Boxer, James J. Jeffries holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance in foul territory

SDN-054928

Title: Boxer, James J. Jeffries holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance in foul territory Description: Informal full-length portrait of pugilist James J. Jeffries holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance in foul territory in front of grandstands on the field at South Side Park, located at West 37th Street, South Princeton Avenue, West Pershing Road (formerly West 39th Street), and South Wentworth Avenue in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois. An unidentified baseball player of the American League's Chicago White Sox baseball team, is crouching in a catching posture behind Jeffries. Two unidentified men and two White Sox players are standing in the background. Groups of men are standing farther in the background. Text on a sign on the grandstand wall reads: Please! Do Not Throw Bottles. Date Depicted: 1909 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: SDN-054928, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Horizon Bib. No.: 119585 Max Pixels - Width: 500 Max Pixels - Height: 398 Help improve this content