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<p>The team pictured here was maybe of the greatest town team in Brunswick baseball history from 1909-11. Amos Kaplon, who was once offered a contract as a pitcher from Calvin Griffith of the original Washington Senators, managed this traveling team whic...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Summary ==<br /> The team pictured here was maybe of the greatest town team in Brunswick baseball history from 1909-11.<br /> <br /> Amos Kaplon, who was once offered a contract as a pitcher from Calvin Griffith of the original Washington Senators, managed this traveling team which defeated clubs like the Nebraska Indians who commuted to Brunswick on club cars. Eight of Brunswick&#039;s players played semi-pro ball over the years.<br /> <br /> George (Babe) Wenner reportedly once hit a prodigious home run onto the tracks that landed in a box car and traveled west.<br /> <br /> Maybe we can credit the Kaplons for outfitng this team in the fine uniforms these guys were wearing? This is a 1911 team picture:<br /> <br /> Back row –, Bob Orrison, JA McMurray,Bill Wenner, Meyer Kaplon, Amos Kaplon, George Wenner, Bill Hightman<br /> <br /> Front row – Harry Ayres, John Long, Carroll Marker (mgr), ?? Beck, Jim Bowers, HE (Zeke) Wenner<br /> <br /> (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum)<br /> <br /> Jim Dixon: The old saying about Brunswick being a great baseball town, this only goes to prove it over the years . I believe it still holds true today, we do have so great players and teams coming from Good Old Brunswick.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Smoketown Baseball]]</div>

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