Baseball player sliding into home plate during Waseda University (Japan)-Chicago game

SDN-009429

Title: Baseball player sliding into home plate during Waseda University (Japan)-Chicago game Description: Image of a University of Chicago baseball player sliding into home plate during a game against the Waseda baseball team played at Marshall Field. Marshall Field (renamed Stagg Field in 1915) was located north of East 57th Street and east of South Ellis Avenue in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. Waseda catcher Yamagachi is attempting to tag the runner and Umpire Fitzpatrick is standing behind the plate. Empty bleachers, players on the field and players sitting on benches are visible in the background. Waseda was a Japanese baseball team. Date Depicted: 1911 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: SDN-009429, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Horizon Bib. No.: 112497 Max Pixels - Width: 640 Max Pixels - Height: 461 Help improve this content