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D12885-3
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- 1942-06-01 (Creation)
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The Park Avenue Elementary School baseball team posed on June 1, 1942 on the school steps after winning the All City Grade School Championship. They defeated Rogers 15 to 2 to win the district title and Lowell 8 to 4 in the city finals. Pictured in the front row, left to right, are Mickey Selvy, George Chapin, Jack Cornelius, Joe Gangidino, and Russell Strasser. Middle row- Edward Munt, Ronald Elmore, Donald Yohe and Lennard Nelson. Back row- Coach Hopkins, Ronald Brewer, Kenneth Krebs, Kenneth Elmore and George Babcock. 1941-42 was a winning year for Park Ave.; they also won the All City Soccer title and caused a sensation at the all city track meet. (T. Times 6/6/1942, pg. 8-picture; T. Times 6/1/1942, pg. 1)
Park Avenue Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Awards; Baseball--Tacoma--1940-1950; Baseball players--Tacoma--1940-1950;