Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Shanaman Sports Museum

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Print, Photographic

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2002.19.05

Description

Members of a Tacoma Elks men’s softball team stand for a team photo outside in an undated photo. The Elks organization sponsored many youth and amateur sports teams from baseball and basketball to hockey and handball. The Elks won the 1948 Tacoma City League championship and finished second in the state. Bill Ruehle, a former fastpitch player, was inducted into the Tacoma-Pierce County Old-Timers Baseball-Softball Association Hall of Fame in 1993. The Elks began sponsoring softball teams in 1938 and John Rappin was the manager. Ted Goranson and Harry Mounsey, along with catchers Ed Cartozian and Bill Wieking rounded out his batteries in the early days. Pictured back row, left to right, Vern Olson, player unknown, Bob Frankosky, Kelcie Allen, unknown and Bill Monroe. Front row, left to right, Charlie Green, Earl Mahnkey, Jim Martin, Al Fawcett, Bill Ruehle, player unknown. Photo donated by Bill and Peggy Ruehle.

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Softball, Recreational

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Tacoma Elks

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Olson, Vern

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Frankosky, Bob

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Allen, Kelcie

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Monroe, Bill

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Green, Charlie

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Mahnkey, Earl

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Martin, Jim

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Fawcett, Al

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Ruehle, Bill

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Goranson, Ted

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Rappin, John

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Tacoma-Pierce County Old-Timers Baseball-Softball Association Hall of Fame

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Washington State Sports Hall of Fame

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From, Vern

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Johns, Joey

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Tacoma City League champions

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softball

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Mounsey, Harry

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Cartozian, Ed

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Wieking, Bill

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Ruehle, Peggy