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provincial championship, Intermediate B division, making them the first black team to win an OBAA title. In 1935, the team won the city title as well as the
Western Counties Baseball Association Championship, Intermediate A division. In 1939, the Chatham Coloured All-Stars reached the all-Ontario finals but there was a dispute regarding the game location and no title was awarded that year. After this, the team ultimately stopped playing as several team members went to serve in World War II. Some of these members included Wilfred "Boomer" Harding, Andy Harding and one of the coaches Lou Pryor. Although the team had been playing for more than a decade before
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African-Canadian team playing predominantly white teams in the 1934-time frame. There was often discrimination both on and off the field resulting in situations ranging from questionable umpire decisions during games to being turned away from hotels in
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Ontario, Stirling brought them into the city league where they were able to compete against white teams. Quickly gaining in popularity, The Chatham Coloured All-Stars became known by many, including local reporters. In their second year playing in the league, they won the
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Chatham Coloured All-Stars were honoured at a Toronto Blue Jays game with the team wearing replica jerseys of the All-Stars. The two surviving members at the time, Don Tabron and Sagasta Harding as well as the son of Earl "Flat" Chase threw the first pitch at the game.
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