T206 Southern/Texas League Lists

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Posted By: Scott Gross

Good breakdown. But when I saw the list, something jumped out at me: The SAL is only repessented by 7 teams, and the TL by 5 (typo somewhere on Thebo, who is Waco, not Shrivesport). How can a league have an odd number of teams?? Even back then, owners knew that no one would come out and spend money watching a team play a BYE. Odd teamed leagues are very few.

So did a little research, and answered my question:
++ TL was an 8 team league, just no player repressented from Ft Worth, Oklahoma City, or Galvaston. Although all 8 teams are found in t210-3's.
++ SAL was an 8 team league, just no player repressented from Chattanooga.
++ All 8 teams in SA and 6 in VL are repressented.

This, of course, brought up a few finer points:
++ Chattanooga was only in the SAL one year, 1909. They then moved in the SA in 1910, replacing Little Rock. Thus, Chattanooga is found in t210-8's, but NO Little Rock. This may also answer why there are those 2 Chattanooga t206 Proofs out there.
++ in 1910, the SAL returned to 6 teams, losing Charleston (SC) along with Chat. Thus the t210-1's only have these remaining 6 teams.

Finally, I can relax, everything's nice and EVEN ............