Print, Photographic

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Print, Photographic

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1380a-c

Description

Photos of the 1937 Johnson Paint team showcase the first team from the Tacoma area to play at the National Baseball Congress tournament in Wichita, Kansas, in 1937. Among the start-studded players on the team’s roster was Cy Greenlaw. Greenlaw , a left-handed pitcher, helped Johnson Paint finish fifth. Pictured in the team photo are front row, left to right, Frank Ruffo, Jimmy Ennis, Sam Baker (batboy), Rudy Tollefson, Doug Henry and Joe Mlachnik. Middle row, left to right, Hal Lee, Rick Lewis, John Heinrick (coach), Andy Padovan, Morry Abbott and Erling Tollefson. Back row, Fred Hutchinson, Earl Johnson, Joe Dailey, Greenlaw, Joe Salatino, Loris Baker and Dutch Schefflerf. Photo donated by Marc Blau.

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1937 - 1938

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Baseball, Johnson Paint, Recreational

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Henry, Doug

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Lewis, Rick

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Tollefson, Rudy

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Baker, Sam

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Ennis, Jimmy

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Ruffo, Frank

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Greenlaw, Cy

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Wichita, Kansas

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National Baseball Congress tournament

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Tacoma

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1937 Johnson Paint baseball team

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Mlachnik, Joe

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Lee, Hal

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Heinrick, John

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Padovan, Andy

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Abbott, Morry

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Tollefson, Erling

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Hutchinson, Fred

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Johnson, Earl

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Dailey, Joe

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Salatino, Joe

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Baker, Loris

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Schefflerf, Dutch

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Blau, Marc