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Family in attendance included (L-R): William Hannah, Rosella Gardner Limon, William Gardner Jr., Ida Lucia Hannah, Keyah Dorothy Davis, Marie Louise Gardner Rhodes, Billy Williams, Manly Rhodes, Mildred Jones, Ralph Gardner, William Gardner III, Manly Rhodes Sr., Agnes Bailey, Evelyn Gardner Hill, and Marionne Williams. From the Gardner Family Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/72768a45-2d68-497c-9edc-e41864e4bc62/img42-low_res-scale-2_00x.jpg Stories - Billy Williams - Make it stand out Six Minnesota governors (L-R)--Edwards J. Thye, Elmer L. Andersen (who served after Billy Williams retired), C. Elmer Anderson, Elmer A. Benson, Sitting Gov. Karl Rolvaag, and Luther W. Youngdahl--celebrated the life of their colleague on a chilly November day at Willwerscheid and Peters Mortuary. Former Gov. Hjalmar Petersen also attended, although he is not pictured here. 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Stephens 15 www.baseballhall.org, Baseball Hall of Fame https://www.minnesotablackbaseball.com/stories/adding-to-the-legacy-of-the-minnesota-black-baseball monthly 0.5 2024-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/ae128541-221f-43a1-b8fe-66277886d064/rchs_logo_red.jpg Stories - Adding to the Legacy of the Minnesota Black Baseball - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1595584388479-OMJ7LDDSDWR0NHZQY4H4/History-Cover.jpg Stories - Adding to the Legacy of the Minnesota Black Baseball John Cotton, left, was an outstanding athlete and second baseman for the Twin City Gophers, his Marshall Senior High School team, and other professional teams in the 1940s and ’50s. He and Lloyd “Dulov” Hogan, right, and the other unidentified player in this photo were part of the thriving black baseball scene in Minnesota in the middle of the twentieth century. Photo courtesy of the Cotton family. Photo restoration by Lori Gleason. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1595568922780-99HWR8EE4WGXRVQIK1G3/Bobby-Marshall.jpg Stories - Adding to the Legacy of the Minnesota Black Baseball Bobby Marshall, standing, second from the left, broke the color line at the University of Minnesota when he played there in 1907. Marshall later played professional football and baseball for several teams. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1595584577893-4PDL84H3G7SJR6KSX29W/Leeland-C-Lee.jpg Stories - Adding to the Legacy of the Minnesota Black Baseball A Winnebago-Dakota Indian, Leland C. “Lee” Davis played catcher for several Negro Leagues baseball teams. 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Photo courtesy of the Cotton family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1595591923284-D3456NSH087CZDUU7FZN/Attucks-Brooks.jpg Stories - Adding to the Legacy of the Minnesota Black Baseball In 1968 the Attucks Brooks American Legion baseball team from St. Paul won the Legion’s state championship. What made this team so notable was that after so many years when baseball played by African American youths had flourished in the city, the champions’ roster included only three black players, Steve Scroggins, front row left; Steve Winfield, standing fifth from the left; and David Winfield, standing sixth from the left. Bill Peterson, standing, far right, was the team’s coach. Photo courtesy of Bill Peterson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1595591983773-K95QYSY0AWTDUCHVRHR6/Ted-Bies.jpg Stories - Adding to the Legacy of the Minnesota Black Baseball The Ted Bies Liquor Fast-Pitch Softball team about 1955. Ted Bies, who sponsored the team, is standing on the far right. Photo courtesy of Frank White. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1595592260712-1UMK3RFFWO9M9M0TKYQR/image-asset.jpeg Stories - Adding to the Legacy of the Minnesota Black Baseball On May 5, 2006, the Minnesota Twins honored local African American baseball legends of the past and local youths who had participated in the Twins-sponsored RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) program. Seen here, standing left to right, are Twins coach Jerry White; local legends John Cotton and Cecil Littles; Rondell White, a Twins player; legend Ken Christian; Shannon Stewart, a Twins player; legend Leroy Hardeman; and Torii Hunter, a Twins player. Photo courtesy of Frank White. https://www.minnesotablackbaseball.com/stories/james-jimmy-lee monthly 0.5 2024-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/ae128541-221f-43a1-b8fe-66277886d064/rchs_logo_red.jpg Stories - James “Jimmy” Lee - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1476479629479-UVXJ6ZV38QRRHATT3VB1/JamesJimmyLeeRef Stories - James “Jimmy” Lee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1563584901068-5CACSVX445EUYYESMDGI/1.JPG Stories - James “Jimmy” Lee Jimmy Lee was well known in his Rondo neighborhood as well as the greater St. Paul region. Here, he visits with fellow community leader Alice Sims Onqué, executive director of the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center from 1949 to 1965. One of Jimmy’s first jobs was at the center. Photo from Lee Family Collection, courtesy of Frank M. White. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1563585752606-8Y3BV8EWYFMZ5MCTGX6X/2.JPG Stories - James “Jimmy” Lee Jimmy Lee played on a number of all-black and integrated teams. Here he is with his 1923 Uptown Sanitary Shop Team: Front row (L-R): First player unidentified Dennis Ware, George White, fourth player (behind coach) unidentified, Jimmy Lee, Samuel Stephens (furthest player to the right), Back row (L-R): First player unidentified, second player unidentified, third player unidentified Bobby Marshall, John L. Davis, Louis House. Coach/Manger unidentified Photo from Lee Family Collection, courtesy of Frank M. White. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1563586665769-0T0V9Y41V96QK2KEDTUR/3.JPG Stories - James “Jimmy” Lee A St. Paul Echo article titled, “All Stars Beat Oxboro in Extra Inning Game," ran Saturday, June 4, 1927, but accordingly to the date on the score card, the game was played on May 29. Jimmy Lee had two hits in six at-bats, with a walk in this game. The team changed their name for that one game from Uptown Sanitary Shop to Colored All Stars. The score sheet listed them. as Uptown, although the news article referred to them as All Stars. Original score sheet from the Lyle Gerhardt Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1476130329831-MKX28MNRSFIA8Z9MMFWM/JamesJimmyLee Stories - James “Jimmy” Lee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1563587634597-HKAWEO819N574HY82YJ0/4.JPG Stories - James “Jimmy” Lee This photo was saved by Rondo community members when Jimmy’s family home went up for sale in 2016. Jimmy stands with two of his favorite “girls;” his wife, Jane(left_ and Jane’s sister, Patty(Mitchell) Davison, who was married to one of Jimmy’s gold partners Bert Davison. Photo from Lee Family Collection, courtesy of Frank M. White. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1563588021730-A38RB0TO6725FMAQCJMF/5.JPG Stories - James “Jimmy” Lee Jimmy Lee visits with an unidentified gentleman near the elevators at the First National Bank Building. Because he was so welcoming to guests and employees, Jimmy was asked to stay as a greeter once elevators became automated. Photo from Lee Family Collection, courtesy of Frank M. White. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52361093e4b041a1186f4574/1476130831817-RNQIETDX9DBFFHX2XH55/JamesJimmyLeeOfficial Stories - James “Jimmy” Lee Jimmy Lee early in his officiating career. Photo from Lee Family Collection, courtesy of Frank M. 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