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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 00:18, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
... that Alabama Pitts(pictured) was noted by the Los Angeles Times in 1934 as "the most prominent jail-bird athlete in America"? Source: "Pitts' accomplishments as an athlete had garnered national attention by late 1934 as evidenced by a Los Angeles Times article, discussing his release which called him 'the most prominent jail-bird athlete in America.'" Outlaw Ballplayers