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Named after Kennesaw Mountain, though he spelled "Kenesaw" with only one N.

Federal judge, presided over the Standard Oil antitrust? trial (get year).

First Commissioner of [Major League]? Baseball. Served from 1921 to his death in 1944. Credited with restoring public confidence in the integrity of baseball following the "Black Sox" gambling scandal in 1919. Also credited with perpetuating the color line and prolonging the segregation of organized baseball.


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