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	Encyclopedia: Kansas City, Missouri
		Situated at the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers, it lies along the boundary between Missouri and Kansas, and is directly opposite Kansas City, Kansas.
		The City was connected to the telegraph system in 1858, to the railway in 1864 and the first aircraft landed at the Municipal Airport in 1927.
		In the city the population is spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who are 65 years of age or older.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kansas-City,-Missouri (7848 words)

	Kansas City Monarchs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operating in Kansas City, Missouri and owned by J.L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930.
		The Monarchs played their home games in the minor league Kansas City Blues' Association Park from 1920 to 1923, and after that in the Blues' new park, Muehlebach Field.
		In 1930, the Monarchs became one of the first baseball teams to use a portable lighting system to play games at night.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kansas_City_Monarchs (275 words)

	Sports History - Kansas City Sports Commission
		After their brief stay in Kansas City the franchise moved to Colorado where they were known as the Rockies for six seasons before moving to and becoming the NHL's present day New Jersey Devils.
		The Kansas City Blades were part of the International Hockey League and began play during the 1990-91 season in Kemper Arena.
		They were known as the Kansas City Attack for 10 years and became the Comets when the NPSL League disbanded in 2001.
	www.sportkc.org /visit_kc/history.htm (808 words)

	Kansas City Monarchs -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of (A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run) baseball's (Click link for more info and facts about Negro Leagues) Negro Leagues.
		The Monarchs played their home games in the minor league (Click link for more info and facts about Kansas City Blues) Kansas City Blues' Association Park from 1920 to 1923, and after that in the Blues' new park, Muehlebach Field.
		The Monarchs sent the most players into (Click link for more info and facts about Major League Baseball) Major League Baseball after the (Click link for more info and facts about color barrier) color barrier was broken.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ka/kansas_city_monarchs.htm (269 words)

	BallparkTour - Former ballparks of Kansas City
		For one year Kansas City was without organized ball, but in 1969 the city returned with an expansion franchise under ownership of Ewing Kauffman, owner of a pharmaceutical laboratory.
		Noticing that Kansas City wasn't on the agenda for this tour, he went to San Francisco to meet with Brian Epstein at the Cow Palace.
		The Kansas City Monarchs, one of the most succesfull Negro League clubs, played in Municipal Stadium (Muehlebach Field) until their demise in 1955.
	www.ballparktour.com /Former_Kansas_City.html (2443 words)

	PBS - JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns: Places Spaces & Changing Faces - Kansas City
		Kansas City, Missouri, was an economic oasis in the heart of the country, a mecca for migrants from the South and musicians in search of work.
		Kansas City jazz featured an irresistible joyous beat, syncopated conversations between the reed and brass sections that recalled the old call and response of the Sanctified Church, and an abiding fondness for the saxophone.
		Three of Kansas City's best tenor players were waiting for him: two whose styles owed much to his, Herschel Evans and Ben Webster — and 24 year-old Lester Young whose unique laid back style couldn't have been more different than Hawkins'.
	www.pbs.org /jazz/places/places_kansas_city.htm (1578 words)

	Kansas City, Missouri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tom Pendergast's power was brought down by health ailments and a determined effort by reform leaders, capped by Tom pleading guilty to tax evasion on May 24, 1939.
		Monthly newspapers such as The Kansas City Metro Voice and The Business Journal, and several weekly papers, including The Pitch and various suburban papers, also serve the Kansas City area.
		Kansas City Chiefs (National Football League) at Arrowhead Stadium
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri (2241 words)

	Encyclopedia: Kansas City Monarchs
		City nickname: City of Fountains, Heart of the Nation Location in the state of Missouri Country State County United States Missouri Clay/Jackson/Platte Mayor Kay Barnes Area â€“Land â€“Water 318 sq.
		Atlantic City Bacharach Giants Leagues Independent (1916-1922, 1930-1933) Eastern Colored League (1923-1928) American Negro League (1929) Negro National League (1934) Significant Players Oliver Ghost Marcelle Smokey Joe Williams John Henry Lloyd Dick Lundy Arthur Rats Henderson The Atlantic City Bacharach Giants were a professional baseball team that...
		The Monroe Monarchs were a professional baseball team based in Monroe, Louisiana which played in the Negro Leagues from the late 1920s to 1935.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kansas-City-Monarchs (1784 words)

