Early Black Baseball in Minnesota: The St. Paul Gophers, Minneapolis Keystones and Other Barnstorming Teams of the Deadball Era

Synopsis

Though They Played In The Years Before Rube Foster Formed The First Negro League, The St. Paul Gophers And The Minneapolis Keystones, Had The Talent, Bench Depth, And Determination To Rival Many Of Those Later Teams. Focusing On These Two Clubs, Author Peterson Lays Out The Early History Of African American Baseball In The Upper Midwest--provided By Publisher. 1. Fowler To Williams To Ball (1873-1899) -- 2. The Whole Show (1900-1906) -- 3. Fast Team In The City (1907) -- 4. The Road Leads Somewhere -- 5. Cutting A Wide Swath (january-june 1908) -- 6. Saints, Sinners, And Keystones (july-december 1908) -- 7. Can You Hear The Noise? (1909) -- 8. The Boys Are Back In Town (1910) -- 9. Not So Fast (january-june 1911) -- 10. On The Way Home (july 1911-1912) -- 11. By Any Other Name (1913-1948) -- 12. After Many A Summer -- Appendix 1. Game Chrnologies And Team Statistics ; Appendix 2. Player Register ; Appendix 3. Rosters Of Minnesota Black Teams, 1876-1945. Todd Peterson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.