Walnut Valley Baseball Team

Pictured are members of the 1948-49 Walnut Valley softball team.

Shown, bottom row, left to right: Howard Jones, Billy Sanders and Melvin Snow; back row, left to right: Harvey J. Jones, James Ray, Sam Snow and Blackie Stewart.

Members of the team not pictured included ‘Little Billy’ McDanell, Charles ‘Ford’ Snow, and William Vachel Abbott.

This team was known as one of the best in the county. Rival teams were the Glencoe set with Tommy Boaz as pitcher, and Sparta's nine with Allen Sampson, pitcher.

Virgie Sanders and Terry Combs Caldwell are due thanks for this one.