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Kearney is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 at the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The westward push of the railroad as the Civil War ended gave birth to the community.
Norfolk is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 83 miles west of Sioux City at the intersection of U.S. Routes 81 and 275. The population was 24,210 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Nebraska. It is the principal city of the Norfolk Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Charles Wayland Bryan was an American politician who served as the 20th and 23rd Governor of Nebraska, and Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1924. He was the younger brother of Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, who was the Democratic nominee for President in 1896, 1900, and 1908. The Bryans are the only brothers who have been nominated for President or Vice President by a major political party.
Wayne State College is a public college in Wayne, Nebraska. It is part of the Nebraska State College System and enrolls 3,571 students. The college opened as a State Normal School in 1910 after the State purchased the private Nebraska Normal College. The State Normal College became State Normal School and Teacher's College in 1921. This was changed to Nebraska State Teachers College at Wayne in 1949 and the present name was adopted in 1963.
The Western League was the name of several leagues in American minor league baseball. First, its earliest progenitor, which existed from 1885 to 1899, was the predecessor of the American League. Later, during the 20th century, there were four incarnations of the Western League, including a Class D loop that played from 1939–41 and an independent loop that began play in 1995. This article, however, concentrates on the two Class A leagues that played from 1900–37 and from 1947–58.
Great Yarmouth Town Football Club is a football club based in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One North and play at the Wellesley Recreation Ground, whose grandstand is believed to be the world's oldest football stand still in regular use, having been opened on 11 June 1892. The club is affiliated to the Norfolk County FA.
The Tri-State League was the name of six different circuits in American minor league baseball.
The Beatrice Blues were a minor league baseball team located in Beatrice, Nebraska. A member of the Nebraska State League from 1922 to 1923, 1928, 1932 to 1938, and the Tri-State League in (1924), they were affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1936 to 1938.
The Nebraska State League (NSL) was an American professional baseball league with five incarnations. At least, the name was adopted five times: in 1892, from 1910 to 1915, from 1922 to 1923, from 1928 to 1938 and from 1956 to 1959.
Byron Franklin Speece, was a Major League Baseball player. He was married to Helen Grace Speece; they had two children.
Elmer S. "Doc" Bennett was a minor league baseball pitcher and player, who later became a very successful minor league manager, leading five teams to league championships in 13 years of managing. He spent much of his career as a player-manager.
The 1937 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nebraska in the Big Six Conference during the 1937 college football season. In its first season under head coach Biff Jones, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record, won the Big Six championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 99 to 42. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The 1938 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nebraska in the Big Six Conference during the 1938 college football season. In its second season under head coach Biff Jones, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record, tied for third place in the Big Six, and was outscored opponents by a total of 84 to 68. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Lincoln Links were an American minor league baseball franchise that represented Lincoln, Nebraska, for 18 seasons over a 23-year period (1917–39) during the 20th century. They played in the Class A Western League, the Class D Nebraska State League and the Class D Western League of 1939–41 (1939).
Several different minor league baseball teams were based in Salisbury, North Carolina, between 1905 and 1968.
The Sioux City Cowboys were a minor league baseball team that played in the Western League (1934–1937), Nebraska State League (1938) and another incarnation of the Western League (1939). The team, based in Sioux City, Iowa, was affiliated with the Detroit Tigers in 1937 and 1939. It was the first team to be based in Sioux City since 1924. They played at Stockyards Park.
The Lexington Red Sox were a minor league baseball team, based in Lexington, Nebraska. The Lexington Red Sox played in the short–season Class D Nebraska State League from 1956 to 1958.
The Fremont Pathfinders were a minor league baseball team, based in Fremont, Nebraska from 1910–1913. The Fremont Pathfinders were charter members of the Class D Nebraska State League, winning championships in 1910 and 1912. Fremont won played their home games at Association Lot.
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