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A New Court Date Downtown
Title
A New Court Date Downtown
Description
The Explorers' 2006 World Team-Tennis season will be played on a 66-by-128- foot slab of asphalt on the deck of Barney Allis Plaza. It will be surrounded by bleachers and vendor areas. The team's first match begins on Friday evening, July 7, 2006, against the St. Louis Aces. The regular season runs through July 26 with the last home match on July 25. "The Explorers set sail in 1994 playing in Hale Arena. During the first few years, the team also used Kemper Arena and Municipal Auditorium for a few matches." They have played at the Country Club Plaza the last four years.
Date
2006-07-06
Object Type
Newspaper Article
Obituary for Carroll Kramer Ward
Title
Obituary for Carroll Kramer Ward
Description
Obituary for Carroll Kramer Ward, or Carroll Ward, a local tennis patron dying in 1972.
Date
1972-02-08
Object Type
Newspaper Article
He's a New Bill Tilden: Ellsworth Vines, Who Plays Here, Has All the Strokes
Title
He's a New Bill Tilden: Ellsworth Vines, Who Plays Here, Has All the Strokes
Description
Article about the "coming of the United States Davis Cup tennis team to Kansas City" in 1932 including American player Ellsworth Vines, compared to Bill Tilden and considered one of the best tennis players of all time.
Date
1932-05-06
Object Type
Newspaper Article
Net Loss
Title
Net Loss
Description
Article announces that the Kansas City Explorers professional tennis team will relocate to Irving, Texas. Details regarding the Explorers' history in Kansas City are provided. City officials are interviewed and discuss the team's decision.
Date
2013-02-21
Object Type
Newspaper Article