1901-1919

July 20, 2018                                                                                                                Issue #1

In the Beginning...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mahley Division

Boston

Beaneaters

Hyde Park

Vitamen

Long Island

Islanders

South Starrucca

Ainspans

 

 

Kirwin Division

Mimosa

Mirthmakers

Newton

Indians

Siouxland

Explorers

Waukesha

Freemen

 

 

McCorkindale Division

Bergen

Barflies

Bradenton

Buckeyes

Mexicali

Mallards

Sacramento

Solons

 

 

Seitz Division

Chesapeake

Regnads

Hilton Head

HedgeHogs

Rochester

Cheetahs

Wilderness

Wraiths

Welcome to Origins, a TCBA venture into the early years of the 20th Century. With 16 fellow travelers, Origins is expecting to launch later this winter. A newsletter will publish periodically over the next few months, revealing details of the Origins activity, and occasionally requesting action from our members.

This initial newsletter is being sent to the Origins group to let you know who has joined up. Here’s the line-up:

 

Manager

Team

FR#

1

Gary Sibley

Wilderness

1

2

Bob Braun

Hyde Park

3

3

Tom Meade

Bergen

5

4

Bob Wood

Bradenton

7

5

Marty Fiehl

So. Starrucca

8

6

Ken Sajdak

Waukesha

10

7

JR Richardson

Rochester

11

8

Gerry Hobbs

Sacramento

12

9

Jeff Sajdak

Siouxland

14

10

Steve Lyon

Chesapeake

15

11

Aaron Anderson

Hilton Head

16

12

Jim McEneaney

Long Island

17

13

Al Keefer

Mexicali

18

14

Larry Smith

Mimosa

19

15

Jim Lafargue

Boston

20

16

Jim Beeman

Newton

21

 

 

We are especially delighted to have Steve, JR and Aaron joining us on our journey. The young blood is appreciated! We also are happy to have the Founder with us for what is expected to be the final TCBA retro experiment. In a linear sense, Origins will detail the very beginnings of TCBA history. Having Jim Lafargue with us, then, is wholly appropriate.

 

A To-Do for You

Your very first Origins activity is to select a team name. We will be aligning ourselves into four divisions of four teams each, preliminarily arranged as seen to the left:

 

The team names listed have been used for familiarity. Some, like Hyde Park and Bradenton will remain the same. Others may change, depending on your own preference. Note that Jim Lafargue has already selected Boston Beaneaters for his Origins team.

 

One of the enjoyable aspects of TCBA is its extensive history. Having had 81 managers, there has been a fascinating trail of TCBA franchises that ties it all together. To help keep track of it all, teams have been assigned to Franchises. Some, like Bob Wood’s Bradenton, Jim Mac’s Islanders and Larry’s Mirthmakers have maintained their team name throughout the entire time. Others, like Mexicali, Hyde Park  and others have used two names to distinguish Today from the retro leagues. Some, due to managerial turnover, have had many team names. For those teams, it might be helpful to be familiar with your Franchise history. A list of team names associated with our Franchise is posted below.

Choose a team name and inform either Bob Braun or Bob Wood sometime in the next week. We will publish the names as soon as we have a complete list.

 

 

 

 

News of the Times - 1901

As President William McKinley began his second term, he was fatally shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. Czolgosz stated that the President was "an enemy of good working people" and was later judged to be sane and executed.

The chief event of McKinley's administration was the war with Spain, which resulted in the United States' acquisition of the Philippines and other islands.

Theodore Roosevelt was promptly sworn in as his successor and embarked on a wide-ranging program of governmental reform and conservation of natural resources.

 

 

 

Wilderness

Bergen

Ashburn

Hot Rocks

Bergen

Barflies

Birdsnest

Bombers

Portsmouth

Pubdwellers

Harbor Beach

Combers

Eastport

Athletics

Rapidan

Rapids

Susquehanna

Knights

Wilderness

Wraiths

Waukesha

Hilton Head

Endwell

Eartheaters

Binghamton

Triplets

Evanston

Bees

Brooklyn

Legends

Pittsburgh

Alleghenies

Hilton Head

Hedgehogs

Waukesha

Freemen

Kennett

Komets

Prospect Heights

Palladins

Raritan

Rags

Rochester

Siouxland

Cheektowaga

Curmudgeons

Boulder Bluff

Bishops

Fresno

Suns

Disney

All-Stars

Gettysburg

Generals

Florida

Panthers

Herndon

Mountain Boys

Hereford

Highlanders

Hillsboro

Jesters

Hoboken

Zephyrs

Kennett

Komets

Lawton

Angels

Kensington

Knights

Mt. Greenwood

Foresters

Lake Gardner

Knights

Newmarket

EH's

London

Lycanthropes

Pennsylvania

Keystones

Miller Court

Jesters

Santa Barbara

Iron Dukes

North Adams

Beavers

Siouxland

Explorers

Rochester

Cheetahs

Winnebago

Indians

Roxbury

Red Sox

South Starrucca

Ainspans

Sterling

Shillelaghs

Mexicali

Chesapeake

Boston

Africans

Chesapeake

Regnads

Boston

Athletics

Covington

Buccaneers

Boston

Badgers

Farmington

River Rats

California

D'Oro's

Grandview

Stars

Mexicali

Mallards

Midlothian

Mariners

San Francisco

D'Oro's

New York

Daredevils

Scranton

Spanish Flies

New York

Woodchoppers

Newmarket

EH's

Northeast

Numen

Newton

Norwood

Naturals

Edinburgh

Scotsmen

Portsmouth

Pubdwellers

Jersey

Shorebirds

Village

Bluenotes

Ocala

Egrets

Newton

Indians

Norfolk

Pilots