1939 All Australian Baseball Team cap
This 1939 All Australian baseball cap is made of dark green woollen material with the rising sun emblem and '1939' embroidered on the front of the crown in red and gold thread. The words 'All Australian Baseball Team' are embroidered below the rising sun. Inside the cap is a grey leather sweatband and a hand-written name tag, which has been machine-stitched into the crown. The cap belonged to Alex Barras.
The 1939 Claxton Shield was the sixth annual Claxton Shield, an Australian national baseball tournament. It was held at Richmond Cricket Ground, Albert Ground, South Melbourne Cricket Ground and National Park in Melbourne from 29 July to 5 August, the second time Melbourne had hosted the Shield. New South Wales won the Shield for the third time, successfully defending their title from the previous two years. Queensland joined the other four states for the first time in the tournament. The other participating teams were Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia. It was also the first year an Australian national team was chosen, primarily based on the Championships.
Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Claxton_Shield]
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On cap crown:
1939 All Australian Baseball Team
Inside cap:
A. Barras
Alex Barras was a member of the Western Australian State baseball team that competed in the 1939 Claxton Shield Championships. He was selected in the All-Australian team as first baseman and presented with this cap, which was donated by the Barras family.
National Library of Australia [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11238041]
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