Letter from Kenesaw Mountain Landis to Connie Mack

Date1944 August 25

DescriptionA letter dated August 25, 1944 from Kenesaw Mountain Landis to Connie Mack where he shares a report of gambling activities at Shibe Park and asks Mack to address the situation, as he wishes to have the local clubs handle it. The letter is typed on Baseball letterhead and signed by Landis. He requests that Mack gets together with Herb Pennock to make a decision.

Object numberBL-2001-00998

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1866-1944

Subject Mack, Connie, 1862-1956

Subject Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1866-1944

Subject Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA MSS 044 Correspondence collection

Dimensions8.5 x 11 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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