The Apache sentinel., 1943-07-16
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~ Garrison Reuiew TOMORROW "
To Dedicate New
Diomond Sunday,
Rube Fosters Widow Enroute
To Fort Huachuca For Me-
moriaI Baseball Ceremonies

OAtOA 10SCoqlA Ceremonies
Mrs. Rube Foster, whose late hus-
band, Andrew "Rube" Foster, will
have a Fort Huachuca baseball field
named after him here next Sunday,
will be present at the dedication
ceremonies, according to Colonel
Edwin N. Hardy, Post Commander,
who on Sunday afternoon (July 18)
will present the new diamond and
its "trappings," such as thousands
OF comfortable seats and two mod
ern dugoutS, to Major General Ed
ward M. Almond, Commanding Cen
eral of the 92nd Division, who will
accept the Memorial Field in behalf
OF his troops to be used by them
during their stay at this Post.
Mrs. Foster, who lives in Chicago.
will arrive in Fort Huachuca to-
morrow.
Many other prominent guests will
be present at the dedication cere-
monies of Sunday, including Brig.
General Benjamin o. Davis of the
Inspector Generals Department in
Washington, D. c., who arrived in
Fort Huachuca last Wednesday for
tour of inspection, and Truman
<. Gibson, Jr., acting civilian aide
to Secretary of War, Henry L.
StimSon.
The new field will be officially
known as: The Rube Foster Me-
mortal Baseball Field"
Baseball Classic
AS a fitting background to the
dedication of THE Rube Foster
Memorial Baseball Field" two top
notch teams will meet in what
should be classic of the diamond.
For the dedication game in ques-
ton, the Service Commands great
baseball team, winner of Is victories
and with nary defeat to mar it's
amazing record, will meet an "AlI
Star" nine representing the 92nd
Division. The battle of these
Giants" should go down in Fort
Huachuca's baseball history as one
never to be forgotten, for the riy-
airy will be "red hot"
The "All Star" team of the 92nd
Division will, first, be out to break
the string of 13 victories compiled
by the Service Commands nine
second, the Cali Stars" will be out
to take possession of their new field
with victory. The order of wishes
and hopes will be reversed, where
the Service Commands nine is con-
cerned, for it will be striving to
keep its clean slate clean, and at
the same time add the "All Stars" to
its list of victims.
A thumbnail sketch of the late
Rube Foster follows:
Andrew Rube Foster was born in
Calvert, Texas, on Sept. II, 1879, the
son of Rev. and Mrs. Andrew Fos-
ter. He was the founder of the
old negro National league of colored
professional baseball clubs in 1920.
He died in November 1929. Foster
is known as the father of negro
organized baseball. He started out
as pitcher with the Yellowjackets
in Texas. He came north and play
| ed in Philadelphia as member of
the Cuban Giants, and later joined
the Leland Giants of Chicago.
In 1910 Foster formed the Ameri-
can Giants, owing the club, with
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ing the lease on the park at Thirty
ninth and Wentworth avenue in
Chicago. The two worked together
on $3.50 basis.
Foster pitched against some of
the greatest major league hurlerS
as a member of one of the Cuban
teams in the Cuban winter league.
His team played against Ty Cobb
and other greats.
His widow, Mrs Sarah Foster,
lives at Abb Michigan avenue, Chi
cago, in siX-flat building left her
by Foster. There is one son, Earl
Foster, graduate of Wilberforce uni
versity awaiting induction into the
army. .9
No greater tribute could be paid
the greatest negro baseball man who
ever lived than to name an army
camp baseball field after Rube FoS-
ter. He knew the game, knew the
rules, was respected by all, white
and black, whether fan or owner,
player or trainer. He was referred
to as the "Black John McGraW.n
(The late McGraw was then man.
ager OF the famous New York
Giants of the national league. FosA
ter was rated as a pitching equal
of ChriSty MathewSon, Addie Joss