Today was not as promising as I had hoped it would be. I spent the better part of 4 hours digging around the internet looking for leads into my topic. I am running into a lot of secondary sources and it seems everyone goes back to Mr. Perry's book, which I have already read. Not that I don't love Shoeless Joe of Champ Olsteen but it seems that all roads lead to them. I wanna find out about the average mill players the everyday lint heads. Though I will not let this discourage me I just have to plug harder. Tomorrow I am going to go search the archives at the Greer Library in hopes of finding some information on the Victor Mill team.Which was part of the Victor Mill in Greer, SC. I know what I am looking for is out there. I have scratched the surface on a few readings of how Mill bosses sought players and lured them to their mills with make shift jobs, thus fueling competition between mills. I know it happened and I know the information is out there just need to dig deeper. Thursday night should really be a home run,I am actually meeting with Mr. Perry. I cant wait to get all the information that he has to offer and get my hands on some good primary sources. Happy reading to all.
Congrats to Reds great Barry larking on the Hall of Fame Bid
Jeremy, I so know that feeling of frustration when all roads lead back to a single (and familiar) source. Good luck with your interview! Can't wait to hear about it. :)
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