Above : The welcome to Granum! The White Sox entered 1956 looking for their third straight Alberta Senior Baseball title. (Jack Altman photo)
Three of the Foothills-Wheatbelt All-Stars -- Bobby Lee, Marty Norman, and John Chavez prepare for tournament play. [Photo courtesy of the Galt Museum and Archives, Photo # 19753802018]
Below : Baseball action at Medicine Hat, Alberta, 1956. (Jack Altman photo)
A classic photo of baseball on the prairies. In 1956, members of the Granum White Sox warm up in the shadow of the town's grain elevators. #11 is pitcher Willie Walasko moving towards a group which includes: Don Johnson (kneeling), Gord Wesley (#19), Earl Ingarfield (showing his pitching form), and Darwin Walkingshaw. (Photo courtesy of Bill Walasko)
At the end of the 1956 season, Bentley MacEwen (left) and Willie Walasko (right) of Granum joined Glen Gorbous (second from right) for some exhibition games with George Brookman's Calgary Dodgers. That's Maxine Brookman welcoming the new recruits. (Photo courtesy Bill Walasko)
Below - a certificate from the National Baseball Congress noting the selection as a league All-Star. This one awarded to Merlin "Dusty Rhodes in 1956 for his play in the Southern Alberta Big Five League with the Vauxhall Jets.
