1959 W. Symonds Medal - Goldfields Baseball League - Dale Hughes
1959The 9-carat gold, leaf-shaped medallion has a gold stickpin, approximately 6cm in length, attached to a metal loop at the top. On the front of the medallion the initials 'G.B.L.' are inscribed on a scrolled banner. Two engraved crossed baseball bats and a baseball are enclosed in a central, raised, circular feature. At the bottom of the medallion is a laurel wreath.
The reverse is inscribed with the name of the award, why and when it was awarded and who received it. The gold carat unit is stamped into the medallion.
This Goldfields Baseball League's fairest and best medallion was sponsored by W. Symonds, who was a supporter of sport in the Goldfields and the owner of the Grand Hotel in Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie in the 1950s and 1960s.
The recipient of the 1959 medallion, Dale Hughes then aged 19, went on to represent Western Australia and Australia as an outstanding baseball player and coach.
Details
Details
[Obverse inscription]
'G.B.L.'
[Reverse inscription]
'W. Symonds Medal'
'Fairest and Best'
'1959'
'D. Hughes'
'9CT'
The medallion was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by the family of Dale Hughes. A multi-discipline sportsman, Hughes excelled in Australian Rules football, cricket and baseball. It was baseball that saw him represent both his state and country.
In 2016 Hughes was inducted into the Goldfields Sporting Hall of Fame.
The medallion is of historic and social significance as it highlights the calibre of the early sporting career of its recipient; a player from the Goldfields of Western Australia who made an exceptional contribution to Western Australian and Australian baseball. It is a rare, well-provenanced addition to the Museum's collection.
Other items from Baseball WA
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1969 Mickle Medal awarded to Dale Hughes - Claxton Shield Series
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Dale Hughes' 1960s Western Australian State baseball team cap
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1956 Country Week Champions - Goldfields Baseball League
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1939 Baseball Glove Belonging to Ben Shom
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1966 Claxton Shield Series baseball - signed
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1982 Claxton Shield Series commemorative medal
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1936 'Wests' baseball team
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'No More' Campaign Indigenous design baseball
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'No More' Campaign Indigenous design baseball
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1983 Claxton Shield Series baseball - signed
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Dave Mickle Shield
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1952 Western Australian Claxton Shield Carnival blazer lapel pins
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