Ritter Audio Tapes

Location: HESB Special Coll (Sports) — row 4, sec 9

Note: Tape numbers are those of Lawrence Ritter; they are broadly consistent with the order in which the interviews were conducted. Most tapes are 1 mil mylar, 1/4 in x 1800 ft on 7 inch reels. Unless noted otherwise in the comments, recordings are single track at 7.5 ips; most of these latter have a playing time of around 45 minutes. Transcripts are available for the following subjects: Jimmy Austin, Rube Bressler, Al Bridwell, Sam Crawford, Heinie Groh, Charley Jamieson, Willie Kamm, Marty McHale, Fred Snodgrass, Paul Waner, Billy Werber, Joe Wood.

No. - Subject [Date / Place / Comments]

1 - Bill Veeck [ 3 Aug 1963 / Easton MD]
2 - Bill Veeck (cont)
3 - Bill Veeck (cont)

4 - Goose Goslin [7 Aug 1963 / Bayside NJ]
5 - Goose Goslin (cont)
6 - Goose Goslin (cont)

6 - Billy Werber [8 Aug 1963 / Washington DC]
7 - Billy Werber (cont)
8 - Billy Werber (cont)

8 - Rube Marquard [8 Aug 1963 / Baltimore MD]
9 - Rube Marquard (cont)
10 - Rube Marquard (cont)

10 - Bill Wambsganss [14 Aug 1963 / Lakewood OH]
11 - Bill Wambsganss (cont)
12 - Bill Wambsganss (cont)

13 - Bob O'Farrell [16 Aug 1963 / Waukegan IL]
14 - Bob O'Farrell (cont)
15 (1) - Bob O'Farrell (cont)

15 (1) - George Gibson [20 Aug 1963 / Mt Brydges ON]

15 (2) - Joe Wood [15 Oct 1963 / Twin Lakes PA / TR: 2. SP: 7.5 ips. T: 2 hrs]

15A - Joe Wood [TR: 1. SP: 7.5 ips. T: 1 hr]

16 - George Gibson (cont) [20 Aug 1963]
17 - George Gibson (cont)
18 - George Gibson (cont)
19 - George Gibson (cont)
20 - George Gibson (cont)
21 - George Gibson (cont)

21 - Fred Snodgrass [25 Aug 1963 / Ventura CA]
22 - Fred Snodgrass (cont)
23 - Fred Snodgrass (cont)
23A - Fred Snodgrass [TR: 1. SP: 1-7/8 ips. Copy of Snodgrass material on nos. 21, 22, 23, 24.]
24 - Fred Snodgrass (cont)

24 - Willie Kamm [28 Aug 1963 / Burlingame CA]
25 - Willie Kamm (cont)
26 - Willie Kamm (cont)
27 - Willie Kamm (cont)

27 - Lefty O'Doul [29 Aug 1963 / San Francisco CA]
28 - Lefty O'Doul (cont)

28 - Charlie Jamieson [6 Sep 1963 / Hawthorne NJ]
29 - Charlie Jamieson (cont)
30 - Charlie Jamieson (cont)

30 - Bennie Bengough [28 Sep 1963 / Philadelphia PA]
31 - Bennie Bengough (cont)
32 - Bennie Bengough (cont)
33 - Bennie Bengough (cont)

33 - Hans Lobert [1 Oct 1963 / Philadelphia PA]
34 - Hans Lobert (cont)
35 - Hans Lobert (cont)
35A - Hans Lobert [TR: 1. SP: 1-7/8 ips. Copy of Lobert material on nos. 33, 34, 35, 36.]
36 - Hans Lobert (cont)

36 - Heinie Manush [31 Jan 1964 / Sarasota FL]
37 - Heinie Manush (cont)

37 - Joe Wood [15 Oct 1963 / Twin Lakes PA]
38 - Joe Wood (cont)
39 - Joe Wood (cont) [TR: 1. SP: 7.5 ips. T: 64 min.]
40 - Joe Wood (cont)
41 - Joe Wood (cont)

41 - Marty McHale [4 Nov 1963 / New York NY]
42 - Marty McHale (cont)
43 - Marty McHale (cont)
44 - Marty McHale (cont)
44A - Marty McHale (cont) [TR: 1. SP: 1-7/8 ips. Copy of McHale material on nos. 41, 42, 43, 44.]

45 - Eliot Asinof [11 Oct 1963 / New York NY / TR: 1. SP: 7.5 ips. T: 30 min.]
46 - Eliot Asinof [TR: 1. SP: 7.5 ips. T: 30 min.]

47 - Sam Crawford [27 Mar 1964 /Baywood Park CA]
48 - Sam Crawford (cont)
49 - Sam Crawford (cont)
50 - Sam Crawford (cont)
51A - Sam Crawford [TR: 1. SP: 1-7/8 ips. Copy of Crawford material on nos. 47, 48, 49, 50.]

