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Tribune caption on the back, May 22, 1949: "...is the Oaks' board of strategy that has kept the club in.. first division of the Pacific Coast league after a disma start. Left to right are George Kelly, coach: Chuck Dressen, manager who lost year was a coach with the New York Yankees and Cookie Lavagetto, former major leaguer, now a coach with the Oaks. Despite his many years in the gig time, Lavagetto is still able to play a lot of baseball for the Acorns..." Another Tribune caption is also on the back, July 7, 1949, "Oakland Manager Chuck Dressen (center) has been signed for two more years as pilot of the Oaks, Acorn President C.L. (Brick) Laws announced last night. Shown with Dressen here is his coaching staff, George Kelly (left) and Cookie Lavagetto. Dressen and Laws said the coaching jobs of Kelly and Lavagetto were assured through 1950. To make things sweeter, Dressen's Oaks blasted L.A. 17-3, last night.- Tribune photo." Photo shows Manager Dressen with his two coaches Kelly and Lavagetto. They appear to be sitting in the dugout and are turned toward the camera.