The Teams of Leon Day Customs

1934 Silver Moons


1922 Baltimore Black Sox



1950 Mexico City Reds




1935 Brooklyn Eagles



1949 ELITE GIANTS BALTIMORE




I was commissioned by the widow of the Hall of Fame Baseball player Leon Day to make some reproductions of the teams he played for.

Leon Day (October 30, 1916 - March 13, 1995) was an American right-handed pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played for the Baltimore Black Sox, the Brooklyn & Newark Eagles, and the Baltimore Elite Giants.

He was born in Alexandria, Virginia. Day is noted for pitching a perfect season in 1937 (13-0) while playing for the Newark Eagles, and for his fastball. Day was also a good hitter and baserunner, batting .320 in 1937.

From 1935 through 1946 he appeared in a record seven East-West All-Star Games, and set an all-star record by striking out 14 batters. Also, in 1942 he set a Negro League record when he struck out 18 Baltimore batters in a single game - including Roy Campanella three times.

When the Negro League was in the off-season, Day played winter ball in Puerto Rico. There he established a Puerto Rican record of 19 strikeouts.

During World War II Day served in the United States Army, landing on Utah Beach on D-Day. He was discharged in February 1946, and later that same month, he pitched an Opening Day no-hitter against the Philadelphia Stars.

In 1950 he left the United States to play in Canada for a year. The next two years he returned to play in the minor leagues, then returned to Canada to finish his career.

Day retired from baseball in 1955. He died of a heart attack in Baltimore, Maryland at age 78, just six days after learning he had been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Leon Day was the 12th Hall of Famers chosen in the Negro League category to date, and the 7th to be selected while he was still living (Paige-71, Buck Leonard-72, Irvin-73, C.P. Bell-74, Judy Johnson-75, and Dandridge-87 the others). Day is the only Hall of Famer to be enshrined into the Hall with a cap of a team outside the mainland United States; his plaque depicts him as a "Aguadilla Shark" (Los Tiburones de Aguadilla), the Puerto Rican team for which he had once played.

Dayton Areos Custom Fitted

The Dayton Aeros was one of the founding teams of the World Hockey Association (WHA). The WHA formed in 1971, and this league sought to create a new professional hockey association to rival the National Hockey League. The WHA existed from 1971 until 1979.

On November 1, 1971, Paul Deneau established the Dayton Aeros in Dayton, Ohio. Unfortunately for the team, Dayton residents did not embrace the squad, and the Aeros also failed to find a suitable arena in which to play its games. Before a single game occurred, Deneau moved the Aeros to Houston, Texas, where the squad became known as the Houston Aeros.

Logo is heat transfer on hand cut and sewn felt.

New Orleans Saints Custom Fitted

The brainchild of local sports entrepreneur, David Dixon, (who also founded the Louisiana Superdome and USFL), the Saints were actually secretly born in a backroom deal brought about by Congressman Hale Boggs and NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle. The NFL needed congressional approval of the proposed AFL-NFL merger. To seal the deal, Rozelle arrived in New Orleans within a week, and announced on, coincidentally, All Saints' Day -- November 1, 1966 -- that the NFL officially had awarded the city of New Orleans an NFL franchise; Boggs' Congressional committee in turn quickly approved the NFL merger. The team was named for the world-famous jazz anthem, "When the Saints Go Marching In," . John W. Mecom, Jr., a young oilman from Houston, became the team's first majority stockholder. The team's colors, black and gold, symbolized both Mecom's and New Orleans' strong ties to the oil ("black gold") industry. Trumpeter Al Hirt was part owner of the team, and his rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In" was made the official fight song.

Logo is vintage 80's patch.

Montreal Royals Custom Fitted

The Montreal Royals were a professional baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, that existed from 1897-1917 and from 1928-60 as a member of the International League and its progenitor, the original Eastern League. The Royals are most famous as the top farm club (Class AAA beginning in 1946) of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1939 to 1960.

The team's nickname was derived from the city name, which means "Mount Royal". Thus the full team name, like that of the Los Angeles Angels and the Philadelphia Phillies, had a built-in redundancy.

