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New Orleans Ads

New Orleans Ads

Negro Southern League baseball team

The New Orleans Ads were a Negro Southern League (NSL) baseball team in 1920 based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The team was started by Fred Caulfield, a local backer,[1] and the team is often referred to in newspapers as the Caulfield Ads.[2]

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While the NSL was regarded as a minor league throughout most of its existence, with the collapse of the first Negro National League in 1932, the league is considered a major league for that one season.

The team played opposite days from the white New Orleans Pelicans team at Pelican Stadium.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Eight Cities Enter Negro Southern League" New Orleans States, New Orleans, Louisiana, Wednesday, April 7, 1920, Page 15, Column 1
  2. [2]
    "Negro Fans to Have Own Brand of Ball" New Orleans States, New Orleans, Louisiana, Monday, April 19, 1920, Page 16, Column 5


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