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Can anyone tell me what team this is or the year?
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Picked up this VERY cool baseball jersey.
I have no idea where this team is from, or what year(s)? Is this possibly a Japanese internment (WWII) jersey? Another idea was possibly a California league? I thought maybe there was once a Japanese amateur league there? Does anyone know anything about it? The right sleeve says "BE"; and the left sleeve has a "6". The seller helped me, and he found a reference to the name on the back buying some cattle in Utah. But then I found the same name in two other references owning a horse or something in Connecticut or Mass. So I guess what I am saying is that I have no idea! Any information would be great! Thanks, Sean |
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Seller said he got it in Ogden, Utah. It is made of a very soft cloth, kind of like felt. |
My Google search didn't turn up too many E.C. Wixons. There's a Eugene Clarence Wixom who lived not far from Ogden throughout much of he 20th century, and I'm going to guess he sponsored a team of Japanese American players in the 1950s.
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Thank you!
Every little bit helps! |
A team called the Nisies played in Alberta Canada fro 1952-1958. No Wixons on the rosters I can find.
http://www.attheplate.com/wcbl/1953_10d.html it is the only one I can find a picture of that has a similar logo. I found one other one but it had no S on the end. There is also this organization, maybe they can help: https://niseibaseball.com/ |
Thank you!
I think I have it solved. The person who originally sold me the jersey sent me some more information that really narrowed it down for me. I am just waiting for a reply from one more person before I call it a done deal. But I totally forgot today is a holiday, so I bet they will not get back to me before tomorrow. I must say, this is a whole genre of baseball I never really thought about until now. Thanks again everyone! |
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