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Taken August 2, 2011, newspaper found in the hotel, featuring the Washington Nationals [1924].
Deconstruction of the Nogal-Ping hotel and cabins in Eagle by Claude DeGraw began in 2010. Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, was later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It was occupied by siblings Leonard and Garnet Ping most recently. Leonard died in 1988 and Garnet moved to Gypsum in the late 1990s, passing away in 2003. It stands at the corner...
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Photo of Eagle Baseball Team, championship game 1928 (?); six players seated on bench, four players standing behind. Bleachers visible in background.
Front row (L to R): Allen Clark, C &CF; Harry Saltzgaver, RF & 3rd B; Fred West, 3rd B; Joe LeDonne C; Bill Subry, P; Carl Lloyd, 2d B.
Back row (L to R): Gordon Whittaker, LF; Rusty Switzler, CF; Bert Hitt, 1st B; Dick Hotter, SS. Harry Lewis, 1st B and John Lewis, LF are not in the picture but played...
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Eagle's town baseball team, circa 1912-1914, posed in front of a brick building.
Standing, from left: Leo Carey, Troy Lyman (Andy Christensen's step-son), Bill Gould, Charles Leslie Fulford (called Todd Fulford), Roy Langford, Bill Stein
Seated, from left: ---- Button (worked on Brush Creek ranch), Bill Nimon, Alan Playford, Guy Johnson, Omar O. Howland
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Eagle baseball team, in uniform, seated on bleachers, 1916. This team played the Denver Bears in 1914, losing in the last inning 5-7. Until then, the Eagles had the game tied 5-5.
Front row: Eddie Place, catcher; Bill Nimon [died of influenza 1918].
2d row: Left to Right: Leo Carey [rancher]; unidentified from Minturn; Roy Dodson [big league ball player, store owner]; Frank Stapp.
Back row: Left to Right: Lloyd Carey [rancher]; Omar Howland...
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Eagle baseball team, 1940s or 1950s.
Seated, from left: Allen Clark (catcher, right field), Harry Saltsgaver (3rd base), Freddy West (center field), Joe La Donne (catcher),Bill Seabry (pitcher), Carl Lloyd (right field)
Standing, from left: Gordan Whittaker (2nd base), "Rusty" Switzer (fielder), Bert Hilt (1st base and pitcher), Dick Hulton (short stop),
Members of team not in picture: John Lewis (left field), Harry Lewis (1st base)
6) Omar Howland
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Photo postcard of Omar Howland in baseball uniform. Omar is standing on a bear rug in front of a studio backdrop, posed after a catch.
"Omar Howland...was born at Winchester, Ohio, January 27, 1886, and came to Eagle in August 1909. He worked for many years on the Sherman Brothers rnach east of Eagle, now owned by Carl Lloyd of Chicago.
An ardent sports fan, Mr. Howland played with the Eagle baseball when the community had the best team in its...
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In addition to being a County road overseer, Frank Tracy loved baseball, managing teams frequently.
Eagle Valley Enterprise, July 29, 1920 p.1: "Frank Tracy had a dream the other night that he died and descended to Hades in a balloon (that is where all good baseball managers go). He duly arrived at his destination. After introducing himself and shaking hands with old Nick, the latter, as a preliminary to starting the conversation, to to break the...
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"Eagle Ball Team 1928" [Description from photograph verso]
Back row, left to right with position played: G. Whittaker (CF), R. Switzler (RF), B Hitt (1B), R. Hotten (SS).
Front row, left to right with position played: A. Clark (Coach & Manager), S. Saltzgaver (P), F. West (3B), J. LeDonne (C), B. Subry (P), C Lloyd.
{See Related Files; this file is in EVLD holdings; some changes have been noted between the two photographs.]
