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The Washington Senators Signed Georgetown Shortstop Charley Moran in December 1902

December 29, 2021January 30, 2012 by ghostsofdc
Half-length portrait of Charles Moran, baseball player for the American League Washington Senators, standing at South Side Park which was located at West 37th Street, South Princeton Avenue, West Pershing Road (formerly West 39th Street), and South Wentworth Avenue in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois.

The front page of the Washington Times reported a big local signing in December of 1902 for the Washington Senators. They had inked the Georgetown shortstop, Charley Moran, to a contract

Washington Times Headline (1902)
Washington Times Headline (1902)

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Categories Faces & Places of Yesterday Tags 1900s, Baseball, Georgetown, Georgetown University, Washington Senators
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