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Vincennes Alices
The Vincennes Alices were a minor league baseball team based in Vincennes, Indiana.
After the "Vincennes" team was briefly a member of the 1896 Kentucky-Indiana League, the "Alices" played as members of the Class D level Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League in the league's seasons of play between 1903 and 1913, with one season in the 1908 Eastern Illinois League. The Alices won three league championships in 1905, 1906 and 1910. The Vincennes team played single seasons known as the "Reds" (1904) and Hoosiers" (1911).
The "Alices" nickname corresponds with the popular 1900 novel, Alice of Old Vincennes, the story of which was based in the city.
In the era, Vincennes hosted home minor league games at Columbia Park.
Minor league baseball in Vincennes, Indiana began in 1896. The "Vincennes" team briefly joined the Kentucky–Indiana League as members before folding. The league itself had folded and then restarted on June 22, 1896, with the Vincennes team as a league member on the restart. The Vincennes franchise quickly folded, and the Hopkinsville, Madisonville and Washington teams were added before the league restarted on July 1, 1896, without Vincennes.
In 1903, minor league baseball returned when the Vincennes "Alices" became charter members of the eight–team Class D level Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League, which was known informally as the KITTY League. The Cairo Egyptians, Clarksville Villagers, Henderson Hens, Hopkinsville Hoppers, Jackson Railroaders, Owensboro Distillers and Paducah Chiefs teams joined Vincennes in the newly formed league. The league began play on May 21, 1903.
The use of the "Alices" nickname corresponds with a popular book in the era, "Alice of Old Vincennes." The novel was written in 1900 by author Maurice Thompson. The setting in the novel was based in Vincennes, Indiana during the American Revolutionary War. Popular in the era of the minor league team, It was the tenth bestselling book in the United States in 1900, and the second best selling book in 1901. A native of the region, Maurice Thompson died in 1901, shortly after the publication of the book, at age 56. The "Alices" nickname was later given to the Vincennes Lincoln High School teams, beginning in 1923 and continues today.
In the first season of play in the new league, the Alices did not finish the league schedule. On June 22, 1903, Vincennes folded. At the time the team folded the Alices had a 11–18 record, playing the season under managers Harry Chaney and Jack Tuite. Owensboro also disbanded during the season and the Cairo Egyptians won the league championship.
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Vincennes Alices
The Vincennes Alices were a minor league baseball team based in Vincennes, Indiana.
After the "Vincennes" team was briefly a member of the 1896 Kentucky-Indiana League, the "Alices" played as members of the Class D level Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League in the league's seasons of play between 1903 and 1913, with one season in the 1908 Eastern Illinois League. The Alices won three league championships in 1905, 1906 and 1910. The Vincennes team played single seasons known as the "Reds" (1904) and Hoosiers" (1911).
The "Alices" nickname corresponds with the popular 1900 novel, Alice of Old Vincennes, the story of which was based in the city.
In the era, Vincennes hosted home minor league games at Columbia Park.
Minor league baseball in Vincennes, Indiana began in 1896. The "Vincennes" team briefly joined the Kentucky–Indiana League as members before folding. The league itself had folded and then restarted on June 22, 1896, with the Vincennes team as a league member on the restart. The Vincennes franchise quickly folded, and the Hopkinsville, Madisonville and Washington teams were added before the league restarted on July 1, 1896, without Vincennes.
In 1903, minor league baseball returned when the Vincennes "Alices" became charter members of the eight–team Class D level Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League, which was known informally as the KITTY League. The Cairo Egyptians, Clarksville Villagers, Henderson Hens, Hopkinsville Hoppers, Jackson Railroaders, Owensboro Distillers and Paducah Chiefs teams joined Vincennes in the newly formed league. The league began play on May 21, 1903.
The use of the "Alices" nickname corresponds with a popular book in the era, "Alice of Old Vincennes." The novel was written in 1900 by author Maurice Thompson. The setting in the novel was based in Vincennes, Indiana during the American Revolutionary War. Popular in the era of the minor league team, It was the tenth bestselling book in the United States in 1900, and the second best selling book in 1901. A native of the region, Maurice Thompson died in 1901, shortly after the publication of the book, at age 56. The "Alices" nickname was later given to the Vincennes Lincoln High School teams, beginning in 1923 and continues today.
In the first season of play in the new league, the Alices did not finish the league schedule. On June 22, 1903, Vincennes folded. At the time the team folded the Alices had a 11–18 record, playing the season under managers Harry Chaney and Jack Tuite. Owensboro also disbanded during the season and the Cairo Egyptians won the league championship.