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Identifier
20042961
Description
The Fort Worth Cats are playing an exhibition game against the Texas Christian University Frogs. Connie Sparks, a big TCU football player who doubles in baseball, is sliding feet first into home plate. He scored from second on Herman Hoover's single. Blocking the plate and attempting a tag is Richard Taylor, the Cats' catcher. The umpire, Rollie Naylor, removed his mask and is crouching to get a better look at the plate. He is preparing to flash the safe signal. Taylor suffered a spike wound to his left ankle on the play and was removed from the game. The Cats won the contest 12-7.
Archival Date
1940-04-02
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-1121
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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License
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Subjects
Baseball; Baseball players
Names
Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (Baseball team); LaGrave Field; Fort Worth Cats (Baseball team); Sparks, Connie; Taylor, Richard; Naylor, Rollie
Subjects
Baseball; Baseball players