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Bartow Polkers and the Florida State League, 1919-1920

4/1/2020

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Bartow Athletic Field
Bartow Athletic Field
The Florida State League was originally established as a Class D League in 1919 with teams in Tampa, Orlando, Sanford, Lakeland, Bradenton and Bartow.  There had been earlier attempts, but this is the date generally most given for the league’s formation.

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Ybor City’s Lady of Spain

11/1/2005

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When an unknown woman showed up on her doorstep, Ignacia’s life changed dramatically. As the two women spoke, she discovered the man she loved and the father of her children had a secret of his own–he had a wife in another town.

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The Lector:Ybor City Intellectual

11/1/2005

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In my years of growing up in Ybor City, which was the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s, there was one man who stood out head and shoulders above the population. All who aspire to intellectualism, to appreciators of art and music, and to be leaders in the politics of that day, basically a long sputtering fight against communism, had to look up to Don Victoriano Manteiga. He was our leader.

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