Lake Charles Creoles - Louisiana - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt wolf Despite initial opposition from neighboring

Despite initial opposition from neighboring resorts concerned about traffic congestion

Bold crimson block-letter text reads "DIE HARD" on the top line

the Bathers played Class D ball in the Southern Michigan League

and smaller serif text reads "BASEBALL CLUB

Lake Charles Creoles - Louisiana - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt wolf Despite initial opposition from neighboringLake Charles was a Louisiana lumber and rice port in 1906 when the Creoles became the city's first professional baseball team. They entered the Class C South Texas League as the circuit's only out of state franchise, playing home games at Athletic Field and finishing dead last at 30 94 under a rotation of three managers (Denny Lyons, Ed Switzer, and Dick Latham). The South Texas League folded after that 1906 season, and the Creoles moved on to the