Baseball

Bess Truman (left) and Margaret Truman (center) cast their votes for players to appear in Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. Also present is Clark Griffith (right), owner of the Washington Senators. All others unidentified.

Former First Lady Bess W. Truman (left) and Margaret Truman (center) cast their votes for the 1953 All Star baseball players. Standing on the right in the foreground is Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators. All others unidentified.

Margaret Truman (second from left) and Bess Truman (second from right) attend a baseball game with Margaret's friend, Drucie Snyder Horton (left), daughter of former Treasury Secretary John Snyder, and Drucie's husband John Horton (third from left). Also present is Clark Griffith (right), owner of the Washington Senators. All others unidentified.

Robert E. Hannegan, owner and President of the St. Louis Cardinals, at his desk.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (second row, right) talks with Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler (first row, left) at a World Series game at Ebbets Field. Also pictured: Mimi Chandler, Commissioner's daughter (first row, right). All others unidentified.

Postmaster General and owner of the St. Louis Cardinals Robert E. Hannegan (right) and Sam Breadon, former owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, check over rosters for the Cardinals' minor league clubs.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (center) and sons, William (left) and Robert, Jr., listen to the World Series on a radio while at the Washington Redskins - Pittsburg Steelers football game.

Robert E. Hannegan (left) is interviewed by an unidentified ABC reporter, probably at a baseball game. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff attending a baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. First row, from left to right are: Vice President Alben Barkley; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; President Truman; Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators; Admiral William D. Leahy (between Griffith and Harris); Bucky Harris, manager of Senators; Lou Boudreau, manager of the Red Sox. In the second row, from left to right: unidentified; General Harry Vaughan; General Robert Landry; Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman saluting the flag at the opening of the baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Standing behind the Presidential flag are, from left to right: Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Truman, and Admiral William Leahy. Standing the second row of the Presidential box are, from left to right: unidentified, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, and Appointments Secretary Matthew Connelly. Others are unidentified.