Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,847 - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,847 - Lawyers, Guns & Money

This is the grave of George Wright and his son Beals Wright. Born in 1847 in Yonkers, New York, George Wright grew up in the world of cricket. His father was a big purveyor of that sport in America and ran a club in Hoboken. But in the United States, cricket never really gained much ground. The cricket field attracted early baseball teams by the 1850s. George’s older brother Harry got super into baseball. The Civil War got in the way of his burg…