Umpire Rollie Naylor

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20042957

Description

Calling for the opening of the 1940 season is umpire Rollie Naylor. He is roaring the long awaited words, "Play Ball!" as the home team jogs onto the field. Naylor trained with the Fort Worth Cats during Spring Training and will be behind the plate for opening day against the Shreveport Sports.

Archival Date

1940-03

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

Naylor, Rollie; Fort Worth Cats (Baseball team); Opening day; Baseball