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…sports Kling and His Court Are Bowling Royalty STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER R 000000 30 June 1 • 2017 jn emember the King and His Court? It was a four-man fast-pitch softball team led by unhittable pitcher Eddie “The King” Feighner that defeated full teams across the coun- try in exhibition games played over several decades in front of thousands of fans. The Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson B’nai B’rith bowling league didn’t have an unbea...…
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