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Title
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J.L. Wilkinson: He Was a Man Apart
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Description
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J.L. Wilkinson is to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. on July 30, 2006. Article details Wilkinson's contributions to baseball. "He was the only white owner when he co-founded the Negro National League in 1920, introduced night baseball five years before the major leagues and signed Jackie Robinson to his first professional contract." He used gimmicks as mascots and musical groups to try and draw crowds and "is considered by many the father of baseball's globalization". Wilkinson's history is given as well as a listing named "Monarchs Players to Be Honored Today" and "Monarchs Already in the Hall".
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Date
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2006-07-30
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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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
