A fact from Ned Hanlon (baseball) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 July 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that "Foxy Ned" Hanlon(pictured), inventor of the "Baltimore chop", was "The Father of Modern Baseball"?
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Latest comment: 17 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
He is "C.F. Hanlon" in the photograph, but a different name in the article. Can someone explain the contradiction?
"C. F." refers to Center Field, a fielding position at which Hanlon primarily played. It was not to denote the initials of one's name. Rothesay 15:31, 30 September 2006 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 16 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
I edited the article slightly to include something I think is important in his involvement with baseball, that being his involvement in the failed Federal League. I didn't think an article this small needed footnotes/cites, but the article is here http://www.bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=923&pid=5784 if you think it's needed. As I said, though, it didn't seem necessary to include a footnote for this short of an article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DTF955 (talk • contribs) 12:41, 24 October 2007 (UTC)Reply