Politics & Government

Morris Plains Residents Formed a Winning Team

Baseball champs included multiple future leaders of the Borough

This picture of Morris Plains' 1927 Intercounty Baseball League Winners is remarkable because it includes the Morris Plains mayor at the time, Richard Lindabury (1927-1929) and three future mayors: R.V.D. Totten (1929-1931), Gerald Coursen (1947-1953) and Jim Fear (1954-1961). Shown in the picture are, first row: Tom Logan, Peanuts McCormack. Second row: Jim Fear, Frank Lauenstein, Martin Franks, Bill Levick, Biddley Rogers, Bill Lindstrom and Richard Lindabury. Third row: Joe Murphy, Alex Laurie, R.V.D. Totten, Gerald Coursen and Ed Meininger.

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