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121. Ministers with Balls Ministers with Balls April 6-12, 2006 Article profiling Calvin Wainwright and his work with young people in Kansas City's urban core, through the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City, and Heaven Sent Outreach Ministries, a group Wainwright...
122. In a Time of Economic Shifts, The Star is Changing as Well In a Time of Economic Shifts, The Star is Changing as Well April 6, 2009 Editor, Mike Fannin, explains how the printed newspaper, The Kansas City Star, will be reorganized to adapt to the difficult economic time. The main news section will be combined with the local and business...
123. Perfect Script: Perfect Drift's Success Inspires Derby Dreams For KC Family Perfect Script: Perfect Drift's Success Inspires Derby Dreams For KC Family April 7, 2002 Perfect Drift, a race horse owned by William Reed and raised on a horse farm in South Kansas City, is going to run in the Kentucky Derby this year. Article includes information on this horse as his career...
124. Bowling Association Champions, 1947 Bowling Association Champions, 1947 April, 1947 Portrait of the "Refrigeration Equipment Five" of the South Central Business Association Women's Bowling League. From left to right are Ruth Micheals, Eudora Hodges, Marjorie Thompson (captain), Maezel...
125. Bowling Team - J. C. Penney Company Bowling Team - J. C. Penney Company April, 1952 Members of the J. C. Penney Co. bowling team, ''The Penneys,'' who won the South Central Business Association Men's Bowling League Championship for the 1951-1952 season. The team also played in the American...
126. Truman Sports Complex Truman Sports Complex April-May//1967 Entire issue of the publication devoted to the new football and baseball complex, at the time tentatively named "Jackson County Sports Complex," with numerous illustrations of its plans.
127. Women Tackle Men's Sports Women Tackle Men's Sports April-May//1975 Article about the changing attitudes toward and increasing play by women in traditionally "men's" sports like rugby, football, and the like.
128. Royals' Stadium Debuts April 10 Royals' Stadium Debuts April 10 April//1973 Photos and article about the opening of home opening of Royals Stadium (later renamed Kauffman Stadium) in 1973 as "half of the twin sports facility known as the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex." Photos...
129. Interview: Tracey Leiweke Interview: Tracey Leiweke April//1983 Interview with Tracey Leiweke, the 36-year-old (in 1983) president of the Kansas City Comets indoor soccer team, about the financial success and popularity of the team.
130. Nitty Gritty Dirt Man Nitty Gritty Dirt Man April//1995 Photo and biographical article about George Toma, 66-year-old "[m]aster groundskeeper" of Kansas City for 38 years back to the days of Municipal Stadium. "[P]laying field consultant for the Kansas City...
131. Kellen It Like It Is Kellen It Like It Is April//1996 Question and answer interview with football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow concerning racism in sports. Article states that Winslow is a Kansas City resident.
132. Alexi Lalas Alexi Lalas April/11/1999 Photo and biographical article about Alexi Lalas, a 28-year-old member of the Kansas City Wizards soccer team starting in 1999 and a member of the United States Olympic soccer teams from 1992 and 1996....
133. Wiz Notebook Wiz Notebook April/14/1996 Notes about the new Wiz soccer team and its winged dragon mascot, Chopper, with photo on page 3.
134. Wiz Crawls, Then Walks over Rapids Wiz Crawls, Then Walks over Rapids April/14/1996 Article about the first game of the Kansas City Wiz soccer team, against the Colorado Rapids. The first Major League Soccer game in Kansas City, with 21,141 in attendance.
135. Harley Selvidge Dies Harley Selvidge Dies April/15/1970 Photo and obituary for Harley Selvidge, "81 years old, long known as the dean of Kansas City high school coaches." Native of Holden, Missouri becoming "supervisor of boys' physical education of all high...
136. Armin Woestemeyer Armin Woestemeyer April/23/1972 Obituary for Armin Woestemeyer, an ardent supporter of the University of Kansas relays, dying at the age of 71 in 1972.
137. Now Comes the Big Blue Machine Now Comes the Big Blue Machine April/23/1973 Photos and article about the bright prospects of the young Kansas City Royals baseball team, with a new $2 million scoreboard and players such as Amos Otis, Fred Patek, John Mayberry, Hal McRae, and Cookie...
138. Scouts Season Comes to Merciful End Scouts Season Comes to Merciful End April/5/1976 Story of the end of the Kansas City Scouts team that lost 43 of its final 44 games.
139. Ambition and Avron Fogelman: Is There No Stopping This Man? Ambition and Avron Fogelman: Is There No Stopping This Man? April/6/1986 Biographical article about Avron Fogelman, 49 percent owner of the Kansas City Royals baseball team since 1983, engaged in sports team ownership starting in the 1970s, and owner of an "ever-burgeoning...
140. Skipper Patrick Skipper Patrick April/8/1970 Obituary for Max Patrick, or Skipper Patrick, former Associated Press sports editor, dying in 1970.