Night Baseball League 'Perth Tigers' cap belonging to George Dickinson

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Overview

The crown and button of this baseball cap is covered in yellow satin-like fabric. The peak and trim on the crown is of maroon soft pile cotton fabric. The underside of the peak is lined with green cotton fabric and the inside lining of the crown is cream-coloured cotton fabric. Some rust stains on the inside cotton lining are from the metal eyelets, some of which are now missing, which provided ventilation to the cap. There is a brown leather sweat band inside the crown.

Historical information

The Western Australian Night Baseball League was formed in 1954. Three lighting pylons had to be installed at the West Australian Cricket (WACA) Ground, where initially six teams competed on a district basis. They were Fremantle (The Braves), Wembley (The Magpies), West Perth (The Indians), Perth (The Tigers), Southern Districts (The Cubs) and Swan Districts (The Angels).
Among the sport notables who announced their intention to play were: Charlie Puckett, Basil Rigg, Len Beresford, Arthur Lodge, Frank Day, Milton Bandy, Don Callanan, Ray Gooch, Jim Dore, Gil Eddington, Keith Denham, and cricketers Tony Mateljan and Ken Meuleman.

The season was to occupy 20 weeks. Games were to be played on Wednesday night and there was a 'double-header' on each program. Entry cost 2 shillings 6 pence (children 9 pence), with the public being treated to entertainment from 7.15 to 10.45 p.m. The first games were to be played on 10 November 1954, however bad weather moved the opening matches to 17 November.

National Library of Australia [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/75793290 ]

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.360

Item type

Sports Uniforms

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Cotton (Textile)

Metal

Satin

Width

26 cm

Height or length

11 cm

Depth

29 cm

Contextual Information

This Perth 'Tigers' baseball cap belonged to George Dickinson, captain/coach of the 'Tigers'. George was one of the best pitchers in Australia during his era; an Australian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee in 2005 and inaugural Baseball WA Hall of Fame inductee in 2021. His 'Tigers' cap was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by the Dickinson family.

Keywords

Baseball Cap

George Dickinson

Statement of significance

This is a very rare survivor of the Night Baseball League in Perth, Western Australia in the 1950s. It belonged to an outstanding Western Australian baseballer, has excellent provenance and is an important addition to the museum's cap collection.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Baseball WA

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