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The KOM League
Flash Report
for
March 12, 2021
This is the first report released in nearly a month. If you care to read it click right here: www.flickr.com/photos/60428361@N07/50957070916/
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It seemed as though a significant number of days had passed since last I came to the computer. It had been nearly four weeks and today an attempt was made to string together a few words in order to compose a comprehensible sentence. Hopefully, some of the material contained herein is okay.
About all that seems to happen anymore is the obituary files continue to expand. There are names appearing each day of people I have known personally or knew of due to their fame. It must be said that there is no pleasure derived in writing about the recently departed. However, some of those leaving us were “big” names in their respective fields of endeavor and without my pointing it out no one, or relatively few, would know they ever had a connection to the KOM league, even tangentially.
Just to preface this report the two recently departed men, who will be tied to the KOM league, are a big league player/coach/manager along with a famous radio voice If either of those subjects don’t appeal to you then cease reading at this point.
Most long term readers know that the author of this report had a baseball career that started and ended in 1951. There wasn’t much use for a skinny, runt of a kid in the game of baseball and he went on to a life that was basically free of the sport except for an idea in 1994 that an old league should be documented.
Over the span of a quarter century of looking for former KOM leaguers many surprises have come my way. In 1951 the New York Giants signed a young catcher out of Cape Girardeau, Mo. by the name of Bill Lee Atchley. By that point in history the Iola ballclub had been affiliated with the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and was now surviving as an independent team relying on players showing up for tryouts or being optioned there by a major league organization. Atchley fit into the latter category.
This is a brief clip on Atchley’s life. “Dr. Bill L. Atchley, Ph.D., 68, of Wachesaw Plantation, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2000, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 16, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., he was the son of the late William C. and Mary Logsden Atchley. He was the former president of Southeast Missouri State University, former president of the University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif., and former president of Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. He served as president of the National Science Center Foundation, dean of engineering at West Virginia University, and associate dean and professor at the University of Missouri at Rolla. He was a U. S. Army veteran, having served in the Korean Conflict. He was a former professional baseball player with the New York Giants.
The following links are a “must read” to understand this story.
www.findagrave.com/memorial/77438609/bill-lee-atchley
digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll3/id/16699/...
clemsonwiki.com/wiki/Bill_Lee_Atchley
By referencing the aforementioned citations it is obvious that what Atchley didn’t attain in baseball he more than made up for it in the educational arena at some major institutions of higher learning in this country. In a long ago conversation he related that he still loved baseball and at one point in history was considered for the opening of the Commissioner of Baseball position that went to Bart Giamatti.
Now, this is not to cut short the story of Bill Atchley but to bring into it another name. In 1947 the Independence, Kansas Yankees had a 22-year old pitcher, Alexander Zych from Kansas City, who had stared his professional baseball career in 1944 being signed by the Kansas City Blues before winding up with Wellsville, NY that year. He pitched minor league baseball in Hagerstown, Maryland--Norfolk, Virginia--Quincy, Illinois-- Greenville, Mississippi-- Raliegh and Kinston, N C as well as Rock Hill, Sumter and Gasonia, South Carolina.
By the time Zych reached the age of 27 he was back in his native Kansas City and playing for the amateur Holden, Mo. Chiefs in both 1954 and 1955. The next year he drove to Nevada, Mo. And pitched for that amateur club and led them to a Missouri state amatuer championship. On that club were three former KOM leaguers along with a former St. Louis Cardinal pitcher from Greenfield, Mo. by the name of Floyd “Goat” Wooldridge.
Over the years communication was maintained with Zych and the first book written about the KOM league contained considerable information that he furnished. The following obituary describes the connection he maintained with the game of baseball in both Kansas City and Oakland with the Athletics and Royals. (If the reader doesn’t click on these sites this report will be meaningless.)
www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kansascity/name/alexander-zy...
On July 14, 2014 an announcement came over the radio of a terrible automobile accident and the patient was transferred, by medical helicopter, to Columbia, Mo. As it turned out Alex Zych died within a couple of miles of where this report is prepared.