The team holds a unique place in baseball history as being the first major-league affiliate to break the so-called "baseball color barrier", when the Brooklyn general manager and part-owner, Branch Rickey, signed Jackie Robinson, an African-American, on October 23, 1945. Robinson played with the Royals during the 1946 season.

Logo is hand cut and sewn felt.

Baltimore Monumentals Custom Fitted

The 1884 Baltimore Monumentals played 105 games during the regular season, won 58 games, lost 47 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Belair Lot where 45,000 fans witnessed their 1884 Monumentals finish the season with a .552 winning percentage.
via www.baseball-almanac.com

Albany Polecats Custom Fitted

The Albany Polecats were a minor league baseball team in Albany, Georgia. They were a low-A class team that played in the South Atlantic League, and were a farm team of both the Montreal Expos and the Baltimore Orioles during the franchise's tenure in Albany. They played all of their home games at the Paul Eames Sports Complex. While at Paul Eames Sports Complex during their tenure, the stadium was dubbed "Polecat Park", albeit the stadium was named after Paul Eames, a minor league baseball legend. During the team’s four years in the South Atlantic League, the Polecats never finished higher than eighth overall in the fourteen-team league. Coupled with poor attendance by the Polecats, this proved too much to bear for the struggling franchise. Prior the 1996 season, the Albany Polecats were sold and moved north to Salisbury, Maryland, where the franchise became the current-day Delmarva Shorebirds.

Logo is actually from an on-field Proline Albany Polecats fitted from 1994.

Cap size 7 5/8

Balt. Lord Baltimores Custom Fitted

The Lord Baltimores were a professional baseball club in the National Association from 1872 to 1874.

The pennant on this cap was produced to look like an old souverner mini pennant from years passed.

cap size 7 1/4

Portland Beavers Custom Fitted

Along with the Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Oaks, Sacramento Solons, San Francisco Seals, and Seattle Rainiers, a Portland Beavers club was a charter member of the Pacific Coast League in 1903. Along with Sacramento, Portland is one of two charter cities that still has a team in the PCL, the other cities having been taken over by major league baseball franchises.

cap size 7 5/8

Portland Timbers Custom Fitted

In January 1975, the North American Soccer League awarded an expansion franchise to Portland, Oregon. The new team, named the Timbers, began play in the 1975 season. In their inaugural season, the Timbers went to the championship game Soccer Bowl but lost to the Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0. It was during this magical season that the Timbers endeared themselves to the City and Portland became known as "Soccer City USA". While the Timbers boasted some of the league's best fan support, they sometimes struggled on the field. Despite going to the championship game in their first season, they missed the play offs in 1976 and 1977. In 1978, they went to the Conference Finals before falling to the New York Cosmos. The team folded at the end of the 1982 season as player salaries outpaced team revenue. These Timbers established soccer as a sport in the greater Portland area. Their legacy lives on in the current Timbers following and the many thousands who continue to play and follow the game. Many of these Timbers continued to live in the area after their playing careers and helped establish the soccer as a vital local sport.

Chicago Sting Custom Fitted

The Chicago Sting (1975-1988) was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1984 to 1988. They won the Soccer Bowl in 1981 and 1984. The best player in Sting's history was German Karl-Heinz Granitza, who played for the club from 1978 to 1988.

The Sting were founded in 1975 by Lee Stern of Chicago. A few years after founding the Sting, Stern brought Willy Roy on as head coach. Roy coached the Sting for the remainder of their outdoor existence.

The team was named in reference to the popular 1973 film, The Sting, whose action was set in Chicago of the 1930s.


Cap size 7 3/8

Vitt's Crybabies Custom Fitted

The 1940 Indians are notable for a team that blew a lead late in the year after the team rebelled against manager Ossie Vitt.

