I could be way off the mark here as this isn't exactly pre-war, but in looking at photos of Jim in his playing days (and the Sox in general - don't mind me, they're in a slump right now and I'm in a bad mood), he appears to be wearing true stirrups rather than this style of sock you picture. Whether he switched over to something like this at some point in time, I have no idea. For some reason, however, these don't look like they were his but I could be completely wrong. When I google "softball stirrups", this style comes up very frequently.
Greg
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