THE FOOTNOTES

Mickey  was a prominent  baseball player  (catcher)   for   the  Pioneers   baseball  team  in   New  Britain.  In  his  earlier  years  the  Pioneers   were  the  best  in   the  city.  They  played  an  exhibition   game  against    a  touring  big  league  team  (Boston ?)  which  featured  Babe  Ruth.  The   Babe  fancied  himself a  base stealer,  and  tried  it  against  the  Pioneers---Mickey  threw  him  out  at  second  base.
 
    This   picture   was taken  in   1919 at  Pioneer  Field  on   East  Main/Stanley  streets in  New  Britain.   The  factory  in   the  background  was  North and  Judd  Manufacturing  Company,  once a  prominent  employer  in the  city.  In  later  years,   the  field  was  desert
ed and  was  called  the  Acid.   A  shopping  center  was  developed  there.