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This Paul Henderson original photo shows pitching phenoms Joe Black (who would later go on to a fantastic Major League career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Reds, and Senators).  He was a 3 X Negro League All-Star and was the National League rookie of the year with the Dodgers in 1952.

And Leroy Toots Ferrell, who made his professional debut at the age of 17 with the Newark Giants and then was traded to Baltimore in 1948 and racked up a record of 9-2 and then 10-2 the following year before being inducted into the Army and serving in the Korean War.  He injured his shoulder while playing in an Army League football game, thus; ending his baseball career.

This original TYPE 1 photo measures 4” x 8” in size and shows these two promising pitchers posing in front of the Arrow Beer Billboard Sign at Bugle Field; the home field wooden stadium for the Baltimore Elite Giants.

Encapsulated as a TYPE 1 photo by PSA/DNA

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