Name/Title
News account of Brooklyn Dodgers in 1912 and a Newspaper Clipping of Elliot E. DentEntry/Object ID
2026.011.0003Description
The first object is a clipping from the Baltimore American on Thursday, February 5th, 1914. Elliot's face is front and center on the clipping. The title above his picture is "Feds are Good Enough for Him". Lastly, the caption below his picture states: Pitcher Elliot Dent, former local semi-pro pitcher and last year with Atlanta, champions of the Southern League, who has signed to play the coming season with the Pittsburgh Independents.
The second object in this set is the black and white group shoot of the players on the Brooklyn Dodgers during 1912. The title is "The Brooklyn Baseball Team of 1912". Below that is the group shot which has the team sitting in three rows. The source of the photo is in the bottom left corner of the picture and is listed as "International News Service N.Y.". There is a caption below the picture that lists the name of each player from left to right starting with the first row on the ground. Elliot himself is seated in the 2nd row fourth from the left. The back contains information on player records. The top has the title of "Record of Players". The records for Elliot include: right-handed pitcher. Had trial with Brooklyn in Spring of 1911 and sent to New Haven, Connecticut League. Won twenty-one and lost fourteen games. Hit .188, fielded .965 in 1911. Bats and throws right-handed. Is 21 years old, 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 190 pounds.Collection
J. Marshall Dent Family PapersLocation
Container
Small Collections, Box 3Shelf
Rack 17, Shelf 4Rack
Rack 17Wall
North wallRoom
Archives 2Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Elliot E. Dent