Francis Xavier McQuade
Francis Xavier McQuade | |
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| Born | October 20, 1911 |
| Died | April 6, 1955 (aged 76) |
| Other names | Francis X. McQuade F. X. McQuade |
| Known for | Sunday baseball games |
| Spouse | Lucille M. Khrone |
| Parent(s) | Arthur J. McQuade Ellen E. Tuite |
Francis Xavier McQuade (August 11, 1878 - April 6, 1955) was a New York City judge. In 1917 he advocated for allowing Sunday baseball games in New York in defiance of existing New York state blue laws. In 1919 he became one of the owners of the New York Giants with Charles Abraham Stoneham.[1]
Biography
He was born on Staten Island, New York on August 11, 1878 to Arthur J. McQuade and Ellen E. Tuite.[1]
In 1917 the New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds played their first Sunday game at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan. After the game both managers, John McGraw and Christy Mathewson, were arrested for violating New York state blue laws. McQuade presided over the case and found them not guilty and wrote: "In my opinion there was no infraction of any statute."[2] In 1919 he became one of the owners of the New York Giants with Charles Abraham Stoneham.[1]
He died on April 6, 1955 in Manhattan, New York City at the age of 78.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "McQuade, Ex-Magistrate. Sponsor of Legal Baseball on Sunday Dies at 78. Once Part Owner of Giants". New York Times. April 7, 1955. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ "Baseball Men Exonerated. Magistrate McQuade Commends Managers for Sunday Game". New York Times. August 22, 1917. Retrieved 2015-09-02.