The Elephant Baseball Team

You might think that I'm referring to the Athletics. I'm not. These are honest to goodness pachyderms.

New-York Daily Tribune - March 24, 1912

The Washington Times - May 6, 1912

El Paso Herald - September 2, 1918

Baseball in Dublin

El Paso Herald - November 8, 1918

Now, if we were to take this single news article at face value, we would have something to celebrate.  But "the first international baseball game that Dublin has seen"?  I don't know.

A year before that a game was scheduled to be played in that same city.

The Democratic Banner - October 30, 1917

I haven't discovered if that came was just arranged or it was actually played.  Interestingly enough the following Mark Twain quote was on the same newspaper page.

The Democratic Banner - October 30, 1917

1916 Tri-Copper League

In 1916 the Tri-Copper League was in its second season.  The league consisted of three teams.  The Miners, The Smelters.  And the Millers.  Yes, it was copper they were after.  Ray, Arizona, was about 77 miles to the ESE of Phoenix and about 23 miles NNW of Hayden.

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My guess is that the teams were formed by the mining company and they were a diversion and entertainment for the men.

Spalding's Official Base Ball Record - 1917

Spalding's Official Base Ball Record - 1917

El Paso Herald - June 1, 1916

El Paso Herald - June 16, 1916

El Paso Herald - June 20, 1916