Griffith, Clark (Clark Calvin), 1869-1955

President Harry S. Truman (at left), with Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Senators Baseball Club, receiving his annual baseball pass. President Truman also accepts a handbag and baseball pass on behalf of Bess Truman from Mr. Griffith.

President Harry S. Truman (left) is shown receiving his annual baseball pass from Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Senators Baseball Club. President Truman also accepts a handbag and baseball pass on behalf of Bess Truman from Mr. Griffith.

President Harry S. Truman tosses a baseball from the stands to open the baseball season. Two unidentified baseball players are also on hand. Front row, left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, and President Truman. Second row, left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, standing, fourth from right) holds a baseball presumably given to him by Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Baseball Club (front row, standing, third from right). Two unidentified baseball players are also present. Seated in the stands, front row, left to right are: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman. Seated behind them are, left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly.

President Harry S. Truman throwing out the first pitch to start the season of the Washington Senators. L to R: Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Truman, manager of the Washington Senators Bucky Harris, Senators owner Clark Griffith, New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing in the next row are Major General Harry Vaughan (extreme left); Averell Harriman (behind President Truman); and Matthew Connelly (behind Bucky Harris).

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

President Harry S. Truman throwing the first pitch at an opening baseball game. Front row, from left to right: Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Truman, General Robert Landry, Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack, Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith (behind Mack, partly obscured), and Vice President Alben W. Barkley.

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first baseball at the opening game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. Left of President Truman are Vice President Alben Barkley and Major General Harry H. Vaughan. Standing at right are Washington Senators owner, Clark Griffith; Senators Manager, Bucky Harris; and Red Sox Manager, Lou Boudreau. Matthew Connelly and Admiral William D. Leahy stand behind Clark Griffith; Fred Vinson stands behind Alben Barkley.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman for the Washington Evening Star. President Harry S. Truman is standing inside a grandstand and grabs hold of a figure labeled "Senate Opposition." Clark Griffith runs toward the President, holding a baseball labeled "'49 Major League Opening Pitch," saying "No, no... Mr. President THIS is what you're supposed to throw out!"

President Harry S. Truman prepares to throw the first ball at the 1951 opening game at Griffith Stadium in Washington. In the first row are, from left to right: two unidentified men, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris, Senators President Clark Griffith, and New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing behind and between Griffith and Stengel is United States Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson. In the second row are Admiral Robert Dennison and General Harry Vaughan (behind Mrs.