Saturday, February 24, 2007

Cobb Baseball Team

Below are three photographs of the Cobb Memorial High School (Caswell County, North Carolina) baseball team. As most of these players are believed born in the early-to-mid-1920's, the date of the photographs probably is 1935-1940.

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Left to Right:

1st Row: Miller Walker, Oren Walker, Billy Cobb, Melvin McKinney, Stedman McKinney
2nd Row: Daniel Jeffress, R. L. Apple, Charlie Smith, George D. Caraway
3rd Row: Frank Saunders, Alonzo Walker, Unidentified, Perry Walker


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Left to Right:

1st Row: R. L. Apple, Daniel Jeffress
2nd Row: Edward Neighbors, Stedman McKinney, Kodell Loftis, Perry Walker, Elree Loftis
3rd Row: J.P. Wilkins, Alonzo Walker, James Strader, Charlie Smith
Mr. Horton, Coach


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Left to Right:

1st Row: Irvin Jeffries, Billy Dove, Lawrence Dowdy, Swanson Carroll, Robert Scott, Stamey Gunn
3rd Row: Second player in on the right side with cap on is James Isaac "Ike" Smith; one in from left is Herbert McDowell
Top Row: On the far right is Elvin Carter

Believed to be in this photograph are Thomas Gentry and Miller Wrenn.

Thanks to Allison Doyle and Ramona Smith Supensky for sharing these images and identifying many of the baseball players.

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