My Dad, The Baseball Fan
Uncovering all of this baseball stuff of my dad's is like a glimpse into his youth. And I like looking into the past and envisioning him there.
![Henry Mautz Catcher for East Bristol Indians East Bristol Indians Baseball Team](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJk2XthZdXHzncMuJJpsuLyY2O8IP8PrMUs11lcG02GyLfY_JkpttAEE8QlGF8UmQs69wLODrW1SJxB0GvE30lPllTO3qU0UH1c22UkRHoO7YQrsOngnw8Uafnihgo46zwTasciuLlRII/s640/20191014_154113.jpg) |
Henry Mautz, Catcher for East Bristol, Indians. Circa 1953. Wondering if that is a Milwaukee Braves Cap? |
![MacGregor Goldsmith Official Score Book MacGregor Goldsmith Official Baseball Score Book](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZwtIbp2VLaWSV64qIcpJ5o2KOCcXcQkAlnT3IiM0dThbBmwtibGsScQNxzkV5k_PT2eyEXyGsBlBKkCfzsFyFduWKVp8k5TRiDHfzylhNzYHdUXl8UFHBnZLvMZo0JO_EEid1wpYoz0/s400/DSC02504.ARW) |
Found several of these score books for the East Bristol Indians |
![Jr. New York Yankees vs. East Bristol Indians Jr. New York Yankees vs. East Bristol Indians Score Book](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqyDIlnyck76gtfW6nzbHhtvRxbVWuGx0M9-JVOvLhK-VQ8ONJnz_6x0QJzbzqzneQmv_qfRMYYOXTEOzRZGurKztVO2NhIX0JWu_Ecf_Cqcr_9IKHNImlvM9D2HnlQvHc4Qy8gpauHMc/s640/DSC02506.ARW) |
East Bristol Indians Score Book, June 30, 1952 |
![Henry Mautz Baseball Catcher East Bristol Indians Catcher](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78lQ1uFTqyxMPPHk1l44CuHnDsk9ukCT2RYe5yyBVGdKjvb9jZMgfR_sdAb3Awhnhh-oc43vzBkLuU7_Aq37pevJOiiqMcKhdalkXXQRDkDWXWGLUmIS0lHDLISONvS8K3O5i-WG8fbc/s640/DSC02507.ARW) |
Mautz - Catcher |
![Milwaukee Braves Yearbook 1953 Milwaukee Braves 1953 baseball yearbook](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguO8fhEZspjgK7fU_rt5bUZDfAZ9MIJISdL4p7rsvwNqIE3kK14HhELvkyhr4PgzhZc2NI3LR_sjo28e-17-c-GR_bNMXoCVn1QBts_UE6GiDH-n2GW8S-WtjHNYEg_8i-gxLsrY8EBZE/s400/braves5.jpg) |
Milwaukee Braves Yearbook 1953 - First Year in Milwaukee
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Professional baseball comes to Wisconsin in 1953 and my dad had the Brave's first yearbook after coming to Milwaukee.
Seeing as how this order form is still inside the yearbook, I suspect he never mailed it in to get the Big League Books he requested. Wishful thinking, I guess. Note how it still says Boston Braves. Perhaps a miss by the editor?
![1953 Big League Books Big League Books Order Form from 1953 Milwaukee Braves Yearbook](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5JAd-qu_uYO48LCQ0F9yxfKj6-9lcbgC980X79PRca0W3x2b9wGQXsZ1jwMLYm0rNGUdgydR1oNhkmXKqh_vb8q4G2bB_NXjLd4LcjhSQHjJ-9XymDdI_YWrZpuGeAn59teGdPbptHA/s640/braves4.jpg) |
Get Your Big League Books Here |
Two wood bats found in the tavern. Making the assumption these were my dad's since he was the ball player in the family. Montgomery Ward sold the private line of Marathon baseball bats up until around 1960. Based on the logo and catalog number underneath it, this bat was manufactured between 1935-1940.
![Marathon Baseball Bat Marathon Montgomery Ward Baseball Bat](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91so2_CT_x52qim4TDaNh6wMH8y_PHqOnIkJKlArDwPVXqYQVHpoLahlnJjVezICKMKbGH2XF_RSC2rD6_s37XWJgXjVpVhjS6xxe3QNjnqFfBYtMYAKwSqt4Md1MYfQJQYz7verAdwU/s400/DSC02509.ARW) |
Montgomery Ward Marathon Baseball Bat |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSOu-oSMyB2x4aaNzEU7RJ2WJs1hAoeeWlsau1D6Np-WktvEMqBHz-1p7ykzRPEFJiEl_5noIqndsEmfagdE1c8Q0kX10NywkKzvW-WnVS-FJuTvbxXCB_IvunxAcXTk4143y86iQnI0/s400/Baseball+Bats.jpg) |
My Dad's Baseball Bats |
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