Interview with John Litzie, former Oakland Larks player
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@ Oakland Public Library, African American Museum and Library at Oakland
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.) Litzie, John
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The Oakland Larks were one of six teams in the The West Coast Negro Baseball Association, formed on March 9, 1946 at a meeting of the High Marine Social Club at the Elks Clubhouse in Oakland, California. The baseball league was spearheaded by two Berkeley firemen, Eddie Harris and David P. Portlock, who pitched the idea of forming a Negro baseball league on the West Coast that would use Pacific Coast League parks while teams were away.Written on case: 18
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