John T. Powers
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John T. Powers was an American baseball executive best known for organizing and leading the short-lived Federal League, a rival to Major League Baseball in the 1910s.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball executive
ⓘ
human ⓘ sports executive ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1910s ⓘ |
| activityStart | early 1910s ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Federal League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | dead-ball era ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | baseball ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to antitrust tensions in professional baseball
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key figure in early 20th-century baseball league wars ⓘ |
| industry |
professional baseball
ⓘ
professional sports ⓘ |
| knownAs | John T. Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueOrganized | Federal League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | third major league movement in the 1910s ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped establish the Federal League as a major league ⓘ |
| notableEvent | creation of a rival to Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the Federal League
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organizing the Federal League ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of a rival major baseball league ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball executive ⓘ |
| opposedOrganization |
American League
NERFINISHED
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Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the Federal League ⓘ |
| roleInOrganization |
leader of the Federal League
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organizer of the Federal League ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
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