Jim Hart (baseball)
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James Aristotle Hart was a manager for the Louisville Colonels
and the Boston Beaneaters
for parts of three seasons.
Hart went to the U.K. in the 1890s. A British national professional Baseball body was started in 1890 and a letter to Albert Spalding
in America requesting help in establishing a league. The British requested eight to ten players to coach and convert the existing players (whose primary game was usually soccer). Spalding sent Hart as a skilled manager and players: William J. Barr, Charles Bartlett, J.E.Prior and Leech Maskrey
.
The original intention had been to have eight teams but initially there were just four Aston Villa, Preston North End, Stoke City and Derby
. The first three used Jim Hart to decide the line-up of their teams, but Francis Ley
at Derby made his own decisions.
Hart was part-owner of the Chicago Colts
team, and in the 1895 season, the entire Colts team was arrested for creating a disturbance on Sunday, and Hart bailed every player out.
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
and the Boston Beaneaters
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
for parts of three seasons.
Hart went to the U.K. in the 1890s. A British national professional Baseball body was started in 1890 and a letter to Albert Spalding
Albert Spalding
Albert Goodwill Spalding was a professional baseball player, manager and co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company.-Biography:...
in America requesting help in establishing a league. The British requested eight to ten players to coach and convert the existing players (whose primary game was usually soccer). Spalding sent Hart as a skilled manager and players: William J. Barr, Charles Bartlett, J.E.Prior and Leech Maskrey
Leech Maskrey
Samuel Leech Maskrey was an American Major League Baseball left fielder. He played five seasons in the majors, from until , for the Louisville Eclipse and Colonels and the Cincinnati Red Stockings...
.
The original intention had been to have eight teams but initially there were just four Aston Villa, Preston North End, Stoke City and Derby
Derby County Baseball Club
The Derby County Baseball Club was a baseball club in Great Britain that played baseball until 1898 when football become the dominant sport in that region...
. The first three used Jim Hart to decide the line-up of their teams, but Francis Ley
Francis Ley
Sir Francis Ley, 1st Baronet created Ley's Malleable Castings Vulcan Ironworks in Derby. He owned Ley's Baseball Ground from 1890 to 1924 which was the home to Derby County F.C. He introduced baseball into the United Kingdom with the Derby County Baseball Club. In 1905, Ley was created a Baronet,...
at Derby made his own decisions.
Hart was part-owner of the Chicago Colts
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
team, and in the 1895 season, the entire Colts team was arrested for creating a disturbance on Sunday, and Hart bailed every player out.