Editing Tim Keefe (section)

==Early life==
Keefe was born on January 1, 1857, in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]. His father, Patrick, was an Irish immigrant who served in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]] and was a [[prisoner of war]] for several years.<ref name=Irish/> All four of Patrick's brothers were killed in the war; Tim had been named after two of them. Tim's brother became a major and fought in the [[Spanish–American War]].<ref name=Radical>{{cite book|last=Stevens|first=David|title=Baseball's Radical for All Seasons: A Biography of John Montgomery Ward|year=1998|publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]]|isbn=0810834545|page=64|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0L8KAbOkN-sC&q=tim+keefe+sporting+goods&pg=RA1-PA111}}</ref>

After the war, Patrick had high expectations for his son, and the two frequently fought over Tim's pursuit of baseball. With the help of local former pitcher [[Tommy Bond (baseball)|Tommy Bond]], Keefe persisted and became known as a standout local pitcher by 1876.<ref name=Irish>{{cite book|last=Fleitz|first=David|title=The Irish in Baseball: An Early History|year=2009|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0786453047|page=34|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6PtSUmB7WTMC&q=timothy+keefe+baseball&pg=PA34}}</ref> Keefe's early professional career included minor league stints in Lewiston, Clinton, New Bedford, Utica, and Albany.<ref name=Evening>{{cite news|title=Old-Time Star of Big League Taken by Death|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8vJPAAAAIBAJ&pg=2720,1892502&dq=tim+keefe+baseball&hl=en|access-date=September 6, 2013|newspaper=The Evening Independent|date=April 24, 1933}}</ref>