About the Case Family
The Fin Fur & Feather Club's was purchased from popular sportsman W. Clifford Case on October 11, 1939.  W. Clifford Case was the son of George Washington Case, founder of Case Pork Roll.  Think about that the next time you eat pork roll at FFF.  W. Clifford Case was also the first owner of the Trenton Senators, a minor league team in Trenton, New Jersey, where his brother George and the famous Willie Mays began their brilliant careers.

His brother George was a major league baseball player for the Washington Senators during the 30’s and 40’s.  George Case was the ballplayer who caught the last fly ball hit by Lou Gehrig before his retirement in 1939.  He was best known for his base stealing record six years in a row in the American League. While playing for the Cleveland Indians for one season, George was challenged to race the infamous Olympic Champion Jesse Owens around a baseball diamond (which George lost by half a step).  After his playing days were over, some of George’s career steps included managing the Oneonta Yankees, was third base coach for the New York Yankees, Washington Senators and the Minnesota Twins, and ending his career as a scout for the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners.  Here is the Baseball Reference dot com link to the George W. Case page.  It contains a little more info about George.  His major league debut was on 9/8/1937 and his final appearance was on 8/3/1947.  George died on 1/23/1989 and is buried in the First Presbyterian Church Of Ewing, Trenton.  So there you have it baseball and pork roll fans.

Perhaps this is the connection of our property to the New York Yankees even though it occured with the prior owner as well.  Here are some interesting pics from the internet of the Case family.



W. Clifford Case adding hickory chips for the special Case flavor

W. Clifford Case (L)

George W. Case while playing for the Washington Senators

George W. Case while playing for Cleveland




The picture at left is from an All Star Masonic Baseball Game played in Trenton, NJ on October 12, 1935, sponsored by Trenton Forest #4, Tall Cedars of Lebanon.  It was won by the National League 7-6.

W. Clifford Case is the 7th man from the left in the front row.  Interestingly many of these players turned professional and are listed in the 8th Edition of The Baseball Encyclopedia.  You can view all the names and teams that they played for at the Fidelity Lodge Webpage.  Here is an enlargement of the photo, but the quality is poor. CLICK FOR PIC

Here are the names and information about the players pictured above.

