Clyde McDowell

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20062475

Description

Clyde "Rabbit" McDowell was known as the hustle man of the Fort Worth Cat infield from 1937 to 1942. He is spending the baseball off season working at a tire shop in Fort Worth, Texas. He was removed from baseball during the war when he served with the Army Air Forces. McDowell returned to baseball in 1946 as a player manager with the Class B Circuit. He filled in for the younger players when they were injured. McDowell is planning to spend the 1947 season managing a minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. He is shown at the tire shop, dressed in a hat, jacket, and trousers.

Archival Date

1946-12-04

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1926

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

McDowell, Clyde; Baseball; Baseball players; Minor League Baseball; Tire Shops; Jackets; Fort Worth Cats (Baseball team); Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)