[{"_1":2,"_88":-5,"_89":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,76],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},"mediaId",6322098,"mediaKeyId","2348248-352e44cd221a16f1d89bcda0f2ff1e29","parentId",2348248,"title","Sioux City Ghosts' history highlighted during Black History Month presentation at Iowa House","audioSeconds",158,"startMs",939210,"endMs",1097510,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=2348248-352e44cd221a16f1d89bcda0f2ff1e29&start=939&end=1097","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2348248-352e44cd221a16f1d89bcda0f2ff1e29/thumbnail_939210.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6322098/Iowa/Sioux-City-Ghosts-history-highlighted-during-Black-History-Month-presentation-at-Iowa-House","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322098-a38d0747d4d3f56a87eed73e1fc11604/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191284&Signature=aYwo9wxMxM0OO7uIgcvQuSnVdCjnrTroSiZwyWExH8yldddpnMTUuyzUs7H3ACTjSeYiBFBjI8gYmXKR9MhnNCBGzeb3zrcDBV3XzZYgudQ1KQyCTtZgnWL4S6UhgKmpCtRsR~q7LHWD~Qx0edgSp0mu7fBQxUCqGAKOnNJWE8RBdPW6syM3vEmO4vploTXr-Q8444QKcdNNswuxu3rt1-ZxC20xqvPt6PPicgfZq4yZux~xRIvLFBcBhHUfOWzmG8aTJ2E7WmSWS9tl2benndQaNUaHGZhtt-wmLUWro4j8Gh~TF~TrqWm8Zc35cKFF85vZU7KBfA~NYTr~aQuVNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","Iowa Legislature","date","2025-02-19T00:00:00Z","article","DES MOINES, Iowa ' A representative from Woodbury presented a Black History Month remembrance on Feb. 19 about the Sioux City Ghosts, an all-Black fast-pitch softball team that toured the United States and parts of North America from the 1930s through the 1950s.

The presenter recounted the Ghosts'history and on-field style, comparing them at times to the Harlem Globetrotters for their showmanship. The team reportedly performed theatrical stunts such as pitching fruit instead of a softball, riding bicycles on the outfield and playing a routine called \"Shadow Ball,\" in which players mimed pitching and catching an invisible ball. Despite those theatrics, the presentation noted, the Ghosts won more than 2,000 games and lost fewer than 100 in more than two decades of organized play.

The team began as a boys club around 1925 and played at Hopkins School. They won the Sioux City Junior League and later competed in the Sioux City Senior League, capturing a championship there as well. The presenter said the team later took a sponsorship from a local businessman, Jack Page, and performed as \"Jack the Cleaners\" on shirts during early tours. The Ghosts'reach grew after a 1934 California tour and eventually included international exhibitions, the presenter said, citing a 26,000-person crowd in Vancouver, Canada.

The speaker also emphasized the discrimination the players faced, including exclusion from many local businesses and restaurants and barriers to playing in other professional leagues. The team suspended play during World War II, when many players served in the military, and ultimately disbanded in 1956.

\"Please join me in recognizing the amazing contributions of the Sioux City Ghosts to the history of our state,\" the presenter said in closing.

