the actions of Leo XII against political agitation and secular rebellion. His choice is apparently influenced by the acts of the P.S.U., who have been increasing their guerrilla tactics since the death of Pope Solomon I.

Pope Leo XIII
April 21 - 30,000 US Marines land in Vera Cruz, Mexico, joining 10,000 rebel troops led by Venustiano Carranza.
May 22 - President Fairbanks' envoy, Colonel Edward Mandell House meets secretly with P.S.U. leaders Jean Léon Jaurès & Georges Clemenceau in Switzerland. House agrees to funnel funds in support of their insurrection.
June 28 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg narrow avoid assassination by D.H.R.V. sympathizer Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Princip, a member of the radical group Black Hand, escapes capture.
June 29 - Chionya Gusyeva attempts and fails to assassinate the mad monk Grigori Rasputin at his home town in Siberia.
July 31 - Jean Léon Jaurès is killed by agents of Die Heilige Untersuchung during a raid on his house in Bordeaux.
Autumn - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returns to India from South Africa to spearhead the Indian independence movement.
September 1 - The last known passenger pigeon dies in the Cincinnati Zoo.
September 21 - Black Hand members Dragutin Dimitrijević and Gavrilo Princip are captured in Belgrade, Serbia by Austro-Hungarian forces after they receive an anonymous tip regarding a plan to assassinate Emperor Franz Josef.
October 9 - Siege of Antwerp - Antwerp, Belgium falls to Russian troops.
October 13 - King Albert I of Belgium surrenders to Russia. An exodus of D.H.R.V. troops commences.
November 1 - Battle of Coronel - In the bloodiest naval battle of the American front, D.H.R.V. Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee's fleet came to the aid of the Mexican Navy, engaging and sinking four U.S. armored cruisers off th coast of Chile. Until that point, the United States Navy had dominated the Pacific coast of the Americas. Despite the defeat, it is believed that Mexico is on the verge of negotiating terms of surrender.

Admiral Maximilian von Spee
December 8 - Battle of the Falkland Islands von Spee's force attempts a raid on the British coaling station at Stanley in the Falkland Islands, unaware that the previous month the United States had sent four modern fast battlecruisers to avenge the defeat at Coronel. There were also five British cruisers, HMS Carnarvon, HMS Cornwall, HMS Kent, HMS Bristol and HMS Glasgow, stationed at the Stanley naval base. In the ensuing combat, Spee's flagship, SMS Scharnhorst, together with SMS Gneisenau, SMS Nürnberg and SMS Leipzig are all lost, together with some 2,200 German sailors, including Admiral von Spee and his two sons.

DAL 9000 · 04-28-2006, 10:53 AM

$5 a day sounds a little high, but then again the war has been going on forever with no end in sight, with corresponding disruptions in trade, so I wouldn't be surprised if there were an inflation problem.

Speaking of which (and moving away from quibbles-- huzzay!), the DHRV seems to be suffering a series of reverses (though... why are the /Russians/ in Belgium?). Is the war entering its final stages? It's gotta be hard for everyone in Europe to sustain the war effort at this point.

Big Six · 04-28-2006, 11:05 AM

Metsgeek, this is a lot of fun, as your dynasties always are.

I might have missed this as I caught up on your thread, but how do you decide which historical figures outside the baseball world were victims of the haemorrhagic flu?

mirrf · 04-28-2006, 12:59 PM

This is a great read. Keep it coming!

metsgeek · 04-28-2006, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAL 9000

$5 a day sounds a little high, but then again the war has been going on forever with no end in sight, with corresponding disruptions in trade, so I wouldn't be surprised if there were an inflation problem.

That was an actual event that I got from Wikipedia, except it was Ford. Since Henry Ford died, Hudson Motors was substituted.

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Speaking of which (and moving away from quibbles-- huzzay!), the DHRV seems to be suffering a series of reverses (though... why are the /Russians/ in Belgium?). Is the war entering its final stages? It's gotta be hard for everyone in Europe to sustain the war effort at this point.

