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Title
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First There Was Baseball
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Description
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Article with pictures about J. L. Wilkinson, Abe Saperstein, the Kansas City Monarchs and the Harlem Globetrotters. Shows the tie between the people and the teams and the connection with Kansas City.
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Date
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2004-01-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Another Name For the Lineup
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Description
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Steve Penn in his "Commentary" column raises the name of J. L. Wilkinson, owner of the Kansas City Monarchs, to be put in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He highlights the fact that in 1909 Wilkinson started the first women's baseball team, he formed the Monarchs and led them to success including signing Jackie Robinson to the team as well as Buck O'Neil, and his innovation of night baseball.
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Date
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2005-10-27
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Kansas City Monarchs
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Description
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Group portrait of Kansas City Monarchs. Standing, from the left: Sam Bankhead, T.J. Young, George Giles, Turkey Stearnes, Frank Duncan, Moocha Harris, Carroll Mothel, Cool Papa Bell, Newt Allen, Willie Wells, J.L. Wilkinson. Kneeling, from the left: Chet Brewer, Newt Joseph, Bullet Joe Rogan, Charles Beverly.”
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Photograph
