Negro League Baseball

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Across
  1. 2. One of the inaugural teams in the NNL was the Dayton _____
  2. 4. Number of teams in the Negro National League when it launched in 1920
  3. 7. The Negro Leagues most famous player
  4. 8. Introduced in 1933, the _____-_____ All-Star Game in Chicago became the NNL's biggest annual event
  5. 9. Black baseball primarily became known for showcasing a style of _____, daring play and showmanship
  6. 10. Launched the Negro National League in 1920
  7. 11. Formed in 1876, its owners were intent on keeping baseball a white man’s game
Down
  1. 1. Unsuccessful attempt to create a all-black league in 1910
  2. 3. The first African American to play in what was then considered a major league
  3. 5. In the late 19th century, black players would be tried to be passed off as Spanish or _____
  4. 6. Event that proved costly to professional black baseball
  5. 7. _____ proved fleeting for the Negro Leagues, however, as players jumped from squad to squad in pursuit of the highest bidder