51 - Heinie Groh [31 Jan 1964 / Sarasota FL]

51 - Chief Meyers [24 Mar 1964 / San Bernardino CA / TR: 2. SP: 7.5 ips.]
52 - Chief Meyers (cont)
52A - Chief Meyers (cont) [TR: 1. SP: 1-7/8 ips. Copy of Meyers material on nos. 51, 52, 53.]
53 - Chief Meyers (cont) [Meyers material approx. 15 min.]

53 - Jimmy Austin [23 Mar 1964 / Laguna Beach CA]
54 - Jimmy Austin (cont)
55 - Jimmy Austin (cont)
56 - Jimmy Austin (cont)
56A - Jimmy Austin [TR: 1. SP: 1-7/8 ips. Copy of Austin material on nos. 53, 54, 55, 56.]
57 - Jimmy Austin (cont)

57 - Heinie Groh [31 Jan 1964 / Sarasota FL]
58 - Heinie Groh (cont)
59 - Heinie Groh (cont)
59A - Heinie Groh [TR: 1. SP: 1-7/8 ips. Copy of Groh material on nos. 57, 58, 59.]

60 - Paul Waner [29 Jan 1964 / Sarasota FL]
61 - Paul Waner (cont)
62 - Paul Waner (cont)
63 - Paul Waner (cont)
63A - Paul Waner [TR: 1. SP: 1-7/8 ips. Copy of Waner material on nos. 60, 61, 62, 63.]

64 - Edd Roush [29 Jan 1964 / Bradenton FL]
65 - Edd Roush (cont)
66 - Edd Roush (cont)
67 - Edd Roush (cont)
68 - Edd Roush (cont)

68 - Fred Lieb [28 Jan 1964 / St. Petersburg FL]
69 - Fred Lieb (cont)
70 - Fred Lieb (cont)
71 - Fred Lieb (cont) [Lieb material approx. 10 min.]

71 - Tommy Leach [27 Jan 1964 / Haines City FL]
72 - Tommy Leach (cont)
73 - Tommy Leach (cont)
74 - Tommy Leach (cont)
75 - Tommy Leach (cont)
76 - Tommy Leach (cont)
77 - Tommy Leach (cont)
77A - Tommy Leach (cont) [TR: 2. SP: 1-7/8 ips. Copy of Leach material on nos. 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77.]

78 - Fred Snodgrass [28 Mar 1964 / Ventura CA]
79 - Fred Snodgrass (cont)
80 - Fred Snodgrass (cont)

81 - Sam Crawford [14 Aug 1964 / Baywood Park CA]
82 - Sam Crawford (cont)

83 - Harry Hooper [17 Aug 1964 / Capitola CA]
84 - Harry Hooper (cont)

84 - George McBride [22 Aug 1964 / Milwaukee WI]
85 - George McBride (cont)

85 - Davey Jones [23 Aug 1964 / Cudahy WI]
86 - Davey Jones (cont)
87 - Davey Jones (cont)
88 - Davey Jones (cont)
89 - Davey Jones (cont)
90 - Davey Jones (cont)

90 - Stanley Coveleski [24 Aug 1964 / South Bend IN]
91 - Stanley Coveleski (cont)

91 - Rube Bressler [26 Aug 1964]
92 - Rube Bressler (cont)

92 - Al Bridwell [27 Aug 1964 / Portsmouth OH]
93 - Al Bridwell (cont)
94 - Al Bridwell (cont)

95 - Sam Jones [28 Aug 1964 / Woodsfield OH]
96 - Sam Jones (cont)

97 - Rube Marquard [26 Jan 1965 / Baltimore MD]
98 - Rube Marquard (cont)

98 - George Gibson [29 Jan 1965 / Mt Brydges ON]
99 - George Gibson (cont)

100 - Joe Wood [1 Oct 1965 / Twin Lakes PA]

101 - Bill Wambsganss [Excerpts]

102 - Myers; Roush; Leach; Jones; Crawford [Excerpts]

103 - Wood; Crawford; Jones; Lobert [Excerpts on Walter Johnson]

104 - Marquard; Snodgrass; Meyers; Roush; Hooper [ Excerpts on Christy Mathewson]

108 - Chief Meyers [Excerpts]

109 - Roush; Snodgrass; Marquard; Wood; Lobert [Excerpts]

110 - Marquard; Snodgrass; Meyers; Lobert; Roush [Excerpts on John McGraw]

111 - Snodgrass; Marquard; Meyers [Excerpts]

112 - Meyers; Lobert [Excerpts on Grover Cleveland Alexander]