The Indian Head Rockets, an all-Black team, played in Indian Head, Sask., in the '40s and '50s. Now player Nat Bates has been inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bates travelled from his home in Richmond, Calif., for the induction. On Monday he was in Indian Head, about 65 kilometres east of Regina, for a screening of, a CBC documentary about Bates, the Indian Head Rockets and the other teams of Black American players who came to the Prairies in the 1940s and 1950s.
Fans lined up to get newspaper clippings and posters autographed. Some had preserved the relics for as long as they could remember. Some — like Shirley Jackson — even saw the Rockets play live. Shirley Jackson and her husband Joe Zanolini attended the meet and greet with Nat Bates and screening of CBC's documentary, Golden Opportunities, at the Grand Theatre in Indian Head on Monday."I feel fantastic. The warm welcome that I received throughout my visit during this last trip has been overwhelming," he said."In addition to the hospitality of the people in general, oftentimes on Saturdays or after games, families would invite us to their home for dinner.
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