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During the later end of the Great
Depression, around 1935-1939, and to
about 1941, Wheaties offered free
admission to Pacific Coast and Western
International League games for boys and
girls up to 16 years of age. Teams
included; the San Francisco Seals,
Portland Beavers Los Angeles Angels,
Oakland Oaks, Tacoma Tigers, and
Wenatchee Chiefs. In general teams had
different ways of getting you a
Wheaties Membership Button, which cost
you two Wheaties box tops to see the
game.
Because of restrictions on the use of metals during the war, Wheaties
stopped making the buttons in the
1940s. At this time Wheaties offered
Knot Hole Gang admission to kids that
presented two Wheaties box tops
at the gate. The 1951 the Des Moines
Bruins advertised to join the Wheaties
Knot Hole Gang, bring 2 Wheaties box
tops to Pioneer Park in exchange for a
Knot Hole Pin.
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