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The Sanden Electric Base Ball Club, representing Dr. Sanden’s Electric Belts, Denver, 1891. Photo by Rinehart, Denver. Pictured are team manager M. A. McLaughlin and players: Caplen (pitcher), Cotton (catcher), Little (first base), McAuliffe (second base), Walter Preston (third base; played Major League Baseball), Allen (shortstop), Pink (left field), McLaughlin (center field), and Walker (right field). Courtesy Jay Sanford. Used to advertise and sell Sanden Electric Belts, this souvenir photograph—along with free admission—was given to women attending the August 2, 1891, ball game at Denver’s Broadway Park.