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A Great Beginning, A Tragic Ending
by Tony McClean
He was born in the state of Alabama. A state that has given us such Hall of Famers as Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Lyman Bostock Jr. could have been mentioned in the same breath.
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'Let There Be Light!!!'
by Tony McClean, BASN Editor In Chief -- Aug 13, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
The historic contest would come five years before Major League Baseball played its first night game. On May 24, 1935, the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 at Crosley Field.
Paving The Way For Us All
by Tony McClean, BASN Editor In Chief -- Aug 6, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
He used his position to protest segregation in professional sports. Smith played a significant, if not central, role in the desegregation of professional baseball in 1946.
Recalling A Forgotten Pioneer
by Gerry Fraley -- Jul 5, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
Henry Curtis Thompson was the third man in, spending five weeks with the St. Louis Browns. The twisting story of his brief and hard life ranges from the high of two World Series appearances with the New York Giants to the low of doing time in the Texas penal system.
The Original War Of the Races
by Tom Donelson, BASN Staff Reporter -- Jul 4, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
On July 4th, 1910, a momentous fight took place between Jim Jefferies and Jack Johnson. This was the first fight of the century as an African-American boxing champion (Johnson) fought the great White Hope in Jefferies.
The Ultimate Tough Guy
by Tom Donelson, BASN Staff Reporter -- Jun 29, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
From 1899 to 1904, James Jefferies was the dominant heavyweight of his era but we don’t remember him for his career accomplishment but for his participation in one of the great sporting event of the 20th century; the Johnson-Jefferies championship bout of 1910.
by Tony McCleanHe was born in the state of Alabama. A state that has given us such Hall of Famers as Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Lyman Bostock Jr. could have been mentioned in the same breath.
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'Let There Be Light!!!'by Tony McClean, BASN Editor In Chief -- Aug 13, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
The historic contest would come five years before Major League Baseball played its first night game. On May 24, 1935, the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 at Crosley Field.
Paving The Way For Us Allby Tony McClean, BASN Editor In Chief -- Aug 6, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
He used his position to protest segregation in professional sports. Smith played a significant, if not central, role in the desegregation of professional baseball in 1946.
Recalling A Forgotten Pioneerby Gerry Fraley -- Jul 5, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
Henry Curtis Thompson was the third man in, spending five weeks with the St. Louis Browns. The twisting story of his brief and hard life ranges from the high of two World Series appearances with the New York Giants to the low of doing time in the Texas penal system.
The Original War Of the Races
by Tom Donelson, BASN Staff Reporter -- Jul 4, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
On July 4th, 1910, a momentous fight took place between Jim Jefferies and Jack Johnson. This was the first fight of the century as an African-American boxing champion (Johnson) fought the great White Hope in Jefferies.
The Ultimate Tough Guyby Tom Donelson, BASN Staff Reporter -- Jun 29, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
From 1899 to 1904, James Jefferies was the dominant heavyweight of his era but we don’t remember him for his career accomplishment but for his participation in one of the great sporting event of the 20th century; the Johnson-Jefferies championship bout of 1910.
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