June 4, 1915
Fargo, ND
"Tennessee Rats on Tour of State - Brown's Tennessee Rats, a colored team with headquarters at Holden, Missouri, is now on a tour of the state. They have been coupling up with the fastest teams obtainable and thus far have won twenty-six out of twenty-seven games. According to their manager, W.A. Brown, they are on the lookout for big games and would like a chance at three base hits, Robideau; bases on amateur teams."
June 7, 1915
Fargo, ND
"If W.A. Brown, manager of The Tennessee Rats, now making a tour of the state, will write to the sporting editor of The Forum giving his whereabouts, mail that has come to this office addressed to him will be forwarded at once."
June 8, 1915
Leeds, ND
"Leeds Takes Measure of Tennessee Rats 9-5 - Leeds, North Dakota, June 9. - The Tennessee Rats, now making a tour of the state, lost their second game out of a total of thirty played when they mixed with the fast Leeds aggregation yesterday afternoon. When the smoke of the battle had cleared away, Leeds was found to be on the long end of a 9 to 5 score. Batteries - for the Rats: Douglas and Hix, for Leeds: Grady and Page."
June 17, 1915
Sykeston, ND
"Rats 2 - Harbey 1. - Before a large crowd at the Woodman picnic at Sykeston, Thursday, the fast Harvey baseball team went down to defeat at the hands of the Tennessee Rats by a score of 2 to 1. The Rats won in the ninth inning by a batting rally."
June 26, 1915
Fargo, ND
"Ball Games Dates Wanted - W.A. Brown with his Tennessee Rats baseball club wants dates with fast North Dakota clubs. Can furnish show, band and ball games for celebrations. Write or wire W.A.Brown, Steele, June 29 and 30; Stanton, July 3 and 4; Dunn Center, July 5; Kildeer, July 6; Mandan, July 8 and 9."
June 29, 1915
Steele, ND
"Tennessee Rats at Steele."
June 30, 1915
Steele, ND
"Tennessee Rats at Steele."
July 3, 1915
Stanton, ND
"A baseball tournament on July 3-4 is announced for Stanton, Beaulah, Golden Valley, Stanton and the colored team, Tennessee Rats, will be entered."
Stanton, ND
"Tennessee Rats at Stanton."
Stanton, ND
"Series of Games Soon at Stanton - Stanton, North Dakota, June 17. - The fastest series of ball games ever played in western North Dakota will be staged at Stanton on July 3 and 4. Four games will be played, in which Stanton, Beulah and Golden Valley will cross bats with the Tennessee Rats one of the fastest colored teams on the road. Stanton is putting on a big celebration and several thousand people are expected to attend. Excursion trains will be run. The Stanton boosters promise everyone a good time."
Stanton, ND
"A baseball tournament on July 3-4 is announced for Stanton, Beulah, Golden Valley, Stanton and the colored team. Tennessee Rats, will be entered."
July 4, 1915
Stanton, ND
"Series of Games Soon at Stanton - Stanton, North Dakota, June 17. - The fastest series of ball games ever played in western North Dakota will be staged at Stanton on July 3 and 4. Four games will be played, in which Stanton, Beulah and Golden Valley will cross bats with the Tennessee Rats one of the fastest colored teams on the road. Stanton is putting on a big celebration and several thousand people are expected to attend. Excursion trains will be run. The Stanton boosters promise everyone a good time."
Stanton, ND
"A baseball tournament on July 3-4 is announced for Stanton, Beulah, Golden Valley, Stanton and the colored team. Tennessee Rats, will be entered."
Stanton, ND
"Tennessee Rats at Stanton."
July 5, 1915
Dunn Center, ND
"Tennessee Rats at Dunn Center."
Dunn Center, ND
"Dunn Center drew a beautiful day for the celebration there Monday and those who attended report an enormous crowd. No one could really tell where all the 3,000 people did come from. The Indians moved over from Kildeer and held a pow-wow, and the Tennessee Rats gave a minstrel show but dropped a ball game to Dunn Center. In fact, nothing was missing but the airship from the program."
Dunn Center, ND
"With the exception of the Dickinson game - when the Dunn Center boys made an ascension - they have put it over the real fast aggregations making that section of the state, even taking the Tennessee Rats into camp on July 5 by a score of 6 to 7."
July 6, 1915
Kildeer, ND
"Tennessee Rats at Kildeer."
July 8, 1915
Mandan, ND
"Tennessee Rats at Mandan.
July 9, 1915
Mandan, ND
"Tennessee Rats at Mandan.
July 12, 1915
Linton, ND
"Brown's Tennessee Rats are scheduled for a ball game here Monday, July 12."
Linton, ND
"The Time of Your Life - When Brown arrives Monday, July 12, with his Tennessee Rats and Band. And best of all his concert and dance orchestra during the evening with a dance program unexcelled. Don't miss this day of sport."
Linton, ND
"The Tennessee Rats, an aggregation of colored gentlemen, played baseball in Linton Monday afternoon with the local team, winning by a 6-to-3 score. The game was very interesting and the local put up a strong defense. The Rats are strong with the stick and to that department may be attributed their victory. The score stood a tie in the seventh inning and then a hitting rally gave them the lead. It was interesting enough, however, to satisfy the crowd. In the evening their band furnished the music for a dance."
July 13, 1915
Pollock, ND
"Manager Adams, of the Pollock Tigers, has arranged a game of ball with Brown's Tennessee Rats for Tuesday, July 13th. This is a colored traveling ball team and are said to be experts in the game so there is apt to be some excitement in Pollock on that day."
Bismarck, ND
"Lost and Found - Lost - Bunch of keys; very important to Mr. Brown, manager of the Tennessee Rats ball team; 15 or 20 on ring with address, Holden, Missouri; return to Tribune; reward."
Strasburg, ND
"A number of Linton people autoed to Strasburg Tuesday afternoon to see the baseball game between Strasburg and the Tennessee Rats. Strasburg won the game by a 2 to 1 score. Suman, of Linton, caught for Strasburg and won the game with a home run with one man on base."