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Over the years there have been a lot of ball players
on the railroad. Even in the late 80's the BN had a
softball team at Centralia. In the 20's, the
Beardstown Division had an "indoor baseball team"????
John D. Mitchell, Jr.
--- Gregory Myers <myers.gregory@w...>
wrote:
> Of no relevance to this, but it did remind me of
> something that I haven't
> thought about in years. I played on a little league
> team in Ottumwa, IA in
> 1959 & 60 sponsored by the CB&Q - named the
> "Zephyrs." I wonder if that was
> typical of the RR's involvement in communities they
> served?
>
> Greg Myers
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David E. Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@m...>
> To: <BRHSList@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 3:40 PM
> Subject: [BRHSlist] CB&Q Baseball
>
>
> > Occasionally I've seen photos with CB&Q sponsored
> baseball players. I've
> > always assumed that these were CB&Q employees.
> There is a historical
> group
> > in Burlington that is preparing a book on
> Burlington, Iowa-related
> postcards
> > and have asked for more information on a post card
> they have of a team
> from
> > West Burlington. Does anyone on the list have any
> more detailed
> information
> > about these teams? Did they play in a local
> league, or did they play
> other
> > CB&Q teams?
> >
> > David Lotz
> > (314-846-8632
> > * E-mail: Dave_Lotz@m...
> >
> >
> >
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