Roast shoulder of pork, beef pot pie anglaise, zucchini saute and baked meat croquettes conjure up images of an evening at a fancy French restaurant and not mealtimes at the infamous Alcatraz prison.
On Alcatraz, baseball was popular talk amongst the inmates, but softball is what they played. Inmates were allowed a few hours of yard time on the weekend. Softball was played on a small diamond on the recreation yard. There were no team uniforms, but gloves, bats, and balls were provided.
Cheers echoed throughout the cellhouse as nearly 300 inmates heard the Brooklyn Dodgers shutout the New York Yankees 2-0 and win their first championship