Great piece of local baseball history.
On back, the handwritten notation says:
- "West Shore Champs (11–2)" (11 wins, 2 losses)
- Absent: Thompson
- Framed by Miller's Craft Shop, 412 A Street, Carlisle, PA, which was in business during the 1950s–1960s.
The roster written on back appears to be:
Top row (left to right)
- D. Eugelbach (or Euglebach)
- F. Jackson
- J. Boomershine
- C. Fitzpatrick
- F. Lambert
- D. Wagner (Mgr?)
- Mr. Bowman (Coach)
Middle row
- S. Baljen (uncertain spelling)
- M. Timmer
- B. Larsen
- B. Snyder
- D. Bigler
- D. Halpin
- S. Hockley (or Hackley)
Front row
- B. Brennemen (possibly Brenneman)
- B. Geery
- B. Deibert
- S. Yinger
- D. Boomershine
- J. Lane
Several of these surnames are well-established Cumberland County/Carlisle families:
- Boomershine – an uncommon surname that appears in Carlisle-area records.
- Bigler – longtime Cumberland County family.
- Halpin – Carlisle-area surname.
- Geery – found in Carlisle school and newspaper records.
- Snyder – common locally.
- Yinger – Cumberland County family.
- Brenneman – common in central Pennsylvania.
- Hockley– likely Hockley, another local family.