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Memory of Paul Ellis Keeps Losing Legion Coach Going
Frank Payne, district Legion official, notes the Carbondale team remains winless as Paul Ellis’s memory inspires continuity. Ellis, who died May 24 after cancer, kept the squad alive for two decades as manager and organizer, enabling younger players to stay with Legion baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ellis
Legion
Merle Jones
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale American Legion
Frank Payne
25Th District Legion
Carbondale
Frank
Paul
Legion Ball
Payne
Legion Post
Ing
Legion Baseball
Mike Moore
Carterville
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Illinois School For the Deaf
Jacksonville
Deaf American
Moore
Mike Aubry
Arthur Yates
Johnston City