1920's Letterman Cloth Patch Letter Ns Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods Co. Vtg

Description

1940's Letterman Cloth Letter Ns
Vintage Lowe and
Campbell
Athletic Goods Co. White letter
N with small red S inside
Still has label on back
Measures 6 5/8” tall x 6 3/8” wide
White is made of wool with some moth damage, has some discoloration soiling
Lowe and
Campbell
Athletic Goods
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lowe and Campbell Athletic Goods was a sports equipment manufacturer and retailer based in
Kansas City
,
Missouri
until 1931 when it was acquired by Wilson Sporting Goods.
In the 1920s, the company, which was based at 15th and
Baltimore
in Downtown Kansas City, sponsored a series of basketball teams that were a powerhouse in Amateur Athletic Union at time when the AAU National Championships involved colleges, private athletic clubs, and factory-sponsored teams.
In 1921, the team placed fourth in the AAU after losing to the Kansas City Athletic Club (KCAC) in the semifinals, and then lost to the Atlanta Athletic Club 36-31 in the playoff for third place.
In 1922, the team won the AAU National Championship defeating the KCAC 42-28 in all
Kansas City
game title game held at Convention Hall in Kansas City.
Its players included brothers George and Fred Williams, George Reeves, and George “Pidge” Browning won all AAU honors, and were then recruited to play for the KCAC which won the national title the following year.
Another player on the 1922 team was Frederick J. Bowman who had served with Harry S. Truman with Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, 60th Brigade, 35th Infantry Division during World War I. During lunch Bowman would visit Truman at his haberdashery three blocks away by the Muehlbach Hotel. Bowman would go on to serve as president of Wilson Sporting Goods in 1951.
The team reached the quarterfinals in 1931 but was eliminated by the KCAC. It was also acquired by Wilson Sporting Goods that year.
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