Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia | Hot Springs Arlingtons

Hot Springs Arlingtons, circa 1896. Mary Dengler Hudgins Collection, Special Collections, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

The Hot Springs Arlingtons were a Negro baseball team based in Hot Springs, AR from 1896-1903.

History

Hot Springs Arlingtons, 1900.

The Hot Springs Arlingtons, along with the Little Rock Quapaws, were the first Negro baseball team in Arkansas to attract significant popularity. The team first appeared in 1896 with an undefined degree of affiliation with the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs.1 Home games were played at Whittington Park and were well attended by black and white patrons alike.2 The team's most frequent opponents were their in-state rivals, the Little Rock Quapaws, with whom the Arlingtons periodically competed for the title of Colored Champions of the Arkansas.3 4

At the onset of the 1897 season, the Arlingtons and Quapaws both participated the formation of a southern Negro league, which in addition to Hot Springs and Little Rock, was comprised of the Memphis Cliffords, the Pensacola Acmes, the Birmingham Unions, and Montgomery, AL.5 6 7 After playing a series of games with Little Rock, Memphis and Birmingham, the Arlingtons ceased league play as a result of the league's costly travel schedule.8 Notwithstanding the failure of the league, the Arlingtons and Quapaws both continued to play out the remainder of the 1897 season, which in addition to numerous games against each other, included a series of unprecidented interacial baseball games. In early September, the Quapaws challenged their white counterparts, the Little Rock Senators of the Arkansas State League, to a series of games.9 Likewise, the Arlingtons soon challenged the Hot Springs team of the Arkansas State League to a series at Whittington Park, which was played on September 10th and 11th. The Arlingtons played competitively against the white professionals, but lost both games.10 11

Rube Foster

The Arlingtons were largely absent from the 1898 baseball season, perhaps as a result of the Spanish-American War and the death of the team's sponsor, Alfred Holden in February. Nevertheless, the team returned to competition in 1899 and continued to play regional teams for several more seasons. Between 1901-1902, the Arlingtons frequently hosted Negro teams from Texas. Among those who faced off against the Arlingtons was Negro baseball legend Andrew "Rube" Foster, who pitched to much fanfare on the mound at Whittington Park as a member of the Fort Worth Colts. However, by 1903, the Arlingtons were less prolific, perhaps a result of new legal and social constraints being placed on black Arkansans at the time.12 In 1904, the team may have played under the name of the Hot Springs Blues.

Dave Wyatt Excerpts

Dave Wyatt

Much of the historical documentation relating to the Arlingtons owes its existence to Dave Wyatt, a well-known Negro baseball player who later became a respected sports journalist. When writing for The Freeman of Indianapolis, IN in February 1910, Wyatt recalled how he had joined the Arlingtons in 1897 and had played in front of segregated crowds of enthusiastic fans.13 Wyatt also gave mention to a number the team's former players, including several who like himself later found success playing professionally across the nation. Most significantly, Wyatt indicated multiple times that Rube Foster had at some point played with the Arlingtons.14

The following are excerpts from Wyatt mentioning the Arlingtons.

"Some well-known players who have played with the Arlingtons of this city are: Campbell of the Minneapolis Keystones, Miliner [sic] of the Gophers, “Herm” Evans, catcher once of the Philadelphia Giants; Rube Foster, David Wyatt, Julian Ware. This club has defeated Gatewood, “Dago” Davis, Foster."15

"It is not generally known but anyhow Hot Springs had at one time one of greatest colored baseball teams in the country. They speak with much pride of the games in which they defeated Rube Foster. They have won above three or four games from Rube Foster, one a 17-inning affair and a 1-0 game."16

