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Brownie31
02-08-2007, 04:22 PM
Wednesday, April 12, 1911 The Polo Grounds New York: A portion of the crowd at the opening game watch John McGraw's Giants lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0. Despite this setback the Giants would win McGraw's third pennant that year. Just two days later came the great fire that destroyed this wooden version of The Polo Grounds.
Brownie31
Brownie31
02-08-2007, 04:32 PM
Friday, April 14, 1911 New York: Members of the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies inspect the damage of the massive Polo Grounds fire.
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musial6
02-08-2007, 05:28 PM
Wednesday, April 12, 1911 The Polo Grounds New York: A portion of the crowd at the opening game watch John McGraw's Giants lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0. Despite this setback the Giants would win McGraw's third pennant that year. Just two days later came the great fire that destroyed this wooden version of The Polo Grounds.
Brownie31
That opening game took only fifty minutes
Brownie31
02-08-2007, 06:43 PM
That opening game took only fifty minutes
That is correct. Games were much quicker in those days.
Brownie31