Sidewritten LS Bat Help

[jpop43]

Hey All,

Just wondering if anyone out there might have some insight into how I can go about investigating the origins of a sidewritten bat that I have.

It is a 35" Pro Model LS 125 with the words NATL. NEWARK stamped deeply into the barrell. The sidewritten notation reads...

H.a. Winkler. 6/22/35

My initial hope was that the NATL. NEWARK referred to the Newark Dodgers of the Negro National League that did field a team in 1935. However, their roster per baseball-reference.com does not reflect anyone by that name.

Morever, baseball-reference.com does not register anyone at all by that name, so I'm kinda at a dead end.

I was hoping that the LS Bat Factory Records were out there in some form that can be accessed and figured that if anyone knew if they were, they'd be here on the forum.

So, any help at all with either the team or the player would be greatly appreciated.

THanks,
Jonathan
www.dugouttreasures.com