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Nat'l B.B. Com'n (LOC)

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  • cjonthehudson said:
    According to a Wikipedia article at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball : "The National Commission was the ruling body of professional baseball starting with the National Agreement of 1903, which made peace between the National League and the American League (see History of baseball in the United States). It consisted of three members: the two League presidents and a Commission chairman, whose primary responsibilities were to preside at meetings and to mediate disputes." The Commission's only chairman was August Herrmann, who resigned after the 1919 scandal: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E02E6DA153EE433A...
  • cjonthehudson said:
    August Herrmann is seated to the right of the lady, who is likely Helene Britton, owner of the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
    Yes, that's Helene Britton; there's another pic of her wearing that same outfit in this series (looks like the same room, too): www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2448659619/
  • Richard Norton said:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Hathaway_Britton

Mrs. Helen Britton (LOC)

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  • cotinis said:
    Mrs. Helen Britton was "owner of the St. Louis National League Club"--see New York Times, December 10, 1912, p. 13.
  • pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
    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.
  • Nebula Galaxia said:
    she seemed like a fascinating woman.
  • Richard Norton said:
    Here she is at Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Hathaway_Britton
  • Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
    Everyone, Thanks for your comments and information about Mrs. Britton and her very interesting life! We will expand the description when we update.