Iowa retained the previous season’s split sub-tournament format for qualifying for the American Baseball Congress in 1941. Burlington hosted the “southern” tournament which featured Burlington’s J & R Clothiers team, the Keokuk Ghosts, the Zoller Pirates from Des Moines, and teams from Pleasant Grove and Farson. J & R Clothiers earned the right to participateContinue reading “1941 American Baseball Congress: The Lions Continue to Roar”
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The 1939 American Baseball Congress: The Bancroft Lions Begin to Roar
The 1939 Iowa Amateur Athletic Association state tournament demonstrated tremendous growth in the promotion of amateur and league baseball in Iowa. Qualifying team came from organized member leagues with each member league able to enter its league champion or the team with the highest winning percentage on August 21st in the state tournament. To qualifyContinue reading “The 1939 American Baseball Congress: The Bancroft Lions Begin to Roar”
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