| DESCRIPTION |
ILASCO, MO - Despite the long hours at the
Atlas Portland Cement Plant, the workers still participated in sports
during their free time. Baseball was especially popular, so much so,
that the plant built a baseball diamond and bleacher seating for the town
next to Marble Creek (near the present day "Concrete
Bridge"). What started as a pastime soon turned into a rivalry
between the Ilasco team and other teams in the area. Different
departments within the plant began forming their own teams. Soon
local businesses began sponsoring the local teams. The members of
the Ilasco team pictured are identified, from left to right, as follows:
row 1 - Francis ("Tattle") Ragland (shortstop), Daniel Mack
(catcher), John McKinney (pitcher), George (Bob) Ragland (1st base), and
Willis Ellsworth (3rd base) ; row 2 - Doc Woods (left field), Harry
Ellsworth (center field), Bob Breeding (manager), Lloyd ("Rags")
Ragland (mascot), Earl Northcutt (right field) and Lee Lobsinger (2nd
base). |
