Below is a Spring Training photograph of the mighty Duke Snider twirling away from a high hard one. It has a newspaper stamp date of March 26, 1956, and was taken by UPI photographer Mike Ackerman. The newspaper clipping glued to the reverse says, "Hefty Cut and Miss Make Duke Snider a Dancing Dodger... Tommy Byrne's pitch has him swinging".
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The below photo is just great. It is from the Dodgers' clubhouse celebration after winning their very first World Series Championship in 1955. The photo is from UPI and was used for a report on the 10 best news stories of 1955. As you can see, Don Newcombe is seen serenading (or screaming, whatever the case may be) Duke Snider. On the reverse is the below caption:
One of the biggest stories of 1955, as selected by the United Press, was the victory of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series. This was the "Next Year" about which Brooklyn fans were always talking. There, Dodger stars Duke Snider and Don Newcombe symbolize the jubilation that swept Brooklyn after the won the World Championship from the New York Yankees.
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Here is another vintage press photo from a Dodger Spring Training, dated March 31, 1960. It is from the Miami Herald and features a couple of local sheriffs clowning around with Duke Snider and Don Drysdale. On the reserve is a newspaper clipping with the following caption:
Squeeze Play - That Grapefruit League stuff can be taken too seriously, two members of the Los Angeles Dodgers learn at Vero Beach. In the squeeze play, from the left, are Deputy Sheriff Frank Aber, Duke Snider, Don Drysdale, and Sheriff Sam Joyce of Indian River County. It's all in fun though, and the boys split a beaker of fresh citrus juice and go off to the ball game.
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