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Creation Date
4-24-1954
Subject—Names
Emmett Ashford; Cece Carlucci; Mickey Hamich
Subject—Places
Emeryville CA
Subject—Topics
Athletes; Sports; Baseball
Description
Emeryville, Calif: Emmett Ashford, 36, East Los Angeles, Calif., (left) first Negro umpire in organized baseball, gets a few pointers on roughing up baseballs from Senior Umpire Cece Carlucci (center), as Umpire Mickey Hamich looks on. Ashford, considered one of the best arbiters in the Pacific Coast League, was a postal clerk for 15 years before becoming a full time umpire.
Format
BW Photograph
Source
Bratton, Adrienne
Publisher
United Press International
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Keywords
Emmett Ashford, black, African-American, umpire, umpires, baseball, Chapman University, alumni