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| Capitola's favorite sports hero is Harry Hooper, lead-off hitter and right fielder for the 1912, 1915, 1916, and 1918 World Champion Red Sox. Harry first saw Capitola when his parents moved here in the summer of 1907. Years later, he made his home in the village, and served as postmaster from 1933 until his retirement in 1971. Hooper was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on August 9, 1971. In this photograph, Hooper (in the white cap) posed with the local Soquel team. |
