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Goalstone Brothers team, Denver, 1937. Photo includes Tom Albright, standing at far left, and Left Banks kneeling at far right. Not pictured, Oliver “the Ghost” Marcelle was also part of the 1937 Goalstone team as a pick-up player, making his last appearance in the 1937 Denver Post Tournament as the team’s starting third baseman. Courtesy Jay Sanford. Goalstone Brothers Jewelers was owned and operated by Joseph Goalstone. Born in New York in 1890, Joseph was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants Moshe Leib (Louis) and Sarah Genovich (Goalstone). Around 1910 the Goalstone family—including Joseph and his eight siblings—settled in Denver, where Louis worked as a butcher. In the late 1920s Joseph entered the jewelry business, working first as a diamond broker before operating his own stores. The team’s jerseys read, “Goalstone Bros. 526 16th Street ‘Square Deal’ Jewelers.”