The Founders

 

These pictures are from the 1923 Ontario Baseball Amateur Association (now OBA) Constitution. The OBAA was formed in 1918 and succeeded the Ontario Baseball Commission, which had been established by the Amateur Atheltic Union of Canada, Ontario Branch, in 1913 to govern amateur baseball in the province.

William J (Bill) Smith was the principal founder of Toronto Amateur Baseball Association (now TBA) and the first president of OBAA.

Arthur Joseph (Joe) Walsh (1884-1941) was the first secretary-treasurer of both TBAA and OBAA. He was also President of OBA in 1936-1937.

The AAU of C governed amateur sport in the country until 1970.


Organizing amateur baseball in Toronto since 1913 The Toronto Baseball Association (TBA) has been committed to the development, promotion and guidance of amateur baseball in the City of Toronto since 1913. Specifically, TBA's main objectives are: to foster, promote and guide amateur baseball in the City of Toronto to protect the mutual interests of the various Local Associations to carry out competitions for the Toronto Championships. For TBA from DF... A Member of VICommunity - Virtual Integrated Community; Powered by www.visportsclub.com , QCTI - QC Technologies Inc.