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Mrs. Helen Britton was "owner of the St. Louis National League Club"--see New York Times, December 10, 1912, p. 13.

Helen (or Helene) Hathaway Robison Britton (1879-1950) was from Cleveland; she inherited ownership of the St. Louis Cardinals (yes, the baseball team!) from her uncle, Stanley Robison, in 1911. So she's baseball history: bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&pid=16895&am... "It was her decision to lure women to games by introducing a Ladies Day, when all "fanettes" accompanied by male escorts were admitted to the grandstand free. She also hired a crooner to perform between innings. In an era when following baseball and attending games unescorted were considered unladylike, Helene abated society's misgivings while encouraging her own gender to develop an interest in the sport." She divorced Cardinals president Schuler Britton in 1917, sold the team in 1918 (after years of resisting offers), remarried, and died in Philadelphia at the age of 71.

she seemed like a fascinating woman.

Here she is at Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Hathaway_Britton

Everyone, Thanks for your comments and information about Mrs. Britton and her very interesting life! We will expand the description when we update.

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Canoe racer? A Ralph B. Britton of the Gananoque Canoe and Motor Boat Club of Ontario, Canada, was champion of the American Canoe Association's New England race off Sugar Island, 1913.