Leadville Angels - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Tank Top mesa and new woman

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Arched cursive text reads "The Palace Arena" above "Roller Skating" and "Roller Hockey

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Border towns like Brownsville lived and breathed the game in ways bigger cities took for granted

Leadville Angels - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Tank Top mesa and new womanBy 1896, Leadville was already past its silver rush peak, but the high altitude mining town still had enough fight in it to field a ball club. The Angels played a short summer season in the independent Colorado State League, going 5 3 under manager Harry Grier and finishing second in a six team field that ran from May 2 to July 15. Their rivals that year included the Aspen Miners, the Pueblo Rovers, and the Denver Gulfs (small towns with big league