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[Walter Blair, catcher, Rochester, International League (baseball)] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
    That was a nice catcher's mitt for 1912. Plenty of padding. The catcher had to catch two handed as it was still quite a few years before the mitt was hinged and had a web which allowed for one handed catching. Most catchers had numerous broken fingers over their careers. Catcher's gear was jokingly referred to as "tools of ignorance," but the catcher often was the most knowledgeable guy on the team, knowing how to handle pitchers and how opposing hitters batted and ran on the bases. Many baseball managers and coaches were at one time catchers, including Al Lopez, Ray Shalk, Branch Rickey, Yogi Berra, Connie Mack, Roger Bresnahan, Mike Scioscia, Joe Torre, Joe Girardi, Bill Dickey, Ned Yost, Mickey Cochrane, Del Crandall,and Bob Brenly,
  • aware health said:
    And don't forget the insightful in-game commentary from the likes of Joe Garagiola and Tim McCarver.
  • Denny Gill said:
    Add to that list of catcher/managers Eric Wedge of the Seattle Mariners.
  • In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
    How could I forget Steve O'Neill of Detroit Tigers fame?

St James Park, 31st July 1963

from North East Museums

  • Deeply Trend said:
    Only a cosmetic difference between 1963 and 2010.....
  • johnalexandercoburn said:
    So small! And yet they still managed an average attendance of 31,364 that season...
  • Dave Colthorpe said:
    God's country :)
  • Darkroom Daze said:
    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/8783399@N04] ... except the away fans are so high up they can scarcely see the pitch nowadays, let alone be heard by their team.
  • John said:
    Stripes on the pitch too. . .

1921 Leinster Senior Hurling Champioship

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Swordscookie said:
    I read one time that before that match some of the dignitaries including Collins had a bit of a puck around and that he (Colins) showed great skill at doubling on the ball overhead and seemed to be a proficient hurler. Doubling is the art of striking the ball in mid flight to drive it further on or to potentially score without catching or slowing the ball down and takes great skill and hand to eye coordination! Do you see the Kilkenny player on his mobile phone telling the folks back home that he has met the "Big Fella"?
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Swordscookie A good story anyway (about the doubling)! Everyone I've shown this photo to has laughed about the Kilkenny player on "his mobile"... :)
  • philip ward said:
    I wonder if he actually played wearing those sock suspenders.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    philip ward It is very odd. All of his team mates have proper thick knee length socks. Do you think he got on the train or bus to Dublin without his playing socks and had to wear his normal ones?
  • Swordscookie said:
    Given how difficult it was to travel in those days and the risks that were still there it may be that he was a former player who was pressganged into the role. It would not have been uncommon for less well off people to play in their street clothes and I saw matches in the 50's where guys in shirts, trousers and football boots played full games!