Archie Allen Coaching, ca. 1950

This black and white photograph is of Archie Allen, a Springfield College Baseball coach, coaching on a field. The photograph is dated ca. 1950. Archie is talking with the umpire. He is pointing in the direction of the camera. There is a baseball player in the background and some people are watching the game from bleachers to the left.Archie Allen coached baseball at Springfield College from 1948 to 1978. He is one of the best-known coaches in the college's history and was selected to the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame’s first class in 1972. Archie was the head coach for three of the four times that the school’s baseball team reached the College World Series. He coached the US Pan American team, was president of the College Baseball Coaches Association, and was commissioner of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Allen also published four books on baseball strategy.On the back of the photo, "Archie Allen Circa 1950