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Doug Mateljan - Western Australian baseballer

1986
Overview

This is a page from 'The Western Mail' newspaper's Claxton Shield special souvenir edition. The colour image is mounted on a board and lacquered to protect its surface. It depicts Western Australian baseballer Doug Mateljan at bat, wearing the yellow playing uniform of the State baseball team, the 'Brewers'. The photo caption alludes to the upcoming final of the Australian Claxton Shield Series between Western Australia and Victoria.

Historical information

'The Western Mail' newspaper special souvenir edition for the 1986 Claxton Shield Baseball Series final between Western Australia and Victoria featured Western Australian 'Brewers' team member Doug Mateljan. The photo caption reads: 'What a hit. What a hitter. What a team. It's baseball's biggest thriller—the Claxton Shield final, and Doug Mateljan shows all the style which has Victoria ducking for cover.'

The 1986 Claxton Shield Series was the 47th annual Claxton Shield championship, an Australian national baseball tournament. The participants were South Australia, New South Wales Patriots, Victoria Aces, Western Australian Brewers, Queensland Rams and Northern Territory. The competition continued its eastern and western divisional format adopted in the 1984 Claxton Shield, with the winners of both divisions playing in a final. Eastern Division winners Victoria Aces and Western Division winners Western Australian Brewers contested the finals series at Perry Lakes Baseball Stadium in Perth, Western Australia on 14‒15 February. After a 9‒3 win to Western Australia in the first game, Victoria took the series with 14‒4 and 5‒2 wins in the second and third games.

National Library of Australia [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118205849]
Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Claxton_Shield]

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Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.737
Item type
Width
26.8000 cm
Height or length
41.3000 cm
Depth
1 cm
Inscriptions and markings

[Masthead]
'The Western Mail'

'Souvenir Edition'
'Claxton Shield Special'

Contextual Information

Doug Mateljan was a member of Western Australia's State baseball teams from 1978 to 1987. A multi-award-winning player, he won the 1983 Helms Award, the Western Australian Mickle Medal (1981, 1983), the WA President's Medal (1985) and the Australian Sports Medal (2000). In 2010 he was inducted into the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame and into the Baseball WA Hall of Fame in 2021.

This item of memorabilia from the 1986 Claxton Shield Series was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Doug Mateljan.

Place made
Western Australia, Australia
Year
Statement of significance

This well-provenanced image is of a Western Australian sportsman who achieved outstanding success as a feared hitter and great receiver behind the plate, while representing his State and Australia in baseball.

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"The Western Mail' newspaper front page featuring Doug Mateljan
Doug Mateljan features in the 1986 Claxton Shield special souvenir edition
of 'The Western Mail' newspaper.

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