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Sports and other recreational events and activities over the years
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Sports and other recreational events and activities over the years
Richmond men inducted into Canadian Hall of Fame
Part of Recreation Collection
Printout of a newspaper article about Nat Bates and Willie Reed, former players (in 1952) of the Indian Head Rockets. Nat Bates traveled to Saskatchewan in August, 2022, to represent the Indian Head Rockets for their induction into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame (Battleford) and then traveled to Indian Head to visit the Indian Head Museum's new Rockets display and to speak to local residents, some of whom saw him play in 1952. Nat Bates was a right-handed pitcher.
Rockets baseball Player registration Agreements for 1951
Part of Recreation Collection
Fourteen single pages, each being a Player Registration Agreement between the Indian Head Rocket Baseball Club, represented by J.E. (Jimmy) Robison, president and C. Hunt, and individual players.
Robison, Jimmy
Part of Recreation Collection
Posed photograph of the Saskatoon Gems after a late night game
Saskatoon Gems (Baseball)
The Bentley brothers in Delisle baseball uniforms
Part of Recreation Collection
The five Bentley brothers that played for the Delisle baseball team. Max and Doug Bentley played in the NHL. See IHM.2021.0350.
The diamonds burning before the game
Part of Recreation Collection
Burning the diamonds before the tournament was done to dry them out
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
The history of sport in Indian Head
Part of Recreation Collection
A history of sports in Indian Head from the years after agricultural settlement in 1882 to 1977. It includes curling, cricket, baseball, hockey, football, golf. boxing and many more.
McCabe, Ken
The Legends of the Road are coming to Indian Head - newsclipping
Part of Recreation Collection
Newsclipping about a planned tour called "Legends of the Road" which would involve Black baseball players from the US touring North America for the 100th anniversary of the "Negro Leagues". Because of Indian Head's Rockets baseball team (1950-1954) and Ken McCabe and his "Saskatchewan Rural Sports Hall of Fame", the tour was considering a stop in Indian Head. It is not known if this happened.
Regina Leader-Post (Newspaper)
Part of Recreation Collection
Tom Alston playing in his Cardinals Uniform. Picture was mailed by Alston to Jimmy Robison
St. Louis Cardinals
Tom Alston at Cardinals workout
Part of Recreation Collection
Tom Alston in the middle of a St. Louis Cardinals workout. Tom Alston played for the Indian Head Rockets and later became the first Black player on the St. Louis Cardinals.
Toribio Leal, Indian Head Rockets player
Part of Recreation Collection
Toribio Leal, Indian Head Rockets left-handed pitcher, in his Rockets uniform mid-throw.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Part of Recreation Collection
An unknown baseball team in a posed photograph. The team jerseys have the letter "D" on them.
Unknown baseball team - likely Saskatoon Gems
Part of Recreation Collection
An unknown baseball team posed photograph in a field.
Part of Recreation Collection
The 1953 rosters of the Moose Jaw Maples, North Battleford Beavers, Regina Caps, and Saskatoon Gems.
Part of Recreation Collection
Walter Reynolds in his Elfros baseball uniform.