Joan Payson (Baseball. Born, New York, NY, Feb. 5, 1903; died, New York, NY, Oct. 4, 1975.) A lifelong fan of baseball and horse racing, Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson could afford to indulge her interest. Mrs. Payson was born Joan Whitney, an heiress to a sizable fortune. She owned a share of the New York […]
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