Figure 1.--It is not possible to tell what team he played on, although it ends in "... ton". It could be Princeton, but he does not look old enough to be a university sudent. The baseball pants are padded. I am not sure how common padded baseball pants were at the time, he wears the same pants for football. Of course it may be that these were just posed portraits and he did not really play on a team. Click on the image to see the football photograph.

As an older boy he pppears to have been an avid sportsman, playing both baseball and football. At the time, it was not as common for boys to have sports uniforms, unless they went to a pivate school. High school sports, however, were becoming increasingly common. Here the YMCA was playing a major role. It is not possible to tell what team he played on, although his baseball shirts has writing that ends in "... ton". It could be Princeton, but he does not look old enough to be a university sudent. For football he wears a turtle-neck sweater without any writing. The baseball pants are interesting. They are padded. I am not sure how common padded baseball pants were at the time. Notably he wears the same pants for his football portrait. W believe that these padded pants were kmore common for football than baseball. Of course it may be that these were just posed portraits and he did not really play on a team. I am not sure about this. He certainly doesn't hold the bat like much of a hitter.

Created: August 4, 2002
Last updated: August 4, 2002