The Kid from Kansas City
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The Kid from Kansas City
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Illustrations and biographical article about Charles Nichols, or Kid Nichols, 77-year-old "assistant manager of the Pla-Mor bowling alleys" and a former pitcher for the Boston National baseball team starting in 1890. Born in Wisconsin in 1869 and coming to Kansas City in 1881 with his parents and becoming a player for the Kansas City Cowboys in 1887 before joining the Boston team and returning to Kansas City in 1902 as manager of "the Kansas City Western Association club," then working in real estate, motion pictures, and automobile sales, as well as organizing the first bowling league in Kansas City in 1892.
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Creator: Carleton, Jetta
Creator: Staley, Jack
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1946-10
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Related Item
Swing
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Note(s)
Page 48: "One of the last of the greats of the Nineties stil living, Kid Nichols ranks with Amos Rusie and Christy Mathewson as one of the mightest chuckers of all time in the game." Page 49: "Nichols pitched and won games on three successive days in three different towns. It was in 1892. Nichols won a game from St. Louis, played in the old ballyard at [15th Street] and Montgall in Kansas City as a part of a big convention program in the city."
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Shelf Locator
051 S97
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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