Pants Rowland
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He started in baseball at age nine, where he earned his nickname, "Pants", from base-running antics while wearing his father's workday overalls at games of the Dubuque (Iowa) Ninth Street Blues.{{Citation| last =| first =| year =1917| title =Who's Who in the World's Series of 1917| publisher=The San Francisco Examiner|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/457970732/?terms=%22alex%20duncan%22%20olympics%201908&match=1| access-date = 13 March 2023}} |
He started in baseball at age nine, where he earned his nickname, "Pants", from base-running antics while wearing his father's workday overalls at games of the Dubuque (Iowa) Ninth Street Blues.{{Citation| last =| first =| year =1917| title =Who's Who in the World's Series of 1917| publisher=The San Francisco Examiner|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/457970732/?terms=%22alex%20duncan%22%20olympics%201908&match=1| access-date = 13 March 2023}} |
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Rowland served as a reserve catcher in the minor leagues. |
Rowland served as a reserve catcher in the minor leagues. Never a great player, his love of the game drove him to find other occupations. |
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Pants worked as a scout in the [[Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League]]—the so-called "Three-I" League—for the Dubuque Miners. He worked his way into a managerial job, which proved to be his early calling. |
Pants worked as a scout in the [[Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League]]—the so-called "Three-I" League—for the Dubuque Miners. He worked his way into a managerial job, which proved to be his early calling. |
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