Raymond 'Hap' Dumont was a sporting goods salesman and newspaper sports reporter who organized the National Baseball Congress and its first national tournament in 1935.
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The Bismarck, N.D., Corwin-Churchills team won the first NBC World Series behind the pitching of Satchel Paige, middle of back row. Bismarck defeated the Duncan, Okla., Halliburtons 5-2 in the final game.
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Negro Leagues great Satchel Paige pitched Bismarck, N.D., to the inaugural tournament championship, going 4-0 and striking out 65 in five appearances.
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Billy Martin was a member of the 1954 Goodland team in the NBC World Series.
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Goodland second baseman Billy Martin, right, accepts a 1954 all-tournament trophy.
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The Rapid Transit Dreamliners won the NBC World Series in 1962, 1963 and 1965.
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The 1964 Service Auto Glass team won the NBC World Series, knocking off Fairbanks in the championship game.
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Emmett Ashford umpired NBC World Series games in the 1970s after leaving Major League Baseball as the majors' first black umpire, from 1967-70.
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Former Yankees pitcher Allie Reynolds was in the charter class of NBC Hall of Famers.
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Third baseman Morgan Ensberg, left, played for the Santa Barbara (Calif.) Foresters under manager Bill Pintard, right. Ensberg was the 2005 Gradaute of the Year.
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Clarinda, Iowa, celebrates a run scored by Bobby Brown in 1993.
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Grant Harveill tries to retrieve a foul ball in 1988.
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Santa Claus joins the players on the North Pole Nicks in 1988.
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Kenai Peninsula Oilers players celebrate after winning the NBC World Series. 1994
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Beatrice Bruins coach Bob Steinkamp celebrates with his pitcher Eric Kleinsorge after defeating Santa Monica in 1989.
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Broncos catcher looks down as Anchorage's #22 crosses the plate. 1994
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9-year-old Brent Cummings of White Cloud, Minn., waits for a foul ball.
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Palm Beach's Carmen Nocera looks back at the umpire for the safe call while clinging to the bag. 1990
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Steve Smith and family enjoy a late night at the NBC tourney in 1990.
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Palm Beach players Ken DeGroot and Mat Schubert sit on the curb outside Lawrence-Dumont Stadium waiting to load their gear. They were eliminated from the NBC tourney in 1990 by the Anchorage Glacier Pilots.
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Clarinda, Iowa, celebrates a run scored by Bobby Brown in 1993.
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Grant Harveill tries to retrieve a foul ball in 1988.
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Umpire Perry Barber takes the field for the Liberal-Vienna game at the NBC Tournament. 2008
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Santa Barbara Foresters baseball coach Bill Pintard hugs Bud Fulfer, 13, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis campus on Friday. The Foresters, who are in town for the NBC Tournament, visited the pediatric unit, including Olivia Mann, 10, right. This is the third year Fulfer has met the team, and they gave him a jersey. 1999
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The Santa Barbara Foresters baseball team visited the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis campus on Friday. The Foresters, who are in town for the NBC Tournament, visited the pediatric unit, handing out autographed balls and shirts. 1999
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The Santa Barbara team celebrates with the championship trophy at the NBC Tournament on Friday, Aug. 15, 2008.
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Anchorage relief pitcher Jeff Francis is congratulated by catcher Ben Fritz, Adam Heether, left, and Will Lewis, right, after defeating Hays 3-2 Saturday in the NBC Championship game. 2001
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The Dallas Phillies rejoice after beating Kenai Oilers 5-4 for the 1999 NBC Championship.
