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JANUARY
1912

Tuesday, January 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Brooklyn Dodgers president Charles Ebbets announces he has purchased grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000. During the year he will ease his pinched financial condition by selling half the team to Ed and Steve McKeever.

Monday, January 15th

IN THE NEWS: Former Brooklyn P Elmer Stricklett, said to be the inventor of the spitball, is reinstated by the National Commission after playing outside organized baseball for three years. But he does not make it back to the major leagues.

Tuesday, January 23rd

IN THE NEWS: The Japanese Army announces it will send a baseball team to the Philippines to play American soldiers; a U.S. team may go to Japan.