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Brea Celebrates Centennial of ‘The Big Game’

Event commemorates the 100th anniversary of the exhibition game featuring baseball legends Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson.
Ryan Kim, Photographer • November 13, 2024
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Volunteers in period dress at the Big Game Centennial event at the Brea Sports Park on Oct. 26. The day long celebration featured an opening ceremony, a speech from Brea’s mayor, Christine Marick, a home run derby, and exhibition games.

 

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A plaque on a Brea Sports Park baseball field commemorates the centennial of the "Big Game," the Oct. 31, 1924, exhibition game featuring "baseball legends from several professional teams" for a "charity event to support the Anaheim Elks." Players competing were the New York Yankees' Babe Ruth, Ernie Johnson, and Bob Meusel, and the Washington Senators' Walter Johnson. (Logan Hariri)

Photos by Ryan Kim and members of the Photography With Analog Film Club (PAFC).

Information about The Big Game courtesy of the Brea Museum & Historical Society.

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Ryan Kim
Ryan Kim, Photographer
Ryan Kim, junior, is ecstatic to capture scenes around the community as a photographer, which he hopes will engage readers and enhance their experience reading the Wildcat.  Ryan is the founder of the Photography with Analog Film Club (PAFC), where he uses his photography knowledge to open people up to the world of analog film through project events and exhibitions. He is also in a number of other clubs including Mock Trial and TEDx, both of which he joined to improve his public speaking while learning to think both critically and creatively. As a junior, Ryan is focused on completing his last two years of high school strong, but afterwards, intends to focus more on photography and his interest in film, learning to grow in these career paths. 
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