| Title: | Battle for first place |
| Description: | Staged fist fight between two men in front of closed gates at Polo Grounds in upper Manhattan; one woman exclaiming and three other men watching. Caption: "Battle for First Place: At Polo Grounds bleacher gate early today Dodger fans William Rosenblitt of 4906 13th Ave., left, and Robert Berman of 207 W. 87th St., Manhattan, close in, in angry quarrel over who is entitled to first place in line. Motley lookers-on around them are said to be Giant fans, also waiting for chance to see Dodger-Giants second game for first place in National League standing." |
| Date: | 1951 |
| Location: | Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) [2] Washington Heights (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| Creator: | Fox, Dan. |
| More Details: |
Title from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Oct. 2, 1951; "Eagle Staff Photo by Fox." |
| Collection: | Brooklyn Dodgers [4]
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| Subject: |
New York Giants (Baseball team) [5] Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) [6] Polo Grounds (New York, N.Y.) [7] Baseball fans [8] Fighting [9] |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library |
| ID: | DODG 0185 |