[Steve D]

I believe Francis' first name was John.

I found an article in the 6 Mar 1910 Fort Worth Star-Telegram, that mentions John Francis as the Fort Worth catcher in a game against Rube Marquard and the NY Giants. The Giants were in the Dallas-Fort Worth area playing the Fort Worth Panthers and Dallas Giants. Francis was 1-2 against Marquard.

I just found another article in the 6 Jul 1910 Star-Telegram, mentioning John Francis again, and stating that he was now catching for the Longview Cannibals.

According to the 31 Jul 1910 Star-Telegram, Francis had been with Longview since 16 Apr 1910. The article also stated that Francis was now (on 31 Jul 1910) with Waco.

Steve