North Texas League

North Texas League

Classification	Class D (1905, 1907)
Sport	Minor League Baseball
First season	1905
Ceased	1907
President	Captain J.B. King (1905) W.E. Craddock (1907)
No. of teams	7
Country	United States of America
Most titles	1 Paris Parasites/Hope (1905) Corsicana Oilers (1907)
Related competitions	South Texas League

The North Texas League was a Class D level minor baseball league that played during the 1905 and 1907 seasons. The league featured teams based in Arkansas and Texas.

History

The 1905 North Texas League consisted of four charter teams, initially all from Texas. They were the Paris Parasites, of Paris, the Greenville Midlands of Greenville, an un-nicknamed team from Clarksville and an un-nicknamed team from Texarkana. Partway through the year, the Paris club moved to Hope, Arkansas, making it the only non-Texas city to be represented in the league. Clarksville disbanded on July 21 after going 34–42, while Texarcana - with a 36–46 record - disbanded on August 2, forcing the league to disband on August 6, 1905. The Parasites finished first in the league with a 48–32 record, while the Midlands had a 41–40 record. Dode Criss and Clyde Milan played in the league that year.

The North Texas League did not play in 1906.

Reformed in 1907, the North Texas League featured the Corsicana Oilers/Desperados of Corsicana, Paris Athletics, Greenville Hunters and Terrell Red Stockings of Terrell. Corsicana finished first in the league with a 38–21 record, while Paris was 36–23, Greenville was 24–35 and Terrell was 18–38. Greenville folded on June 28, 1907, causing the league to cease operations on June 30, 1907. Notable players include Hippo Vaughn. and Bill Yohe.

Cities represented

• Clarksville, TX: Clarksville 1905
• Corsicana, TX: Corsicana Oilers / Corsicana Desperados 1907
• Greenville, TX: Greenville Midlands 1905; Greenville Hunters 1907
• Hope, AR: Hope 1905
• Paris, TX: Paris Parisites 1905; Paris Athletics 1907
• Terrell, TX: Terrell Red Stockings 1907
• Texarkana, TX: Texarkana 1905

Standings & statistics

1905 North Texas League

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Paris Parasites/ Hope	48	32	.600	–	E.W. Dunaway / Dad Ritter
Greenville Midlands	41	40	.506	7.5	William Owen / Richard Bendel / Cy Mulkey
Clarksville	34	42	.447	12.0	Ray Taylor
Texarkana	36	46	.439	13.0	Robert Shelton

Paris (5–2) in the second half, moved to Hope July 20;Clarksville disbanded July 31;Texarcana disbanded August 2, causing the league to disband August 6.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Jack Love	Texarkana	BA	.327		Charles Yeager	Greenville	W	16
Ben Whittenburg	Paris/Hope	Runs	54		Self	Clarksville	W	16
E.D. Stuttsman	Greenville	Hits	98		Charles Yeager	Greenville	SO	201
Parker Arbogast	Clarksville	HR	9		Dode Criss	Paris/Hope	PCT	.778 14–4

1907 North Texas League

schedule

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Corsicana Oilers/Desperados	38	21	.644	–	Dee Poindexter
Paris Athletics	36	23	.610	2.0	Robert Shelton / Everett Sheffield
Greenville Hunters	24	35	.407	14.0	Horace Kelton / William Owen
Terrell Red Stockings	19	38	.333	18.0	Luke Rash / Cy Mulkey / Rube Walters / T.R. Bell

Greenville disbanded June 28, causing the league to disband June 30.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Harry Welch	Greenville	BA	.309		W. Jenkins	Corsicana	W	16
Bill Yohe	Greenville	Runs	42		Joe Buench	Greenville	SO	130
Elmer Coyle	Corsicana	Hits	78		W. Jenkins	Corsicana	PCT	.800 16–4
Jim Heigelfort	Terrell	HR	4