Amateur baseball players Puss Erwin (left) and Tex Carlton

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20047125

Description

Amateur Baseball is in full swing during the Fort Worth, Texas summers. Standing in front of a chain-link fence, left to right are Puss Erwin and Tex Carlton. Tex is a veteran, right-handed pitcher. His eight years in Major League Baseball were spent with the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago Cubs, and the Brooklyn Dodgers. At thirty-five, Tex is retired from professional ball. He is wearing a button-up short-sleeve shirt and trousers. Mr. Erwin is chatting with Tex and enjoying the old baseball stories. He is dressed in a baseball cap, button-up short-sleeve shirt, and trousers.

Archival Date

1942-07-14

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1313

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Carlton, Tex; Erwin, Puss; Baseball players; Baseball; Minor League Baseball; Major League Baseball; Fences; St. Louis Cardinals; Chicago Cubs; Brooklyn Dodgers