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1953 baseball tournament collage

(Top to Bottom, L-R) 1. The diamonds being burnt before the tournament, 2. Rockets player sliding into base, 3. Graham Williams with the trophy, 4. Graham Williams about to present the trophy and cheque to the Rockets.

Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)

Juan Prats

Juan Prats in a suit outside. He was a member of the Florida Cubans that played as the Indian Head Rockets in 1953.

Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)

1954 Indian Head Baseball tournament card

A card containing the events of the 1953 Indian Head baseball tournament on the front side.
Advertisements for the other events happening the nights after the tournament and charts to allow fans to keep score on the back side.

Tom Alston

Tom Alston playing in his Cardinals Uniform. Picture was mailed by Alston to Jimmy Robison

St. Louis Cardinals

Pumpsie Green

Enlarged baseball card of Pumpsie Green, the first is a headshot of him in his New York Mets uniform, the second is him catching a ground ball in his Red Sox gear.

Nomination of Jimmy Robison to the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame

A 6-page submission, including a covering letter (undated) to the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, nominating Jimmy Robison of Indian Head and summarizing his activities and accomplishments to support the nomination. The nomination cites his work as a builder and leader and an :organizer and promoter extraordinaire" Starting in 1947, Robison led the committee that organized the annual baseball tournament in Indian Head, labelled "Western Canada's Greatest Baseball Tournament" attracting up to 25.000 fans over the two days of the event.

McDonald, Duff

Black Baseball Players in Canada - A Biographical Dictionary 1881-1960

A 203-page softcover book with an alphabetically organized series of biographies of about 500 baseball players who played for various teams throughout Canada from 1881 to 1960. It includes many players of the barn-storming teams that played on the prairies during the 1950s, including the Indian Head Rockets. Writeups include: Nathaniel "Nat" Bates, who pitched for the Rockets in 1952 and visited Saskatchewan in 2022 for the induction of the Indian Head Rockets (1950-1954) into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in Battleford and for the opening off the Indian Head Rockets display at the Indian Head Museum; Elijah "Pumpsie" Green who also played for the Rockets and was the first black player on the Boston Red Sox. Many other Indian Head Rockets players are also included.

Swanton, Barry

Indian Head Baseball Tournament Draws 1952

A small (18 cm X 24 cm) paperback 24-page blue notebook containing the times and teams playing for each game of the 1952 Indian Head Baseball Tournament, including the names of the announcers and officials.

Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)

Indian Head Baseball Tournament Draw - 1951

A small (18 cm X 24 cm) paperback 24-page notebook containing the times and teams playing for each game of the 1951 Indian Head Baseball Tournament, including the names of the announcers and local volunteers who would help the umpire officiate.

Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)

Indian Head Baseball Tournament Draw - 1954

A small (18 cm X 24 cm) paperback 24-page black notebook containing the times and teams playing for each game of the 1954 Indian Head Baseball Tournament, including the names of the announcers and local volunteers who would help the umpire officiate.

Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)

Indian Head Rockets Baseball - Various Photos and Documents

A 3-ring photo sleeve with various photos and textual record, mostly pertaining to the Indian Head Rockets Baseball. Contains photographs of Red Cameron, Tom Alston, Pee Wee Collins and Bobby Prescott. There is also a brochure about the "All American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943-1954) which included a list of names of 24 Saskatchewan players.

Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)

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