M-O Winner May Play Kitty Loop Champion (1949)
Posted on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 @ 11:36 pm
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"I'm tired of having people send me newspaper clippings telling me that the Kitty is better than the Valley," Mondino told the league meeting. "If they're good, let them prove it."
Danville, Ill., Now Claims to Be First to Top ’51 Gate (1952)
Posted on Sunday, August 16, 2009 @ 9:50 am
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League records last season showed the Dans drew 24,775, but when Lyons took over this year, he and a government tax expert checked the figures and found the gate actually was only 14,487 paid. The Dans surpassed that figure on June 8 this season with 15, 979. After 45 games, the total for the current campaign was 55,424--an average of 1,232.
Link-less (1964)
Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 12:08 am
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When asked why Hutchinson didn't drive him down after they gassed up, Curtis said, "He had a date for Sunday night."
Next Time, Go by Thumb (1968)
Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 12:01 am
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Catcher Carl[ton] Fisk of the Waterloo (Midwest) Hawks missed the team bus for a trip to Appleton, Wis., so he decided to hitch-hike.
Ump Simon Has a Picnic and Sits Down on the Job (1966)
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 11:01 pm
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Tom Simon, veteran showman of the Midwest League's umpire staff, pulled some new tricks here, August 22.
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