'Night Baseball News' Inaugural 1954/55 Season Souvenir Program

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1955

Overview

'Night Baseball News' Inaugural Season Souvenir program, dated March 30, 1955. A 16-page A5-size booklet printed on tan-coloured paper. Inner and outer covers contain advertisements. The inner pages have the line-ups for the grand final game between Perth 'Tigers' and the Fremantle 'Braves', discusses the trophies to be awarded (the Plymouth Cup and replica to the victors, and the Harold Denham Trophy to the runners-up) and reflects on the inaugural season of the Night Baseball League. Included are the names of every player and umpire who took part throughout the series, winners of player trophies, and WA's first Night Baseball State Team.

Historical information

'Night Baseball News' was the official publication of the West Australian Baseball League (Inc.). It was published to coincide with games played at the WACA Ground in Perth throughout the Night Baseball Series. The Inaugural Season Souvenir was issued on March 30, 1955, for the Grand Final night of the 1954/55 season.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.94-2

Item type

Programmes

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Paper

Width

13.8000 cm

Height or length

21.4000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

[Front cover]
'Night Baseball News'
'Inaugural Season. Souvenir'
'Wednesday, March 30, 1955'
'Price 1/-.'

[Back cover]
'Printed by Shipping Newspapers (W.A.) Ltd., for the publishers, Brockwise Publishing Co., 5 Riseley Street, Applecross. Phone MJ 1677.'

Contextual Information

This program was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Barry Connaughton, who played in the Night Baseball League for Fremantle 'Braves'.

Keywords

Night Baseball News

West Australian Baseball League

Night Baseball League

Night Baseball Series 1954/55

Perth Tigers

Fremantle Braves

Place made

Australia

Year

1955

Statement of significance

This is a well-provenanced and rare copy of the souvenir program for the inaugural grand final of the Night Baseball League in Perth, Western Australia. It preserves an important part of the history and heritage of baseball in Western Australia and therefore has both historic and social significance.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Baseball WA

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