Vitt was known for being critical of his players, who had grown increasingly upsetwith his style since he had become manager in 1938 after a stellar year with the 1937 Newark Bears. The Indians had been in contention from the start of the 1940 season. They had started an eastern road trip 5-6, though, and on June 11, they dropped another one, 9-2, behind Bob Feller to their top contender, the Boston Red Sox; Vitt grumbled "He's supposed to be my ace. I'm supposed to win a pennant with that kind of pitching" in the dugout for all to hear. The next day, he yanked Mel Harder from a game against the Red Sox, saying "It's about time you won, [given] the money you're getting." Harder, Feller, Johnny Allen and others met after the game and decided to approach owner Alva Bradley with the request that Vitt be removed. 11 players met with Bradley, including Ken Keltner, Al Milnar, Rollie Hemsley, Jeff Heath, Oscar Grimes and the three aforementioned pitchers; Roy Weatherly refused to go along and Ray Mack and Lou Boudreau were kept out due to their youth. Hal Trosky called in at the time to express his agreement, but as his mother had died, he could not attend. Criticisms included Vitt's insults to his players, showboating style, anger and willingness to air dirty laundry with the media. Bradley said he would investigate but did not want the affair to become public. Somebody leaked it though, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer had details a day later.

The players were the primary subject of fan criticsm as the public generally supported Vitt, who said he would tone down his acts somewhat. The Indians became known as "Vitt's Crybabies", the "Bawl Team" and the "Half Vitts" among other eptiehts.

San Jose Owls Estate LA Custom Fitted

The San Jose Owls played in the Calfornia League in 1942. The league then suspended operations June 28 of the same year.

Logo is hand cut, sewn, and screened.

Cap size is 7 1/4

East Coast Love!!!!!!!!

Some caps for my man, Jay of Time Machine and Glow Like This. Check them out they rock sick fitteds!!!

The Mets fitted has a vintage 1986 NL East Champion p on the front and an vintage 1960's mets logo patch on back.

The Philadiphia cap is customized with a vintage 1960's patch.

I need that Philly one!!!!!!

Oakland Invaders Estate LA Custom Fitted

The Invaders played in the California League 1909; California State League 1910. Moved to Merced, CA midseason and became the Merced Fig Growers in 1910.

Logo is hand screened, cut, and sewn 3M Reflective Fabric on felt.

Cap size is 7 5/8

Brookyln Dodgers Estate LA Custom Fitted

The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948.

Hand screened, cut and sewn mini pennant

Cap size 7 3/8

Frostburg Demons Estate LA Custom Fitted

The Demons played in the Potomac League in 1916.

Logo is hand screened,cut and sewn felt.

Cap size 7 5/8

1919 Chicago Black Sox Estate LA Custom Fitted

Although many believe the Black Sox name to be related to the dark and corrupt nature of the conspiracy, the term Black Sox may have already existed before the fix was investigated. There is a (probably apocryphal) story that the name "Black Sox" was given because parsimonious owner Charles Comiskey refused to pay for the players' uniforms to be laundered, instead insisting that the players themselves pay for the cleaning. The players refused, and the subsequent series of games saw the White Sox play in progressively dirtier uniforms, as dust, sweat, and grime collected on the white, woolen uniforms until they took on a much darker shade.

Hand screened,cut and sewn mini pennant

Cap size 7 5/8

Lafayette Bulls Estate LA Custom Fitted

The Bulls played in the Evangeline League from 1948 to 1953.

Logo is hand screened, cut and sewn felt.

Cap size 7 1/2

San Diego Bears Estate LA Custom Fitted

The Bears played in the California League in 1913.

Logo is hand screened, cut and sewn felt.

Cap size 7 1/4

New York Gorhams Custom Estate LA Custom Fitted

The New York Gorhams (also known as the New York Big Gorhams were a top eastern black team in the pre-league Negro Leagues era. They played in the League of Colored Baseball Clubs in 1887 under the management of Ben Butler. In 1889 the team played in the Middle States League as a representative of Easton, PA. Sol White was the club's second baseman. The Gorhams beat the Cuban Giants 2 games to 0 for the rights to claim being the top black team in the east. The Gorhams went 45-28 and finished third in the Middle States League; White hit .324. Frank Grant joined as the shortstop in 1891 and George Stovey came in to pitch. The club briefly represented Ansonia, CT in the Connecticut State League before the loop folded in June. Grant and White combined to hit 11 off 29 in CSL games. The Gorhams folded in 1892.

