1947 Lancaster Red Rose Baseball team. Back row: Tom Floyd (trainer), Freddie Peeler, Bill James, Tom Astbury, Cloyd Sheedy, George Armstrong, Eddie Boehm, Gus Holborough, Charles Landau. Front row: Walt Novick, Leon Griffith, Mat Usciak, Lester McCrabb, Nelson Fox, Tom Kirk, Bill McCarthy, Joe Zack, Len. Kelly.
The Hamilton Watch Softball Team, called the Watch Ten, gathers for a group picture in front of the factory on Columbia Avenue. Front row, left to right: Gus Muehleisen, Skip Wise and Frank Remley. Back row, left to right: Russ Kuhns, Dick Weaver, team captain Paul Martin, Tiny Nagle, manager Stan Wrigley, Bing Conlin, Bob McDivitt, Chubby Miller and Charlie Bowers. Players not pictured are Roy Brown, Hick Dommell, Red Harrison, Kenny Wise, and Jeep Harnish. They were state fast-pitch softball champions in 1940.
Rocky Luciano, second from left, Billy Mahoney, and Sheik Rangel, third from right. Possibly at Fresno, California.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Hauck Collection. Hauck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Hauck. The Haucks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
Young man in World War II era military uniform. On back: "May 24, 42 Parky Stoe - Boxer St. Joe C. C. Lanc. PA 1940 - 42".
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Hauck Collection. Hauck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Hauck. The Haucks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
Young man in World War II era military uniform. On back: "May 24, 42"
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Hauck Collection. Hauck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Hauck. The Haucks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
Young man in World War II era military uniform holding a pitchfork. On back: "May 24, 42 The Devil".
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Hauck Collection. Hauck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Hauck. The Haucks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