The Russians are the opponents of the D.H.R.V. They've been attacking by sea and they hold the northern coast of Europe. The war should be in its last throes......it's been going on for ~8-9 years now.

I wish I could make a map to show the changes, but I don't have any program that I could use to do so.

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Originally Posted by Big Six

Metsgeek, this is a lot of fun, as your dynasties always are.

I might have missed this as I caught up on your thread, but how do you decide which historical figures outside the baseball world were victims of the haemorrhagic flu?

I look at the list of births on the Wikipedia page for that year and randomly choose. Sometimes I kill off people whose absence I know would have a huge impact on the world (Ronald Reagan, Adolf Hitler.....). Others I just kill because they annoy me.

metsgeek · 04-28-2006, 07:46 PM

IN MEMORIAM - 1915

BOB O'FARRELL
DOC MARTEL
LEO MURPHY
JOHN PETERS
BABY DOLL JACOBSEN
RAY SCHMANDT
KARL KOLSETH
BILL RODGERS
CHARLIE MILLER
JOHN GALLAGHER
CHARLIE EAKLE
ED FORSYTHE
THOMAS HEALY
CHRIS BURKAM
SAM MCCONNELL
DAVE BANCROFT
SOCKS SEIBOLD
SHORTY DEE
CHARLIE JAMIESON
AL NIXON
JIM RILEY
HARRY DAUBERT
TURNER BARBER
JOHN FLUHRER
BEN PASCHAL
GENE LAYDEN
DAZZY VANCE
BOB CONE
BILL MEEHAN
TIM MCCABE
JOHNNY TILLMAN

metsgeek · 04-28-2006, 08:15 PM

THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN A LONG BOAT RIDE WITH THE FERRYMAN
1915

In addition to the players listed above, the following individuals will never make their mark on the world. They would have been born in 1914, but Haemorrhagic Fever struck them down.

GEORGE REEVES
DANNY THOMAS
JERSEY JOE WALCOTT
SAMMY BAUGH
GENERAL WILLIAM WESTMORELAND
ALEC GUINNESS
BERNARD MALAMUD
THOR HEYERDAHL
DYLAN THOMAS
ALLEN FUNT
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS
JACK LA LANNE
BILL VEECK
RAY WALSTON

metsgeek · 04-28-2006, 08:48 PM

1915 Prospect Watch: VICTOR HURKA

This strapping young man of Hungarian descent should be ready for the big leagues right away, and he may need the salary to support his large appetites. Rumor has it that this 6'4", 250 lb galoot has been known to down a 32 ounce steak, 3 baked potatoes and 12 bottles of beer in one sitting, then go out and play a full game with no ill effects. The way he attacks the ball at the plate and on the field is comparable to the way he attacks a plate of food....with gusto and unabashed enthusiasm. He'll either take off like a shooting star when he reaches the bigs, or burn himself out like a candle lit at both ends. Either way, though, fans are certain to remember him.

Talents (Contact/Gap/Power/Eye/Avoid K)): 86/40/30/85/65
Current Ratings: 57/27/20/56/44

metsgeek · 04-28-2006, 08:53 PM

1915 DRAFT - Round 1

Louisville pick: LF Ken Williams
Milwaukee pick: SS Rogers Hornsby
Pittsburgh pick: 1B George Sisler
Cleveland pick: P Bob Wright
Chicago pick: 3B Victor Hurka
Washington pick: CF Alejandro Oms
New York (F) pick: CF Happy Felsch
Buffalo pick: 1B George Kelly
Philadelphia pick: 1B Joe Judge
Boston (F) pick: P Joe Sherman
Detroit pick: SS Bobby Williams
Brooklyn pick: P Al Braithwood
Boston (C) pick: CF Jim Brown
New York (C) pick: CF Pat Duncan
St. Louis pick: P Joe Gingras
Cincinnati pick: LF Jack Smith

Hurkman · 04-28-2006, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

1915 Prospect Watch: VICTOR HURKA

This strapping young man of Hungarian descent should be ready for the big leagues right away, and he may need the salary to support his large appetites. Rumor has it that this 6'4", 250 lb galoot has been known to down a 32 ounce steak, 3 baked potatoes and 12 bottles of beer in one sitting, then go out and play a full game with no ill effects. The way he attacks the ball at the plate and on the field is comparable to the way he attacks a plate of food....with gusto and unabashed enthusiasm. He'll either take off like a shooting star when he reaches the bigs, or burn himself out like a candle lit at both ends. Either way, though, fans are certain to remember him.