"About thirteen years ago the writer landed in this little burg and noticing some boys with uniforms on I asked for a chance to 'butt it' on the practice. I made a hit with the gang and became a member of the team known then as the Arlingtons. We had some warm contests, usually winning. Mr. Al Holden, formerly an old minstrel man from up around Boston, was head waiter at the Arlington at the time and as he had a sufficient supply of this world's goods, he was picked as the real "angel" to back the club. We were in a strained condition owing to the location of the Springs, which made opponents hard for us to get. So we organized a league of the following cities: Hot Springs, Little Rock, Memphis, Birmingham and Pensacola. The season opened in Hot Springs, our opponents being Little Rock, who to our surprise had covered the distance of 64 miles between here and Little Rock in a wagon. I thought if this was going to a wagon-road league we would have to have a lightning calculator to get up our schedule for us. Hot Springs started on the first swing around the circuit, playing four games in Little Rock, four at Memphis and seven at Birmingham. The attendance in all cities was good. Of course, there were separate grandstands in all places for whites and colored spectators --strange to me, but the whites were in the majority at all times and were greatly interested in our players. In getting up this league we had overlooked the mileage end of the "biz", and it later proved to much for us; we had one jump of about 300 miles, one 250, one 210, and 60 was the smallest. We finished the series with the Birmingham and disbanded"17

"Dave Wyatt, ‘Rube’ Foster and Fred Fields are living members of that famous team [Arlingtons] who are still active."18

"[Rube] Foster's pitching attracted the attention of this writer in 1897 at Hot Springs, Ark. I was a member of a baseball club known as the Arlingtons of Hot Springs. They were considered one of the best in the southern states. The Waco Yellow Jackets was another great club. It was a "toss of the coin" as to which was the best."19

