1939 Australian Baseball Carnival opening ceremony - Melbourne
Photograph of the 1939 Australian Baseball Carnival opening ceremony at Richmond Cricket Ground in Melbourne. Competing Australian State teams from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia and officials are pictured in front of the grandstand. The black and white photograph is mounted on grey cardboard.
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 Championships. 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. 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]
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The Western Australian team members were: G. Dunstan (Capt.), D. Carr (V/Capt.), C. Puckett, A. Barrass, T. Nisbett, F. Day, K. Jeffreys, L. Jones, B. Shom, G. Dickinson, W. Nightingale, J. Beale, T. Merrett (Manager).
The final game was contested between New South Wales and Western Australia, in only their third appearance at the Championships. New South Wales won 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 was named as pitcher and Alex Barras as first baseman.
National Library of Australia [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11238041]
Baseball was becoming a popular social form of recreation for the players, and entertainment for the spectators. This is a very rare and historic image of five State teams together at the 1939 Claxton Shield Baseball Championship. It is of excellent provenance, having belonged to team captain Glen Dunstan and donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by the Dunstan family.
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