Satchmo's "Secret 9"

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Great story about Jazz Legend Louis Armstrong's Love of Baseball...and the team he once had.

Louis Armstrong's 'Secret 9' still a secret

Aug. 16, 1931, was designated "Louis Armstrong Day," a holiday created for -- and perhaps made by -- Louis Armstrong on his return to his hometown of New Orleans. There would be music, there would be entertainment and there would be baseball with Armstrong's very own team, the Secret 9,

www.mlb.com

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

That's Louis standing with the bat on the right....

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[nynasty]

Trying to imagine sitting through an August doubleheader in Galveston.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Trying to imagine sitting through an August doubleheader in Galveston.

It was in New Orleans...but yeah...
Very hot, humid...mid afternoon..and more than likely some rain.

And did you happen to glance at that "statement" on the sign just below the .50¢ admission, in post 3?

Crazy Jim Crow era stuff.

 

[calsnowskier]

Trying to imagine sitting through an August doubleheader in Galveston.

While likely wearing a wool suit.

 

[catman]

Players in that era definitely had a tough time. The pay, though better than they could get in most jobs, was not great. The travel was terrible. The uniforms and equipment was very poor, compared to today's.
They played because they loved the game.