Early Life
Born in Northfield, Vermont, both his father, James, and his mother, Mary, were Irish immigrants. Northfield land records indicate that James' occupation was "railroad laborer," and the modest cottage on the east side of King Street where the Dohenys lived still stands at the foot of Turkey Hill. A sandlot star in his hometown at age 14, Ed soon outgrew the competition he could find in central Vermont.
Graduating to the minor leagues, Doheny crossed the Canadian border in 1894 and pitched for Farnham, Quebec. The next year he returned to Vermont and pitched for St. Albans, Vermont. That year, a Boston sportswriter earned $100 for putting the National League's New York Giants on to Doheny. Major-league success seemed at hand for the 21-year-old Vermonter, whom the Boston Globe described as a "stonecutter".
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