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"He edited the American Cricketer magazine."
When?
American Cricketer: A lifestyle magazine for cricket fansAmerican Previous Issues --presumably a new periodical by that name.
"He was the manager of the Philadelphian cricket team that toured England in 1897."
We give the tour a longish paragraph in Philadelphian cricket team#1890s, without naming Milton Work. Both articles should be expanded to the point.
There's an article specifically on the 1897 tour, but that doesn't seem to mention him either. I added the cricket information to Work's article, and the info mainly came from his Wisden obituary, which reads in full: "WORK, MR. MILTON C., who died on June 27, aged 70, played cricket, tennis and baseball for Pennsylvania University in 1887. He had edited American Cricketer and died about three months after his younger colleague in this position--Mr. Morice." However the info that he managed the 1897 team clearly came from another source - unfortunately I can't now remember where. JH (talk page) 09:06, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"The American Cricketer: a journal devoted to the noble game of cricket" was a long-standing periodical which was published from 1877 to 1929. In Padwick's bibliography (4050) it has "editors: F.H. Clarke, H.H. Cornish, Allen J. King" with no mention of Work. The photo of Work is from an article in "Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game" for 10 June 1897 (covering the front page and most of the second) entitled "Chats on the Cricket Field - Mr. Milton C. Work" by W.A. Bettesworth. There is some biographical info in the article: "The manager of the Philadelphian team has an anxious and arduous task before him, ...", "Owing to professional engagements as an attorney allowing him very little time for amusements, he has had no opportunities of playing cricket for the last four or five years, but has taken an active part in the committee work of the Association of Cricket Clubs of Philadelphia since the organisation of that body, and was formerly was a member of the Club Record Cup Committee. He has also written a great deal for the American papers under the nom de plume of 'Silly Point.' In former years he played for Belmont, and kept wicket for that club during its tour of Canada in 1887, ..." "I ... was here last summer, and it was thought advisable that the manager should know something of the country." Also on page 349 (August 12) "On Saturday morning most of the Philadelphian team left Waterloo Station en route for Southampton and New York amid cheers from the many friends who had come to see them off. At Southampton they at once went on board the American Liner, "City of Paris." The travellers were Mr. Work (the manager), Messrs. Thayer, Coates, Baily, King, Ralston, Scattergood, Clarke, Bates and Wood, the rest of the team being at present on the continent." (presumably this refers to the previous Saturday) There is another photo of Work on the 1897 tour page, in suit with hat "M.C. WORK, MNGR" Nigej (talk) 10:45, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
