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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Jay Taylor |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' July 13, 1976 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Amarillo, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Steven Gamble |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 45 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Personal history, |
| − | + | Coming to West Texas, | |
| + | Part-ownership in Amarillo Baseball Club, | ||
| + | Affiliation with major leagues, | ||
| + | Players, | ||
| + | Profits to charitable organizations, | ||
| + | Players who went to major leagues, | ||
| + | Relationship with players, | ||
| + | Semi-professional league in Oklahoma (1930), | ||
| + | Team salaries, | ||
| + | Anecdote about "Gold Sox", | ||
| + | Managers, | ||
| + | Stadium, | ||
| + | Ownership, | ||
| + | Attendance at baseball games, | ||
| + | Concessions, | ||
| + | Money-making, | ||
| + | Publicity, | ||
| + | Radio sponsor, | ||
| + | Announcer, Dick Risenhoover, | ||
| + | Newspaper, | ||
| + | Splitting profits with opponents, | ||
| + | Financial problems, | ||
| + | West Texas-New Mexico League, | ||
| + | Administrative problems, | ||
| + | Working agreements with major leagues, | ||
| + | Contracts, | ||
| + | Clubs in league, | ||
| + | Traveling to games, | ||
| + | Integration of baseball, | ||
| + | Anecdote about Joe DiMaggio, | ||
| + | Ticket sales. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Minority participation, |
| − | + | Selling players, | |
| + | Anecdote about Joe Pepitone, | ||
| + | Favorites of fans, | ||
| + | Promote players, | ||
| + | Promotion of team by players. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1920s-1940s |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1920s-1940s |
Revision as of 20:24, 14 September 2015
Jay Taylor tells of his career in West Texas baseball.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Jay Taylor
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: July 13, 1976
Location: Amarillo, Texas
Interviewer: Steven Gamble
Length: 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Personal history,
Coming to West Texas,
Part-ownership in Amarillo Baseball Club,
Affiliation with major leagues,
Players,
Profits to charitable organizations,
Players who went to major leagues,
Relationship with players,
Semi-professional league in Oklahoma (1930),
Team salaries,
Anecdote about "Gold Sox",
Managers,
Stadium,
Ownership,
Attendance at baseball games,
Concessions,
Money-making,
Publicity,
Radio sponsor,
Announcer, Dick Risenhoover,
Newspaper,
Splitting profits with opponents,
Financial problems,
West Texas-New Mexico League,
Administrative problems,
Working agreements with major leagues,
Contracts,
Clubs in league,
Traveling to games,
Integration of baseball,
Anecdote about Joe DiMaggio,
Ticket sales.
Tape 1, Side 2: Minority participation,
Selling players,
Anecdote about Joe Pepitone,
Favorites of fans,
Promote players,
Promotion of team by players.
Range Dates: 1920s-1940s
Bulk Dates: 1920s-1940s
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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