SPEAKER RETURNS TO HEAD PRO SOFTBALL LEAGUETris Speaker, one of the greatest baseball heroes of all time, is shown (left) conferring with Colonel W. R. Hughes, part owner of the Cincinnati Reds, at the Hotel McAlpin today in connection with the newly-organized National Professional Softball League [ultimately dubbed the National Professional Indoor Baseball League]. Speaker will head the league, of which Col. Hughes holds the franchise. Sixteen teams in major cities have been lined up.
DATE: 1939
ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot
TEAM: National Professional Indoor Baseball League
SUBJECTS: Tris Speaker, Col. W.R. Hughes
ISSUER: International News Photo
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7-3/8"x5-1/8"
MARKS / STAMPING: Original paper caption remains affixed to the verso
NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1
COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends.
BIO: Tristram E Speaker (The Grey Eagle or Spoke) was born in 1888 in Hubbard, TX and died in 1958 in Lake Whitney, TX. He went to college at Texas Wesleyan University. He played major league baseball from 1907 to 1928 as outfielder for the Boston Americans/Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, and the Philadelphia Athletics, appeared in the 1912, 1915 and 1920 World Series, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
SKU: L14561
Item: L14561