Talents (Contact/Gap/Power/Eye/Avoid K)): 86/40/30/85/65
Current Ratings: 57/27/20/56/44

The really scary thing is, that actually looks like my grandad too, and my family came from Eastern Europe. I'd also like to add this is the first player I ever got to see play in one of your leagues, so I can't wait to see how he does!

Ouch, Chicago? Looks like ole Victor's got some work to do whipping these boys into shape!

metsgeek · 04-28-2006, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hurkman

The really scary thing is, that actually looks like my grandad too, and my family came from Eastern Europe. I'd also like to add this is the first player I ever got to see play in one of your leagues, so I can't wait to see how he does!

Ouch, Chicago? Looks like ole Victor's got some work to do whipping these boys into shape!

My wife is Hungarian and we're actually going to Budapest in a couple of months, so I recognized the word hurka. Not sure if that is your ancestry, but if it is, do you know what Hurka means?

Hurkman · 04-28-2006, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

My wife is Hungarian and we're actually going to Budapest in a couple of months, so I recognized the word hurka. Not sure if that is your ancestry, but if it is, do you know what Hurka means?

Can't say that I do, but my family, in real life, is from the Czech Reupblic and we do have our name on the Ellis Island wall, but if you know what Hurka means, that would be great, since it is my last name and everything.

orin2 · 04-29-2006, 04:26 AM

Metsgeek- You cruelty knows no bounds. Millions of Star Wars fans will be forced to watch the god-only-knows replacement for Alec Guiness. For shame. If you kill of George Lucas we'll know you are just anti-Star Wars.

metsgeek · 04-29-2006, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hurkman

Can't say that I do, but my family, in real life, is from the Czech Republic and we do have our name on the Ellis Island wall, but if you know what Hurka means, that would be great, since it is my last name and everything.

Hurka is a very popular type of pork sausage in Hungary.

There are two varieties: one made with blood and one made with liver. I prefer the liver sausage, but they are both delicious. Perhaps your family were butchers or sausagemakers.

metsgeek · 04-29-2006, 12:52 PM

1915 FINAL STANDINGS

The Continental League was quite stratified in 1915, with 4 teams from Ohio and Pennsylvania (Cincy, Cleveland, Pittsburgh & Philly) duking it out all season long for the top spot. Ultimately, though, the Scarlets made it to their 5th World Series in a row and their 7th in 9 year. The second tier was populated by the two teams from the Big Apple, 15-20 behind the top group. At the bottom were the Colts of Chicago and the recently hapless Boston Beaneaters. The Scarlets are quite accustomed to having the top pitching staff in the majors, but as they head into the postseason, two of their starters, George Merritt and Beany Jacobsen, will not see action due to injury. This could be their downfall.

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CONTINENTAL LEAGUE Standings 
  
Team          W   L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff   Home  Away XInn   1Run M# Streak Last10 

Cincinnati   97  65 .599    -  98-64   -1   54-27 43-38 11-9  26-23  *   W3    7-3 
Cleveland    95  67 .586  2.0  93-69    2   44-37 51-30  8-10 28-19  -   W1    6-4 
Philadelphia 94  68 .580  3.0  94-68    0   49-32 45-36 11-11 27-23  -   W2    5-5 
Pittsburgh   93  69 .574  4.0  92-70    1   47-34 46-35 10-7  28-24  -   W5    7-3 
Brooklyn     77  85 .475 20.0  79-83   -2   42-39 35-46  9-7  22-25  -   L6    3-7 
New York (C) 72  90 .444 25.0  69-93    3   36-45 36-45 11-7  22-31  -   L3    4-6 
Chicago      63  99 .389 34.0  65-97   -2   30-51 33-48 10-13 27-29  -   L1    5-5 
Boston (C)   57 105 .352 40.0  53-109   4   29-52 28-53  5-11 19-25  -   L3    3-7

