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1903 Phillies Park collapse
I was on the Philadelphia Athletics Historical society website the other day, and I came across an article about the Baker Bowl collapsing in 1903. It cited some articals from the Philadelphia Inquierer shortly after the collapse, but I couldn't find them on the Internet anywhere. Does anyone know where the articals could be located? Thanks.
http://www.philadelphiaathletics.org.../blacksaturday
Last edited by riredsox; 02-07-2008 at 03:31 PM.
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The structure of the park had been fatally compromised by the undeniable fact that the Phillies were so putrid. A famous advertising sign portended the tragic collapse: "The Phillies Use Lifebuoy Soap!" read the sign. "Yeah, but they still stink!" was the automatic response.
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