Historical marker in Calvert to honor Rube Foster
By Terri Jo Ryan
Special to the Tribune-Herald
No mystery exists about this man. Andrew “Rube” Foster (1879-1930), of Calvert, who was honored a year ago with a U.S. postage stamp, will be lauded in a Texas State Historical Commission marker that will be dedicated at 10:30 a.m. today at Payne-Kemp Park in Calvert.
Watercolor by Robert Hurst
Texas Sports Hall of Fame photo
Today marks the 132nd anniversary of Foster’s birth.
Artist Angela Greene’s watercolor (the rendering at right is a photo of a watercolor by Robert Hurst) will be unveiled at the dedication to commemorate the event.
It will be auctioned online at www.RubeFoster.info, with proceeds earmarked for the Boys & Girls Club of Robertson County, event spokeswoman Cathy Lazarus said.
She said Foster was a standout pitcher whose “antics on the mound would confuse a whole lot of batters.”
He got his nickname “Rube” after defeating major-league pitcher George Edward “Rube” Waddell in a game. Foster founded the Negro National League in 1920.
His half-brother, Willie Foster, also played in the league. Both were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
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