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Identifier

20033716

Description

After a two-month search, a winner of the trip to Brooklyn will be announced after a game against the Fort Worth American Legion All-Stars. Among the players who stood out at the tryout was Russell Mays, of Houston, Texas. The third baseman lettered at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College (Texas A&M) in the spring. Mays is posed in his batting stance, wearing a baseball uniform.

Archival Date

1946-07-08

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-418

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Baseball; Baseball players; LaGrave Field; Baseball bats; Brooklyn Dodgers

Subjects

Baseball; Baseball players; LaGrave Field; Baseball bats; Brooklyn Dodgers

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