Now go back to 1951
In 1951 Alex Zych was pitching at Kinston, North Carolina, Bill Atchley was catching for the Iola Indians, and a young boy was born on January 12 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The newborn had a cousin, once removed, named Patricia. In 1954 when the young boy was three years old his cousin, Patricia Limbaugh, married Bill Atchley. www.floydmortuary.com/obituaries/Patsy-Atchley/#!/ObituarySo
So, the connection to Rush Hudson Limbaugh III and the KOM league is made. Once back from Oakland Alex Zych was the “wise old head” in the Kansas City Royals clubhouse and when an upstart 27-year ticket salesman needed advice he went to the person who he considered the wisest which was Alex Zych, the equipment manager for the team. From a couple of sources I have heard that Rush Limbaugh affectionately referred to Zych as “Dad.”
Following the death of Zych he was paid high praise on Limbaugh’s national radio broadcast and the famed broadcaster thus attended the funeral of a former KOM leaguer. Whether Limbaugh was close enough to Atchley to attend his funeral I don’t know. Often I wondered if Limbaugh ever heard of Atchley’s baseball playing days. When Limbaugh had his “open line Friday” segments there was a temptation to call and ask that question but some things are just meant to never be known.
On a personal note, the first time I ever heard Limbaugh was in the 1970’s when he was on the staff of KMBZ in Kansas City. At that time I was living in Topeka and early of the morning he was given five minutes for making comments. They were a bit different from what I had heard on the radio. But, in those days about all you ever heard was “Swap Shop,” “Kitchen Klatter,” “Trading Post” and religious shows such as Theodore Epp and his “Back to the Bible” broadcast that emanated from Lincoln, Nebraska. AM Radio was nearly toast by the 1980’s.
After hearing Limbaugh in the 1970’s, on KMBZ, I never heard of him again until 1992. At that time I had met up with a former grade and high school acquaintance by the name of Mickey Roberts. He was going by the name of Mike and doing play-by-play broadcasting of the Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast league games on KOB radio in that town. At one game he told me I had to listen to a new show they had on their station. He told me the voice was from a former Missouri. I told Roberts I had heard that voice a decade and a half earlier while living in Topeka, Kansas.
Of all the forms of media radio was always my preference and I was attracted to people who knew how to communicate whether or not I agreed with them or not. At one time I reveled in hearing divergent voices of Limbaugh and Garrison Keillor who couldn’t have been more opposite if they had practiced. People have to be smart enough to listen, digest and form their own opinions which is sadly lacking in the era.
Many a debate—or argument—arose over the years with my son about what Limbaugh did or didn’t say. One thing I recall predicting, over two decades ago, was that Limbaugh would die most likely from lung cancer, long before his time. I made that point to my son, many times, due to his addiction to whatever cigarettes have that addict. Since Rush’s passing my son has never mentioned it even happening. I think he might recall what his old man has told him over and over about tobacco.
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The latest death with a KOM league connection.
This past week saw the passing of a former big league player coach and manager by the name of Norman Sherry ps://www.mlb.com/news/norm-sherry-ex-catcher-manager-dies-at-89
In reading that obituary one of his buddies from “day one—actually” came to mind. Sherry and Stan Santo who played first base for the 1951 Ponca City Dodgers were lifelong friends until Santo’s passing. It is always my goal to share information with people when it has some meaning and in this case I figured the son of one of those guys fit into that framework.
To Mark Santo
I have seen a lot of articles today from the baseball experts about the death of Norm Sherry. They claim to know all about him. Your dad could have filled them in on a lot about his younger days of which they are unaware.
Santo’s reply:
Hi John. You got that right. Talk about similar paths…My dad and Norm were born one day apart. They went to high school together, played baseball together in high school, went together for induction into military service, and remained friends until my dad passed away 2 years ago. They both lived in San Diego county in their later years.
Growing up in the same neighborhood my dad also knew Larry Sherry. As I was told, they never thought that Larry would ever be a great player due to a birth defect with his feet; needless to say they couldn’t have been more wrong about that. When Larry passed away a few years ago my Dad was invited to and attended his funeral.
