Baseball cartoon
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Description
Detroit News Tribune newspaper cartoon depicting pirate and baseball player on "Nat'l League pennant" raft being chased by swimming tiger. Scenes of fans and baseball players with the following captions: "When Schmidt muffed the foul, when he doubled the score. Several spectators on the back fence were spiked during the game. Wagner tried the old hidden ball trick. Wagner struck out first time up. The rooter's return." Artwork is signed "Thomas '09." Printed on newspaper: "The Detroit News Tribune. Detroit, Michigan, Sunday morning, October 10, 1909. Important events of the week illustrated."
Details
- Creator:
- Thomas, Burt R.
- Resource ID:
- hr002029
- Subject:
- Baseball--Caricatures and cartoons
- Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)--Caricatures and cartoons
- Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)--Caricatures and cartoons
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Source:
- Detroit News Tribune
- Date:
- 1909-10-10
- Format:
- 1 clipping mounted on stock ; image 5.5 x 16.25 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.