Historical information

The Warrnambool Baseball Club was formed around 1932 initially and reformed in the late 1940’s. They played in a regional competition with other country teams in the district.

Significance

Eckers Hotel was a Liebig Street landmark from the 1870s until 1960s. It had numerous licensees in that time and the licensee at the time of this advertisement, L. I. Elder, was licensee in1944 and again in 1946.

Physical description

Four page leaflet in cream card with black text. Title Rules of Baseball on top of front cover with advertisement for Eckers Hotel underneath. The inside pages contain a diagram of baseball field with the remainder of the two pages listing the rules. Back page is blank

Inscriptions & markings

Advertisement: Drop in to ... Eckers Hotel, L I Elder, Licensee, Liebig St, Warrnambool; The meeting place of all good sports