The Baseball Revue of 1917
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Baseball pitcher Marty McHale photographed every team in the National and American baseball league. Two reels are devoted exclusively to the Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants, opponents in the World Series. All the principal players of both teams are shown in close ups, and the picture forms a permanent record of their abilities.
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This picture was constructed so that it could be released in single reels, as a series, or as a five reel feature, depending upon the demands of the local exhibitors. Marty McHale, former New York Yankee pitcher, was the president of Athletic Feature Films. Cleveland Indian center fielder Tris Speaker was the vice-president. Baseball players and managers appearing in the film included John McGraw, Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, Eddie Collins, Benny Kauff, Connie Mack, Home Run Baker, Clarence Rowland, Eddie Cicotte, Grover Alexander, Babe Ruth, Miller Huggins, Smoky Joe Wood, Hughy Jennings, Larry Doyle, Rube Marquard, Clark Griffith, George Stallings, Fielder Jones, Stuffy McInnis, Chief Bender, Ed Walsh, Jack Coombs, Jim Thorpe, Heine Zimmerman, Joe Jackson, and Buck Herzog.
