Kabul Habibia College War Hawks

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Nick Name	War Hawks
Earliest Known Date	1946
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Location	Kabul, Afghanistan
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	In a message to the State Department from the U.S. mission in Kabul, Minister Engert wrote that J. Robert Fluker, a teacher at Habibia College, had introduced baseball to his students. Team uniforms were donated by the local American community and the King’s uncle, Shah Mahmood, threw the first pitch at the opening game. Time Magazine, reporting on this historic event, wrote, “Afghan bagpipers on the sidelines tootled furiously and folk dancers whooped and whirled.” www.meridian.org has a photo of the two 1946 teams that were formed: the Habibia College Hawks and the War College Nuristani Tigers, at the Jeshyn Grounds in Kabul. There's also online at youtube.com a film of the game.
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	Afghanistan
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