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Date

1932-06-04

Maker

Acme Newspictures, Inc.

Dimensions

6 × 8 in. (15.2 × 20.3 cm)

Accession Number

PA2013.08.0009

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

During the 1932 Congressional Baseball Game, even the batboys were Members of Congress. New York Representative John Clarke, right, held a bat threateningly over the head of Edgar Howard of Nebraska. The umpire ended the game unusually, ruling a high fly ball to be an automatic out although the ball was still in mid-air.

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