- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Atlanta Crackers' teammates Billy Porter and Bobby Willis during a play, 1955
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1955-03-06
- Subject:
- Baseball
Baseball players
Spring training (Baseball)
Atlanta Crackers (Baseball team) - Location:
- United States, Florida, Duval County, Jacksonville, 30.33218, -81.65565
- Medium:
- color transparencies
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Printed on negative envelope: "Cover Koda April 3 A-J baseball cover" Printed on assignment sheet: "Atlanta Baseball 1955 Jacksonville Florida. March 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th. No. 1- Clyde King (Glasses) to be relief pitcher from Brooklyn. No. 2- Bob Boring from Marietta, Ga. Played for Nashville in 52 and 53 never batted less than 300 (3rd base) bought from Los Angeles. No. 3- (Cover) John Turco of Crossing first with Mike Krsnich playing 1st. Mike is 3rd baseman but used at 1st during part of training. No. 4- Joe Piercey - P - Left hander, relief. No. 5- Dick Kelley - Regular? Pitcher. No. 6- Action at 2nd base, Billy Porter (SS) and Paul Rambon (2nd Base). No. 7- Bobby Willis (Atlanta) in trap, Porter and Rambone. No. 8- Bobby Willis - S from Bass High - Atlanta. No. 9- (Cover) Jim Solt - Catcher. No. 10- (Cover) Paul Rambone 2nd. Base throws to first Porter S.S. watches this finish of a double play. No. 11- George McQuinn - the Crackers new manager. No. 12- Billy Porter dives for the base - Bobby Willis with ball" Caption: "Veteran Billy Porter makes a headlong dive for second, where slick-fielding Bobby Willis waits with the ball."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/10855
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:10855/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: AJCN145-014c, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive;
Photographic Collections; - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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