1915-ish Spring Training?

[Runscott]

I think it's obvious to all that the two baseball fields posted in the pics are not the same. My intent with this thread was to possibly identify where the field in my photo is, and who the team might be.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Caleb & Scott- I do think Scott's photo could be Majestic Field!

Mike

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

Caleb & Scott- I do think Scott's photo could be Majestic Field!

Mike

Thanks Mike, but I would have to see some part of my photo that could be identified with the same area in a known photo of the Hot Springs training field. To me it doesn't look like they match at all.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Scott- I am not a very competent or capable scanner. I am hoping Caleb who chimed in can apply some scans that might help us form a better opinion.

He is the ballpark guru for Arkansas. We have been very lucky to find hundreds of photos of Spring Training in Hot Springs, many of which are exhibited in a permanent display at our Convention Center.

At this time multiple Emmy winning documentarian Larry Foley is working on The First Boys of Spring covering baseball trips here by the majors, minors and negro leagues from 1886-thru World War II.

The still photos have been essential in the project since virtually no video exists that we know of other than a wonderful piece in the University of South Carolina film archives on the Ray Doan Baseball School from the early 1930s, that is of Whittington Park, the other major field in town.

The Lannin collection of photos has been our best resource for Majestic Field thus far.

[Runscott]

Thanks Mike. This is probably a first: the person with the item arguing against it being something good. Hopefully I'm wrong.

[BaseballYakker]

Originally Posted by Runscott

My intent with this thread was to possibly identify where the field in my photo is, and who the team might be.

I suppose I'm not much help here except to confirm that this is not Hot Springs. I agree with others that this looks very much like a college athletic field.

[Vintagecatcher]

Hi Scott,

Looks like it could possibly be Fitton Field in Worcester, MA. Bill Carrigan played for Holy Cross. Perhaps the photo was an exhibition game between the Red Sox and Holy Cross.

Patrick

[Runscott]

Nice eye, Patrick!

I think you nailed it - the football field in this 1907 postcard lines up real well with my photo:

[Dto7]

I've been looking at college fields from around that time the last couple of days.

Here's Fitton Field 1915.

[Vintagecatcher]

Hi Scott,

In the early 1900s Holy Cross had many players that made the pro ranks including Bill Carrigan and Mike "Doc" Powers.

Holy Cross sits on one of the many hills in Worcester. The sharp banking is something you don't forget. I played Division III soccer at Clark University. We played against Holy Cross on Fitton Field each year. One of my grandfathers and his son, my uncle, went to college there as well.

Ted Williams even played on Fitton Field.

http://www.crossports.com/archives.htm

http://goholycross.com/sports/m-base...041905aaa.html

Patrick