Cap size 7 3/8

Baltimore Orioles Hockey Custom Estate LA Fitted

Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933 to 1953)

The league was founded in 1933 with seven teams as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League (EAHL). The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972. Lockhart, who operated a small intramural hockey league at New York City's Madison Square Garden, offered his teams—and the use of the MSG ice—in exchange for joining the league.

Three teams folded after the first season, and the league reorganized, electing

Frederick Rubien, secretary of the United States Olympic Association, as its new president.

Lockhart was a great promoter of the sport and equally great at finding trophies for the league. Initially, the league championship trophy was found by Lockhart in a pawn shop. The James J. Walker Trophy, was found in 1935 after being named and donated by New York City Mayor James J. Walker in 1926. Lockhart also collected the Hershey Cup, which was originally given to the Tri-State Hockey League by the Hershey candy company, and the Atlantic City Boardwalk Trophy, originally given to the winner of the 1932 AAU hockey tournament winner by Atlantic City resort managers and hotel owners. In the late 1930s, the league divided the year into three sections and awarded a trophy to the winner of each one. First teams would play for the Hershey Cup, then play a tournament for the Boardwalk Trophy, then go on to play another tournament for the Walker Cup.

There was no 1948-49 season, but the league returned for the 1949-50 season with eight teams. The league again did not operate during the 1953-54 season.

Baltimore won 3 championships 1939-40 - 1935-36 - 1933-34

Cap size 7 1/4

Providence Steamrollers Custom Estate LA Fitted

The Steamrollers were one of the original eleven NBA franchises (when the league was called the Basketball Association of America). The franchise posted an all-time record of 46-122 (.274) before folding after three seasons.

The Steamrollers still hold the dubious NBA record for least games won in a season with 6, in the 1947-48 season. (The team does not hold the record for lowest winning percentage – that distinction belongs to the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers.) Also during the 1947-48 season, the Steamrollers' Nat Hickey, at age 46, established a still-standing mark as the oldest player in NBA history.

Cap size 7 3/8

Los Angeles McCormicks Custom Estate LA Fitted

The six-team Southern California Trolley League only existed in 1910; disbanding on June 12. It was a class D circuit. All the teams were located in the greater Los Angeles area, which meant that teams could go from game to game by street-car, hence the league's name. Both the Los Angeles Maiers and Pasadena Silk Sox folded on May 3.


Look out for the other teams soon.


Cap size 7 3/8

Los Angeles Maiers Custom Estate LA Fitted

The six-team Southern California Trolley League only existed in 1910; disbanding on June 12. It was a class D circuit. All the teams were located in the greater Los Angeles area, which meant that teams could go from game to game by street-car, hence the league's name. Both the Los Angeles Maiers and Pasadena Silk Sox folded on May 3.

Cap size 7 1/4

Seattle Steelheads Custom Estate LA Fitted

The West Coast Negro Baseball League only operated for part of the 1946 season. Its objective was for teams composed of black ballplayers to play games in stadiums used by teams in the Pacific Coast League while their regular occupants were playing on the road. The league comprised six teams located in Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, San Francisco, CA, Oakland, CA, Los Angeles, CA and San Diego, CA. It folded in July of its only year of operation.

Estate LA size 7 3/8

Los Angeles Buccaneers Custom Fitted

The Los Angeles Buccaneers were a traveling team in the National Football League during their one season 1926. Like the Los Angeles Wildcats of the first American Football League, the team never actually played a home game in Los Angeles, but rather was operated out of Chicago and primarily stocked with players from California colleges. The last game of the Buccaneers' existence was an exhibition game against the Wildcats in San Francisco, with the Buccaneers being shut out, 17-0, on January 23, 1927.

cap size 7 3/8

Pittsburgh Pirates Estate LA Custom

Front Logo hand cut and sewn felt of skull on Jolly Rogers Hat. Back logo vintage 70's Pirates cap patch.