Schedule/Results

Date	Location	Opponent	W-L	R	RA	Notes
6/9/1896	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	14	9	20
7/2/1896	Association Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L	11	12	21
7/3/1896	Association Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	9	5	22
7/4/1896	Association Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L	9	11	23
7/8/1896	Arkadelphia, AR	Arkadelphia	W	12	6	24
8/21/1896	Association Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	13	11	25
9/7/1896	Association Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	12	8	10 innings.26
9/8/1896	Association Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L	7	9	27
9/9/1896	Association Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	20	9	28
5/10/1897	West End Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L			Forfeit.29
5/11/1897	West End Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L	11	12	30
5/20/1897	Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	11	7	31
5/21/1897	Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L	8	11	32
6/25/1897	West End Park, Birmingham, AL	Birmingham Unions	L	5	6	33
6/26/1897	West End Park, Birmingham, AL	Birmingham Unions	L	13	19	34
6/28/1897	West End Park, Birmingham, AL	Birmingham Unions	W	9	8	35
6/29/1897	West End Park, Birmingham, AL	Birmingham Unions	W	21	14	36
8/4/1897	West End Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L	11	12	37
8/5/1897	West End Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	4	3	38
8/6/1897	West End Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	8	4	39
9/10/1897	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Hot Springs	L	10	11	Interracial Game40
9/11/1897	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Hot Springs	L	5	10	Interracial Game41
10/6/1897	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	6	4	42
10/7/1897	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	10	7	43
10/8/1897	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L	11	13	44
10/9/1897	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W			45
8/25/1898	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Memphis	L	5	7	46
8/26/1898	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Memphis	W	12	6	47
7/?/1899	West End Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	9	7	48
7/?/1899	West End Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L	4	17	49
7/?/1899	West End Park, Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L	5	6	50
7/24/1899	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	14	1	51
7/25/1899	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	4	3	52
7/26/1899	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L	2	3	53
8/1/1899	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Pine Bluff Owls	W	12	4	54
8/2/1899	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Pine Bluff Owls	W	14	10	55
8/7/1899	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Memphis	L	9	21	56
8/14/1899	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L	7	8	12 innings.57 , 58
8/15/1899	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	8	6	59 , 60
8/16/1899	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L	8	16	61
8/22/1899	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Waco Yellow Jackets	L	6	7	500 attendance.62
9/1/1899	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Kansas City Unions	W	20	6	63
9/?/1899	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Kansas City Unions				64
9/?/1899	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Kansas City Unions	W	13	1	65
4/17/1900	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	14	11	66
4/18/1900	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	L	6	8	67
4/19/1900	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Little Rock Quapaws	W	6	4	68 , 69
5/?/1901	Hot Springs, AR	Pine Bluff (AR)				70 , 71
5/?/1901	Hot Springs, AR	Pine Bluff (AR)				72 , 73
5/?/1901	Hot Springs, AR	Pine Bluff (AR)				74 , 75
6/?/1901	Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth (TX)	W			76
6/?/1901	Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth (TX)	W			77
6/?/1901	Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth (TX)	W			78
6/14/1901	Jones Park (Pine Bluff), Pine Bluff, AR	Pine Bluff (AR)	W	7	2	79 , 80
6/15/1901	Jones Park (Pine Bluff), Pine Bluff, AR	Pine Bluff (AR)	W	9	2	81 , 82
6/16/1901	Hot Springs, AR	Austin (TX)				83 , 84
6/?/1901	Hot Springs, AR	Austin (TX)				85 , 86
6/21/1901	Hot Springs, AR	Austin (TX)	W			87 , 88
6/26/1901	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Palestine (TX) Tigers	L	5	11	89 , 90
?/?/1901	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Palestine (TX) Tigers	L			91
?/?/1901	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Palestine (TX) Tigers	W			92
?/?/1901	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Palestine (TX) Tigers	W			93
?/?/1901	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Palestine (TX) Tigers	W			94
7/25/1901	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Texarkana	W	10	3	95
7/29/1901	Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth Colts	L	0	7	96
?/?/1901	Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth Colts	W	10	4	97 , 98
8/2/1901	Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth Colts	L	1	6	99
8/?/1901		Arkadelphia	L	3	15	100
8/?/1901		Arkadelphia	L	8	20	101
8/12/1901	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth Colts	L			102
8/14/1901	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth Colts	L	2	7	2,000 attendance.103
8/15/1901	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth Colts	W	3	1	104
8/18/1901	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth Colts	L	2	9	105
6/2/1902	Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth Colts	L	3	7	106
6/3/1902	Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth Colts	L	1	2	107
6/4/1902	Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth Colts	L	0	9	108
6/?/1902	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Fort Worth Colts	W	12	6	109 , 110
6/9/1902	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Waco Wonders	W	14	2	111 , 112
6/?/1902	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Waco Wonders	L	4	6	113
6/?/1902	Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR	Waco Wonders	W	5	3	114
6/24/1902	Hot Springs, AR	Memphis Clippers	W	5	3	115
5/?/1903		Memphis	W	2	1	116
5/?/1903		Memphis	W	12	3	117

Players

1896

Player	Birth	Death	Notes

1897

Player	Birth	Death	Notes
Davis			118 , 119
Dodd			120
Fertiller			121 , 122
Fred Fields	9/23/1876 in AR	12/13/1931 in AR	123 , 124 , 125 , 126
C. Huff		Hot Springs, AR	127 , 128 , 129
Jackson			130
Henry Lewis	Abt. 1872	9/27/1899 in Malvern, AR	131 , 132 , 133 , 134 , 135 , 136 ,137 , 138 , 139 , 140 , 141
Zack Patillo	Abt. 1878 in AR	3/5/1908 in Hot Springs, AR	142 , 143 , 144
Dave Wyatt	Abt. 6/19/1874 in OH	12/10/1950 in Chicago, IL	145

1898

Player	Birth	Death	Notes

1899

Player	Birth	Death	Notes
Fred Fields	9/23/1876 in AR	12/13/1931 in AR	146
C. Huff		Hot Springs, AR	147
Jackson			148
Henry Lewis	Abt. 1872	9/27/1899 in Malvern, AR	149 , 150
Rowell			151

