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NEW LEAGUE I! ORGANIZED A1 MEETING HEIIIMogubr Strive to Revive Jn(er eat lit Nfldftal Pastime; Next Meeting March 11St rrrrtrriV: si c h ‘ 0 (By LEE A. JOHNSON)The National Negro base ball league was organizes here at the Y. M. C. A., Wed nesday afternoon and evening in an effort to revive the interest in the national pastimeMembers of the body in attend nnce, comprising the outstanding national baseball figures, voted tc hold the next meeting in Detroit March 11 when the list of players will be approved and the 1932 schedule drafted.*.s a result of the meeting held recently in Chicago, the base ball msgnste.3 decided to reorganize, adopt a new constitution and Regulations to protect the clubs in the league. A new player limit ot sixteen was adopted.Copies of the new constitution were submitted to the Dixie league and Eastern league. It was hoped by the bodies that soon all leagues will be under a dictator or commissioner.Large AttendanceThe following club owners, representatives and other outstanding baseball f^ures were in attendant H. G. H^l, Chicago; George Mitchell, Clevel^na; J. Roesink, Detroit; Cum1 Posey, Pittsburgh; A. J. Peebles, Columbus, O.; Tom Wilson, Nashville; W. A. Greenlee, Pittsburgh; Jim Taylor. Indianapolis; Jamejs Gore, J. Kerner, ner, Columbus, O.; George Thurman, Nashville, Tenn.; William Dismukes, Pittsburgh; Lee A. Johnson, Indianapolis Recorder representative and Bingo DeMoss, De-triot.Officers ElectedW. A. Greenlee was elected permanent chairman because of his untiring efforts to get the body organized. Jim Taylor wras elected vice-chairman. The new constitution provides that the president and vice-president, Tnust not be owners of clubs, so the body decidr-d to elect these leaders to the chairmanship with power of president and vice-president until the body was thoroughly organized. William Dismukes, Pittsburgh was elected secretary and R. A. Cole, treasurer.Speakers Speakers at the convention werej Dr. Homer Wales, representing the' Boosters club of Indianapolis; DeHart Hubbard, internationally known athlete and A1 Monroe, Chicago Defender representative.raT™ -^13^ — •'* The team im submitted by Taylor included Mitchell Murray, Sam Thompson, Albert Davis, Edward
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Indianapolis Recorder
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Sat, Feb 18, 1933
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