Yale 1948 Wool Ballcap

Navy 14oz wool broadcloth White wool felt "Y" Standard visor with green satin under visor Vintage haircloth-backed buckram crown Satin taping with cotton sweatband Adjustable sizes come with leather strap and antiqued brass closure 85% Wool, 15% Nylon Spot clean Made in USA & Canada The Yale Bulldogs Baseball team were winners of the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League Championship (EIBL) in 1948, the baseball-only Ivy League conference of the era. (This league also included the collegiate athletics stalwarts Army and Navy.) The squad advanced to the College World Series that year, led by captain and third-baseman (and J. Press customer), George H. W. Bush.  This cap pays homage to that championship team from 1948, made with genuine wool baseball cloth and finished with authentic felt lettering.