11. Ibid.
12. Tod Rockwell, “Impulse Grips Frank J. Navin,” Detroit Free Press, October 8, 1935.
13. Irving Vaughan, “Young Chicago Team Puts Up Gallant Fight,” Chicago Tribune, October 8, 1935.
14. Grantland Rice, “‘Here It Is!’ Magic Words for All Detroit,” Detroit Free Press, October 8, 1935.
15. George W. Stark, “Goose’s Fame Hangs High as City Wildly Celebrates,” Detroit News, October 8, 1935.
16. “Detroit Hails Its Champion Tigers as a Symbol of the City Dynamic,” Detroit Free Press, October 8, 1935.
Epilogue
1. Charles P. Ward, “Victory Over A’s Costs Bengals,” Detroit Free Press, June 4, 1936.
2. Catchers Buck Ewing, Roger Bresnahan, and Wilbert Robinson had previously been voted in by the Hall’s Committee on Old-timers.
3. George Hunter, “Ex-Tiger Rogell Was Scrappy,” Detroit News, August 10, 2003.
4. He is not to be confused with Millard “Dixie” Howell, who pitched for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago White Sox from 1940–1958, compiling a 19–15 record. There was also a Homer Elliott “Dixie” Howell, who caught for the Reds, Dodgers, and Pirates from 1947–1956.
5. Bob Pille, “Rowe’s Big Line: ‘How’m Ah Doin’, Edna?’” Detroit Free Press, January 9, 1961.
6. Malcolm W. Bingay, “Good Morning,” Detroit Free Press, April 11, 1940.
7. “Iffy the Dopester Rises to Remark,” Detroit Free Press, October 8, 1935.
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List of Names and Terms
Adventures of Frank Merriwell (film)
All-Star Game
Allen, Johnny
Ambassador Bridge
American Basketball League
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
American Jewish Conference
Angus, Samuel
Appling, Luke
Augie,
Augusta Tourists
Auker, Elden
Auker, Mildred
automotive industry
Averill, Earl
Baer, Max
Baker, Del
Baker Bowl
Bang, Ed
Barrow, Clyde
Barrow, Ed
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
“Battalion of Death”
Beaumont Exporters
Belle Isle
Berger, Wally
Berry, Charlie
Biddle House
Bingay, Malcolm W.
Biograph Theatre
Birmingham Barons
Bishop, Max
Blackman, Mary
Blaeholder, George
Bonura, Zeke
Book-Cadillac Hotel
Boston Red Sox
Boston University
Boulder Dam
Boyd, Charles
Brands, E.G.
Breadon, Sam
Bremerton Navy Shipyards
Bresnahan, Roger
Brewster-Douglass Housing Project
Bridges, Tommy
Briggs, Walter O.
Broaca, Johnny
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Robins
Brown, Joe E.
Brush Park
Buffalo Bisons
Burke, Bobby
Burns, Ed
Bush, Donie
Byrd, Richard
Byrd, Sam
Cadillac, Antoine de la Mothe
Cain, James M.
Cain, Sugar
Caldwell, Earl
Campus Martius Park
Carleton, Tex
Carroll, Dennis
Carvath, Jack
Cavarretta, Phil
“Century of Progress” Exposition
Chapman, Ben
Chevrolet Motor Car Company
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Chrysler, Walter
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians
Clift, Harlond
Clifton, Flea
Cobb, Ty
Cochrane, Joan
Cochrane, Mary
Cochrane, Mickey
Cody, Frank
Coffman, Dick
Coleman, Bob
Collier, Orlin
Collins, Ripper
Collins, William
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Columbia Comers
Combs, Earle
Comiskey Park
Commodore Hotel
Comstock, William
Conway, Neal
Corktown
Couzens, Frank
Crawford, Sam
Cronin, Joe
Crosetti, Frank
Crosley Field
Crotona Park
Crowder, General
Dahlgren, Babe
Dallas-Ft. Worth Spurs
Dan, Daniel
David Stott Building
Davis, Harry
Davis, Spud
Dean, Dizzy
Dean, Paul
DeLancey, Bill
Demaree, Frank
Derringer, Paul
DeShong, Jimmie
Detroit (MI)
Detroit Board of Commerce
Detroit Leland Hotel
Detroit Lions
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Wolverines
Detroit Yacht Club
Dickey, Bill
Dillinger, John
DiMaggio, Joe
Dinneen, Bill
Doljack, Frank
Donovan, Wild Bill
Drebinger, John
Dressen, Charlie
Drukenbrod, M.F.
Durocher, Leo
Dykes, Jimmie
Earhart, Amelia
Earnshaw, George
Edgar, W.W.
