My parents saw the pin today and, without any prompting from me, my dad said, "You know who that is? That's Joe E. Brown." My mom agreed. They'd never seen a pin like that before, but they thought it looked like him.
So…I don't consider this to be resolved, but the Joe E. Brown theory has legs.
2-7-08:
I just read some more about Joe E. Brown. Another piece of supporting evidence: Brown served as president of PONY League Baseball from 1953-1964, and he traveled around the country trying to get adults involved in starting baseball leagues for children.
Like I said, this pin was found next to a baseball diamond at an orphanage.
That might be the tie-in. I'm not 100% convinced, but I think the Joe E. Brown theory has legs that are strong enough for it to walk around without crutches.
Perhaps the "B" designates a division, team rank, or something similar.
Coincidentally, I was looking at a book of old Louisville
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Do you think the "B" stands for Brown? That may be too simple. Cool find and follow up research, though. It makes it easier when someone can identify it instead of resorting to piles of research.
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