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Article: Negro Leagues debate centers on Brewers' honoree: He says he played ball; others doubt life story, fund-raising efforts.
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 2, 2006
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Byline: Don Walker
Jun. 2--Dennis Biddle, who says he played in the Negro Leagues in the 1950s, will be honored tonight at Miller Park by the Milwaukee Brewers. But questions have been raised about his baseball career and a foundation he runs to support aging ballplayers. Biddle is well known to the Brewers and speaks often to community groups, schools and other organizations interested in learning about the history of the Negro Leagues. But Biddle also is involved in a dispute with surviving Negro Leaguers who have their doubts about Biddle's life story and his fund-raising efforts. Tonight's ceremony will take place before the Brewers vs. the ...
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