Trophy presented to Mel O'Hern, Assistant Coach - 1982 Australian Under-13 Baseball Champions

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Overview

This trophy is comprised of a square wooden pedestal supporting a white plastic mounting block and a gold-coloured plastic baseball glove. The glove holds a white leather baseball with red stitching to the seams. The ball is hand-inscribed with the name of the team, their achievement and the place and year of the competition. The names of players and team officials are also handwritten on the ball. A metal plaque attached to the front of the wooden pedestal is engraved with the name of the trophy recipient and his achievement, and the names of the team members who presented him the trophy. Above the metal plaque is a plastic laurel wreath with a green insert displaying a baseball and crossed bats.

Historical information

The 1982 Australian Under-13 Baseball Championships were held in Brisbane, Queensland from January 9. The West Australian Junior Baseball League Under-13 State team were the series winners.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.456

Item type

Trophies and Awards

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Width

7 cm

Height or length

26 cm

Depth

7 cm

Inscriptions and markings

[Engraved on trophy]
'To Coach O'Hern'
'Winning Asst Coach U/13 State Baseball Series 1982'
'From'
'Troy O'Hern - Capt'
'Gavin Oliphant - Vice'
'Gavin Barac'
'Vaughn Barton'
'Dean Crockford'
'Kim Dethlefsen'
'Paul Gerarchi'
'Dale Gersch'
'Shaun Hrabar'
'Murray Hulbert'
'Steve Maslen'
'Scott McCormack'
'John Moore'
'Dean O'Brien'
'Shayne Ruscoe'
'Steve Watkins'
'Nicholas O'Hern - Bat Boy'

[Handwritten on the baseball]
'U13'
' "State Team" '
' - Brisbane 1982 - '
'Series Winners'
'Manager: Garry Foster'
'Coach: Tony Branighan'
'Asst. Coach: Mel O'Hern'
'Bat Boy: Nicholas O'Hern'
'Troy O'Hern - Capt'
'Gavin Oliphant - Vice'
'Gavin Barac'
'Dean Crockford'
'Kim Dethlefsen'
'Paul Gerarchi'
'Dale Gersch'
'Shaun Hrabar'
'Murray Hulbert'
'Steve Maslen'
'John Moore'
'Shayne Ruscoe'
'Steve Watkins'
'Nicholas O'Hern - Bat Boy'

[Stamped on the baseball]
''Baseball'
'Officialleague'
'Wool wound core'
'Leather cover'
'Lively center'
'502.-9 in.'
'Diamond Ace'

Contextual Information

This trophy was presented to Mel O'Hern, the assistant coach, by members of the Western Australian Under-13 series-winning team at the Australian baseball championships. This was the first Western Australian team to win a national Under-13 series.

Before coaching baseball, Mel O'Hern's career as a player included State League Champions 1962, 1963; Claxton Shield Player 1962/63, 1969/70, 1972/73; Presidents Medal winner 1963, 1966/67, 1968/69, 1969/70; Team Australia representative 1963 and 1972/73. In 2021 he was an inaugural inductee into the Baseball WA Hall of Fame.

The trophy was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Mel O'Hern.

Keywords

Mel O'Hern

Australian Under 13 Baseball Championships

1982 Western Australian Under 13 State Baseball Team

Statement of significance

Of historic significance, this trophy commemorates a history and naming of a team and a coach that achieved a level of excellence in junior baseball in Western Australia. It is complete and in good condition and preserves and exhibits Western Australian baseball history and heritage. It has excellent provenance.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Baseball WA

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