Little-known fact: the 1944 and 1945 Philadelphia Phillies adopted a Blue Jays emblem and used the team nickname "Blue Jays." In the midst of a long stretch of losing seasons the 1944 season would be the first under a new ownership and during the offseason prior to 1944 enlisted the help of marketing consultants to help improve sales. That winter they launched a contest seeking a new name with a $100 war bond as the prize. With 5 000 entries the winner was submitted by a Mrs. Elizabeth Crooks and the Blue Jay emblem was affixed to uniforms promotional items and scorecards alongside the name "Phillies." Of course nobody knew whether to call the team the "Blue Jays" or the "Phillies " and the resultant confusion basically caused people to simply ignore the bird - and by 1946 the Blue Jays nickname and emblem was officially abandoned. While Mre. Elizabeth Crooks was surely enthusiastic about her nickname it seems that nobody else cared. Proof positive is this 1945 Shibe Park paper pass with the Phillies name printed in the center with a blue jay above it. The unused pass is in excellent condition printed on thin paper and yet somehow survived with little sign of wear. A rare piece of memorabilia from a forgotten time in Phillies history.