Front Row: (left to right)
  • Tiny Parker, Umpire
  • Sad Sam Jones, Pitcher - played 1914 - 1935 for the Indians, Red Sox, Yankees, Browns, Senators and White Sox; Career record 229-217 ERA of 3.84; Played in 4 World Series, on 2 winners; in 1935: 8-7 4.05 ERA for Chicago White Sox
  • Lefty Grove, Pitcher - played 1925 - 1941 for the Athletics and Red Sox; Career record 300-141 ERA of 3.06; Played in 3 World Series, on 2 winners(as Jimmy Foxx's and Max Bishop's teammate); in 1935: 20 -12 2.70 ERA for the Red Sox; AL MVP in 1931;Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1947
  • Sam Foxx, not listed in the Encyclopedia, possibly a minor leaguer
  • Jimmie Foxx, 1B - played 1925 - 1945 for the Athletics, Red Sox, Cubs, and Philles; Career 534 home runs, 1921 RBIs, .325 batting average, .609 slugging percentage; Played in 3 World Series, on 2 winners; in 1935: 36 home runs (lead league), 115 RBIs, .346 batting average for the Athletics; Triple Crown in 1933; AL MVP in 1932, 1933, 1938; Elected to Hall of Fame in 1951
  • Rip Collins, 1b, played 1931-1941 for the Cardinals, Cubs, and Pirates; Career 135 home runs, .296 batting average; Played in 3 World Series, 2 winners; in 1935: 23 home runs, 122 RBIs, .313 batting average for the Cardinals
  • W. Clifford Case, Grand Tall Cedar
  • Max Bishop, 2B, played 1924 - 1935 for the Athletics and Red Sox; Career .271 batting average; Played in 3 World Series, on 2 winners (as Lefty Grove's, Jimmy Foxx's teammate); in 1935 hit .230 for the Red Sox
  • Herb Pennock, Pitcher, played 1912-1934 for the Athletics, Red Sox, Yankees; Career 240-162 3.61 ERA; 5 World Series, 2 winners; had retired prior to 1935; Elected to the Hall of Fame 1948
  • Charles Gelbert, INF, played 1929-1940 for the Cardinals, Reds, Tigers, Senators, Red Sox; Career batting average .267; in 1935: .292 batting average for the Cardinals
  • Frankie Hayes, catcher, played 1933-1947 for the Athletics, Browns, Phillies, Indians, White Sox, and Red Sox; Career 119 home runs, .259 batting average; did not play in 1935; Member of Olive Branch Lodge #16, Freehold, NJ
Middle Row (left to right):
  • Hulet (no first name listed), not listed in the Encyclopedia, possibly a minor leaguer
  • Ethan Allen, outfielder, played 1926 - 1938 for the Reds, Giants, Cardinals, Philles, Cubs and Browns; Career .300 batting average; in 1935 hit .307 for the Phillies
  • George "Kiddo" Davis, outfielder,played 1926 - 1938 of the Yankees, Phillies, Giants, Cardinals, Phillies, Reds; Career .282 hitter; in 1935 hit .264 for the Giants, play in 2 World Series, 1 winner
  • Dazzy Vance, pitcher, played 1915 - 1935 for the Pirates, Yankess, Dodgers, Cardinals and Reds; Career record of 197-140 3.24 ERA, led NL in strike-outs for 7 consecutive years (1922-28); in 1935 was 3-2 4.41 ERA for the Dodgers; 1 World Series, 1 winner; Pitched no-hitter vs. Phillies in 1925; Elected to the Hall of Fame 1955
  • Waite Hoyt, Pitcher, played 1918 - -1938 for the Giants, Red Sox, Yankees, Tigers, Athletics, Pirates, Dodgers; Career record of 237-182 3.59 ERA; in 1935 was 7-11 with 3.40 ERA for the Pirates; played in 7 World Series, 3 winners, Elected to the Hall of Fame 1969
  • Red Rolfe, 3B, played 1931-1942 for the Yankees; Career .289 batting average; in 1935, hit .300 for the Yankees; played in 6 World Series, 5 winners
  • Curley Ogden, pitcher,played 1922-1926 for the Athletics, and Senators with a career record of 18-19 .379 ERA; Played in 1 World Series, 1 winner
  • Dick Porter, outfielder, played 1929-1934 for the Indians and Red Sox; Career .308 batting average Back Row (left to right):
  • Charlie Hargreaves, catcher, played 1923-1930 for the Dodgers, and Pirates; Career .270 batting average
  • George Earnshaw, pitcher, played 1928-1936 for the Athletics, White Sox, Dodgers and Cardinals, Career record of 127-93 4.38 ERA; in 1935 had a combined record of 9-14 4.60 ERA for the White Sox and Dodgers; Played in 3 World Series, 2 winners
  • Bucky Walters, pitcher, played 1931-1950 for the Braves, Red Sox, Phillies, and Reds; Career record of 198-160 3.30 ERA; in 1935 was 9-9 with a 4.26 ERA for the Phillies; NL MVP 1939; played in 2 World Series, 1 winner
  • Rube Walberg, pitcher,played 1923-1937 for the Giants, Athletics, and Red Sox; Career record of 155-141 4.17 ERA; in 1935 was 5-9 3.91 ERA; Played in 3 World Series, 2 winners
  • Jim Pattison, pitcher, played in 1929 for the Dodgers with a record of 0-1 4.63 ERA
  • Lena Blackburn, infielder, 1910-1919 for the White Sox, Reds, Red Sox and Phillies (also 1 AB and 1/3 inning pitched in 1927 and 1929), White Sox Manager 1928-1929; Career batting average .214; Originator in 1938 of Blackburne's "Delaware River Baseball Mud" still used to prepare balls for play in the Major Leagues; Member of an unknown NJ Lodge
Some interesting notes:
  • Five of the players in this game, Max Bishop, Jimmie Foxx, George Earnshaw, Lefty Grove, and Rube Walberg were members of the 1929 - 1931 Philadelphia Athletics who went to 3 World Series, winning 2 of them (1929-1930).
  • In 1931 they were joined by a sixth, Waite Hoyt.
  • Also on the 1931 team was Roger "Doc" Cramer, of Mariners Lodge #150 in Barnegat.
  • Over those 3 World Series, these Masonic Pitchers were 9-6 with 2 saves (all but 3 decisions).
  • For the 1930 Champions, a Mason pitched all but 2.1 innings in the 6 six games for the A's.
  • In game 3 in 1929 and game 6 in 1930 (the deciding game), George Earnshaw threw complete game wins on one day rest.
  • Game 5 in 1930 was a very Masonic win for the A's. Earnshaw and Grove combined for a shutout, and the A's won 2-0 on Jimmie Foxx's 9th inning home run.
  • George Case, catches last fly ball hit by Lou Gehrig in 1939.
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The Case family info was researched and submitted Kirk Everett Jr.