Christmas Plea Letters From Negro League Magnates
A Christmas note from Kansas City Monarchs fans and various Negro League magnates catalogs requests for players, managers, weather, and travel logistics. Letters from J L Wilkinson, Andrew Ruben Foster, C J Taylor, Harry St Clair and Dock Smith, Tenny Blunt, Joe Green, and others convey wants for ball talents, positions, and better conditions for a pennant bid. They reference teams from Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, St. Louis, and New York, with Columbus and Havana noted, and ask Santa for a strong roster to beat rivals and draw crowds.
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Santa
Kansas City Monarchs
L Taylor
Andrew Ruben Foster
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas City
Columbus
St. Louis
Philadephia
New York
Chicago Giants
Bantu
Indianapolla
Iker
Joe Green
Rube Foster
Tenny Blunt
Detroit Stars
Sante
Rube Fowler
Bill
Jimmy Lyons
Mayera
Taylor
Beckwith
Little Prinkle Duncan
Little Joe Green
Christmas baskets promised for the old and needy
Welfare workers plan to distribute baskets and provisions to aged and decrepit individuals during the Christmas holidays. Interested volunteers are asked to call Mrs. Nellie E. Young at Clifton 2240 or Mrs. Minnie L. Crouthwait at Main 5220, bell phones.
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Nellie E. Young
Clifton
Minnie L. Crouthwait
Bell
Negro League orgs in Kansas City spark pride in baseball
The Negro Baseball League organized in Kansas City drew 700,000 fans as American Giants of Chicago won the pennant. Monarchs led local attendance over the Blues. Rube Foster reelected president. Annual session in Indianapolis unified East and West and secured parks in Cincinnati, Brooklyn, Columbus, Philadelphia for the league.
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Kansasg City
Kansas City
American Giants
Chicago
Nogaro Fune
Association Park
Cuba
California
Kansas City Monarchs
Kansas City Blues
Rube Foster
Indianapolis
Ind
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Columbus
Ohio
Negro boxing stars and Kansas City Monarchs reach for titles
The era's top Black fighters including Harry Wills Leo Johnson and Jack Johnson loom beside baseball leaders Sol White and Dr Howard Smith. Columbus franchise buy in the Negro Baseball League and Sol White’s leadership are praised as Kansas City Monarchs beat Duster Mails in Los Angeles while Rogan shines against All Stars.
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Harry Wills
Sullivan
Peter Jackson
Jim Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jack Johnson
Jack Dempsey
Harry
Dempney
Sam
Leavenworth
Kas
Jack
Leo Johnson
Young Joe Gans
Kangus City
Kid Norfolk
Panama Joe Gans
Lester Johnson
Harry St. Clair
Howard Smith
Columbus, Ohio
Dayton Mareos
Sol White
Iis City
Wilberforce University
Ithmous' Giants
Rube Foster
Indianapolis
Blaine
St. Clair
Smith
Kansas City Monarchs
White Socks
Duster Mails
Cleveland
Rogan
McNair
Ty Cobb Named Tigers Manager Draws Mixed Reactions
The piece recalls Ty Cobb, the Georgia Peach, being chosen to manage the Detroit Tigers and notes strong local and white support fading due to a past alleged attack on a Black hotel chambermaid. It argues Cobb’s leadership will be judged by his work ethic and relations with players, contrasting training camp timing with expectations.
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Ty Cobb
Georgia Peach
Detroit Tigers
Cobb
Detroit
Hugh Jennings
Christmas program by Ward Chapel Sunday School
A special Christmas program will be rendered by the children of the Sunday School of Ward Chapel on Thursday evening December 28. Everyone is welcome and admission is free.
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Sunday School
Ward Chapel
Negro billiard exhibition comes to Labor Temple
Kirby Anderson the Negro billiard champion from Chicago will headline a Tuesday night show at Labor Temple in Kansas City. He partners with a local White champion and plays a handicap match with Sam Wilcox, with Leroy Bloomfield of Nebraska also slated to contest Amateur Negro Championship action.
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Harry Wills
Jack Dempsey
Wills
Bill Brennan
New York
Dempsey
Brennan
Giles
Kirby Anderson
Chicago
Labor Temple
Sam Wilcox
Johnny Jones
George Galden
Barker & Burk
Anderson
Brunswick-Balk Billard Company
Leroy Bloomfield
Nebraska
Sammy Wilcox
Mr. Anderson
Kansas City
Our City
Q. J. Gilmore
The
Kansas City Sun
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From
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Kanata City
Monarchs
Harry and
Dock
G. I, Milla
TENNY
Mr. Malina
Havana
Havens
John Connors
Trom
Johnny Connors
Edward Bolden
Hillsdale
Philadelphia
Mayers
Not Strong
Lincoln and Royal Giants
Aliso
Negro Sport Editors
Dave Wyatt
Frank Young
Ira Lewis
Pittsburg Courier
Elwood Knox
Indianapolis Freeman
Art Williams
Sport World
Sport Scribe
Whitney and
Tutt
Bronze Beauty Chorus
A. M. E. Church
Woodland Avenue
Walnut Street
Swift
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Ae J
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JR Meat
Blue Valley & Prairie
Baseball
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Bill Tate
Black Bill
Sam Langford
Sol Butler
Howard Drew
Jack Thompson
Young Joe Gang
Andrew Rules Foster
Sam McVoy
John Lester Johnson
Joe Dunn
Teogan Jones
Topeka
Torrent
Babe Ruth
John Donaldson
C. 4
Joe Greet
John Mathias
Carley Mills
Leo Patterson
Walter Mails
K. C. Monarchs
Los Angeles
Ter Fagin
Hhomwe
Fagin
Carr
Kyle
Piace
Malla
Cracker
Candy Kitchen
Benton
Mrs. Saunders
East 17Th Street
Berns Furniture CO
East 12Th Street
Missouri
L. Katz Cash Market
Wedeliver
Harrison St
Moores
Indigestion
D. Moore & Co
Julia Ivory
Vine
Moore
Sanford M. Patterson
Cottage Ave
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