1955 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
A black and white photograph of the 1955 Western Australian Baseball Team in its original black painted wooden frame with nailed-on cardboard backing. The players are wearing their playing uniforms. The photo is mounted on light tan-coloured cardboard. Printed above the photo are the name of the West Australian Baseball League and the location and year of the championship series. Below the photograph are the names of the players and manager, and to the right of the photo is the name and location of the photographic studio.
The 1955 Claxton Shield was the 16th annual Claxton Shield, and was held in Sydney. The participants were hosts New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, defending champions Victoria and Western Australia. The series was won by New South Wales for their eighth Shield title.
Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Claxton_Shield]
Details
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'West Australian Baseball League Inc.'
'Championship Series, Sydney, 1955'
'Standing: J. Warburton, R. Watson, R. Featherby, D. Kidd, M. Puckett, R. Teasdale, N. Pratt, I. Thorburn.'
'Sitting: D. Ward, A. Lodge, M. Muggleton (Capt. Coach), R. Gordon (Manager), J. Wheeler, D. Stewart, R. Thornton.'
'In front: M. Heron, T. Smith.'
[Photographic studio] 'Melba Sydney'
Rob Gordon was the Team Manager of the 1955 Western Australian team, and this photograph was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by his son Mike Gordon.
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