The Williams Sportlight – Hawaii Baseball League Schedule, Fourth Round

While neither a scorecard nor a program, these diminutive booklets are treasures of baseball militaria ephemera. Printed on colored cardstock, these eight-page Williams Sportlight roster and schedule booklets are 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 in size were produced for each round of the Hawaii League season showcasing the personnel on each team’s roster and the game schedule for the multi-week period. This booklet encompasses the fourth round of play running from July 9, 1944 through August 29. For the 1944 season, the long-standing Hawaii League consisted of five civilian ball clubs and two military teams. Peppered throughout most of the civilian teams were military players with former professional experience who were farmed out to bolster the league in light of the top-flight talent situated on the Navy and Army Air Force rosters. Download and view the entire schedule booklet.

Printed on red cardstock, the Fourth Round booklet’s pages are secured with a single staple at the centerfold. The first two interior pages feature the service teams and provide a bit more detail than is preset for the other teams’ rosters including birthplace, age and former ballclub experience. Due to water damage sustained in the past, this piece is in poor condition with discoloration, staining and the single staple has rusted and no longer holds the pages together.

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