Richard W. Kent
Richard W. Kent | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, Baseball team proprietor |
| Known for | Owner of the St. Louis Giants (later St. Louis Stars); Director in the Negro National League |
Richard W. Kent was a businessman and baseball team proprietor based in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] He owned the Calumet Cab Company and was reportedly involved in numbers running.[2]
Together with Samuel Shepard and another business partner, Kent acquired the St. Louis Giants,[3] building a stadium for the team. They later rebranded the team as the St. Louis Stars.[2][4]
Kent also served as a director of the Negro National League (NNL),[5] a key institution in African-American baseball history.
Additionally, Silas E. Garner, a notable lawyer, provided legal services for the Calumet Cab Company.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lomax, Michael E. (June 27, 2014). Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1902-1931: The Negro National and Eastern Colored Leagues. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-5282-3.
- ^ a b Gaus, Ed (July 18, 2001). Beerball: A History of St. Louis Baseball. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-19172-7.
- ^ Morris, Ann (1999). Lift Every Voice and Sing: St. Louis African-Americans in the Twentieth Century : Narratives. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 978-0-8262-1253-5.
- ^ Flaspohler, Brian (2022). St. Louis Baseball History: A Guide. Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-4671-5124-5.
- ^ Lester, Larry (September 14, 2012). Rube Foster in His Time: On the Field and in the Papers with Black Baseball's Greatest Visionary. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3927-0.
- ^ "Who's Who in Colored America". 1942.