Estate LA size 7 1/2

Baltimore Athenians Estate LA Custom Fitted

Another B-More Athenians Custom Fitted. This one is on an Estate LA fitted size 7 1/4

Miami Marlins Estate LA Custom Fitted

The Florida Marlins are going to change their name to the Miami Marlins 2011 season. Two other baseball teams have used the nickname in two different leagues.

Current Marlins colorway on old Marlins Cap. Silver is 3M reflective fabric.


Estate LA fitted size: 7 5/8

Wave Camo NY Highlanders Estate LA Custom Fitted

On Mar. 12, 1903, The New York franchise is approved as a member of the American League. The team will play in a hastily constructed, all-wood park at 168th Street and Broadway. Because the site is one of the highest spots in Manhattan, the club will be known as the "Highlanders" and their home field "Hilltop Park."

This cap is customized with hand cut and sewn Wave Camo fabric designed by my homie, Logan Hicks on an Estate LA Fitted

Cap size: 7 3/8

1970's Vintage Pete Rose Customized Estate LA Fitted

On July 14, 1970, in brand new Riverfront Stadium (opened just two weeks earlier), Rose was involved in one of the most famous plays in All-Star history. Leading off against California's Clyde Wright in the 12th inning, Rose reached first and went to second on a single by the Dodgers' Billy Grabarkewitz. The Cubs’ Jim Hickman then singled sharply to center. Amos Otis' throw went passed Ray Fosse Rose barreled over Indians catcher Ray Fosse to score the winning run. It has been written that Fosse suffered a separated shoulder in the collision, but it went undiagnosed initially. Fosse continued to hit for average (he finished the season at .307), but with diminished power — he had 16 homers before the break but only two after. He played through the 1979 season, but never approached his first-year numbers. The collision also caused Rose to miss three games with a bruised knee. Fosse did not miss any games immediately after the incident. As can be seen in a replay of the event, Rose initially intended to slide headfirst; but when Fosse blocked the plate prior to the throw reaching home, Rose came back up and knocked Fosse out of the way, clearing his path to home as the throw went by.

Cap is customed with an vintage 70's patch on an Estate LA Fitted size 7 1/2

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Zulu Cannibal Giants Estate LA Custom Fitted

The Zulu Cannibal Giants were an African American baseball team (they referred to themselves as a Baseball "Zulu Tribe", based on a concept inspired by the war in Ethiopia) formed in 1938 by Charlie Henry in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Zulu Cannibal Giants gained notoriety for their propensity to turn a baseball game into a comedy performance, much in the same way that the Harlem Globetrotters did with basketball many years later. The Zulu Cannibal Giants decorated their faces and bodies with African tribal paint, went shirtless, wore only grass skirts, used special custom-made baseball bats crafted to supposedly resemble Ethiopian war clubs, and always played barefoot.

Although the team was extremely popular with the public, some black athletes disapproved of the Cannibals because of the stereotype.

At some point in their career they were managed by New York promoter Syd Pollock, who also managed a similar novelty team called the Indianapolis Clowns (also known as the Cincinnati Clowns, and the Ethiopian Clowns).

Popularly regarded as a Negro League team, they technically were not accepted members of the formal league.


Base cap: Estate LA size 7 1/2

Customized Estate LA Montauk Sunset patchwork Madras

I will like to thank Estate LA for this!!!! I customized this cap with vintage 1970's LA Dodger's cap patch.

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Baltimore Canaries Custom Fitted

The Baltimore Canaries were a professional baseball club in the National Association from 1872 to 1874.

The Canaries played their home games at Newington Park in Baltimore, Maryland. They played under five different managers in their three seasons, winning 78 games and losing 79.

Chicago Hornets Custom Fitted

The Chicago Hornets were an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1946-1948 season, the team was known as the Chicago Rockets.

size 7 1/4

Baltimore Athenians Custom Fitted

In 1926 Cab Calloway plays basketball with the “Baltimore Athenians” a team of the Negro Professional Basketball League in his senior year of high school at Douglas.

The logo is made from 3M Reflective Fabric.

