Lancaster Indian Baseball club. Left to righ, top row, standing are: Bill Doremus, scond baseman; Jimmie Boubourekas; Shorty Rittenhouse, center field; Sam Myers, shortstop; Jap Doremus, first baseman; Red Mears, third baseman; Bill Conway, Bill Keeler, left field; Elvin Simmons, filed manager; Eddie Poole; Mule Watson, pitcher; Grunt Peiffer, catcher; and Monk Doremus, right field. Kneeling: Pat Hagen, bat boy; Joe Geraci, bench manager; Charlie Geraci, mascot; and Skeetz Shultz. Pictured in the July 28, 1923 Lancaster New Era newspaper.
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.
The Bowman Technical School was founded by watchmaker Ezra F. Bowman in 1887 to teach the trade of watchmaking and engraving. During World War I, the Bowman Technical School trained soldiers to repair delicate aviation and naval instruments.
