Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene Sebastian as a mature if not elderly man. But almost invariably artists continued to show the saint as a young man, rather sensuously depicted, and with as little clothing as in the earlier paintings. Irene, the widow of a mature martyr in her legend, also tends to be painted as young and beautiful. The subject, especially in the depictions where Sebastian has been got clear of his post or tree, has clear similarities to two other scenes from secular Italian epic romances: Angelica and Medoro from "Orlando Furioso" by Ludovico Ariosto (1516) and Erminia and Tancredi from "Gerusalemme liberata" by
Flint Arrows the "Sporting News" as being one of five ball teams that had games with single digit attendance. When the Arrows started playing in Flint in as a Detroit Tigers minor league affiliate in the Central League, their manager was Jack Tighe. The league scheduled a 140-game season in 1948. The August 26, 1949 home game with Grand Rapids had a fight break out with catcher Frank House being suspended indefinitely. The Arrows lost their Tiger affiliation in 1950 after the end of the season despite winning the league championship with an 80 to 53 record. The team's home run leader