BAFAM October Crossword Challenge - Week 1

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Across
  1. 1. Ritchey had to endure ______ during his baseball career, particularly in the South
  2. 5. The Johnny Ritchey Breaking Barriers Scholarship is celebrated on ______ Robinson Day.
  3. 8. War II Before joining the PCL, Johnny Ritchey served in the ______.
  4. 9. Johnny ______ became the first African-American player in the Pacific Coast League.
  5. 12. Johnny Ritchey served in a combat ______ unit during World War II.
  6. 13. In 1938, Ritchey was barred from competing in the American ______ World Series due to his race.
  7. 15. The Padres announced the second annual Johnny Ritchey Breaking Barriers ______.
Down
  1. 2. Ritchey led the San Diego State ______ with a .356 batting average in 1946.
  2. 3. The ______ expressed interest in bringing Johnny Ritchey to the Pacific Coast League in 1947.
  3. 4. Johnny Ritchey played as a ______ in professional baseball.
  4. 6. Ritchey broke racial ______ in the Pacific Coast League. Barriers Ritchey broke racial ______ in the Pacific Coast League.
  5. 7. Ritchey’s batting style was compared to that of Tony ______.
  6. 10. A bust of Johnny Ritchey is on display at ______ Park.
  7. 11. Ritchey was inducted into the San Diego ______ of Champions' Breitbard Hall of Fame in 2017.
  8. 14. In 1947, Ritchey won a batting title in the ______ Leagues with the Chicago American Giants.