GIP, BRAXTON CO. MAN DRAFTED PRO BASEBALL ABOUT 1910 - Spurgeon White Declined His Pick

(06/07/2026)

A resident of Gip-Elmira, Braxton County, pitcher Spurgeon White (1891-1954) declined his pick for professional baseball because they would not accept his brother, Osborne White, who he contended was a good player, Spurgeon the son of Elliott and Emma White, went on to serve in World War I and was a Braxton Co. sheriff deputy (Robert Hall Photo)

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