182:"I think that this experience developed all the business tact I have. It was a hard road to travel and necessitated close study of human nature. I learned to read men's faces, to know their moods, and to judge their character. It necessitated a great deal of reading as well, for I found the great way to draw men out and get them interested was to catch them by sounding their favorite style of books. I had to be generally well informed to talk intelligently, and I think the experience had much to do toward broadening my views of life generally."
214:. In approximately 1898, Angus also promoted and built the Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor & Jackson Railway (sometimes known as the "Ypsi-Ann"). The Ypsi-Ann allowed passengers to take interurban cars from Detroit to stops 79 miles west of the city, including Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Chelsea and Jackson. Angus and partner James D. Hawks also owned the Lansing City Electric Railway until August 1903.
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for $ 13,600 secured by stock. This led later to a reorganization of the club, the retirement of both Burns and
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Sporting News noted that "Angus wants a winning club and will have no other." In 1902, the Reach Official American League Guide described Detroit's new owner:
285:. They twin sons, both of whom died in infancy. Politically, he was a Republican. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Turtle Lake club, the New York Athletic Club, the Detroit Boat Club, the Lake St. Clair Shooting and Fishing Club, and the
239:"He is a portly and prosperous gentleman, a successful business man in many directions, but best known as president of the Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor and Jackson Railway, a trolley line 76 miles in length, that is destined to reach Chicago."
427:"Death Comes to S. F. Angus: End of Leading Business Man Culmination of Illness of Three Years; Once Principal Owner of Detroit Ball Club; Largely Interested in Electric Lines About City--Member of Many Clubs"
178:. He was the son of Richard and Lillie (Atkinson) Angus. He began his career as a book agent, traveling through Ohio. Angus later credited his work as a book agent with his development as a businessman:
293:"broken down physically and mentally." After an illness reportedly lasting three years, Angus died in Detroit in February 1908 at age 52. He was buried at Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit.
255:, whose work later helped the club win the American League pennant in 1907. During the 1903 season, Angus began the team's custom of training in the south. The club trained that year at
273:, a wealthy 28-year-old lumber heir. At Navin's urging, Yawkey purchased the Tigers from Angus in October 1903 for $ 50,000 with Navin receiving a ten percent share of the club.
150:. He purchased majority interest in 1902 and owned the team until late 1903. During Angus's ownership, the team began the tradition of training in the south and acquired stars
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538:"Stallings Sells To-Day: Detroit Club Will Then Be in New Hands Entirely: Angus, Doyle, McNamara and Cook New Promoters -- Frank Dwyer Here, and Likely to be Team Manager"
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