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NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals The Gardner Scene: Willie ‘Cannonball’ Jackman and his appearances in Gardner Famed Negro League pitcher with a blazing fastball was a popular player whenever his team barnstormed into town Mike Richard Special for The Gardner News In commemoration of Black History Month, it may be an appropriate time to remember one of the most celebrated barnstorming baseball players to appear in the area. During the 1920s and 1930s, sandlot baseball was highly popular in Gardner, with summer games topping the bill at Wilder Field and some 2,000 fans cramming into the friendly confines of the grandstand on weekends. There were some big names and talented teams of renown who visited Gardner during that era, including a team known by the politically incorrect name by today’s standards – the Philadelphia Colored Giants.

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