Who’da Thought – A Sports Magazine?

Copyright (c) P S Cathcart, 11 August 2013

An occasional Who Hunter series on the unexpected places we find our next lead.

The Set Up

Michael Francis Beirn (1841-1873) figures prominently in my Certification portfolio and personal research. I’ve been tediously surveying the internet for possible leads on members of a Beirn One Name study for a Philadelphia trip next month.

The Source

Sporting Life Magazine

Sporting Life. A weekly newspaper founded in Philadelphia. Published primarily from 1883-1917.^[1] The repository. The LA84 Foundation whose purpose is, in part, to “…[examine] the role of sports in society.”^[2] Digitized issues from 1885-1917.^[3]

The Lead

An obituary for Martin J. Beirn – who once lived with Michael F. Beirn – appeared in Sporting Life because his nephew, Joseph C. Beirn, ran the billards room at the Green’s Hotel.^[4] Whew!

Who’da thought?

Rorey Cathcart

Copyright (c) 18 August 2013

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^[1] Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org), “Sporting Life.” Rev. 16:22, 23 March 2013.

^[2] The LA84 Foundation (http://www.la84.org/ : accessed 18 August 2013), Home Page.

^[3] The LA84 Foundation (http://search.la84.org/search?site=default_collection&client=default_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&proxycustom=<HOME/> : accessed 18 August 2013), Search Page.

^[4] “Billiard News and Comment,” Sporting Life (Philadelphia, PA), 10 January 1914, p. 16, col. 2-3; digital images, LA84.org (http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1914/VOL_62_NO_19/SL6219016.pdf : accessed 2 August 2013).