When I was 13 years old my dad took me to a winter training camp in the Los Angeles area where Norm was coaching to see if my pitching talents were as good as my Dad thought they were. Of course they weren’t and I distinctly remember being blown away by the grown-ups. Not exactly a moral booster for a 13 year old, but a great experience nonetheless. I feel like Norm’s passing represents the end of a chapter in my life.
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A special item.
It is realized that not all the recipients of these reports care all that much about them. Here is a special link to something I found interesting. I’d place this under the category “sometimes you never know what you have.” youtu.be/VmdFNQnbS0k ________________________________________________________________________________
Robert Anson Grove passes.
www.galvnews.com/obituaries/article_f9639322-0119-56a4-b6... (Photo included in citation)
Only once was it my privilege to speak with Robert Grove but he was a fascinating man. He was a great conversationalist with interesting stories to share. He spent less than a month as a catcher for the 1949 Ponca City Dodgers. As the obituary indicates his time in the KOM league is not mentioned.
Thanks to Jack Morris who included me on his list for passing along this obituary.
TEXAS CITY, TX — Robert Anson Grove (Bob), 90, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.He was born on September 12, 1930 in Norfolk, Virginia to Donald M. Grove and Deloris Bridget Grove. After graduating from Ball High School in Galveston, TX Bob tried out for the Brooklyn Dodgers and was the catcher for their farm team in Sheboygan, WI. until he was drafted into the Army in 1953.
Bob married his high school sweetheart Mary Ellen Pierce on September 26, 1952. During their 66 years together, they were blessed with 3 daughters. In addition to being a loving husband and father he worked for the same family, Eugene B. Smith, at Moody Compress in Galveston, TX. He was an active member of St. John’s United Methodist Church in Texas City, TX where he served many years as the Finance Committee Chairman. Bob was also a ham radio operator (WB5FGD) and used this talent to serve others through the Shriners Burns Institute in Galveston and emergency preparedness during hurricane season. He was an outstanding golfer, tennis player and a master Easter Egg Hider.
He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Ellen Grove, his parents, brothers Don Grove Jr., Joe Grove, George Grove, Jack Grove, sister Zoe Anne Dundee (Mick) and son in law Kenneth Beasley.
He is survived by his sister Zoe Belle Calaway, his daughters Janet Grove Gonzales, Jo Ann Grove Konecny and her husband Larry, Jill Grove and her partner, Dianna Jarvis; grandchildren Brian Gonzales and wife Layla, Brandon Gonzales and wife Jackie, Bobby Gonzales and wife Crystal, Larry Konecny Jr. and wife Daniela, Candice Maintz and husband Bill, Laura Williams and husband Kyle, Andrew Konecny and wife Victoria and Gryffen James-Grove along with 14 great-grandchildren and other extended family members who he held dear.
Ed comment:
With the passing of Bob Grove there are six surviving members of the 1949 Ponca City Dodgers. They are Daniel Chepkauskas, Loren Doll, Dick McCoy, Theodore James Dean, John Nixon and Dean Antonson. Chepkauskas worked in the space industry, Doll and his partner Isrig operated huge cattle and grain operation in Western Kansas, Dean was in the production side of the movie industry. McCoy spent many years with the Omaha, Neb. Fire department and the readers can flunk me on Nixon and Antonson since I don’t recall their post-baseball careers. However, I know where both live and can put anyone in touch with those guys if they are curious about their means of support subsequent to their baseball career.
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Bye—This concludes yet another effort to recall and report something from the past. These reports are akin to bond fires. First there is a need for fuel then a spark to create a flame to get things going. Sometimes there isn’t the fuel or the spark to create a Flash Report and when that happens long periods exist between their production.
Waffle House, Austin, TX
We sat at the counter right in front of the cook. Its always fun to watch a good short order cook that can balance and breeze through multiple orders. This gentleman seemed experienced and had several breakfast meals cooking at the same time. This image was taken outside the restaurant.
Explore #254 | 01/05/2010
St Pancras New Church, Euston Road, London NW1, 1819-22.
Window by Clayton & Bell.
A Thanks Offering, 1880.
Clayton & Bell (1855-1993).
The company was founded in London by John Richard Clayton (1827-1913) and Alfred Bell (1832-1895). Within a few years the firm occupied a leading place in stained glass design and manufacture. They were one of the most prolific and proficient workshops of English stained glass during the latter half of the 19th century.
