Kowles and Crozier co-author article on Winona history

Dr. Dick Kowles, biology professor emeritus, has stepped out of his usual scientific sphere and published an article with Dr. Bill Crozier (SMU archivist) on some Winona history. The article is a historical look at the Polish National Alliance Chapter in Winona and the successful baseball team that the organization sponsored from 1935 to the early 1950s. The team, called the PNAs, consisted of a number of individuals who also had strong connections with SMU and Winona State University, including Max Molock (SMU coach), Max Kulas (SMU head of maintenance), and Clint Wager (SMU athletic star in several sports). The article, “Polish Spirit: Polish National Alliance Baseball and Winona Polonia,” was published in the newsletter of the Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota (Volume 16, No. 4).