Two years removed from their 1913 crown, the Louisville Colonels have returned to the postseason after faltering last year, but this team is quite a bit different from the squad that surprised the Cincy juggernauts last time. Their offense is quite a bit weaker, with their top fulltime batter being Ray Demmitt, who had a .275 batting average. However, their rookie Ken Williams did have an impressive .339 mark in the half season he played. They have two aces in Bullet Joe Rogan and Smokey Joe Wood who will certainly help them compete if the offense can hang in there, and don't forget about the best closer in the game, J.C. Bernard with his 40 saves. If he makes it into the game, consider the door slammed in your face.

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FEDERAL LEAGUE Standings  
 
Team          W   L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff   Home  Away XInn   1Run M# Streak Last10 

Louisville   93  69 .574    -  93-69    0   52-29 41-40 10-7  27-28  *   L1    3-7 
Milwaukee    89  73 .549  4.0  85-77    4   50-31 39-42  4-5  31-20  -   L1    7-3 
St. Louis    89  73 .549  4.0  87-75    2   45-36 44-37 13-7  26-20  -   W6    8-2 
New York (F) 87  75 .537  6.0  88-74   -1   49-32 38-43  2-9  24-29  -   L3    4-6 
Buffalo      83  79 .512 10.0  86-76   -3   48-33 35-46  5-9  31-27  -   L2    5-5 
Boston (F)   75  87 .463 18.0  75-87    0   36-45 39-42  6-3  21-24  -   W1    5-5 
Washington   71  91 .438 22.0  71-91    0   42-39 29-52 11-8  25-30  -   W2    4-6 
Detroit      61 101 .377 32.0  65-97   -4   32-49 29-52  3-6  20-27  -   W1    4-6

MorseMoose · 04-29-2006, 05:32 PM

Election coming up! WOOOO

Mucho Macho · 04-29-2006, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by MorseMoose

Election coming up! WOOOO

Cool! There will be major races in both parties this year.

04-26-2006, 09:51 PM	#361
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1914 WORLD SERIES 10/6/1914 - GAME 1 SCARLETS 3 - MAROONS 1 Christy Mathewson contributed both on the mound and at the plate to help the Scarlets to a Game 1 win. Baldy Louden was able to get 3 hits off of Mathewson, but the rest of the Maroons were only able to combine for 2 singles. 10/7/1914 - GAME 2 SCARLETS 4 - MAROONS 2 Doc Wiley went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI, helping Cy Falkenberg defeat St. Louis, putting the Scarlets up 2 games to zip as they head back to Cincy. 3 errors certainly didn't help the Maroons cause. 10/9/1914 - GAME 3 MAROONS 1 - SCARLETS 3 Doc Wiley again knocked in the winning run with 2 hits and 2 RBI and Beany Jacobson held St. Louis to 4 hits, putting the Scarlets one game away from a sweep and their 4th championship. 10/10/1914 - GAME 4 MAROONS 1 - SCARLETS 2 Bernie Duffy held Cincy scoreless for 8.1 innings, but Scarlet fever would not be held back as the home team rallied for 2 runs off of closer Wheezer Dell to win the Series in a sweep and claim their 4th crown. 1914 WORLD CHAMPS - CINCINNATI SCARLETS 4th Championship SERIES Co-MVP's: Christy Mathewson - 2-0, 0.60 ERA, 15 IP, 8 Hits, 5 BB, 9 K Doc Wiley - .429, 2 2b, 5 RBI __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

