Kid Elberfeld Time Line - 1903

1903	Detroit Tigers and New York Highlanders Uniforms
Background	Detroit Tigers Season Lookback - 1903
Background	Preview of the American League in 1903
Background	History of the American Leguea formation - new publication
April 30, 1903	First Yankee Home Game BUT Kid was not yet a Highlander - went to NY later in seasons - or see a local copy.
June 8, 1903	The Washington Post SENATORS BRACING UP pg. 8 - Article
June 8th, 1903	Detroit SS Kid Elberfeld, suspended for umpire abuse, is traded to New York for veteran infielders Herman Long and Ernie Courtney. "The Tabasco Kid" will be a key ingredient in the Highlanders' rise as contenders in 1904. - No details
June 10, 1903	Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Highlanders for Herman Long and Ernie Courtney. - No details
June 10, 1903	Detroit SS Kid Elberfeld � suspended for abusing an umpire� is traded to the New York Highlanders for veteran infielders Herman Long� 37� and Ernie Courtney. The Highlanders' first trade is a good one as "The Tabasco Kid"� currently hitting .341� will be a key ingredient in New York's rise as contenders in 1904. Elberfeld had also been accused by Tiger manager Ed Barrow of deliberately throwing games recently as a ploy to get himself traded. - No details
July 25, 1903	The Saturday Globe Binghamton Edition - Article
July 4, 1903	The New York Times (New York, NY) BASEBALL PEACE THREATENED - Good Article
July 16, 1903	The Washington Post (Washington, DC) BASEBALL CASE IN COURT - Good Article
July 19, 1903	The New York Times pg. 14 Basebal Peace Menaced - mention in good article
Aug 1, 1903	Rube Waddell no-hits the Highlanders� except for Kid Elberfeld� who has 4 singles. These� plus a lavish 6 walks� down the A's 3-2� with the win going to Jack Chesbro. Waddell observes afterward� "If I would have walked him 4 times� I would have pitched a no-hitter." - no details.
Aug 24, 1903	At New York� the Highlanders take a pair from the St. Louis Browns� winning 6-2 and 8-6. Jack Chesbro is the victor in the opener with a bit of help from the Browns John Anderson (as noted by Peter Morris). The Browns make 4 straight hits in the 8th� and an error by Kid Elberfeld on Anderson's grounder loads the bases. With Bobby Wallace hitting� Anderson inexplicably takes off for 2nd base and is thrown out trying to scramble back to 1B� a play that will be referred to in the early part of the century as a "John Anderson play." Wallace strikes out on the play. Anderson explains that "I got too far off first base and couldn't get back." To which his manager McAleer responds� "Tell me� you big bum� where did you think you were going?" After the game Clark Griffith brings up the possibility of a trade again and finds that the price had gone down. "Give me an old bat bag or anything�" says McAleer�"and take the big stiff." Anderson will be swapped to New York next month. - no details.