Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2024.018.005 |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Title |
Ridgefield Base Ball Club and History Mystery #55 |
Scope & Content |
Clipping from The Ridgefield Press's Jubilee Edition in 1950, which celebrated the paper's 75th birthday. Clipping is a photo of the Ridgefield Base Ball Club - described as a semi-professional team "after World War I", clipping from Ridgefield Press Diamond; Publishing 1950. Pictured are: Standing, left to right, Larry Davis, assistant manager; Harry Burke of Bridgeport; Frank Minnerly; Harry Minnerly; Adam Herb of Bridgeport; Tony Smith of Norwalk; Edward Minnerly; Edward Sullivan; Lyman Anderson; Joseph Zwierlein, coach. Kneeling, left to right, Tabby Carboni; Fred Romeo; Jim Coffey; Bob Richardson, manager; Fred Minnerly; John Bacchioni; and, Joe Venus. Write-up of "History Mystery #55" is also included. This document describes the mystery surrounding the photo, specifically the question of why half of the players have "East End" on their jerseys, rather than "R" for Ridgefield. |
Caption |
Ridgefield's Semi-pro Baseball Team |
Accession number |
2024.018 |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Imagefile |
029\2024018005.JPG |
Source |
Jack Sanders |