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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' W.T. Thrift |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' July 23, 1972 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' San Antonio, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' David Murrah |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 45 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Explains early interest in baseball, |
| − | + | Playing baseball at Yoakum, Texas, | |
| + | Baseball Coast League play, | ||
| + | Inter-community baseball competition described, | ||
| + | Way community financially supported baseball, | ||
| + | Nixon-Runge game (1922), | ||
| + | Discusses early baseball training program, | ||
| + | Baseball uniforms described, | ||
| + | Recruiting practices in baseball, | ||
| + | Baseball field facilities, | ||
| + | Recalls Lee Palm’s baseball career, | ||
| + | San Antonio’s Texas League team, | ||
| + | Explains baseball rules, | ||
| + | Role in managing a baseball team. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Nixon-Lockhart game recalled, |
| − | + | Discusses South Texas semi-pro baseball leagues, | |
| + | Brooks Robinson recalled, | ||
| + | Murrah makes additional comments concerning Thrift and the social status of major league baseball players in the early 20th century. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' ?-1972 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1920s-1940s |
Revision as of 19:39, 21 September 2015
W. T. Thrift, former baseball player and manager, recalls the character of South Texas baseball in the early 20th century.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: W.T. Thrift
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: July 23, 1972
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Interviewer: David Murrah
Length: 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Explains early interest in baseball,
Playing baseball at Yoakum, Texas,
Baseball Coast League play,
Inter-community baseball competition described,
Way community financially supported baseball,
Nixon-Runge game (1922),
Discusses early baseball training program,
Baseball uniforms described,
Recruiting practices in baseball,
Baseball field facilities,
Recalls Lee Palm’s baseball career,
San Antonio’s Texas League team,
Explains baseball rules,
Role in managing a baseball team.
Tape 1, Side 2: Nixon-Lockhart game recalled,
Discusses South Texas semi-pro baseball leagues,
Brooks Robinson recalled,
Murrah makes additional comments concerning Thrift and the social status of major league baseball players in the early 20th century.
Range Dates: ?-1972
Bulk Dates: 1920s-1940s
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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