Season 1 · Episode 3
S1E3: Baseball Country (Remastered Ver.)
The Colonial Department · The Colonial Department
June 1, 202118m 19s
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Show Notes
<html><p>The Americans bring professional sports to the archipelago, and in 1914—during Philippine baseball's golden age—a match is fought between an all-Filipino team and an all-Black team. </p><p><br/></p><p>Follow us on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecolonialdept/" target="_blank">@thecolonialdept</a></p><p>Follow us on TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thecolonialdept" target="_blank">@thecolonialdept</a></p><p>Email us: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p><br/>The book version of this podcast is called <em>Silk, Silver, Spices, Slaves: Lost Tales from the Philippine Colonial Period, 1565-1946</em>. <a href="https://www.faction.press/product-page/silk-silver-spices-slaves-philippines-history" target="_blank">Purchase here</a>. (An ebook version is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Silk-Silver-Spices-Slaves-Philippine-ebook/dp/B0D5JSXC5M" target="_blank">also available in Amazon</a>.) </p><p><br/></p><p>References:</p><p>Kennedy, Richard. “Rethinking the Philippine Exhibit at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.” </p><p>Gems, Gerald R. (2016). <em>Sport and the American Occupation of the Philippines: Bats, Balls, and Bayonets. </em>Lexington Books.</p><p>Stradley, Don (25 June 2008). “A look at the history of boxing in the Philippines.” <em>ESPN. </em><a href="https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3458707" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3458707</a></p><p>Franks, Joel. S. (2008). <em>Asian Pacific Americans and Baseball: A History. </em>McFarland.</p><p>Beer, Jeremy (2019). <em>Oscar Charleston: The Life and Legend of Baseball’s Greatest Forgotten Player. </em>University of Nebraska Press.</p><p>Strecker, Geri (2012). “Indianapolis’ Other Oscar.” In <em>Trace of Indiana and Midwestern History, 24</em>(3). </p><p>Department of Commerce and Labor (1905). <em>Census of Manufacturers: 1905—Earnings of Wage Earners. </em>Government Printing Office.</p><p>“Brownies Trim 24th Infantry While Manila and Army Tie,” (9 February 1914), <em>Manila Times</em>.<br/><br/><br/></p></html>