	Soul Of America - Kansas City : Historical Context (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kansas City has been a key city in the Midwest for African Americans even before the city was incorporated in 1850.
		Despite fairly positive racial interaction in entertainment venues, resistance to fls working mainstream jobs in Kansas City could be seen at a large 1942 rally where 13,000 fls held a job protest.
		Kansas City is home to KPRS/KPRT, one of the nation's oldest continuously Black-owned radio stations, founded in 1950.
	www.soulofamerica.com /cityfldr/kcity1.html (701 words)

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		Wilber Rogan was born in Oklahoma City in 1889 and moved with his family in 1908 to Kansas City, Kansas, where he attended Sumner High School.
		He retired from the Monarchs in 1938 and worked an umpire for the Negro American League until 1946, when he went to work for the post office in Kansas City.
		Bullet Rogan died in Kansas City in 1964.
	www.kclibrary.org /localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=34977 (395 words)

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		Hilton Smith was a mainstay of the Kansas City Monarchs' pitching staff from 1936 until 1948, a time when the Monarchs were one of the dominant teams in the Negro Baseball Leagues.
		Although he was well known in the baseball world, the quiet, workmanlike Smith was greatly overshadowed by Satchel Paige, his flamboyant teammate, and Smith never got the public acclaim he deserved.
		Smith became a schoolteacher and coach in Kansas City after 1948, and later worked for Armco Steel.
	www.kclibrary.org /localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=34979 (369 words)

	Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He joined the Kansas City Monarchs as a first baseman in 1938, was named player/manager for the club in 1948, and continued his association through the end of the 1955 season.
		Following his career with the Monarchs, O`Neil moved on to Major League Baseball as a scout with the Chicago Cubs in 1956, and was named the first fl coach by the Cubs in 1962.
		O`Neil currently serves as Board Chairman for the Negro League Museum in Kansas City and is one of 18 men on the Baseball Hall of Fame Veterans Committee.
	www.mosportshalloffame.com /inducteebio.asp?inducteeid=119 (260 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Kansas City Monarchs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Monarchs, Kansas City, one of the best-known and most successful teams in baseball’s Negro Leagues.
		Kings, Sacramento, professional basketball team and one of five teams in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball...
		Before the 1972-73 season the Royals were sold to a group of investors from Kansas City, Missouri.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Kansas_City_Monarchs.html (255 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Kansas City Monarchs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Kansas City Monarchs baseball team was a founding member of the Negro National League, established in 1920.
		The Monarchs captured the first Negro World Series title in 1924 and another title in 1942.
		Some of the most talented players of the Negro Leagues played for the Monarchs over the years, including such stars as Hilton Smith, John “Buck” O’Neil, Ted Strong, and Connie Johnson (all seen here in 1941), as well as Satchel Paige and Pop Lloyd.
	encarta.msn-ppe.com /media_461539754/Kansas_City_Monarchs.html (86 words)

	O'Neil Looks to Preserve Memories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Kansas City Royals are struggling this year, to say the least.
		The Kansas City Monarchs reigned supreme in the Negro Leagues for 37 years, longer than any other club in the Negro Leagues.
		The Monarchs were a charter member of the Negro National League when it was founded by Rube Foster in 1920.
	www.komu.com /html/htmlFall2002/buckoneil091702.html (423 words)

	Kansas City Sports History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		At the March 9th, 1887 NL meeting, the authorization of the Cowboys' purchase of the Maroons was refused and both Kansas City and St. Louis were dropped from the league.
		Kansas City's owners were forced to accept a $6,000 buyout from the League.
		Kansas City had a new club in a new league, but under the same ownership and with the same manager, the team put together the same abysmal season that its predecessors had.
	home.kc.rr.com /starrpower/sports/history.htm (3514 words)

	The Kansas City Monarchs of Negro League Baseball 1939 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		By coincidence Byron's background in biology had made the Monarch Butterfly one of his favorite animals, it's epic journey the round trip from Canada to Mexico to winter for the season is the longest migration of its kind in nature for any animal of its size.
		The Kansas City Monarchs were fl baseball's glamour franchise and when playing for the Monarchs Byron Johnson literally rubbed elbows with the best of the Negro Leagues players and was selected himself as a member of the Negro League East-West All-Star team in 1938.
		Byron played for four years with the Negro Leagues Kansas City Monarchs and was on the road team the Monarchs called the Satchel Paige All Stars from 1939-1940.
	www.artsales.com /ARTstudio/highland_studios/negro_league_1.htm (1126 words)

