Such was the interest that two separate leagues were organized for geographic reasons, not talent. They were equal in ability and having an Upper Cape League and a separate Lower Cape League provided ...

Seventy-five years ago, in 1940, the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that Brooklyn’s population has increased by 1,166,582 since the turn of the century to 2,698,285. The 42nd ...

As far as baseball card collecting goes, the 1940s is about as close to the Dark Ages as it gets. The 1930s and 1950s were absolute fire, but the decade they sandwiched included World War II, which ...

The period after World War II and before television was a good time for entertainment in America. Returning veterans were thankful to be alive, mature beyond their years for having survived the war, ...

Editor's note: This is a continuing series of Eastern Iowa sports history 'Time Machine” articles. Mark Dukes worked at The Gazette from 1973 to 1998, the last 14 years as sports editor. By Mark Dukes ...

As a youngster, I loved baseball. Because there was no little league — or any kind of league — for youngsters to play in, we would just gather, choose up sides and play. We could spend hours just ...

When it comes to baseball, Bernard David “Buddy” Lake did just about everything. He played, he coached and he even drove the team bus during a career that spanned almost three decades. Although Lake ...

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — The conversation around racial integration in baseball often revolves around Jackie Robinson, who broke the major league color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. But a year ...

I've always found it fascinating how certain items from past decades gain value over time. The 1940s, in particular, produced a variety of collectibles that are still sought after by collectors today.

A baseball star befriends a young fan and their lives are changed forever in a new musical showing at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. Set in Brooklyn in the 1940s, "Last Days of Summer" ...