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WSU student Kelly Lorson places a number in place in the runs column behind the manual scoreboard at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Friday night during the NBC tournament. 2001
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Fairbanks Goldpanners teammates surround pitcher Zak Basch after the team's 8-3 win over the Anchorage Glacier Pilots in the NBC championship game. 2002
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Derek Beal, 8, sits perched atop some seats at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Thursday evening awaiting a foul ball. Beal and his older brother Jasper and mother were experiencing their first NBC World Series game. 2001
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Liberal's Chaz Eiguren (33) celebrates with teammates after scoring in the third inning to give Liberal a 4-0 lead over Santa Barbara. 1999
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Jan Yates of Wichita cheers on the players in the first game of the NBC tournament along with her grandchildren Jade, 4, and Zach Nixon, 2. 1999
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Fairbanks Goldpanners team members dogpile the pitcher Zak Basch and others after winning the NBC championship game 8-3 over the Anchorage Glacier Pilots. 2002
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Lawrence-Dumont Stadium under the lights near downtown Wichita. The stadium is home to the Wichita Wingnuts and the home of the National Baseball Congress tournament in August of every year. The stadium opened its doors in 1934. 2006
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Nevada's Jon Weber (11), right, is hugged by teammate Shawn Sonnier (6) after their team was defeated by El Dorado in the NBC Championship game Friday night. 1998
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Hartselle Expos pitcher, Steve Spurgeon signs autographs. 1988
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Dan Turner, Lawrence-Dumont Stadium manager, puts the last of six sets of painted bases up to dry on Thursday afternoon. Turner and other stadium staff members are busy preparing the field for Friday's opening of the National Baseball Congress tournament, which will run through August 15th. 1997
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Ryan Breckenridge, left fielder for the Wichita Tigers, laces up his cleats behind the dugout before the start of his team's third game of the Wichita Early Bird NBC Qualifying Tournament at the Southwest Boys Club evening. 2001
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Hays fans brought plenty of signs to cheer on their Larks on Saturday at the championship game of the NBC tournament. 2000
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Betty Smyth, right, catches up on some sleep while her husband, Max, waits for the start of the 3:30 a.m. game Saturday between the Oklahoma City Sox and the Lake Havasu Heat. The Smyths, who are from Oklahoma, said they've been to the past 14 NBC tournaments. 2000
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Chris Roth, left, and Manny Rico of Sign and Design prepare to hang the brackets for the NBC Tournament at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. 1999
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Lawrence-Dumont Stadium during the NBC feature game between the Wichita Braves and the Wharton, Texas, Royals at sunset. 2002
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The Chinese team waves to the crowd after defeating Santa Barbara in the NBC final. 2003
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Preston Brower, 12, drapes a wet towel over his head to keep cool at the NBC baseball tournament at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. 2008
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Chinese Taipei's Yueh-Ping Lin, right, jumps on winning pitcher Chang Wei Tu, left, after defeating Santa Barbara in the final of the NBC Tournament. 2003
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Melissa Malone, left, and Marian Broderick try to stay cool under an umbrella Monday afternoon at the NBC baseball world series. "We enjoy watching the games even though it's hot," said Broderick. 2006
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Tommy Myers of the Santa Barbara Foresters gives NBC World Series fans some excitement during a rain delay before the start of their game against the Jackson Gray Sox. Myers hit an imaginary home run that ended with a dramatic slide across a rain-covered tarp. 1997
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San Diego Stars pitcher Josh Pascarella (43) celebrates with catcher Graig Merritt (16) after the final out of their 7-6 victory over the Cape Girardeau Capahas on Friday night at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. 2000
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Liberal players jump into a heap after defeating Hays 3-1 to win the NBC tournament. 2000
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Dallas Phillies pitcher Bo Hale celebrates as the Phillies win the 1999 NBC Championship over Kania.
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Brent Gould, 98, of Liberal, watches first inning action through his binoculars Saturday evening at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. Gould said he has attended every tournament since 1974 before missing this year. But after the BeeJays made it to the finals, he said he couldn't miss the game. Gould saw his first NBC tournament in 1940. 2000
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Nevada, Mo., Griffons player Tommy Stewart along with the rest of the team, waits for the start of the game against the Hays Larks. 2002
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Whitey Herzog, right, stands for the national anthem along with his wife, Marry Lou. Whitey came to watch his grandson El Dorado Broncos player John Urick in the feature game of the NBC Tournament against the Clarinda, Iowa, A's. 2002
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Santa Barbara manager Bill Pintard gets soaked after the win over Seattle in the championship game of the NBC Tournament on Friday, Aug. 15, 2008.
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Wichita Braves celebrate their 8-7 victory over Seattle during the NBC tournament Saturday in Wichita. The Braves came back from being down 7-0 to win the game in the 9th inning. 2002
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After 13 years of coming to the NBC Tournament, Santa Barbara coach Bill Pintard finally gets to hoist the championship trophy after his team defeated the Derby Twins 7-6 on Saturday night. 2006
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