In his hometown newspaper on Sept. 5, 1918, near the news of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson injuring his foot while playing in the Delaware River Shipbuilding League and a note about a Cubs owner and “hot dog king of the Federal League” losing a “fortune” close to $200,000, former Cardinals catcher Harry Glenn had the biggest headline.
Glenn “going big with ‘air’ team,” the Terre Haute (Ind.) Tribune announced atop its sports page, in the same size font as the preview for that day’s World Series opener. The story went on to detail how the catcher “of the highest caliber” was still starring while serving in the U.