1900

Player	Birth	Death	Notes
William Bryant	Abt. Nov. 1873 in NC		152 , 153
Andrew Campbell	1875 in TX		154 , 155
Davis			156
Alexander Jones	8/17/1879 in TX		157 , 158
Jones			159 , 160
Baby Jones			161 , 162 , 163
Hen?			164
Gabbie Milliner	11/27/1878 in AR	1/15/1921 in Denver, CO	165 , 166 , 167
Zack Patillo	Abt. 1878 in AR	3/5/1908 in Hot Springs, AR	168
Que Simpson	Abt. 1872 in TX	10/26/1913 in Fort Worth, TX	169 , 170
Skinner			171

1901

Player	Birth	Death	Notes
Andrew Campbell	1875 in TX		172 , 173
Solomon Chew	Abt. July 1877 in TX	1907 in Dallas, TX,	174 , 175 , 176 , 177
Rube Foster	9/17/1879 in La Grange, TX	12/9/1930 in Kankakee, IL	178 , 179 , 180 , 181
Alex Miller			182
Gabbie Milliner	11/27/1878 in AR	1/15/1921 in Denver, CO	183 , 184 , 185
Oliver			186
Zack Patillo	Abt. 1878 in AR	3/5/1908 in Hot Springs, AR	187
Prince			188
Willie Smith			189
Bull Washington			190

1902

Player	Birth	Death	Notes

1903

Player	Birth	Death	Notes

Other Players

Player	Birth	Death	Notes
Brandom			191
S. Butler		Little Rock, AR	192
Henderson Butler	12/20/1876 in Arkansas	2/18/1913 in Little Rock, AR	193
Walter Collier	Abt. 1872 in MS	11/13/1902 in Hot Springs, AR	194 , 195
Herm Evans			196
C. Huff		Hot Springs, AR	197 , 198
Murphy			199
Rowell			200
Julian Ware	8/7/1874 in AR	7/8/1946 in Los Angeles, CA	201

1 The Arkansas Gazette, 6/10/1896, p.2 refers to the team as the "Arlington Hotel baseball team." According to Dave Wyatt, the Arlingtons were sponsored by Alfred Holden, the headwaiter of the Arlington Hotel.

2 "Notes on the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/5/1910

3 Arkansas Gazette, 9/10/1896, p.2

4 Arkansas Gazette, 10/10/1897, p.1

5 "Notes on the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/5/1910

6 Birmingham Age-Herald, 4/25/1897

7 The Tennesean (Nashville), 5/12/1897, p.6

8 "Notes on the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/5/1910

9 Arkansas Gazette, 9/5/1897, p.2

10 Arkansas Gazette, 9/11/1897, p.2

11 Arkansas Gazette, 9/12/1897, p.3

12 The last known games played by the Arlingtons occurred in May 1903. In June of the same year, legislation requiring black Arkansans to sit in the back of public streetcars was put in effect. Consequently, many blacks boycotted or otherwise avoided public streetcars. This made it difficult for black fans to attend games at Whittington Park, which was located at the end of Hot Springs' streetcar line. Furthermore, Whittington Park was owned and operated by the Hot Springs streetcar company.

