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Updated 2015-07-04.
![](images/sports/5BFDC850F28B4DA4A360BCDCB413B505/6094 CHS Champions of Orange County - 1905-1_thumb.jpg)
Champions of Orange County - 1905: Back row, left to right: Harry Littell, Mort Pierce, George Ryan, Charles (Charlie) A. Thompson, Bill O’Brien, Fred Murray, John Hunter. Front Row: Jerry Eagen, W. E. (Bill) Litell, William H. (Billy) Smith, Lou Fitzgerald. chs-006094
![](images/sports/5BFDC850F28B4DA4A360BCDCB413B505/4883 CHS Chester High School 1905 Junior Football Team_thumb.jpg)
Chester High School 1905 Junior Football Team. Front row - Left to right - Ross Miller - Joe Ariskie - Lester Razy - Sanford Durland - Art Kane - Armour Courtier - Gus Lippert . Rear row- Left to right - Paul Schriver - Dick Smith - Dewitt Day - Joe McCoy . chs-004883
![](images/sports/5BFDC850F28B4DA4A360BCDCB413B505/shape_pic-16_thumb.jpg)
Shawbay, 2:05 1/4 - Owned by Brook
Farm, Chester, Orange County, N. Y.; The Trotter & Pacer. January 25, 1917. chs-014119
Farm, Chester, Orange County, N. Y.; The Trotter & Pacer. January 25, 1917. chs-014119
![](images/sports/5BFDC850F28B4DA4A360BCDCB413B505/5321 CHS Chester High School Basketball teamTU_thumb.jpg)
1921/22 Chester High School Basketball team: Back row, l-r: Chet Dell, Chet Predmore, Charlie Carman, Jack Diffily. Front row, l-r: Frank Borgman (brother of Benny Bargman), Walt Hulse, Ken Babcock. 1922 chs-005321
![](images/sports/5BFDC850F28B4DA4A360BCDCB413B505/7597 CHS Chester Girls Basket Ball Team of 1926-27_thumb.jpg)
Chester Girls Basket Ball Team of 1926-27: 1st row left to right: Elsie Hunter, Margaret Creighton, Josephine Graham, Margaret Kane. 2nd row: Rena Montanaro, Margaret? McKenzie, Miss. Merab Gamble(Brooks), ?(Lee) Bailey. chs-007597
![](images/sports/5BFDC850F28B4DA4A360BCDCB413B505/3552 CHS Babe Ruth_thumb.jpg)
Photo of an autographed Babe Ruth photo”
“To My Hunting friend and Pal Pierre
Sincerely, Babe Ruth.” Circa 1930s. chs-3552
“To My Hunting friend and Pal Pierre
Sincerely, Babe Ruth.” Circa 1930s. chs-3552
![](images/sports/5BFDC850F28B4DA4A360BCDCB413B505/chs-002247 Hoofbeats magazine_thumb.jpg)
Hoofbeats magazine, February 1941. Cover shows horse,sulky, and driver depicting Hambletonian on a sign as you enter Chester on Route 94. chs-002247
![](images/sports/5BFDC850F28B4DA4A360BCDCB413B505/chs-010412 Meadow Leo driven by W Haughton _thumb.jpg)
Meadow Leo - 2-2:04 3/5 by Adios - Miss Joan, driven by W. Haughton at Historic Track (Goshen), July, 1954. chs-010412
![](images/sports/5BFDC850F28B4DA4A360BCDCB413B505/chs-010393 Chester Little League_thumb.jpg)
Chester Little League, 1965. Back row, l-r: ?, Jim Minnerman, Danny Houvre, Billy Van Der Hoof, Jimmy Predmore, John Mann, Tommy McNess. Front row, l-r: Mr. Stoll, Tom Atkin, Rake Samples, Dick Polmen, Gary Kielanb, Tom La Barbera, Mickey Mook, William Jones, George Omaba. chs-010393
![](images/sports/5BFDC850F28B4DA4A360BCDCB413B505/chs-009250_thumb.jpg)
Lay block for the Chester Little League Field building under construction in the lot west of Conklin’s Lumber Yard. Left: Pat Bailey. March, 1958 chs-009250
![](images/sports/5BFDC850F28B4DA4A360BCDCB413B505/chs-009259 Rolling Chester Little League Field_thumb.jpg)
Bill M. rolling the Chester Little League Field, looking east at Conklin’s Lumber Yard. April, 1958 chs-009259