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By David Nevard 
Visitor's Guide to Boston Baseball
Chapter2: Nuf Ced McGreevy
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[2] Where is that McGreevy collection?
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On our 1909 map can be seen (faintly) McGreevey Saloon
 at the corner of Tremont & Ruggles.

 Some say McGreevys Third Base was on Culvert
 (Whittier) Street, nearby.

 Then again, as this advertisement notes, he was on the
 Avenue (Huntington).

 A visit to the McGreevy Collection would probably help
 clarify things.

Nuf Ced McGreevy was the leader of the Royal Rooters,
 fanatical Boston baseball fans.

Tessie
(Theme song of the Royal Rooters)

Tessie, you make me feel so badly
Why dont you turn around
Tessie you know I love you madly
Babe, my heart weighs about a pound
Dont blame me if I ever doubt you.
You know I couldnt live without you
Tessie, you are my only, only, only.

Read the story of Tessie and the 1903 World Series
http://www.herringdesign.com/hd/hdq/dierker/baseball11.html

According to our BL Makepeace 1987 Boston baseball
 calendar:

"Michael T. McGreevy, Boston saloonkeeper and baseball
  fan extraordinaire, founded and led the 'Royal
  Rooters' for nearly thirty years, and amassed a rich
  collection of photographs, clippings, and other
  baseball memorabilia.

  When Prohibition forced McGreevy to close Third Base,
  his saloon at the corner of Tremont & Ruggles
  streets, he donated his collection to the Boston
  Public Library."

Author Glenn Stout was for many years the curator of
 the McGreevy collection; his history of the Boston Red
 Sox is expected to be released in time for the team's
 hundredth anniversary in 2001.
[ http://www.indiepro.com/glenn/bio.htm ]

To view the McGreevy Collection, call Mary Beth
 Dunhouse, in the research library office, for an
 appointment.

 There is also a McGreevy scrapbook on
  microfilm, no appointment necessary.

 A BPL card is required to see either
 the collection or the microfilm.

 Any Massachusetts resident can get a borrower's card;
 out of state resident cards are for research only
 (picture ID required for either card).

 The Boston Public Library  is in
 Copley Square.

 Call (617) 536-5400
   
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Chapter2: Nuf Ced McGreevy
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