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Harry Sinclair
Harry Sinclair (Baseball, horse racing. Born, Wheeling, WV, July 6, 1876; died, Flintridge, CA, Nov. 10, 1956.) A major figure in the modern history of the American petroleum industry, Harry Ford Sinclair was also active in both baseball and horse racing. After several successful ventures in Oklahoma and the Midwest, Sinclair established Sinclair Oil and Refining […]
Earl Sande
Earl Sande (Horse racing. Born, Groton, SD, Nov. 13, 1898; died, Jacksonville, OR, Aug. 19, 1968.) During the 1920s, the so-called “Golden Age of American Sports,” each major sport had its leading hero. Babe Ruth (baseball), Jack Dempsey (boxing), Bill Tilden (tennis), Bobby Jones (golf), and Red Grange (football) were among the most famous. But none […]
