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Spencer "Spiff" Evans and Sam Shefsky in baseball uniform, at Balmy Beach Park
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 22; Series 4; Item 4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 22 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Spiff Evans was publicity chief for the Maple Leaf Gardens during the 1940s and 1950s. Sam Shefsky was the manager of The Tip Tops softball team during the 1940s, when it won the world championships in Little Rock, Arkansas. He influenced the building of Exhibition Stadium built and was one of the driving forces behind bringing major league baseball to Toronto. Sam Shefsky's sister Jennie was married to Abe Magerman, a unionist with the ILGWU.
- Scope and Content
- This photograph depicts Sam Shefsky and Spiff Evans in standing on the baseball field. Shefsky is in uniform, while both men are wearing Tip Top Tailors insignia jackets. The photograph is autographed by Sam Shefsky.
- Subjects
- Baseball
- Source
- Archival Descriptions