Frank Newman Furniture

Frank Newman Furniture Co. was located at 2441-53 Mission Street near 18th Street in San Francisco.

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Advertisement appeared in the 16th annual (1948) Nealon Benefit Games program.

Title: Newmans Rising As Bush Power
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1938

Title: Newmans, Owl Juniors In AA Playoffs
Area: San Francisco
Year: circa 1940

Frank Newman Furniture
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1940

Title: Newmans Win From Blingum
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1941 (May 25)

Title: 3500 Semi-Pro Baseball Fans See Owls Win in Tenth, 4-3
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1942

Title: Street Title Fray
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1942

Title: Sailors Win, 2-0
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1942

Frank Newman Furniture
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1942

Description: Original team was sponsored by Redlick-Newman with partners separating to form their own furniture company.

Back row (left to right): Eddie Kenna (mgr), 7th from far right is Tom Pagee (p).

Front row (left to right): far right is Jack Schimel.

Frank Newman Furniture All-Stars
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1943

Description: Taken at San Quentin
Prison Pirates 17; Frank Newman All-Stars 7

With players from other teams joining regulars for Frank Newman Furniture club to play game vs. San Quentin Pirates on August 29, 1943, the All-Star team was outgunned by the prison squad by lop-sided score of 17-7.

Back row (left to right): Ed Kenna (mgr), Nildo "Fat" Michelucci, Kratter, Ray Loebbing, Joe Griggs, Dick Murray, Joe Michelucci, Joe Ghilardi, Jim Zavitka

Front row (left to right): Buster Homsey, Paul Thiebaut, Jack Schimel, Frank Pisa, Bill Segarini, unidentified (fan)

Frank Newman Furniture
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1943

Description: Picture was taken at Sonoma ball park before game won by Frank Newman 3, Sonoma Merchants 0.

Left to right: C. Coulson, B. Farrell, Paul Thiebaut, L. Stevenson

Frank Newman Furniture
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1943

Back row (left to right): Bud Galvin, Jim Zavitka, Dan Galvin, Vic Picetti, Matt Zidich, Tom Pagee, Paul Thiebaut

Front row (left to right): Jack Schimel, Harvey Christensen, Ernie Velasquez, Lou Chulla, Don Beck, Bill Segarini, Ed Kenna (mgr)

Title: Federals To Battle Newmans At Big Rec
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1944

Title: Semipros Big Game by James Nealon
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1944

Frank Newman Furniture
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1944

Description: Golden Gate Park League Champs

Standing (left to right): Vic Picetti Sr., Jim Zavitka, John Schimel (Schimelpfennig), Lou Chulla, Monk Cirimele, Danny Galvin, Matt Zidich, unidentified, Paul Thiebaut, Zane Kaplan

Seated (left to right): Lellio Marcucci, three league officials, Bill Edwards, Frank Newman (head of the table), Don Beck, Vic Picetti Jr., Eddy Kenna Jr, Ed Kenna (mgr), Frank Garrigan

Title: -Newman Triumphs: Captures Opener in Big Rec Playoff by Abe Kemp: 1945 -Denike's win 3-2
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1944-1945
Team: Frank Newman Co, Denikes Tavern, Federal Outfitting, Owl Drug Juniors

Description: Big Rec League

Title: Big Rec Playoffs Open with 10 Inning Thrillers
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1945

Frank Newman Furniture
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1945

Description: Golden Gate Park summer league trophy

Frank Newman Furniture
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1946

Back row (left to right): unidentified, unidentified, Dick Murray, Tom Pagee, Frank Ratto, unidentified, Ed Cerelli, John Schimelpfenig

Front row (left to right): Jim Mangan, Tom O'Hara, Bob Shreve, unidentified, unidentified, Ed Sairelle, Ed Kenna, unidentified

Advertisement from San Francisco phone book in circa 1940s.