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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

T210 Red Border

Chattanooga 1910 Southern League

Chattanooga was in the Sally League in 1909, and moved up to the Southern League in 1910, replacing the Little Rock team. They finished in 4th place, in an 8 team league.

Carson c 86g 237ab 1sb .215avg
Collins of 137g 501ab 24sb .241avg
Demaree p 34g 81ab 1sb .148avg W13 - L15
Dobbs of 75g 248ab 12sb .217avg
McLaurin of 141g 479ab 21sb .250avg
Miller
Patterson 2b 129g 453ab 25sb .245avg *also with Nashville
Rhodes p 10g 20ab 1sb .200avg
Schlitzer p 25g 57ab 3sb .140avg W7 - L11
Yerkes ss 141g 459ab 27sb .278avg


I think Dobbs is John Dobbs, born in Chattanooga, who was in the majors 1901-1905, he was an outfielder. Seems plausable.

McLaurin may be outfielder Ralph McLaurin, who was up for 8 games in 1908 with the Cardinals.

Demaree could be pitcher Al Demaree who came up with the Giants in 1912, his last year in the majors was 1919.

Rhodes could be Bob Rhoads who's in T206, last ml year was 1909. Or Charlie Rhodes, who pitched for the Cardinals and Reds in 1906, 1908 and 1909. Or it may well be someone else entirely... maybe look at the T206 card, and one of those Cardinals panographic team photos. Compare those images to the T210 card.

Schlitzer might be Biff Schlitzer, of "a difficult E90-1" fame. Biff pitched for Mack's A's in 1908 and 1909. Was traded to the Red Sox midway into 1909. Then he's back up with Buffalo of the Federal League in 1914. ML lifetime 10-15. My 1992 Sports Americana Baseball Card Alphabetical Checklist by Dr. Beckett only shows E90-1 for Schlitzer... no mention of T210. But the good Doctor doesn't list T210 for Casey Stengel, either. I'm just certain this is the same guy.


Yerkes may be Steve Yerkes, who played 2nd and short for the Red Sox, Pittsburg's federal team, and the Cubs. He played 1909, then 1911 - 1916. So 1910 in the Southern Association is plausable. When the Federal League players were absorbed the Cubs tried Yerkes at second, they'd lost Evers to Boston's Braves in 1914.


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If you gather more info about that Chattanooga team, please copy me. Thanks. Frank.