Fort Worth Cats

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20043056

Description

Frank "Scat" Metha, an old teammate from the 1939 pennant club, visited the Fort Worth Cats. The old infield, left to right, is Clyde "Rabbit" McDowell, Metha, and Buster Chatham. McDowell is the thirty year old second baseman for the Cats. Metha played third base for the Cats last season. Since leaving, he has split time between the Detroit Tigers and the minor league affiliate Beaumont Exporters where he plays second and third base. Chatham is a thirty-eight year old shortstop for the Cats. McDowell and Chatham are dressed in the Cats' home pinstripe uniform. Metha is wearing a suit.

Archival Date

1940-08-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1124

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

LaGrave Field; Baseball players; Buster; Metha, Frank (Scat); McDowell, Clyde (Rabbit); Baseball