All Nations
| All Nations | |
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| Information | |
| League |
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| Established | 1912 |
| Disbanded | 1925 |
All Nations was a
Under the management of Wilkinson, the All Nations' approach to the game was more serious than that of many teams who followed
Wilkinson transported the team from location to location in a $25,000 Pullman car, which also held portable bleachers which would be set up for the game. He did not pay for rooms for his players, however, instead having them sleep the night before the game in tents they brought with them on the field on which they would play.
Under Wilkinson, the team became "strong enough to give any major league club a nip and tuck battle", according to
The team encountered difficulties during World War I, when it found most of its better players were drafted, and was finally disbanded in 1918. Pitcher John Donaldson managed the All Nations from 1923 to 1924. The All Nations were still owned by J.L. Wilkinson and was used as a traveling team that trained inexperienced players and found talent in the Midwest.
Notable players
- John Donaldson,[4]
- José Méndez
- Ben Reeves,[4]
- Sam Crawford,[3]
- Cristóbal Torriente
- Dink Mothell,[3]
- Newt Allen
- Elmer Brandell[5]
- Sam Crow
- Frank Blattner
- Clarence Coleman
- Desiderio Hernández
- Jimmie Lyons
- Hurley McNair
- William "Plunk" Drake
- Hooks Foreman
- William Bell
- Bullet Rogan
- Bubbles Anderson
- Virgil Barnes[6]
- Bobby Marshall
References
- ^ "No-Hit Contest for Andy Graves" Omaha World Herald, Omaha, NE, May 8, 1920, Page 5, Column 2
- ^ "Murphy Did-Its Take Two from All-Nations" Omaha World Herald, Omaha, NE, April 17, 1921, Page 7, Column 2
- ^ a b c "Spencer's Ball Team Still Going Strong" Spencer Reporter, Spencer, Iowa, Wednesday, August 15, 1923, Page 1, Columns 1 and 2
- ^ a b c d "Pitcher Fans 21 Jacksons" Superior Tribune, Superior, Wisconsin, June 17, 1912, Page 9, Column 5
- ^ "Brandel Signs With The All Nations" Little Falls Herald, Little Falls, Minnesota, Friday, August 7, 1914, Page 2, Column 2
- ^ "Virgil Barnes – Society for American Baseball Research".
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