13 "Notes on the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/5/1910

14 Chicago Whip, 1/29/1921

15 "Notes on the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/5/1910

16 "Notes on the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/5/1910

17 "Notes on the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/5/1910

18 Chicago Whip, 1/29/1921

19 Pittsburgh Courier, 12/27/1930, p.14

20 Arkansas Gazette, 6/10/1896, p.2

21 Arkansas Gazette, 7/3/1896, p.2

22 Arkansas Gazette, 7/4/1896, p.2

23 Arkansas Gazette, 7/5/1896

24 Southern Standard (Arkadelphia, AR), 7/10/1896, p.3

25 Arkansas Gazette, 8/22/1896, p.2

26 Arkansas Gazette, 9/8/1896, p.3

27 Arkansas Gazette, 9/9/1896, p.2

28 Arkansas Gazette, 9/10/1896, p.2

29 Arkansas Gazette, 5/11/1897, p.4

30 Arkansas Gazette, 5/12/1897, p.2

31 Arkansas Gazette, 5/21/1897, p.6

32 Arkansas Gazette, 5/22/1897, p.6

33 Birmingham Age-Herald, 6/26/1897

34 Birmingham Age-Herald, 6/27/1897

35 Birmingham Age-Herald, 6/29/1897

36 Birmingham Age-Herald, 6/30/1897

37 Arkansas Gazette, 8/5/1897, p.2

38 Arkansas Gazette, 8/6/1897, p.3

39 Arkansas Gazette, 8/7/1897, p.2

40 Arkansas Gazette, 9/11/1897, p.2

41 Arkansas Gazette, 9/12/1897, p.3

42 Arkansas Gazette, 10/7/1897, p.2

43 Arkansas Gazette, 10/8/1897, p.1

44 Arkansas Gazette, 10/9/1897, p.1

45 Arkansas Gazette, 10/10/1897, p.1

46 Arkansas Gazette, 8/26/1898, p.2

47 Arkansas Gazette, 8/27/1898, p.2

48 Arkansas Democrat, 7/20/1899, p.4

49 Arkansas Democrat, 7/20/1899, p.4

50 Arkansas Democrat, 7/20/1899, p.4

51 Arkansas Gazette, 7/25/1899, p.1

52 Arkansas Gazette, 7/26/1899, p.8

53 Arkansas Gazette, 7/27/1899, p.5

54 Arkansas Gazette, 8/2/1899, p.2

55 Arkansas Democrat, 8/3/1899, p.3

56 Arkansas Gazette, 8/8/1899, p.5

57 Arkansas Gazette, 8/15/1899, p.3

58 Arkansas Democrat, 8/15/1899, p.6

59 Arkansas Gazette, 8/16/1899, p.3

60 Arkansas Democrat, 9/16/1899, p.7

61 Arkansas Democrat, 8/17/1899, p.6

62 Arkansas Gazette, 8/22/1899, p.2

63 Kansas City Journal, 9/3/1899, p.5

64 Kansas City Journal, 9/7/1899, p.5 Played about 9/2/1899. Kansas City Journal, 9/1/1899, p.5

65 Kansas City Journal, 9/7/1899, p.5 Played about 9/2/1899. Kansas City Journal, 9/1/1899, p.5

66 Arkansas Gazette, 4/18/1900, p.2

67 Arkansas Democrat, 4/19/1900, p.8

68 Arkansas Democrat, 4/20/1900, p.2

69 Arkansas Gazette, 4/20/1900, p.2

70 Pine Bluff Graphic, 5/19/1901, p.8 Item states Pine Bluff won one game in series.

71 Pine Bluff Graphic, 5/26/1901, p.2 Item states Pine Bluff won two games in series.

72 Pine Bluff Graphic, 5/19/1901, p.8 Item states Pine Bluff won one game in series.

73 Pine Bluff Graphic, 5/26/1901, p.2 Item states Pine Bluff won two games in series.

74 Pine Bluff Graphic, 5/19/1901, p.8 Item states Pine Bluff won one game in series.

75 Pine Bluff Graphic, 5/26/1901, p.2 Item states Pine Bluff won two games in series.

76 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/14/1901, p.6

77 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/14/1901, p.6

78 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/14/1901, p.6

79 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/14/1901, p.6

80 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/16/1901, p.1

81 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/14/1901, p.6

82 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/16/1901, p.1

83 Arkansas Democrat, 6/22/1901, p.7

84 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/14/1901, p.6

85 Arkansas Democrat, 6/22/1901, p.7

