date:1926-05-04 - Ghosts Of The Diamond

Portrait illustration of Ed Wray, St. Louis sportswriter behind “Wray’s Column,” shown in a vintage newspaper feature with his name stylized along the border.

publication:St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wray's Column May 4, 1926

By: Ed Wray. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Milton’s Stock Falls. MILTON Stock is away below par. His release by the Brooklyn club shows that. And it’s Milton’s own fault. Milton is afflicted with a spring training complex and it finally brought him low. Stock, it will be

Illustration of Tom Swope beside a vintage microphone with “This Is Station Swope Broadcasting,” representing early radio coverage of baseball.

team:St. Louis Cardinals

Inside Baseball with Barney Dreyfuss: Tom Swope on Owners, Umpires and a Shaky Cardinals Club

A TALK WITH Barney Dreyfuss Dean of Club Owners Discusses Weather, Rosin, Umpires and Horse Racing With Post Sports Editor By Tom Swope - Cincinnati Post May 4, 1926 Barney Dreyfuss, owner and president of the world champion Pirates, is the most interesting figure among the game’s club owners so

player:Robert McGraw

Yankees’ Streak Ends, Giants Rout Phillies, Robins Roll On - May 4, 1926

HOMERUN BY FOURNIER STARTS SLUGGING FEST McGraw Holds Boston Team to Five Hits By JACK FARRELL. - NY Daily News May 4, 1926 Boston Braves by 4 to 1 yesterday at Ebbets Field, thereby solidifying their position in the upper berth of the National League. Robert McGraw outpitched Genevich in an