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July 17: Warrants Issued for the Arrest of the Bridgeport Baseball Team . . . Again

  Today in 1913, arrest warrants were issued in Bridgeport for players on the Bridgeport Mechanics minor league baseball team. It was not the first time members of the Bridgeport nine had faced justice.  They had, in fact, been arrested, tried, and convicted twice previously during the preceding two months. Their crime?  Playing baseball on…

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