Welland had big-time ball players 44 years ago
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Title
Welland had big-time ball players 44 years ago
Subject
Welland semi-pro baseball team
Description
Newspaper clipping reproduction with a photograph of the Welland semi-pro baseball team, c. 1912, with an article describing the high quality of players on the team.
Front row, from left to right: Joe Hickey; Ernie Rogers, Welland pitching star who was killed in WWI; Manager Gilmore; Birtch; Catcher Frank Snyder, who later played many seasons for the Cardinals and Giants. Back row, from left to right: Herb Strawn, secretary-treasurer; Earl Osborne, who was in the Southern Association; George Peart; George Varley; Captain and coach Tisdale; Connolly, seven years in the Southern Association and later with the Washington Senators; Robert Cooper, president of the club. Mac McKay and Ernie White not in picture.
Front row, from left to right: Joe Hickey; Ernie Rogers, Welland pitching star who was killed in WWI; Manager Gilmore; Birtch; Catcher Frank Snyder, who later played many seasons for the Cardinals and Giants. Back row, from left to right: Herb Strawn, secretary-treasurer; Earl Osborne, who was in the Southern Association; George Peart; George Varley; Captain and coach Tisdale; Connolly, seven years in the Southern Association and later with the Washington Senators; Robert Cooper, president of the club. Mac McKay and Ernie White not in picture.
Creator
Welland Tribune
Source
Welland Public Library Photo Collection
Date
Photo: c. 1912
Article: c. 1956
Article: c. 1956
Rights
Welland Tribune
Format
Newspaper clipping reproduction
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
Storage - City of Welland Binder #5 – Sports – WELD-spor-0017
Coverage
Welland
Files
Collection
Citation
Welland Tribune, “Welland had big-time ball players 44 years ago,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed April 27, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/9207.