1957 Casa Grande Cotton Kings Custom Fitted

Don Lee of the Casa Grande Cotton Kings was a major star at the '54 National Tournament pitching all four of the Kings' victories. He was named Most Valuable Player, best pitcher and All-American pitcher.

LA Dons Custom Fitted Cap

The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 - 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum.
For most of their existence, the Dons compiled an average record, and never qualified for the AAFC playoffs. The Dons' high points were their two victories over the Cleveland Browns. (The Browns won all four AAFC titles and amassed a four-year record of 52-4-3 which included a perfect season. Their dominance is generally considered the biggest reason why the AAFC folded.) Unlike the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore Colts, the Dons were not one of the AAFC teams that remained intact when the AAFC merged with the National Football League in 1950: they merged with the crosstown Rams of the older league after the 1949 season.
One Dons player, William Radovich, formerly of the NFL Detroit Lions, filed a lawsuit against the NFL after being blacklisted from playing or working in it afterwards. It led to the Supreme Court ruling that professional football, unlike baseball, was subject to antitrust laws.

1939 Cleveland Indians Custom Fitted

The Indians were a middling team by the 1930s, finishing third or fourth most years. 1936 brought Cleveland a new superstar in 17-year old picher Bob Feller, who came from Iowa with a dominating fastball. That season, Feller set a record with 17 strikeouts in a single game and went on to lead the league in strikeouts from 1938–1941. By 1940, Feller, along with Ken Keltner, Mel Harder and Lou Boudreau led the Indians to within one game of the pennant. However, the team was wracked with dissension, with some players (including Feller and Mel Harder) going so far as to request that Bradley fire manager Ossie Vitt. Reporters lampooned them as the Cleveland Crybabies.[31] Feller, who had pitched a no-hitter to open the season and won 27 games, lost the final game of the season to unknown pitcher Floyd Giebell of the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers won

1912-16 Chi. Cubs Custom Fitted

Cubs beat my boys yesterday 4-7. In 1912 the Cubs went 91-59 finishing 3rd in the national league.

Classic cap.

NBA DRAFT 2008

Who will my Knicks take with the 6th pick?

Do you remember this?

Baltimore Bullets Custom Fitted

In the late 1960s, the Bullets drafted two future Hall of Famers,: Earl Monroe, 1967 draft, #2 overall and Wes Unseld, 1968 draft, #2 overall. The team improved dramatically, from 36 wins the previous season to 57 in the 1968-69 season, and Unseld received both the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards. The Bullets reached the playoffs with high expectations to go further, but they were eliminated by the New York Knicks in the first round. The next season the two teams met again in the first round, and although this one went to 7 games, the Knicks emerged victorious again.

Patch on back of cap is vintage 60's.

Here's a video of the '78 Finals Game 7 between Baltimore and Seattle.

Edmonton Drillers Custom Fitted

The NASL edition of the club was brought to the city by Peter Pocklington during the peak of the league's success, which was in turn built upon the previous success of Brian Rice's Edmonton Black Gold (1978). The Drillers played from 1979 to 1982, helmed by Timo Liekoski. During their outdoor season, their home fields were Commonwealth Stadium and Clarke Stadium, while indoors they played at the Edmonton Coliseum. Previous to playing in Edmonton, the team was known as the Oakland Stompers, Hartford Bicentennials and Connecticut Bicentennials.

As the Edmonton Drillers, their outdoor team were characterized by a strong defensive style of play, but their indoor style was built upon a run-and-go style of attack. Attendance for the outdoor games ranged greatly from 10,000 in the early stages of the franchise to 4,000 per game in 1982. By comparison, the more successful and profitable indoor games had attendances ranging between 5000 to 7000 paying fans per game in 1981 and 1982

Oakland Invanders Custom Fitted

Oakland Invaders were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL) from 1983 through 1985.

Miami Seahawks Custom Fitted Cap

In 1946 the Miami Seahawk played in the All-America Football Conference. After a 3-11 season, The team was purchased by local Baltimore ownership and moved to Baltimore for the 1947 season, taking the name the Baltimore Colts in 1947.

This cap is one from a series of Pennant Caps. The logos are silked on felt like the old school one color team pennants.