Wednesday, April 25, 2012

1909 Johnson Bible College Team - update

Thanks to the good folks over at Johnson University I have a better version of the 1909 Johnson Bible College baseball team.
1909 Johnson Bible College

Here's the old version.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Mystery Photo

A reader, Robbie, contacted me about a glass negative that he has in his possession. He came across this 5"x7" glass negative at an antique sale in Kansas City.


Could this be a team photo of the Knoxville Pioneers? The Pioneers were part of the Appalachian League from 1921 to 1924.

Here's the standings of the 1924 Appalachian League:


1924 Appalachian League
TeamWLPct.
First Half
Knoxville34190.642
Morristown29240.547
Greeneville26250.510
Kingsport26260.500
Johnson City25290.463
Bristol18350.340
Second Half
Bristol35220.614
Knoxville33230.589
Greeneville28270.509
Johnson City25280.472
Morristown26300.464
Kingsport18370.327


Knoxville went on to defeat Bristol in the championship.

The Kingsport Times - September 12, 1924

So, can anyone help identify the team in the photo?  Is it a team from Kansas City?  Is it the 1924 Appy League champions?

Friday, April 6, 2012

Monday, April 2, 2012