Cy Young talks to Cy Young (Reporter) photograph

Date1954

DescriptionA black-and-white from the waist up photograph of Cy Young from Newcomerstown talking to Cy Young from Akron on January 31, 1954. Young (Newcomerstown) on the right side of the photograph is sitting in a chair looking to his right. In his left hand he is holding a pipe and in his right hand he is holding a baseball. He is wearing a flannel shirt and suspenders. Young (Akron) on the left side of the photograph is wearing a suit and looking to his left toward Young (Newcomerstown). The caption on the back (not shown) reads, "left to right Akron's Cy Young, Newcomerstown's Cy Young NEWCOMERSTOWN, O. - - - - When Seiberling Rubber Co., Akron, O., made plans to locate a new plastics plant in this east-central Ohio village, the company sent the sports columnist for its employee newspaper, Cy Young, (left) to interview Newcomerstown's No. 1 citizen - - the immortal Cy Young, now 86, who won more games than any other big league baseball pitcher in history. Here Akron's Cy listens attentively as Newcomerstown's Cy uses a baseball and pip to emphasize a point."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0883

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Young, Cy, 1867-1955

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions10.25 x 8.5 in.

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