I took the advice of some and mailed a research request to the Tippecanoe Country Library in Lafayette Indiana. Although it was $10 for the request, I am happy with what I found out! However, some of the information that I was sent doesn't make sense to me! The library sent me copies of four issues of a local newspaper during the time.
The other team was the Lafayette Red Sox and they were a semi-pro team playing in the Indiana-Ohio League during 1941.
Their roster was as follows:
Roy Brann, cf
Ray Brann, 2b
Rhoda, rf
Kosman, lf
Monahan, 1b
Christakis, 3b
Sofiak, ss
Smilgoff, c
"Slim" Delion, p (supposedly won 17 straight games)
Bob Bailey, p
Monarchs roster:
Simms, cf
Allen, 3b
Bibbs, 2b
Greene, c
Brown, lf
Strong, rf
O'Neil, 1b
Williams, ss
Paige, P
Hilton Smith, p
I used baseballreference.com to look for many of the Red Sox players and many seemed to be listed. By that I mean a player was listed in the minor leagues around that time (between late 30s and mid 40s), and most of the names seem pretty unique.
I also found out that the game was rained out and played one week later!
However, I could not find any information on the team or the league during that time period. This league was a legitimate league, but it doesn't seem to be at the time of this game. The Indianapolis Firemen were also listed as a team in that league.
Any further information on the game, teams, or players would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Travis
tlwise12@aol.com