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cV ALAN G lt;4SSOUAT£ o PRESS SPORTS EOT OK“I have noted with interest your comments on night athletics, particularly baseball,” writes JustinIt. ^ nderson, sports editor of TheIndependence (Kas.) Daily Reporter. “While Lee Keyser of Des Moines deserves credit for his work in fostering night baseball, I think a little praise should be sprinkled out Kansas way.“The Independence Producers of the Western association (Class C circuit) claim to be the first organized baseball club to play under floodlights. On April 17, 1930, th# team met the House of David club here. On April 28 following, the first Western association performance was given under artificial lights w’hen Independence defeated Muskogee 13 to 2. The first nightamc in Des Moines was May 2, Itelieve.“It was M. L. Truby, president of the club for the past three years who was the pioneer of night baseball in the Western association.He did much to promote night baseball and although Des Moines received the most publicity, it was Truby’s Producers who were Hrst under the wire.“The Western association probably will play an all-night schedule this season with three clubs planning to install plants. Three clubs already hpve lights—Joplin, Muskogee and Independence. Of course, some of the games will be played in the afternoon.“Night baseball has been a ninth inning home run for the Western association. Until youngsters began scampering under floodlights,receipts and attendance were slipping, but before the season was finished iast year, clubs with lights reported increased interest, attendance and receipts. In the play-off series for the championship betwen Joplin and Independence, seven of the nine games were played at night. Record receipts and attendance resulted.“Mr. Truby is a millionaire oil man and jeweler and has been backing the club for a number of years. In 1906, he and Harry Sinclair were ‘angels' for the first or- ! ganized club.” , ,Anderson writes that he prefers night baseball to the matinee performances, because the sun-glare is missing and the players do not ■? lag. J ’'“.Ap for night football,” he adds, , “while it’s a saver for high schools £ and small colleges as far as fHijinances are concerned, the colorand glamor are lacking.*' ’ jjfu
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Miami Daily News Record
Miami, Oklahoma, US
Tue, Feb 10, 1931
Page 15
Full Page
Clipped by
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