Ehmke, Howard
Empress of Japan
English, Woody
Essick, Bill
Evans, Billy
Evans, Bob
Evansville Hubs
Ewing, Buck
“Exposition of Progress”
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Fenway Park
Ferrell, Wes
Fireman, Save My Child (film)
Fischer, Carl
Fisher Building
Fletcher, Art
Fonseca, Lew
Forbes Field
Ford, Henry
Ford Hunger March
Ford Motor Company
Ford Rouge Plant
Fordham University
Fort Detroit
Fort Smith Twins
Fox, Pete
Foxx, Jimmie
Frasier, Vic
French, Larry
Frick, Ford
Frisch, Frankie
Fritz, Ray
Fuchs, Emil
Fullis, Chick
“G-Men”
Galan, Augie
Gallico, Paul
Garfield Building
Gehrig, Lou
Gehringer, Charlie
General Motors (GM)
General Motors Building
Giamatti, Bart
Gibson, Kirk
The Glory of Their Times
Goebbels, Joseph
Goldstein, Isidore
Gomez, Lefty
Gonzalez, Mike
Goodman, Benny
Goosetree, Eddie
Goslin, Goose
Gould, Alan
Grand Circus Park
Grant, Ulysses S.
Grapefruit League
Grayson, Frank
Great Migration
Great Potato Famine
Greenberg, Hank
Greene, Sam
Greenwich Village
Griffith, Clark
Griffith Stadium
Grimm, Charlie
Grove, Lefty
Guardian Building
Haas, Mule
Hack, Stan
Hadley, Bump
Hale, O’Dell
Hallahan, Bill
Hamlin, Luke
Harder, Mel
Harridge, William
Harris, Bucky
Hartford Senators
Hartnett, Gabby
Harwell, Ernie
Hatter, Clyde
Hauptmann, Bruno Richard
Hayes, Jackie
Hayworth, Ray
Hazel, Homer
Heffner, Don
Heilmann, Harry
Hendrick, Harvey
Henley Field
Henshaw, Roy
Herman, Billy
Higgins, Pinky
Hindenburg, Paul von
Hirota, Koki
Hitler, Adolf
Hoag, Myril
Hogsett, Chief
Holland, Dutch
Hollis, Herman Edward “Ed”
Hollywood Stars
Hoover, Herbert
Hoover, J. Edgar
Hornsby, Rogers
Hotel Carlos
Howell, Dixie
Howell, Homer Elliott
Howell, Millard
Hubbell, Carl
Hudlin, Willis
; Hull, Cordell
Ickes, Harold
Iffy the Dopester
Isaminger, James C.
Jackson, Travis
James Monroe High School
Jay Treaty
Jennings, Hughie
Jersey City Skeeters
Johnson, Ban
Johnson, Bob
Johnson, Hugh S.
Johnson, Roy
Johnson, Walter
Jones, Davy
Jones, Sad Sam
Jurges, Billy
Kaline, Al
Kansas City Monarchs
Kansas State University
Kaya, Prince
Kaya, Princess
Keane, Dr. William E.
Keefe, Tim
Kelly, Edward J.
Kerby, Damon
Kieran, John
Killefer, Bill
Klein, Chuck
Kleinhans, Ted
Klem, Bill
Knickerbocker, Bill
Koenig, Mark
Kowalik, Fabian
Krichell, Paul
Kuenzel, William
Kuhel, Joe
Lakeland (FL)
Landis, Kenesaw Mountain
Lang, Al
Lardner, John
Lardner, Ring
Larkin, Steve
Lawrence, Bill
Lawson, Roxie
Lazzeri, Tony
League of Nations
League Park
Lee, Bill
Lee, Harper
Lindbergh, Charles
Lindstrom, Freddie
Lobert, Hans
Lolich, Mickey
London Tecumsehs
Long, Huey
Louis, Joe
Lyman, Ray
Lyons, Ted
Mack, Connie
Madjeski, Ed
Major Bowes Amateur Hour
Malamud, Barnard
Malone, Pat
Manning, John C.
Manush, Heinie
Marberry, Firpo
Marcum, John “Footsie”
Marquard, Rube
Marrow, Charles K. “Buck”
Martin, Pepper
Mathewson, Christy
Mays, Carl
McCarthy, Joe
McColl, Alex
McKechnie, Bill
McManus, Marty
McNair, Eric
McNamee, Graham
Meany, Tom
Medwick, Joe “Ducky”
Melillo, Ski
Merena, Spike
Michigan Central Depot (Station)
Michigan Sports Service Company
Michigan State University
Milwaukee Brewers