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22 August 2024

  • curprev 16:1216:12, 22 August 2024‎ Randylyon talk contribs‎ 786 bytes +786‎ Created page with "JACKSON, George Jesse "Cannonball". (CA, 1891--Dubuque, IA, 1924) For two or more years prior to his death, he had been a member of the Glinkenson Union Giants of Chicago. While playing with the colored team, Jackson also played in Dubuque pitching against the Dubuque White Sox and other teams. In 1922 he had dazzled the local crowd by striking out 17 opposing batters. He was also employed by the J. A. Rassmussen and Sons street improvement contractors. Investigators fou..."
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