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Haddon Township Historical Photographs The Westmont Field Club |
 The Westmont Baseball Field Club (1919) [Source: Courtesy: Marguerite Bennett Collection, William G. Rohrer Memorial Library, Haddon Township, NJ]  
Trophies from the The Westmont Field Club (1915 & 1916) (Left) A silver-plated 'loving cup' trophy originally donated by the Strawbridge And Clothier Sporting Goods Store to The Westmont Field Club during the July 4th celebration in 1915.(Right) A small gold Spalding baseball watch fob awarded to the 1916 Westmont Champions. [Source: Courtesy: William B. Brahms Collection] |
| The origin of the Westmont Field Club is unclear. The Westmont Field is known to have existed at least during the c.1900 to c.1920 era. It was located approximately between Glenwood Avenue (near Haddon Avenue) and Crystal Lake Avenue, and near Westmont Avenuue in the vicinity of Ardmore Avenue. The field abutted right up to the railroad track crossing at Glenwood Avenue. In the 1919 photo above, the crossing is visible at left center. In in the upper left corner are the stylizied twin homes that still line the west side of Glenwood Avenue off Haddon Avenue. In the 1920 and 1930s, baseball continued to be played. At some point play moved to a field off Maple Avenue. Teams that competed in field club play represented organizations, neighborhoods and nearby towns. |  |
Westmont Baseball Team (c.1910) |
Westmont Baseball Team (c.1910) |
Oaklyn Baseball Team (c.1910) |
Y.M.C.A. Baseball Team (c.1910) |
[Source: Courtesy: Marguerite Bennett Collection, William G. Rohrer Memorial Library, Haddon Township, NJ] |
 Circus Benefit for the Westmont Fire Company c.1938) at the Baseball Grounds [Source: Courtesy: William B. Brahms Collection] |
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