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A CLARK GRIFFITH LETTER
A typed letter on Washington Base Ball Club stationery dated September 26, 1952 to Christy Walsh, noted sports writer and agent, from Hall of Famer Clark Griffith. In the letter, Griffith confirms that Gabby Street was the first person to catch a ball thrown from the Washington Monument but also relates Griffith's presence and participation in an earlier attempt in 1894.
A typed letter on Washington Base Ball Club stationery dated September 26, 1952 to Christy Walsh, noted sports writer and agent, from Hall of Famer Clark Griffith. In the letter, Griffith confirms that Gabby Street was the first person to catch a ball thrown from the Washington Monument but also relates Griffith's presence and participation in an earlier attempt in 1894.