While searching for Chicago Duffy Florals player Harry Lucas, I noticed
he had played some semi-pro ball with a Willis Young. Since Lucas and
Young were also teammates for the Florals in the MBC, I think we found
that "Willie" is not "William" but "Willis". Looking through
Chicago-area newspapers, I find repeated references to Willis who is
apparently from Delphi, Indiana (which is near Lafayette). Some poking
around genealogical websites and I find a family of Youngs from Delphi
in the early 20th centurt with a Willis V. Young who was born in 1909
and died in 1981. All these pieces seem to fit.
Willis Young
1911-1981
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