Western Australian State baseball team blazer pocket

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Overview

A Western Australian State baseball team blazer pocket made of black woollen material with a gold-coloured cotton stripe stitched across the top edge. In the centre is an embroidered shield in black and gold colours, depicting a black swan above two crossed baseball bats and a ball, and the year '1936' and 'Western Australia'. The years 1937, 1938, 1939, 1946 and 1947 have been embroidered beneath the shield.

Historical information

From the late 1930s Western Australia has competed in interstate baseball competitions. Glen Dunstan's Western Australian State baseball team blazer pocket records the years that he represented his State in those tournaments—four as a player and two as team manager. In 1936 he played in the interstate tournament against Victoria, and again in the Australian Baseball Championships Claxton Shield Series in 1937 (Vice/Captain), 1938 (Vice/Captain) and 1939 (Captain/Coach). He was WA's Team Manager in an interstate tournament against South Australia in 1946 and in the Claxton Shield Series in 1947.
At the conclusion of the 1947 Claxton Shield Series, Glen was selected in the Australian team as Team Manager. In 1948 he was again appointed Team Manager of the State team.

National Library of Australia [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55891809]

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.57

Item type

Badges

Sports Uniforms

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Threads

Wool (Textile)

Width

15.5000 cm

Height or length

17 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Embroidered on the blazer pocket:
'1936'
'Western Australia'
'1937'
'1938'
'1939'
'1946'
'1947'

Contextual Information

The blazer pocket was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by the family of Glen Dunstan OBE. As well as serving as an administrator at both club, league and State levels, Glen was appointed first Life Member of the West Australian Baseball League in appreciation of his service to baseball since the inception of the game in 1935.

Keywords

Western Australian State Baseball Blazer

Blazer Pocket

Glen Dunstan

Statement of significance

This blazer pocket highlights the years of Glen Dunstan's outstanding career as a State representative in the sport of baseball in Western Australia. A rare item, it has impeccable provenance and is complete.

Baseball WA

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