04-27-2006, 10:21 PM	#364
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	NOTEWORTHY EVENTS - 1914 * italicized events actually happened January 5 - Hudson Motor Works announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor. January 8 - French pacifists Jean Léon Jaurès and Georges Clemenceau meet to reform the Parti Socialiste Unifié (PSU) as an underground rebellion in Bordeaux against the influx of the D.H.R.V. and their secret police, Die Heilige Untersuchung. Jean Léon Jaurès & Georges Clemenceau January 10 - Pancho Villa's troops take Ojinaga in the Mexican state of Chihuahua January 17 - The Parti Socialiste Unifié begin their campaign of insurgency by defacing a number of state monuments with the words "La Tyrannie est un Péché!" or "Tyranny is a Sin!" Copycats crop up all over France. February 1 - After a 3 week assault, U.S. troops retake the Panama Canal and begin to drive the Mexican Army from Panama. February 22 - During afternoon mass in Avignon, Pope Solomon I complains of dizziness and numbness in his left arm. He retires to his chambers to recuperate. Hours later, he suffers a heart attack and collapses. He is pronounced by the papal physician upon discovery of his body that evening. February 25 - Belisario Porras Barahona, President of Panama surrenders to General "Black Jack" Pershing. February 26 - The Papal Conclave convenes in Avignon, France. Due to the war, only 47 cardinals are able to attend, many of whom were ordained by Pope Solomon I after the Schism of 1908. March 12 - Cardinal Felix von Hartmann, Archbishop of Cologne, Germany is elected pope. He chooses the name Leo XIII because of his admiration for the actions of Leo XII against political agitation and secular rebellion. His choice is apparently influenced by the acts of the P.S.U., who have been increasing their guerrilla tactics since the death of Pope Solomon I. Pope Leo XIII April 21 - 30,000 US Marines land in Vera Cruz, Mexico, joining 10,000 rebel troops led by Venustiano Carranza. May 22 - President Fairbanks' envoy, Colonel Edward Mandell House meets secretly with P.S.U. leaders Jean Léon Jaurès & Georges Clemenceau in Switzerland. House agrees to funnel funds in support of their insurrection. June 28 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg narrow avoid assassination by D.H.R.V. sympathizer Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Princip, a member of the radical group Black Hand, escapes capture. June 29 - Chionya Gusyeva attempts and fails to assassinate the mad monk Grigori Rasputin at his home town in Siberia. July 31 - Jean Léon Jaurès is killed by agents of Die Heilige Untersuchung during a raid on his house in Bordeaux. Autumn - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returns to India from South Africa to spearhead the Indian independence movement. September 1 - The last known passenger pigeon dies in the Cincinnati Zoo. September 21 - Black Hand members Dragutin Dimitrijević and Gavrilo Princip are captured in Belgrade, Serbia by Austro-Hungarian forces after they receive an anonymous tip regarding a plan to assassinate Emperor Franz Josef. October 9 - Siege of Antwerp - Antwerp, Belgium falls to Russian troops. October 13 - King Albert I of Belgium surrenders to Russia. An exodus of D.H.R.V. troops commences. November 1 - Battle of Coronel - In the bloodiest naval battle of the American front, D.H.R.V. Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee's fleet came to the aid of the Mexican Navy, engaging and sinking four U.S. armored cruisers off th coast of Chile. Until that point, the United States Navy had dominated the Pacific coast of the Americas. Despite the defeat, it is believed that Mexico is on the verge of negotiating terms of surrender. Admiral Maximilian von Spee December 8 - Battle of the Falkland Islands von Spee's force attempts a raid on the British coaling station at Stanley in the Falkland Islands, unaware that the previous month the United States had sent four modern fast battlecruisers to avenge the defeat at Coronel. There were also five British cruisers, HMS Carnarvon, HMS Cornwall, HMS Kent, HMS Bristol and HMS Glasgow, stationed at the Stanley naval base. In the ensuing combat, Spee's flagship, SMS Scharnhorst, together with SMS Gneisenau, SMS Nürnberg and SMS Leipzig are all lost, together with some 2,200 German sailors, including Admiral von Spee and his two sons. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 01-22-2007 at 09:00 PM.

