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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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The National Baseball Congress re-franchises the Branch Rickey League in its 1961 National Association with 8 Georgia Negro league teams under a nationwide contract system. President: Adam Maxey; Secretary: Phillip Lee Jr.; Announced in Wichita, Kan.
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WICHITA, Kan. - The National Baseball Congress today announced the re-franchising of the Branch Rickey League in its 1961 National Association, consisting of 8 Georgia teams.
Members of this league include: College Park Indians, Atlanta Panthers, Forrest Park Braves, Macon Cardinals, East Point Red Sox, Newnan Braves, La Grange Indians and Marietta Yellow Jackets.
Adam Maxey is league president and Phillip Lee, Jr., is secretary, both residing in Atlanta.
All players in this Negro league are under the NBC nation-wide contract system unable to transfer to other teams or leagues without release from Manager, Congress president Ray Dumont said.
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Wichita, Kan.; Georgia
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1961
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The National Baseball Congress announces the re-franchising of the Branch Rickey League in its 1961 National Association, consisting of 8 Georgia teams: College Park Indians, Atlanta Panthers, Forrest Park Braves, Macon Cardinals, East Point Red Sox, Newnan Braves, La Grange Indians, and Marietta Yellow Jackets. Adam Maxey is president and Phillip Lee, Jr., is secretary, both in Atlanta. Players are under NBC contract system.