86 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/14/1901, p.6

87 Arkansas Democrat, 6/22/1901, p.7

88 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/14/1901, p.6

89 Arkansas Democrat, 6/27/1901, p.7

90 Freeman (Indianapolis), 7/6/1901

91 Freeman (Indianapolis), 7/6/1901

92 Freeman (Indianapolis), 7/6/1901

93 Freeman (Indianapolis), 7/6/1901

94 Freeman (Indianapolis), 7/6/1901

95 Arkansas Democrat, 7/26/1901, p.7

96 Score was either 0-7 (Fort Worth Morning Register, 7/30/1901) or 7-10 (Fort Worth Morning Register, 8/4/1901

97 Fort Worth Morning Register, 8/4/1901

98 Played between 7/29/1901 and 8/2/1901

99 No-hitted by Rube Foster (Rube Foster in His Time: On the Field and in the Papers with Black Baseball's Greatest Visionary, by Larry Lester)

100 Southern Standard, 8/8/1901. Game played during the week of 8/8.

101 Southern Standard, 8/8/1901. Game played during the week of 8/8.

102 Fort Worth Morning Register, 8/13/1901

103 Arkansas Gazette, 8/15/1901, p.5

104 "Notes From the Vapor City", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 1/29/1910, p.5

105 Arkansas Democrat, 8/19/1901, p.5

106 Fort Worth Morning Register, 6/3/1902

107 Fort Worth Morning Register, 6/4/1902

108 Fort Worth Morning Register, 6/5/1902

109 Freeman (Indianapolis), 6/14/1902

110 This game was the fourth of a series against the Fort Worth Colts and was probably played on 6/5/1902.

111 The Freeman (Indianapolis), 6/21/1902

112 Arkansas Gazette, 6/10/1902, p.2

113 The Freeman (Indianapolis), 6/21/1902

114 The Freeman (Indianapolis), 6/21/1902

115 Arkansas Gazette, 6/25/1902, p.3

116 The Freeman (Indianapolis), 5/16/1903, p.1

117 The Freeman (Indianapolis), 5/16/1903, p.1

118 Birmingham Age-Herald, 6/30/1897

119 Hot Springs Echo, 5/3/1919

120 Arkansas Gazette, 5/9/1897, p.6

121 Possibly a mistranscription of "Patillo."

122 Birmingham Age-Herald, 6/26/1897

123 Arkansas Gazette, 8/6/1897, p.3

124 Arkansas Gazette, 5/12/1897, p.2

125 Birmingham Age-Herald, 6/27/1897

126 Chicago Whip, 1/29/1921

127 Arkansas Gazette, 8/7/1897, p.2

128 Arkansas Gazette, 9/12/1897, p.3

129 "Death in the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/24/1917

130 Birmingham Age-Herald, 6/27/1897

131 Arkansas Gazette, 5/9/1897, p.6

132 Arkansas Gazette, 5/12/1897, p.2

133 Birmingham Age-Herald, 6/26/1897

134 Birmingham Age-Herald, 6/27/1897

135 Birmingham Age-Herald, 6/30/1897

136 Arkansas Gazette, 8/5/1897, p.2

137 Arkansas Gazette, 8/6/1897, p.3

138 Chicago Whip, 1/29/1921

139 Arkansas Gazette, 8/7/1897, p.2

140 Arkansas Gazette, 9/11/1897, p.2

141 Arkansas Gazette, 9/12/1897, p.3

142 Arkansas Gazette, 8/5/1897, p.2

143 Arkansas Gazette, 9/11/1897, p.2

144 Arkansas Gazette, 9/12/1897, p.3

145 "Notes on the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/5/1910 The details described by Wyatt of his time with the Arlingtons correlates to the 1897 season.

146 Arkansas Gazette, 7/25/1899, p.1

147 Kansas City Journal, 9/3/1899, p.5

148 Arkansas Gazette, 8/2/1899, p.2

149 Kansas City Journal, 9/3/1899, p.5

150 Arkansas Gazette, 8/2/1899, p.2

151 Arkansas Gazette, 7/25/1899, p.1

152 Caption to 1900 Hot Springs Arlingtons photograph.

153 The 1900 U.S. Census lists John Jones, Alexander Jones, Que Simpson and William Bryant residing at 405 South Whittington in Hot Springs. The 1900 Arlingtons team included players named Baby Jones, Jones, Simpson and Bryant, so it seems reasonable to assume that the identities of the players are the same with those in the census.

