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THE TEXAS ALMANAC.
league. In 1903 the South Texas League, The East
another Class D organization, was formed, ciation me
and existed continuously through 1906. Lone Star
In 1907 the South Texas circuit was Vxia, Tex
merged with the Texas League clubs t, ie, Marsh
under the latter name, forming an eight- Two new
club Class C League. Increases in popu- in 1914. T
lation raised the league rating to Class B ated for tv
in 1911, and in 1921 it was again raised Temple, B
to the present rank of Class A. town, Bart
In thirty-five years of existence the The Centra
Texas League has had twenty cities in its for two sea
make-up, including Dallas, Fort Worth, Corsicana,
Houston, San Antonio, Galveston, Austin, hachie, Ter
Waco, Sherman, Denison, Paris, Corsicana, Clubs fro
Texarkana, Temple, Cleburne, - Greenville 1916 the C
and Beaumont, Texas; Ardmore and Okla- which last
homa City, Okla., and Shreveport and New Temple, E
Orleans, La. It is now an eight-club hachie and
league with seven cities in Texas and one The Clas
in Louisiana. ated in 1
With the exception of 1905, the Texas Ranger, M
League never played a non-split sched- Sweetwater
ule through 1906, but thereafter had only Ballinger.
straightaway campaigns until 1919, when In no s
the split was resumed and kept in vogue Coast Leag
in all succeeding years except 1924, 1926 cult of this
and 1927. clubs in Co
The South Texas League, formed in and Missic
1903, was for two years a four-club changed to
league, and for two years a six. In its
make-up, 1903-06, were included San An- PROFESS
tonio, Beaumont, Galveston, Houston, Leagues in
Brenham, Austin and Lake Charles. clubs in Texa
In the last twenty-one years there have Texas L
been fourteen other leagues in organized *1888-Dallas
baseball composed either wholly or partly *1889-Housto
of Texas cities. Only two were in exist- *1890--Galves
ence in 1927. The North Texas League in *1892-Houst
1907 was composed of Corsicana, Paris, *1895-DalHoustlas
Greenville and Terrell. *1897-Galves
The Gulf Coast League, Class D, exist- *1898-Austin
ing in 1907, had a club at Orange, Texas, 1902-Corsica
along with four Louisiana cities, and in 1903-Dallas.
its final season, 1908, Beaumont was also 1904-Corsica
a member. l90--Fort W
The Southwest Texas League, Class D, 1906-Cleburn
1907--Austin
operated in 1910 and 1911 with clubs at 1908-San An
Brownsville, Victoria, Beeville, Gay City, 1909-Housto
Laredo and Corpus Christi. $1910-Houst
The Texas-Oklahoma League was organ- 1911-Austin
ized in 1912 and in the three years it op- 1912-Houston
crated under this name had as members 1913-Houstor
in Texas Wichita Falls, Denison, Paris, 1914-Housto
Texarkana, Sherman and Bonham, and in 1916-Waco.
Oklahoma Hugo, Ardmore and Durant. 1917-Dallas.
In 1915 most of these clubs oined the 1918-Dallas.
Western Association, a Class C organiza- 1919-Shrevep
tion, made up in the three years in which 1920-Fort W
Texas cities were in its circuit of the 1921-Fort W
Sheran ad Pais, 1922--Fort Wi
Texas towns Denison, Sherman and Paris, 1923-Fort W
and in Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Musko- 1924-Fort W
gee, Tulsa, Fort Smith and McAlester. 1925-Fort W
The Texas-Oklahoma League was re- 1926-Dallas.
vived in 1921 and operated for two years 1927-Wichita
under the old name with clubs at Paris,
Greenville, Corsicana, Bonham, Sherman, South Texa
Cleburne and Mexia, Texas, and Ardmore, 1903-San An
Okla. 1904-Galvest
The Texas cities in the circuit formed a 1905-Housto
new Class D league for 1923 under the 1903--Austin.
name of the East Texas League, which re- Nortih Texa
mained in the minor field for four years 1907-Corsica
with the following cities represented all or *Season co
part of the time: Paris, Greenville, Mar- ways official.
shall, Mount Pleasant, Sulphur Springs, tIn the o
Longview, Tyler and Texarkana. prior to 1902
Central and South Texas cities mostly banded, and
made up the Texas Association, Class D, a post-season
which also operated from 1923 through ch sbalmplip
1926, with franchises at various times in ment, it was
Sherman, Mexia, Marlin, Corsicana, Waco, League.
Austin, Temple. Terrell and Temple. ;Tie not playTexas League and Texas Asso-
rged in 1927 into the Class D
League composed of Tyler,
arkana, Corsicana, Paris, Pales-
all and Longview.
Class D leagues were started
he Middle Texas League oper-
wo years with clubs at Belton,
Brenham, Lampasas, George-
lett, Schulenberg and Taylor.
1 Texas Trolley League also ran
sons with franchises in 'Ennis,
Italy, West, Hillsboro, Waxa-
rell, Kaufman and Mexia.
m these two leagues formed in
lass D Central Texas League
ed two years with teams at
nnis, Mexia, Terrell, Waxa-
Marlin.
s D West Texas League oper-
920 and 1921 with clubs in
ineral Wells, Abilene, Cisco,
, Eastland, San Angelo and
sense a revival of other Gulf
ue of 1907-08, a Class D cir-
name was formed in 1926 with
rpus Christi, Edinburg, Laredo
n. In 1927 the name was
the Texas Valley League.
IONAL BASEBALL CHAMPIONS.
organized baseball represented by
s cities.
eague. Gulf Coast League.
. 1907-Lake Charles.
in. 1908-Lake Charles
ton. Southwest Texas League
on. 1910-Brownsville.
on. 1911-Bay City.
on. Texas-Okla. League.
ton. 1912-Wichita Falls.
. 1913-Denison.
na. 1914-Texarkana.
1921-Paris.
na. 1922-Pari s.
orth. Middle Texas League.
e. 1914-Belton.
1915--Belton
tonio. Central Texas Trolley
n. League.
on-Dallas 1914-Waxahachie.
1915-Ennis
. Central Texas League.
. 1916-Temple.
n-Waco. 1917-Ennis
Western Association.
1915-Denison.
1916-Denison.
1917-McAlester.
ort. West Texas League.
orth. 1920-Abilene.
olth. 1921-Abileie.
orth. East Texas League.
orth. 1923-Paris.
orth. 1924-Tyler.
orth. 1925-Paris.
1926-Longview.
Falls. Texas Association.s League.
tonlo.
on.
n.1923-Sherman.
1924-Corsicana.
1925-Corsicana.
1926-Palestine
Lone Star League.
1927-Tyler.
Gulf Coast League.League. 1 T -iurg.
League. Texas Valley League.
na. 1927-Corpus Christi.
completed and championship not al-
nly Texas League season completed
Sort Worth, first half winner. dis-
Houston, second half winner, played
series with the runner-up.
uide books err in assigning the 1910
to Dallas. After prolonged argu-
officially ruled a tie by the Texas
'ed off.
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