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Anson Family and the Early Baseball Boom in Marshalltown
The narrator recalls growing up in Marshalltown Iowa transforming from sack ball to organized baseball. He details family roots in England and Michigan, Notre Dame days, and leading a local team to reclaim a Des Moines trophy. The piece highlights the town’s baseball fever, his father’s support, and the park ground turning into a club hub.
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England
Central Laws
Central Town
Marshalltown
Anson
Metropolia
Marshall County
Adrian Conatan
Enat
Allegheny Mountains
Ohio
Michigan
Iowa
New York
America
Notre Dame
Sturgis
Father
Brder
Ansons
Des Moines
Dies Moines
Anson Boys
Dad
Old Town
Anson House