1939 Australian Baseball Carnival Official Programme

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Overview

The 1939 Australian Baseball Carnival Official Programme is printed on white paper with black print. The inside pages list the fixtures, the players names and the positions they will play in and sponsors' advertisements.

Historical information

The 1939 Claxton Shield was the sixth annual Claxton Shield, an Australian national baseball tournament. It was held at Richmond Cricket Ground, Albert Cricket 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 picked primarily based on the Championships.

Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Claxton_Shield]

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.63

Item type

Programmes

Material

Paper

Width

14 cm

Height or length

21.5000 cm

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

Inscriptions on the front cover: Official Programme 3d. Australian Baseball Carnival played at Richmond Cricket Ground, Saturday July 29th, 1939. Albert Cricket Ground July 31st, August 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th, 1939. Victorian Baseball Association, 1939. Patron R.R. Hindson Esq. and then lists the names of the office bearers, delegates and committee members. P. Page Printing Coy. 174 Queen Street

Contextual Information

The final game was contested between New South Wales and Western Australia with New South Wales winning the Shield with a final score of 1-0. Two members of the Western Australian team were selected in the Australian team following the championships; Charlie Puckett named as pitcher and Alex Barras as first baseman.

National Library of Australia [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11238041]

Keywords

Claxton Shield Series

Australian Baseball Carnival

Melbourne

Richmond Cricket Ground

Albert Cricket Ground

1939

Baseball WA

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