04-28-2006, 10:53 AM	#365
DAL 9000 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 294	$5 a day sounds a little high, but then again the war has been going on forever with no end in sight, with corresponding disruptions in trade, so I wouldn't be surprised if there were an inflation problem. Speaking of which (and moving away from quibbles-- huzzay!), the DHRV seems to be suffering a series of reverses (though... why are the /Russians/ in Belgium?). Is the war entering its final stages? It's gotta be hard for everyone in Europe to sustain the war effort at this point. __________________ Llama farmers of Wisconsin! "Welcome, and enjoy our llamas."

04-28-2006, 11:05 AM	#366
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,145	Metsgeek, this is a lot of fun, as your dynasties always are. I might have missed this as I caught up on your thread, but how do you decide which historical figures outside the baseball world were victims of the haemorrhagic flu? __________________ My dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: 2014 inductee, OOTP Dynasty Hall of Fame Kenilworth: A Town and its Team: fun with a fictional league Last edited by Big Six; 04-28-2006 at 11:06 AM.

04-28-2006, 07:46 PM	#369
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	IN MEMORIAM - 1915 BOB O'FARRELL DOC MARTEL LEO MURPHY JOHN PETERS BABY DOLL JACOBSEN RAY SCHMANDT KARL KOLSETH BILL RODGERS CHARLIE MILLER JOHN GALLAGHER CHARLIE EAKLE ED FORSYTHE THOMAS HEALY CHRIS BURKAM SAM MCCONNELL DAVE BANCROFT SOCKS SEIBOLD SHORTY DEE CHARLIE JAMIESON AL NIXON JIM RILEY HARRY DAUBERT TURNER BARBER JOHN FLUHRER BEN PASCHAL GENE LAYDEN DAZZY VANCE BOB CONE BILL MEEHAN TIM MCCABE JOHNNY TILLMAN __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

04-27-2006, 03:59 PM	#363
onnel Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 212	Love what you've done, especially Arthur becoming king (he's a historical favorite of mine...I even have a duplicate of the uniform he usually wore). Off to sign up a player now! Onnel

04-28-2006, 12:59 PM	#367
mirrf All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bay Area, Ca Posts: 1,849	This is a great read. Keep it coming!

04-28-2006, 08:15 PM	#370
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN A LONG BOAT RIDE WITH THE FERRYMAN 1915 In addition to the players listed above, the following individuals will never make their mark on the world. They would have been born in 1914, but Haemorrhagic Fever struck them down. GEORGE REEVES DANNY THOMAS JERSEY JOE WALCOTT SAMMY BAUGH GENERAL WILLIAM WESTMORELAND ALEC GUINNESS BERNARD MALAMUD THOR HEYERDAHL DYLAN THOMAS ALLEN FUNT WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS JACK LA LANNE BILL VEECK RAY WALSTON __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 04-28-2006 at 08:17 PM.

04-28-2006, 08:48 PM	#371
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1915 Prospect Watch: VICTOR HURKA This strapping young man of Hungarian descent should be ready for the big leagues right away, and he may need the salary to support his large appetites. Rumor has it that this 6'4", 250 lb galoot has been known to down a 32 ounce steak, 3 baked potatoes and 12 bottles of beer in one sitting, then go out and play a full game with no ill effects. The way he attacks the ball at the plate and on the field is comparable to the way he attacks a plate of food....with gusto and unabashed enthusiasm. He'll either take off like a shooting star when he reaches the bigs, or burn himself out like a candle lit at both ends. Either way, though, fans are certain to remember him. Talents (Contact/Gap/Power/Eye/Avoid K)): 86/40/30/85/65 Current Ratings: 57/27/20/56/44 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 04-28-2006 at 08:50 PM.

04-28-2006, 08:53 PM	#372
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1915 DRAFT - Round 1 Louisville pick: LF Ken Williams Milwaukee pick: SS Rogers Hornsby Pittsburgh pick: 1B George Sisler Cleveland pick: P Bob Wright *Chicago pick: 3B Victor Hurka* Washington pick: CF Alejandro Oms New York (F) pick: CF Happy Felsch Buffalo pick: 1B George Kelly Philadelphia pick: 1B Joe Judge Boston (F) pick: P Joe Sherman Detroit pick: SS Bobby Williams Brooklyn pick: P Al Braithwood Boston (C) pick: CF Jim Brown New York (C) pick: CF Pat Duncan St. Louis pick: P Joe Gingras Cincinnati pick: LF Jack Smith __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 06-22-2006 at 08:05 PM.

