Baseball cartoon
Grab
Description
Detroit Free Press newspaper cartoon depicting baseball player Hughie Jennings dressed as Buster Brown speaking to small tiger. Printed on cartoon: "Resolved that we have made a strong effort to grab the flag pole decoration and may yet succeed in landing, if the pole is not too slippery. At any rate we will continue the struggle, believing in the old theory that there is alway room at the top. Buster." Caption on cartoon: "Now, stick to me, tige." Artwork is signed "Nash '07." Handwritten on front: "Free Press, Sept 27-07."
Details
- Creator:
- Nash, Frederick C.
- Resource ID:
- hr001973
- Subject:
- Baseball--Caricatures and cartoons
- Jennings, Hughie, 1869-1928--Caricatures and cartoons
- Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)--Caricatures and cartoons
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Source:
- Detroit Free Press
- Date:
- 1907-09-27
- Format:
- 1 clipping mounted on stock ; image 6.75 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.