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Vapor City Tigers

The Vapor City Tigers were a Negro league baseball team based in Hot Springs, AR from 1920-1921. The team operated in the Arkansas Negro League during the 1910s (1). Games were played at Whittington Park

History

The team was managed by F. Fields and owned by Dave E. Johnson.

Schedule/Results

DateLocationOpponentResult
4/26Whittington ParkArkadelphia Giants
4/27Whittington ParkArkadelphia Giants
4/28Whittington ParkArkadelphia Giants


Players

PlayerBirthDeath
Amps
Battles*
Beard
Darltie Cooper1903 in Arkadelphia, AR 2/13/1944 in Schenectady, NY
Saul Davis2/22/1901 in Bayou, LA 2/8/1994 in Minot, ND
E. Fredick
Hughey
Land
McAllister
Moore
Pettus
Poindexter
Rogers
S. Spearman**
Willie SpearmanAbt. 1899 in Arkadelphia, AR
Wells
Williams


* Could be ((Rufus Battle)), uncle of Darltie Cooper
** One of the Spearman Brothers


Sources

1) http://www.pitchblackbaseball.com/nlotmsauldavis.html(external link)
2) Sentinel-Record, 1920
3) Chicago Defender, 1/22/1921

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