UNIFORM, SPORT

Description: 1. BASEBALL UNIFORM, SHORT SLEEVED SHIRT WITH ZIPPERED FRONT AND RED TRIM ALONG SIDE OF ZIPPER AND SLEEVES. BACK OF SHIRT WITH BLACK TEXT READING, " MINERS 15 LETHBRIDGE." LABEL ON BACK OF NECK READS, "...MADE IN CANADA...ATHLETIC SUPPLIES, TORONTO." STAINS ON BOTTOM FRONT OF SHIRT. LENGTH 77.5, WIDTH 55.5. 2. BASEBALL UNIFORM, GREY PANTS WITH ELASTIC WAIST AND LEG HOLES. RED STRIPE ALONG OUTER LENGTH OF BOTH LEGS, LABEL INSIDE READS, "DESIGNED BY MARO HOLLAND...EDMONTON ALTA." FRONT OF PANTS HEAVILY SOILED. LENGTH 80.2, WIDTH 56.0.

History: KALIE VERES ACQUIRED UNIFORM WHEN STEWART DOW, MATERNAL UNCLE AND OWNER OF THE UNIFORM, PASSED AWAY IN 1995. WHILE IN POSSESSION, VERES STORED THE UNIFORM IN A BIN. VERES CANNOT RECALL THE DETAILS REGARDING WHY THE UNIFORM WAS GIFTED TO HER. ACCORDING TO VERES' FATHER, THE MINERS TEAM WAS FORMED IN 1909. HE BELIEVED DOW PLAYED FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE HE STOPPED, DUE TO A RELATIONSHIP AND NEW FOUND INTEREST IN MOTORCYCLES. IT IS THEN THOUGHT THAT DOW RETURNED TO PLAY BASEBALL LATER ON. ARTICLES IN THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD IN 1964 AND 1974 STATE THAT DOW WAS A PITCHER. DOW WAS A RESIDENT OF LETHBRIDGE UPON PASSING AND WAS BORN IN THE GALT HOSPITAL. THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE, DOW PLAYED IN SPORTS. DOW BEGAN PLAYING WITH THE LETHBRIDGE LITTLE LEAGUE IN 1961 AND CONTINUED UP THE RANKS, PLAYING WITH THE MINERS UNTIL 1973. DOW LATER BECAME ASSISTANT COACH AND COACH FOR THE TEAM. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE PERMANENT RECORD.