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THIS IS THE BUSH
Class D baseball, which has seen the beginning (and, in some cases, the end) of many baseball careers, is the very rock bottom foundation of the national pastime. No place is more characteristic of the bush than Gainesville, Fla., 700 miles from the nearest big league city. The pictures on these and the following four pages present Gainesville's local G-Men in the strenuous and often seedy life that goes with this most primitive stage of baseball
Formal portrait of G-Men shows motley assortment of team uniforms along with hand-me-downs from affiliated Toronto
The bush league fan in Gainesville takes his baseball as seriously as his big league cousin
Whether he's a garage man, farmer or bank clerk, the local team is his pride and joy
Johnny Vandermeer (left), famed for two no-hitters, talks to rival manager as ball boys mark batters' box before game
Visiting players' wives relieve monotony and solve babysitting problem with an evening's talk fest at the ball park
Far from the concrete and steel stadiums of the majors, Gainesville's fans drift into wooden stands of Harris Field
Manager Red Dulaney ponders last night's mistakes while he burns refuse from the stands
The player's life is composed of many things including a washtub, soap and dirty uniforms
NINE PHOTOS
JOHN G. ZIMMERMAN
