Baseball cartoon
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Description
Detroit News newspaper cartoon depicting tiger holding on to "Pennant" flag on earth; Philadelphia baseball player on planet Mars. Pirate identified as "Halley's comet" says: "I'm coming." Tiger says: "Ta-ta old man!" Caption on cartoon: "Mars reached its nearest approach to earth (35,000,000 miles) Wednesday, September 29, and is now retreating. Halley's comet is approaching at an alarming rate of speed. - Astronomical Notes." Artwork is signed "Leip." Handwritten on front: "News, Sept. 30-09."
Details
- Creator:
- Leipziger, Frederick I.
- Resource ID:
- hr002020
- Subject:
- Baseball--Caricatures and cartoons
- Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)--Caricatures and cartoons
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Source:
- Detroit News
- Date:
- 1909-09-30
- Format:
- 1 clipping mounted on stock ; image 7.5 x 6.25 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Oversize SB/Baseball-Detroit Baseball Co., 1907-1909
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.