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Shreveport Pirates (baseball)
The Shreveport Pirates were a minor league baseball team based from Shreveport, Louisiana. The team played from 1904 to 1910, first in the Southern Association from 1904 to 1907, and in the Texas League from 1908 to 1910. Major League Players such as Tom Fisher, Bill Grahame and Stub Smith have played for the team. Fisher has also managed the team during his time on the Pirates. References Defunct Southern Association teams Defunct Texas League teams Defunct minor league baseball teams Baseball teams established in 1901 Pirates Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ... Professional baseball teams in Louisiana 1901 establishments in Louisiana 1910 disestablishments in Louisiana Defunct baseball teams in Louisiana Baseball teams disestablished in 1910 {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Football
Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area (end zone). In Canada, ''football'' may refer to Canadian football and American football collectively, or to either sport specifically, depending on context. Outside of Canada, the term Canadian football is used exclusively to describe this sport, even in the United States; the term ''gridiron football'' (or, more rarely, ''North American football'') is also used worldwide as well to refer to both sports collectively. The two sports have shared origins and are closely related but have comparison of American and Canadian football, some key differences. With the probable exception of a few minor and recent changes, for which there is circumstantial evidence to suggest the existence of at least informal cross-border collaboration, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
