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| Phil Dixon |
“The Kansas City Monarchs in Our Home Town”
Phil Dixon, one of the founders of the Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City, is on a mission. In honor of the 90th Anniversary of the Kansas City Monarchs’ first world’s Championship in 1924, he is returning to 90 cities where they played ballgames to present this team’s unique history.
On Saturday, August 23rd at 10:00 am, Phil will be at the Bates County Museum in Robertson Hall to share this great story. This date, August 23rd, in the year 1923, the Kansas City Monarchs traveled to Rich Hill to play ball!
The museum is thrilled to host this important presentation and is eager to hear what Phil has discovered about the Rich Hill game as well as learn more about the incomparable Kansas City Monarchs.
His program includes a 30-45 minute power presentation with historic photographs, entertaining stories and colorful baseball poetry. Following the program the museum is hosting a free will offering luncheon complete with a traditional baseball park menu: Hot Dogs with all the fixin’s, nachos, soda pop, and ice cream.
Come learn about this historic moment in time that is truly Educational and Entertaining! For any further information call the museum. 660-679-0134
-our thanks to Peggy Buhr
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