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- 1955-05-26
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Ben Cheney poses in front of the field he funded, Cheney Field, with Luther Carr, the Lincoln High School baseball and football phenomenon. Luther looks calmly and confidently at the camera. Carr had aroused the interest of many colleges but had agreed to spend the summer playing with the Washington Cheney Studs. The Studs were made up of young college and high school baseball stars of Tacoma, Seattle and nearby communities. They would play exhibition games at Cheney Field, including five against professional Class B Northwest League Teams. Carr was hitting just a shade over the .300 mark for the Studs. (TNT 5/1/1955, pg. B-14, TNT 8/1/1955, pg. 10)
Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Athletic fields--Tacoma--1950-1960; Baseball--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cheney Field (Tacoma); African American baseball players; Baseball players--Tacoma--1950-1960; Carr, Luther; Washington Cheney Studs (Tacoma);