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Batter-Up - Play Ball! cartoon, undated
Batter-Up - Play Ball! cartoon
Batter-Up - Play Ball! cartoon, undated
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Batter-Up - Play Ball! cartoon

Dateundated
DescriptionA matted pencil-drawn cartoon by Little Willy King. It depicts an umpire wearing a large chest protector and yelling "Batter-Up." The bottom left corner reads, "We'll jam the base- ball park today to hear the umpire squall - the lineup of opposing teams and -Batter Up - Play Ball!" The writing on the umpire's chest protector reads, "Southern League / opening game / Chattanooga vs. Atlanta / this afternoon / 3:00P.M. / Engel / Stadium. The bottom right corner has a drawing of the artist with the accompanying caption, "Let's all go to the ball game" and signature by his feet. The verso (not shown) is blank.
Object numberBL-2021-00377-004
Classificationsworks of art
Collection NumberBA MSS 130 Little Willy King cartoons
Dimensionsw x h (matted): 11.25 x 11.6 in. w x h: 7.75 x 9.2 in.
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