	The Fans and the Game: Kansas City Monarchs
		Kansas City's Booster Club was the most active and enduring in the league.
		In the 1920's it consisted of a loose gathering of neighborhood fans, including the 12th Street Rooters, The Vine St. Rooters, the 18th St. Rooters, the Kansas City, Kansas Rooters, and the North End Fans Association.
		The Monarchs, who had a special relationship with their home community, were looked to as leaders and role models for urban youth.
	www2.educ.ksu.edu /nlbm/fans3.html (141 words)

	Kansas City Baseball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Their ballpark is called Community/America Ballpark, located on the western outskirts of Kansas City, Kansas near the Kansas Speedway.
		From the early 20th century to the 1950's, the jewel in the Negro Leagues' crown was the Kansas City Monarchs team.
		Kansas City was also a stop for the Athletics in their sojourn from Philadelphia to Oakland.
	www.minot43.homestead.com /KC_Baseball.html (501 words)

	Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
		Rogan not only was the league's best all-round player, ``he is one of the most popular players in the game with a pleasing personality,' reported the Kansas City Call, which went on to crow that Rogan once struck out Bob Meusel of the Yankees four times in a row during a barnstorming game.
		The Monarchs, a road victory in their pocket, were flush with confidence.
		Even though Rogan hadn't pitched since the opening game in Kansas City, the 37-year-old Mendez, who had undergone arm surgery earlier in the year, picked himself as the starter for the decisive game.
	www.nlbm.com /NS/ArticleDetail.cfm?ArticleID=52 (1590 words)

	Kansas City Monarchs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		One of the most successful of those teams was the Kansas City Monarchs.
		The Monarchs had two dynasties—one in the twenties and the other in the forties.
		In 1930, it was the Monarchs who introduced night baseball to the world when they innovated a portable lighting system.
	www.duboislc.org /ShadesOfBlack/KansasCityMonarchs.html (389 words)

	Out of the Shadows
		The 6'2" 190 lb was a solid firstbaseman and later manager for the Kansas City Monarchs.
		Hilton Smith was a 6'3" right-hander for the Kansas City Monarchs.
		The right-hander beat Major League teams often and later was manager of the Kansas City Monarch's championship team of 1924.
	outoftheshadows.net /TopForty2.htm (670 words)

	Hilton Smith
		He was the anchor of the Kansas City pitching staff for many years, even with Satchel Paige on the team.
		Both the New Orleans team and the Monroe (Louisiana) Monarchs were affiliated with the Negro Southern League, an organization that except for a year or two was of lesser quality than the more established leagues and independent teams.
		He was a solid member of a rotation that led the Monarchs through a pre-war dynasty, leading the league in wins and making the East-West game almost every year in that 5 year span.
	www.thediamondangle.com /archive/feb04/hilton.html (1278 words)

	Kansas City Monarchs
		The Monarchs club, formed in 1920 by J. Wilkinson, was a charter member of the Negro National League in that year, a league affiliation which the club maintained throughout the decade.
		During the 1920s the Monarchs won four NNL pennants and in 1924 defeated the Hilldale Club in the first Negro World Series.
		Between 1937 and 1946 the Monarchs captured seven NAL pennants and in 1942 defeated the Homestead Grays for the Negro World Series championship.
	www.negroleaguebaseball.com /teams/Kansas_City_Monarchs.html (286 words)

	Kansas City Local Guide, Kansas City Hotels, Kansas City Real Estate-Areaguides.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	Kansas Kaleidoscope, April 1998
		After all Dr. James Naismith, the man who invented the sport and became known as the "father of basketball," was the college's first basketball coach.
		The Kansas winner was Lawrin, a thoroughbred that was born, raised and trained at Woolford Farm in Johnson County.
		From the time Kansas became a state in 1861 until the KSU Wildcats won the Fiesta Bowl, sports has been a passion in the state.
	www.kshs.org /publicat/kaleidoscope/1998april.htm (415 words)

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