1920 Waco Black Navigators

A Calendar, Including Newspaper Clippings, of the 1920 Waco Black Navigators

1920 Waco Black Navigators

Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.

April 11, 1920

Waco, TX
"With Waco: Fred Barnett, Fred Kenner, Waverly Lillard, R.B. Blackmon, Irvin Hays, Conner Congetti, Murphy White, Dewey Smith, Herbert Reed, Wes Brown and Floyd Jackson."

April 17, 1920

Waco, TX
"Wichita Falls at Waco..."

April 18, 1920

Waco, TX
"Wichita Falls vs Waco"

April 19, 1920

Waco, TX
"Wichita Falls vs Waco"

April 24, 1920

Waco, TX
"Beaumont vs Waco"

April 25, 1920

Waco, TX
"Beaumont vs Waco"

April 26, 1920

Waco, TX
"Beaumont vs Waco"

May 1, 1920

Waco, TX?
"Austin vs Waco."

May 2, 1920

Waco, TX?
"Austin vs Waco."

May 3, 1920

Waco, TX?
"Austin vs Waco."

May 8, 1920

Wichita Falls, TX?
"Waco vs Wichita Falls."

May 9, 1920

Wichita Falls, TX?
"Waco vs Wichita Falls."

May 10, 1920

Wichita Falls, TX?
"Waco vs Wichita Falls."

May 16, 1920

Fort Worth, TX
"Black Panthers vs. Navigators - The Black Panthers and Black Navigators of Waco were rained out Sunday, but were to resume hostilities Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. They are scheduled to close the series Tuesday and on Wednesday and Thursday the Black Buffaloes of Houston will be here. Special reservations are made for white people attending the games."

May 17, 1920

Fort Worth, TX
"Black Panthers Beat Black Navigators, 10-6 - The Fort Worth Black Panthers defeated the Waco Black Navigators at Panther Park Monday. Score 10 to 6. The same teams will meet again Tuesday after which the locals will take on the Houston Mud Cats for games here at Panther Park Wednesday and Thursday."

Fort Worth, TX
"Black Panthers Win First Game from Waco Navigators - After being rained out Sunday, the Black Panthers and the Waco Navigators played to a good sized audience Monday. The locals winning by a score of Fifteen to Four. Two Southpaws worked. Hudson for the Black Panthers and was most effetive. It was a ragged fielding game, but full of Comedy features."

May 18, 1920

Fort Worth, TX
"Tuesday, May 18, 1920. - Pinch Hitter Spearman Wins Game for Black Panthers 5 to 4. - Spearman was sent in to hit for Prince in the eighth inning of the game at Panther Park Tuesday and produced a home run wallop with a man on base, tied the score and made it possible for the Black Panthers to win from the Waco Navigators with a score of 5 to 4. The Waco Club showed a sharp reversal of form, presented a real pitcher and had the Panthers worried for eight innings."

May 22, 1920

Waco, TX?
"Houston vs Waco."

Waco, TX?
"Waco vs San Antonio."

May 23, 1920

Waco, TX?
"Houston vs Waco."

Waco, TX?
"Waco vs San Antonio."

May 24, 1920

Waco, TX?
"Houston vs Waco."

Waco, TX?
"Waco vs San Antonio."

May 29, 1920

Beaumont, TX?
"Waco vs Beaumont."

May 30, 1920

Beaumont, TX?
"Waco vs Beaumont."

May 31, 1920

Beaumont, TX?
"Waco vs Beaumont."

June 5, 1920

Waco, TX?
"Austin vs Waco."

June 6, 1920

Waco, TX?
"Austin vs Waco."

June 7, 1920

Waco, TX?
"Austin vs Waco."

June 19, 1920

Dallas, TX?
"Dallas vs Waco."

July 17, 1920

Fort Worth, TX?
"Fort Worth vs Waco."

July 18, 1920

Fort Worth, TX?
"Fort Worth vs Waco."

July 19, 1920

Fort Worth, TX?
"Fort Worth vs Waco."

July 25, 1920

Dallas, TX?
"Dallas vs Waco."

July 26, 1920

Dallas, TX?
"Dallas vs Waco."

July 31, 1920

Wichita Falls, TX?
"Waco vs Wichita Falls."