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Texas League Baseball Team Sherman, Texas 1895  L-R Front Row - OSWALD, shortstop; BRODERICK, left fielder; NANCE, center fielder Middle Row - DRISCOLL, second baseman; RYAN, manager; KEYS, right fielder Back Row - DOUGLAS, catcher; GARVIN, pitcher, O'CONNOR, captain & third baseman; DOUGLAS, first baseman; GILPATRICK & MALONEY, pitchers Dallas
Morning News
October 17, 1897 Foot Ball Challenge Sherman, Tex., Oct. 16 - The following was handed to The News correspondent this morning with the request that The News give it space: To any football team in Texas whose average weight will not exceed 135 pounds, the North Travis Street Football team is open to arrangement for dates. Address Cooney Gribble, 408 North Travis Street, Sherman. Sherman Democrat Centennial Edition Sunday, August 12, 1979 Sherman's 1895 Texas League Baseball was big news in early-day Sherman as can be seen in this photograph of the 1895 Texas League Team with its "spiffy" uniforms. Early newspapers carried a page one banner headline on standings in the World Series each year.  Sports Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message |