By the 1860s they were established in large premises in Regent Street with 300 employees. During the 1860s and 1870s night shifts were worked in order to fulfil commissions. The company was also producing decorative schemes and murals for churches.
In the 1880s the two founders withdrew from active participation. The firm continued under Alfred Bell’s son, John Clement Bell (1860-1944), then under Reginald Otto Bell (1884-1950) and lastly Michael Farrar-Bell (1911-1993) until his death.
I'll have my coffee out here, maid Daisy, so make sure you get ALL the cat fur off of my cushion. Your side can wait...you won't be sitting anytime soon. 😜
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| Fate/Grand Order
CN: Relyss
Helper: Valkyrie
Venue: Studio14
A7m3 + Laowa 105 STF
Godox AD600, V850ii, V860ii
In order to become a Geisha, a young woman must work as an apprentice ("Maiko" - 舞妓) for several years. These two Maiko were demonstrating traditional costumes and dances at the Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts.
I thought the dances were amazingly fluid and graceful, but also clearly incredibly precise.
Based on Kyouka's comments and some subsequent Googling, it appears that these are Maiko Umeyae (梅やえ) and Maiko Umehisa (梅比沙) from the Kamishichiken region of Kyoto. According to WIkipedia, Kamishichiken "is the oldest hanamachi (geisha district) in northwest Kyoto, just east of the Kitano Tenman-gū Shrine."
What I like about this photo is the peaceful feeling of it. What I don't like is the fact that I was unable to capture the sky the way I wanted. Something I would do to improve the photo would be to come at a different time of day or figure out how to use my camera settings to adjust the light.
Photos taken in store of the Snow Gear Anna Limited Edition Pre-Order Display Doll. The first store I went to had about 7 adults waiting to pre-order the new LE Anna and Elsa dolls when the store opened at 10:00 AM. The store had 13 of each doll available, so it was no sweat getting both dolls.
Unfortunately the store did not have a LE Elsa display doll, nor did they have the pre-order placard to go with the doll. They placed the Anna doll on the check out counter, so I could take a close look at the doll and take photos. It was rather cramped quarters, so I didn't take long shots of the boxed doll.
They also had the Animators' Kristoff doll for sale. So I bought one of him, in addition to my pre-orders of the LE Anna and Elsa, and the pre-order of the Frozen Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.
I went to a second nearby Disney Store, looking to get a look at LE Elsa, but no such luck. They had already sold out of the Elsa, so they had taken the display doll down. They did have Anna still displayed, so I took a few photos of her. She was on a high shelf, so I could take decent long views of the doll and the promo placard. While I was taking photos of Anna, a person got the last pre-order available, so they took down the display doll and placard just after I finished taking photos.
Box Notes:
Disney Store proudly presents the worldwide Limited Edition Anna doll. With its intricate details, this beautifully designed doll magically captures the beauty and spirit of Anna, from Disney's newest feature film Frozen. Beginning with her Norwegian fur-trimmed bonnet and matching burgundy wool cape, Anna's ensemble features luxe embroidery and a pom-pom trimmed cape collar. Beneath her cape, she wears a satin blouse and black velvet bodice with gold binding leading to a blue velvet skirt with rosemaling embroidery. Her signature golden tresses, teal knit mittens and embossed boots provide the gorgeous finishing touches. Designed and carefully crafted by Disney Store artists, this limited edition doll is a must-have for Disney fans and collectors alike.
Anna Limited Edition Doll - 17'' - Frozen - Pre-Order
US Disney Store
Pre-Order Began: 2014-01-10 12:00 AM PST
Sold Out: Before 2014-01-10 3:30 AM PST
Anna Limited Edition Doll - 17'' - Frozen - Pre-Order
$99.95
Item No. 6070040901012P
Snow wonder
Anna wraps up warm against the Kingdom of Arendelle's eternal winter in the beautifully detailed costume. Inspired by Frozen, this stunning limited edition doll is designed and crafted by Disney Store artists. See more
Reserve by clicking Pre-Order now! We expect this item to be available by 03/18/2014. You will be notified via email when it is ready to ship.
