Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2018.025.0001Description
Color Photograph (11" x 14") of a Baseball Trophy - on top is a catcher in his stance to catch a pitch; he is positioned on a baseball which in turn is on a conical black base; the trophy has an aged patina; on the front of the base is a round plaque which reads:
Spalding
Grand Trophy
Northern California
Managers Association
Presented to Team Making
Best Showing During
1925 Season
Won By
BENICIA
There are leaves (possibly a laurel wreath) around the edge of the plaque.
On the baseball are the names of the men on the team: J. Silveira, P. Jensen, J. Jensen, A. Farrell, G. Coleman, A Duvall, J. Hafford, K. McConlogue, F. Macahiel, R. Roberts, E. Roberts, J. Wagner; the manager's name, Arthur Gibbini, is across the front of the ball in large letters.
The Spalding logo in on the bottom of the ball just above the base.
The size of the trophy is unknown.Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection