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Batmen: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 1:22pm.
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St. Mary's County, Maryland, circa 1920. "Charlotte Hall Military Academy baseball." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
Right side of the Brain
Submitted by Richietwo on Sat, 02/12/2011 - 4:50am.
Glad to see that there's at least two southpaws in the bunch.
Were they in the big city?
Submitted by Sgt McG on Fri, 02/11/2011 - 12:16am.
It looks like West Potomac Park.
Catcher's Mitt
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 9:43pm.
When I was a tyke back in the '60s, I we had a catcher's mitt like the one shown here. It was my dad's from when he was a kid. He even used it to play catch with me. Sadly it's no longer around.
Flaps extended
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 8:21pm.
Apparently at CHMA you could major in "ears."
Sign them all up
Submitted by SignpainterJeff on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 7:44pm.
Those lads have a very confident look about them, I think they mean business, yessir.
I hadn't seen lettering done vertically before like that. Very slick.
Nice Uniforms
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 5:20pm.
This team's uniforms and equipment are certainly a cut about that of other teams we have seen recently. All very clean and in good repair.
Spring Training
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 4:47pm.
The faces -- they look just like the kids I've coached.
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