H99.29.48

Offricial score card for a baseball game in the West Coast Baseball Association (part of the Negro Baseball League) between the Oakland Larks and the San Francisco Sea Lions. On the front cover are photographs of "Wee Willie" Jones, a pitcher for the Larks, and Charles "Spec" Roberts, another pitcher for the Larks. Inside is the score chart for each team and their line-ups. There are also four advertisements for: the Athens Cocktail Lounge, The Center Pharmacy ("Oakland's Only Negro Owned Pharmancy" on 7th Street in Oakland), The Monarch Cab Company, and Broom's Sound & Lighting Service. On the back is the list of officers of the West Coast Baseball Associeation and the managers of the Larks. There is also a list of the league's teams (Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles). Finally is an advertisement announcing the coming of the "American Legion's Gigantic Victory Celebration July 4, 5 and 6."

Used: West Coast Baseball Association