Ending: The House recognized the history during Black History Month; the presentation was billed as part of the day's ceremonial acknowledgments and did not carry a policy action or vote.
","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Session February 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A representative from Woodbury delivered a Black History Month presentation on the Sioux City Ghosts, the all-Black fast-pitch softball team that toured nationally from the 1930s through the 1950s, describing their playing style, popularity and struggles under segregation.","taxTitle","House of Representatives, Legislative, Iowa","taxId",27260,"location","Iowa","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6322103,"Iowa House reads dozens of bills ranging from preschool play-based learning to veterans—benefits, sends measures to committees",322,592000,914688,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2348248-352e44cd221a16f1d89bcda0f2ff1e29&start=592&end=914","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2348248-352e44cd221a16f1d89bcda0f2ff1e29/thumbnail_592000.jpg","/articles/6322103/Iowa/Iowa-House-reads-dozens-of-bills-ranging-from-preschool-play-based-learning-to-veteransbenefits-sends-measures-to-committees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322103-c7e3ce57b050bb9f321c80d3a5a069ec/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191284&Signature=gkkVRQSKRH-MntZbRmHO010LwlWdCCbf9RBUodG7BoYlwib~KBddUdA8BOqkHVv7ackHdhdwuX8n4ZwP~1nV2ctuhH4yPNxY2rA4ywzBuAqJmJAdBNBQSvBtXk4oMRHOLr2-Uc~s1ey05WrCnxkmr6N-3F419MtUwnJGEi-XLsLkLbcvOXKSi4xwCX~BNIKiDCS5dALctlHt7KaAjzkfI1OI0jZexBk9eWG5tUJNrsoLXc1LarsZ5mtdWMhbLItsW5j6Iyb2IlTAZaX7PthjMprlmn-H-OTI5h21Ita-ZNxjCyNPCVJncGC1ntt7dYUTIMcGMvvbOv1vzmCLz1IAdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","DES MOINES, Iowa ' The Iowa House read a wide slate of bills on Feb. 19, moving measures covering preschool education, human trafficking prosecution units, veterans'benefits, alcohol licensing and several housing- and local-government-related items to committee for further review.

Lawmakers spent the opening part of their floor session reading bill titles and routing measures to the committees that will hold hearings and markups. Most bills received a first reading and were recorded as \"not ready for commitment,\" meaning they remain in committee rather than moving immediately for debate or a floor vote.

Among the measures introduced: House File 460 (by Ell), a bill concerning play-based learning in preschool, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, referred to the Education Committee; House File 462 (by Amos Jr. and others), described as modifying notices school officials send when a child becomes chronically absent and related language about human trafficking prosecution units, referred to the Education Committee; House File 464 (by Lawler), addressing court-ordered substance-use-disorder evaluations for people convicted of operating while intoxicated, referred to Judiciary; House File 469 (by Ranker), a broad veterans'services package affecting grants, tuition and licensing fees, referred to Veterans Affairs; House File 470 (Committee on State Government), a measure on alcohol beverages and licensing placed on the calendar; House File 476 (by Jacobia), establishing a school resource officer grant program within the Department of Education and making appropriations; and House File 487 (by Losi and Barker), a measure on drug paraphernalia and drug-checking equipment that was noted as ready for commitment and referred to Health and Human Services.

Several measures affecting manufactured-home communities and mobile-home parks were also introduced. House File 481 (by Judge and James) would modify rules governing rent increases in manufactured-home communities; House File 482 (by Judge and James) would address landlords' ability to terminate rental agreements in mobile-home parks and manufactured-home communities; committee referrals for those bills were placed with State Government.

Other topics introduced included library contracts for electronic materials (House File 466), display of the POW/MIA flag (House File 468), all-terrain vehicle operation on public hunting areas (House File 474), and an education-related Senate File 175 incorporating pregnancy and fetal-development content into growth-and-development curricula for grades 4'12.

Clerks read bill titles and committee referrals on the floor; members moved on to guest recognitions and announcements before adjourning. Lawmakers set the next House session for Feb. 20 at 8:30 a.m. Most bills introduced on the floor will be considered next in the committees to which they were referred.

Notes on procedure: when clerks read measures, the House frequently recorded first reading status as \"not ready for commitment\" and logged committee referrals for stage-of-review tracking. That procedural status does not indicate a committee decision or a floor vote.

Ending: The bills introduced on Feb. 19 will be scheduled for committee hearings at the discretion of committee chairs; the House did not vote on any of the measures during the floor session.","The Iowa House introduced a large slate of bills on Feb. 19, covering education, veterans'services, public safety, agriculture and housing policy, and referred most measures to policy committees for further consideration.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Sioux City Ghosts' history highlighted during Black History Month presentation at Iowa House

Iowa House reads dozens of bills ranging from preschool play-based learning to veterans—benefits, sends measures to committees