Dauvray Cup
Dauvray Cup | |
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First awarded: | Boston Beaneaters |
Most Cups: | Boston Beaneaters (3) |
The Dauvray Cup was a
History
The cup was named for its presenter,
Dauvray first announced her intentions to present the trophy in newspapers on May 21, 1887. The announcement described the cup as "a $500 silver cup" in "the form of a true lovers' cup ... about twelve inches high".[4][5] On June 1, the Gorham Silver Company began the process of creating the trophy. When some, including National League president Nicholas Young, suggested that the trophy was more for the owner of the winning team than the players, Dauvray agreed to award gold medals to the players of the winning team as well as one umpire.[3][6][7] Some newspapers at the time, including the Brooklyn Eagle and Police Gazette, dismissed the trophy as a publicity stunt designed more to promote Dauvray herself than out of a fondness for baseball.[3]
The Dauvray Cup was first won in 1887 by the
According to John Thorn, official historian of Major League Baseball, the last mention of the presence of the Dauvray Cup was on November 12, 1893, in Newport, Kentucky. By June 1894, Sporting Life was wondering in print what had happened to it.[8] The current location of the Dauvray Cup is unknown.
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7867-1335-6.
- ^ a b c Thorn, John (November 3, 2011). "Baseball's Lost Chalice". Our Game. MLBlogs Network. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ a b c Thorn, John (November 4, 2011). "Baseball's Lost Chalice, Part 2". Our Game. MLBlogs Network. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ a b Malinowski, Erik. "Gone Forever? In Search of Baseball's Lost Treasures". Just a bit Outside. Foxsports.com. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "A Lover of Sport". The Daily Argus News. Crawfordsville, Indiana. May 21, 1887. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ a b Newman, Mark (November 3, 2011). "Dauvray Cup was once a coveted possession". MLB.com. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ a b Rogers, Mike (December 29, 2010). "History of the Dauvray Cup: 1887 World Series". Beyond the Box Score. SBNation. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ a b Thorn, John (November 4, 2011). "Baseball's Lost Chalice, Part 3". Our Game. MLBlogs Network. Retrieved March 5, 2015.