154 Caption to 1900 Hot Springs Arlingtons photograph.

155 "Notes on the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/5/1910

156 Caption to 1900 Hot Springs Arlingtons photograph.

157 Caption to 1900 Hot Springs Arlingtons photograph.

158 The 1900 U.S. Census lists John Jones, Alexander Jones, Que Simpson and William Bryant residing at 405 South Whittington in Hot Springs. The 1900 Arlingtons team included players named Baby Jones, Jones, Simpson and Bryant, so it seems reasonable to assume that the identities of the players are the same with those in the census.

159 Caption to 1900 Hot Springs Arlingtons photograph.

160 The 1900 U.S. Census lists John Jones, Alexander Jones, Que Simpson and William Bryant residing at 405 South Whittington in Hot Springs. The 1900 Arlingtons team included players named Baby Jones, Jones, Simpson and Bryant, so it seems reasonable to assume that the identities of the players are the same with those in the census.

161 Caption to 1900 Hot Springs Arlingtons photograph.

162 The 1900 U.S. Census lists John Jones, Alexander Jones, Que Simpson and William Bryant residing at 405 South Whittington in Hot Springs. The 1900 Arlingtons team included players named Baby Jones, Jones, Simpson and Bryant, so it seems reasonable to assume that the identities of the players are the same with those in the census.

163 Either Alexander Jones or John Jones.

164 Caption to 1900 Hot Springs Arlingtons photograph.

165 Caption to 1900 Hot Springs Arlingtons photograph.

166 "Notes on the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/5/1910

167 Hot Springs Echo, 5/3/1919

168 Caption to 1900 Hot Springs Arlingtons photograph.

169 Caption to 1900 Hot Springs Arlingtons photograph.

170 The 1900 U.S. Census lists John Jones, Alexander Jones, Que Simpson and William Bryant residing at 405 South Whittington in Hot Springs. The 1900 Arlingtons team included players named Baby Jones, Jones, Simpson and Bryant, so it seems reasonable to assume that the identities of the players are the same with those in the census.

171 Caption to 1900 Hot Springs Arlingtons photograph.

172 "Notes on the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/5/1910

173 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/14/1901, p.6

174 Arkansas Democrat, 8/19/1901, p.5

175 "Notes From the Vapor City", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 1/29/1910, p.5

176 Nashville Globe, 10/25/1907, p.6

177 The Freeman (Indianapolis), 6/15/1901, p.1

178 "Notes on the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman Indianapolis, 2/5/1910

179 Chicago Whip, 1/29/1921

180 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/14/1901, p.6 Mentions Arlingtons player named "Foster."

181 Cincinnati Enquirer, 8/2/1914, p.53. "He [boxing promoter Andy Mulligan] also managed and owned a colored team there [Hot Springs], and it was on his club that the famous ‘Rube’ Foster first started to play ball."

182 The Freeman (Indianapolis), 6/15/1901, p.1

183 "Notes on the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/5/1910

184 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/14/1901, p.6

185 Hot Springs Echo, 5/3/1919

186 Arkansas Democrat, 6/27/1901, p.7 Oliver also played for the Hot Springs Blues.

187 Arkansas Democrat, 6/27/1901, p.7

188 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/14/1901, p.6

189 The Freeman (Indianapolis), 6/15/1901, p.1

190 Pine Bluff Graphic, 6/14/1901, p.6

191 Hot Springs Echo, 5/3/1919

192 "Death in the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/24/1917

193 "Death in the Game", David Wyatt, Freeman (Indianapolis), 2/24/1917