I agree with Mike--  Hats off to the Cleveland Indians.  A great team
showing fine sportsmanship.  Both teams did deserve to win, the Cubs just a
wee bit more so.

Terry

On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 12:57 PM, Montclair <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Didn't he write about losing an umbrella at a baseball game in Connecticut?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 3, 2016, at 10:56 AM, Steve Hoffman <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Which brings up a question:  Is there evidence
> > from any writings of Twain, including letters, or
> > contemporaneous reports, of Twain attending a
> > major league baseball game?  (or professional
> > minor league game for that matter)?  Or of him
> > perusing the sports pages of the newspapers,
> > perhaps commenting upon scores or World Series
> > etc?  Any references to baseball during one of his
> > speeches?
> >
> > Is there any indication if he had a rooting
> > interest in any team?  Perhaps Boston or one of
> > the New York teams (personally, I'm hoping he was
> > a fan of the NY Giants).  Or perhaps St. Louis?
> >
> > I'm aware of course of that wonderful section of
> > Connecticut Yankee with Hank Morgan introducing
> > baseball to King Arthur's Court.  But I don't
> > recall coming across references to him following
> > baseball in his personal life.
> >
> > As a lifelong baseball fan as well as Twainiac,
> > I'd be delighted to get answers to this query.
> >
> > Steve Hoffman
> >
> > Takoma Park, MD
> >
> >
> >> On 11/3/2016 10:11 AM, L T Oggel wrote:
> >> It was terrific!!  7th game. Extra innings, rain delay, everything.
> Wow!
> >>
> >> Cubs Win    Cubs Win
> >>
> >> The Voice of the Cubs on radio and TV--Jack Brickhouse, Harry Carey and
> >> many others, going back, are rejoicing.  Ernie Banks is smiling.  At
> last!!
> >>
> >> Ended about 1am on the east coast.
> >>
> >>> On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 6:20 AM, AB E <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> ... when the Cubs last won a World Series.
> >>>
> >>> To Larry Howe and all the other Twain people in greater Chicago, I
> hope you
> >>> survived last night, and that this isn't a sign of the end of days (or
> a
> >>> Trump presidency).
> >>>
>