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July 11, 2004
1928: “On the Big Apple” column
In 1928, the New York Morning Telegraph ran a daily column of tidbits from the New York racetracks. Gerald Cohen spotted the first one, for June 15, 1928, page 18, column 4:
On the Big Apple
ACTIVITIES AT ANCIENT AQUEDUCT
A different sub-head would apply to various other tracks, such as Belmont and even Saratoga. No authorship of the column is given; probably the authors were the ones who wrote the associated stories.
It is almost certain, given his long use of the term, that John J. Fitz Gerald helped to name this column. This would be the second Fitz Gerald "Big Apple" column.
On the Big Apple
ACTIVITIES AT ANCIENT AQUEDUCT
A different sub-head would apply to various other tracks, such as Belmont and even Saratoga. No authorship of the column is given; probably the authors were the ones who wrote the associated stories.
It is almost certain, given his long use of the term, that John J. Fitz Gerald helped to name this column. This would be the second Fitz Gerald "Big Apple" column.
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1920s: John J. Fitz Gerald and the N.Y. Morning Telegraph • (0) Comments • Sunday, July 11, 2004 • Permalink
1920s: John J. Fitz Gerald and the N.Y. Morning Telegraph • (0) Comments • Sunday, July 11, 2004 • Permalink