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Mock Funeral [1]

A mock funeral for the Towelers, the Kannapolis franchise, held in 1938 by Concord Weavers pitchers Ken Chitwood, Bud Voight and Witt Guise. Chitwood and Guise jumped organized baseball contracts to play in the "Outlaw League."  The tombstone reads “Here lies Kannapolis - Died of growing pains.”

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Exhibit & Section: 
Outlaw Carolina Baseball League 1936 - 1938 [2]
Team Information [3]
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[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/outlaw-carolina-baseball-league-1936-1938-team-information/mock-funeral [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/outlaw-carolina-baseball-league-1936-1938 [3] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/team-information