Acme Giants
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The Acme Giants were a baseball team which played in the Iron and Oil League
. They were founded by businessman Harry Curtis in 1898, in Celoron, New York
, in the southwestern part of the state. The team was initially named the Acme Colored Giants, and were a team consisting solely of black players. That made them unique in their league, which was otherwise all white teams. Curtis boasted that "we will have the strongest colored team in America" when he started the team. After the team won only 8 of their first 49 games, however, Curtis disbanded the team. This new team, the Acme Giants, with the word "Colored" removed, consisted of only white players.
Iron And Oil League
The Iron and Oil League was a minor league formed in the 1890's and existing from time to time in the 1890's and 1900's. In 1898 one of the teams was a black team, the Celeron Acme Colored Giants.It is sometimes abbreviated as IOL....
. They were founded by businessman Harry Curtis in 1898, in Celoron, New York
Celoron, New York
Celoron is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It sits on the west boundary of the City of Jamestown, New York and is surrounded by the Town of Ellicott. The population was 1,295 at the 2000 census.- History :...
, in the southwestern part of the state. The team was initially named the Acme Colored Giants, and were a team consisting solely of black players. That made them unique in their league, which was otherwise all white teams. Curtis boasted that "we will have the strongest colored team in America" when he started the team. After the team won only 8 of their first 49 games, however, Curtis disbanded the team. This new team, the Acme Giants, with the word "Colored" removed, consisted of only white players.