04-29-2006, 04:26 AM	#376
orin2 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 106	Metsgeek- You cruelty knows no bounds. Millions of Star Wars fans will be forced to watch the god-only-knows replacement for Alec Guiness. For shame. If you kill of George Lucas we'll know you are just anti-Star Wars.

04-29-2006, 12:52 PM	#378
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1915 FINAL STANDINGS The Continental League was quite stratified in 1915, with 4 teams from Ohio and Pennsylvania (Cincy, Cleveland, Pittsburgh & Philly) duking it out all season long for the top spot. Ultimately, though, the Scarlets made it to their 5th World Series in a row and their 7th in 9 year. The second tier was populated by the two teams from the Big Apple, 15-20 behind the top group. At the bottom were the Colts of Chicago and the recently hapless Boston Beaneaters. The Scarlets are quite accustomed to having the top pitching staff in the majors, but as they head into the postseason, two of their starters, George Merritt and Beany Jacobsen, will not see action due to injury. This could be their downfall. Code: CONTINENTAL LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cincinnati 97 65 .599 - 98-64 -1 54-27 43-38 11-9 26-23 * W3 7-3 Cleveland 95 67 .586 2.0 93-69 2 44-37 51-30 8-10 28-19 - W1 6-4 Philadelphia 94 68 .580 3.0 94-68 0 49-32 45-36 11-11 27-23 - W2 5-5 Pittsburgh 93 69 .574 4.0 92-70 1 47-34 46-35 10-7 28-24 - W5 7-3 Brooklyn 77 85 .475 20.0 79-83 -2 42-39 35-46 9-7 22-25 - L6 3-7 New York (C) 72 90 .444 25.0 69-93 3 36-45 36-45 11-7 22-31 - L3 4-6 Chicago 63 99 .389 34.0 65-97 -2 30-51 33-48 10-13 27-29 - L1 5-5 Boston (C) 57 105 .352 40.0 53-109 4 29-52 28-53 5-11 19-25 - L3 3-7 Two years removed from their 1913 crown, the Louisville Colonels have returned to the postseason after faltering last year, but this team is quite a bit different from the squad that surprised the Cincy juggernauts last time. Their offense is quite a bit weaker, with their top fulltime batter being Ray Demmitt, who had a .275 batting average. However, their rookie Ken Williams did have an impressive .339 mark in the half season he played. They have two aces in Bullet Joe Rogan and Smokey Joe Wood who will certainly help them compete if the offense can hang in there, and don't forget about the best closer in the game, J.C. Bernard with his 40 saves. If he makes it into the game, consider the door slammed in your face. Code: FEDERAL LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Louisville 93 69 .574 - 93-69 0 52-29 41-40 10-7 27-28 * L1 3-7 Milwaukee 89 73 .549 4.0 85-77 4 50-31 39-42 4-5 31-20 - L1 7-3 St. Louis 89 73 .549 4.0 87-75 2 45-36 44-37 13-7 26-20 - W6 8-2 New York (F) 87 75 .537 6.0 88-74 -1 49-32 38-43 2-9 24-29 - L3 4-6 Buffalo 83 79 .512 10.0 86-76 -3 48-33 35-46 5-9 31-27 - L2 5-5 Boston (F) 75 87 .463 18.0 75-87 0 36-45 39-42 6-3 21-24 - W1 5-5 Washington 71 91 .438 22.0 71-91 0 42-39 29-52 11-8 25-30 - W2 4-6 Detroit 61 101 .377 32.0 65-97 -4 32-49 29-52 3-6 20-27 - W1 4-6 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

04-29-2006, 05:32 PM	#379
MorseMoose Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,023 Infractions: 1/1 (1)	Election coming up! WOOOO