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by **Misterg78582** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:08 pm

Team Names.
1. Newark Eagles - Frank M
2. Homestead Grays - JMP 1
3. Detroit Wolves - Modmark
4. Kansas City Monarchs - getowtamypot
5. Pittsburgh Crawfords - bontomn
6. Zulu Cannibal Giants -- raslavens
7. St Louis Stars - rube
8. Chicago American Giants - Cubs48
9. Indianapolis ABC's- genegrid
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11.
12.

I'm still trying to decide between the Senators, Clowns, and Cuban All-Stars. But for the life of me I can't see where there was team called the Zulu Cannibal Giants. Maybe it's supposed to be Giant Zulu Cannibals? I assume the first pick for that team will be Cetshwayo. Ha ha. Oh I get it, it's a joke, right? So if I called my team the Italian wife-beaters or German Jew-killers that will be cool, no?

by **Cubs48** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:05 pm

Team Names.
1. Newark Eagles - Frank M
2. Homestead Grays - JMP 1
3. Detroit Wolves - Modmark
4. Kansas City Monarchs - getowtamypot
5. Pittsburgh Crawfords - bontomn
6. Zulu Cannibal Giants -- raslavens
7. St Louis Stars - rube
8. Chicago American Giants - Cubs48 - also vote for 6 round draft
9. Indianapolis ABC's- genegrid
10. Cleveland Buckeyes- nymets99 - also vote for 6 round draft
11.
12.

by **raslavens** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:12 pm

FYI, the Zulu Cannibal Giants were a novelty barnstorming team, owned by Abe Saperstein of Harlem Globetrotters' fame.

by **bontomn** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:33 pm

Yes, they were a novelty team--but they played ball seriously despite the grass skirts that Saperstein made them wear on the field!

by **The Jerk Store** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:03 pm

Looks like we're just waiting for glanny to check in (I am in a league with him so I can message him there).

Looks like we're pretty split on a 6 round Negro League set draft or an 8/10 round draft for all players who played in the Negro Leagues. The original sign up was for a 6 round draft from Negro League set, so I'm thinking we should stick to that and then leave how owners want to construct the rest of their team via auto-draft (like if you want to try to draft all players that played in the Negro League, or construct a team of all African-American ballplayers, or go with the Babe and Ted).

Once glanny checks in I'll post for a random draft order.

by **genegrid** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:24 pm

http://www.cnlbr.org/DefiningNegroLeagueBaseball/BarnstormingTeams/tabid/56/Default.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_Cannibal_Giants

From "I was Right on Time" by Buck O'Neil

Synopsis
Buck first tells of his early barnstorming days as all-black teams made their way across the country, a long way from the familiar comforts of his Sarasota home. He tells of the remarkable rise of Satchel Paige and the tragic fall of Josh Gibson, of the shame he experienced playing first base for the grass-skirt-wearing Zulu Cannibal Giants, and of the pride he felt playing against white major leaguers like Dizzy Dean and Bob Feller in black vs. white all-star games.

by **modmark46** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:43 am

Team Names.
1. Newark Eagles - Frank M
2. Homestead Grays - JMP 1
3. Detroit Wolves - Modmark
4. Kansas City Monarchs - getowtamypot
5. Pittsburgh Crawfords - bontomn
6. Zulu Cannibal Giants -- raslavens
7. St Louis Stars - rube
8. Chicago American Giants - Cubs48 - also vote for 6 round draft
9. Indianapolis ABC's- genegrid
10. Cleveland Buckeyes- nymets99 - also vote for 6 round draft
11.
12.

by **nymets99** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:18 am

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by **Misterg78582** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:04 pm

Team Names.
1. Newark Eagles - Frank M
2. Homestead Grays - JMP 1
3. Detroit Wolves - Modmark
4. Kansas City Monarchs - getowtamypot
5. Pittsburgh Crawfords - bontomn
6. Zulu Cannibal Giants -- raslavens
7. St Louis Stars - rube
8. Chicago American Giants - Cubs48 - also vote for 6 round draft
9. Indianapolis ABC's- genegrid
10. Cleveland Buckeyes- nymets99 - also vote for 6 round draft
11. Austin Senators
12.

by **modmark46** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:18 pm

Team Names.
1. Newark Eagles - Frank M
2. Homestead Grays - JMP 1
3. Detroit Wolves - Modmark
4. Kansas City Monarchs - getowtamypot
5. Pittsburgh Crawfords - bontomn
6. Zulu Cannibal Giants -- raslavens
7. St Louis Stars - rube
8. Chicago American Giants - Cubs48 - also vote for 6 round draft
9. Indianapolis ABC's- genegrid
10. Cleveland Buckeyes- nymets99 - also vote for 6 round draft
11. Austin Senators - Mister78582
12. ??? - Glanny

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