The great Ty Cobb is interviewed by Leo Cloutier for WGIR Radio
in Manchester, on the morning after the 1958 Baseball Dinner in which Ty Cobb was a guest of honor.
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As early as 1910, Foster started talking about reviving the concept of an all-black league. The one thing he was insistent upon was that black teams should be owned by black men. This put him in direct competition with Strong. After 1910, Foster renamed his team the Chicago American Giants to appeal to a larger fan base. During the same year, J. L. Wilkinson started the All Nations traveling team. The All Nations team would eventually become one of the best-known and popular teams of the Negro leagues, the Kansas City Monarchs.
The great Ty Cobb is interviewed by Leo Cloutier for WGIR Radio
in Manchester, on the morning after the 1958 Baseball Dinner in which Ty Cobb was a guest of honor.
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