Frank Merriwell
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Frank Merriwell is a fictional character appearing in a series of novels and short stories by Gilbert Patten, who wrote under the pseudonym Burt L. Standish. The character appeared in over 300 dime no
Frank Merriwell's Discovery on the cover of Tip Top Weekly (1900)
Frank Merriwell's Tigers in Tip Top Weekly (December 23, 1905)
Poster for Frank Merriwell in Arizona (1910)
Frank Merriwell at Yale
Louis Sockalexis
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Louis Francis Sockalexis, nicknamed "the Deerfoot of the Diamond", was a Penobscot professional baseball player. Sockalexis played in the major leagues from 1897–1899 as an outfielder for the Clevelan
Frank Merriwell
…Indian friend without whom the stories would not be quite as interesting. It is believed that Merriwell was based on Native American baseball player, Louis Sockalexis. The McClure Newspaper Syndicate distributed Young Frank Merriwell, written by Patten and illustrated by John Hix; it debuted on March 26, 1928, and…
Louis Sockalexis