Walter Schlichter
Schlichter in 1909

Henry Walter "Slick" Schlichter (March 1, 1866 – January 15, 1944)[1] was an American sports executive, sportswriter, and boxing referee.

Career

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[2] Schlichter wrote for the Philadelphia Item, a daily newspaper. Along with National Baseball Hall of Famer Sol White and Philadelphia Tribune baseball writer Harry A. Smith, Schlichter co-founded the Philadelphia Giants Negro league baseball team.[3] He owned the Giants until he disbanded the team in 1911. He also co-founded an early all-black baseball league, the National Association of Colored Baseball Clubs of the United States and Cuba, and served as its president from 1906 to 1909.[4]

Schlichter worked as a boxing referee from 1893 to 1910. He appears as the referee in Thomas Eakins' 1898 painting Taking the Count.

References

  1. ^ White 2014, p. 149.
  2. ^ "Walter Schlichter". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  4. ^ White 2014, p. 72.

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