Old Knoxville Base Ball: 1953

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Group in Knoxville Takes Over Franchise in Mt. States

The Sporting News - June 10, 1953

And from the same paper...

The Sporting News - June 10, 1953

Monday, April 14, 2014

Giants Quit Knoxville Baseball Club Support

Omaha World Herald - January 21, 1953

1953 would be a tough season for the Smokies. The Giants left them. They took in the Tugerson brothers. Smithson Stadium would be torn down and the team relocated to Chapman Highway Park. By the end of the season they would be crowned champions of the Class D Mountain States League.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Tugerson Leaves Club for Court

Milwaukee Sentinel - July 15, 1953

images from Google News

Monday, February 20, 2012

Maryville College - 1953

image from Maryville College Chilhowean 1954 at Archive.org

Friday, April 22, 2011

Baseball Racial Problem Solved

The Calgary Herald - May 22, 1953

images from Google

Friday, December 10, 2010

Too Broke To Buy Balls, Knoxville Forfeits Game

Pacific Star and Stripe - May 31, 1953

images from Ancestry.com

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Jim Tugerson in JET magazine

JET is a weekly magazine that is directed to African-American readers. It was started in the early 1950s and covered the social scene, fashion, politics, and sports. Using Google Books, I was able to track their coverage of Jim Tugerson.