Magic in the details...
Please Note: Each Guest will be limited to ordering a maximum of one of this item per order.
Available to own March 18, 2014
• Limited Edition of 5000
• Includes Certificate of Authenticity
• Burgundy wool cape with satin lining, embroidered detailing, rhinestone accents, and pom-pom trimmed collar
• Norwegian fur-trimmed bonnet
• Satin blouse with embroidered detailing on cuffs
• Black velvet bodice with gold binding. embroidery and rhinestone accents
• Blue velvet skirt with rosemaling embroidery
• Teel knit mittens
• Embossed boots
• Braided hair
• Rooted eyelashes
• Fully poseable
• Display stand included
• Comes in elegant window display packaging
• Inspired by Disney's Frozen
The bare necessities
• Ages 6+
• Plastic /polyester
• 17'' H
• Imported
Delivery
Sorry! Express shipping not available for this item.
My brief visit to Lostwithiel was planned some weeks before the event, my hope was to have a last bash at photographing a train of CDAs on a china clay service in the county, but the last CDAs were withdrawn on 11th August, so instead on 22nd August 2023 I had a set of JIAs working 6G09, the 13.02 Goonbarrow Junction to Carne Point, Fowey led by EWS liveried 66199.
New wave icons New Order and Pet Shop Boys are bringing their hits, like “Blue Monday” and “West End Girls,” to U.S. and Canadian arenas from Sept. 17 through Oct. 16 as part of their 13-concert “Unity Tour.” That includes huge concerts at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Sept. 23, Philadelphia’s TD Pavilion at the Mann on Sept. 25 and New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sept. 28.
As soon as I saw that the Cody and 501st helmets were restocked I ordered right away and I decided to pick up a Fives helmet too. Expect to see these in some upcoming builds.
None for trade
"Order of Railway Conductors, Division Card, 1889. January 1st, 1889. Mr. M. H. Harris is a member of Division No. 21, and his dues are paid until December 31st, 1889. No. 474. Wm. P. Daniels, grand secretary. S. D. Childs & Co., Chicago."
"LOVE WILL TEAR US APART" scrolls past as New Order plays their final song of the evening ("Love Will Tear Us Apart")
Marco
27th september - 31th october
height 29 cm
eyes 8 mm
ask any questions here: karmanavtica@gmail.com
x3 mercedes sprinter public order vans/personel carriers, x1 mercedes sprinter incident support unit and x1 ford focus estate incident response vehicle all belonging to Staffordshire police seen here in Venture park in Tamworth to help out with the olympic torch relay.
Thanks to the Sergeant for allowing me to take pictures.
This Is a close-up from my earlier picture of thses vehicles.
i always add some extra doodles with your order from my shop.
instagram: @a.creature
tumblr: art-creature
shop: artcreature.storenvy.com
taken at the depot in Knockin Heath and shows the varied fleet of Vaggs Motors, nearest is OUJ121 Bedford SB Duple Vega, new March 57 lasting until sold in December 72, next is now being used as a seat store MAW742 Bedford SB Duple Midland new in May 55 being withdrawn in December 69 and finally GVA462 Bedford SB Duple Vega, which had joined the fleet from Jones Market Drayton inMay 57 and lasting until February 74 taken in April 70
Due to the increasing hostilities between the countries of Geo and Volsci, the government has decided to begin a general mobilization of some of its troops.
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This is the 21st Mechanized Infantry Division on their way to being deployed to border city of New Brick City, as deterrent to a possible armed conflict.
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Instead of showing you a simple picture of my current Modern Army, I wanted to make it a big more elaborate. So my Army consists of 1 Cheiftain MBT, 1 FV432, 2 Land Rover Snatch, 1 Land Rover Wolf, 1 MWMIK Jackal, 1 FV102 Striker, 2 General Utility Trucks, 1 Rapier Missile Launcher, and 1 V-150 Commando. Most vehicles are form Brickmania.
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I plan to increase it substantially to include a couple more Chieftains and to expand on the CVRT collection by a lot! And I also might changed the trucks in the future. (Which are based on the Armorbrick GAZ-66 truck!
Let me know what you guys think!