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.

Creator

Welland Tribune

Source

Welland Public Library Photo Collection

Date

Photo: c. 1912
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

IMG_20221208_0010 (2).jpg

Collection

Citation

Welland Tribune, “Welland had big-time ball players 44 years ago,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/9207.