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‘Friends of Sockalexis’ raising funds for monument honoring Indian Island baseball pioneer

March 23, 2018 By Larry Mahoney

‘Friends of Sockalexis’ raising funds for monument honoring Indian Island baseball pioneer

By Larry Mahoney, BDN Staff March 23, 2018 1:00 am BANGOR — Ed Rice, author of a book about Indian Island native and former major league baseball player Louis Sockalexis, is again at the forefront of an effort to recognize the groundbreaking athlete. Rice has teamed up with Theodore Bear Mitchell and John Bear Mitchell on the board of directors of the “Friends of Sockalexis,” a committee that will raise money to build a monument dedicated to Sockalexis. Rice and Theodore Bear Mitchell … [Read more...]

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