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The First Boys of Spring: Celebrating a Century of Spring Training in St. Petersburg by Remembering the Early Years

James Anthony Schnur

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Recommended Citation Schnur, James Anthony, "The First Boys of Spring: Celebrating a Century of Spring Training in St. Petersburg by Remembering the Early Years" (2013). USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications. 3072. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fac_publications/3072

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James Anthony Schnur President, Pinellas County Historical Society Librarian, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

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