Cusick posted an image of
Willard with the Kansas City Monarchs a few years back, but this is Williard with the Monroe (La.) Monarchs. I just came across this at
Paul Letlow's Louisiana Sports Shorts. The Monroe Monarchs were loosely associated with the KC Monarchs. They're frequently referred to as the Kansas City team's "farm club". But, from what little I've read so far, it sounds like they were a minor league team for the KC Monarchs in much the same way the Kansas City Athletics were a farm club of the Yankees. The team ran from sometime in the 20s to 1935, with 1932 being their peak year. In addition to Willard, Hall of Famer Hilton Smith played for Monroe.