Warren Athletic Hall of Fame :: Warren Athletic Hall of Fame Pre-1931 Photos

1880s Warren Armory on Jefferson Street was the home of the State Champions Warren Artillery target shooting team. And it also hosted basketball, boxing, ping-pong, a play in which a horse starred, outdoor roller polo, and walking. A published book says that roller polo was "the sport" in New England in 1885.

1908-1909 Warren Inter-State League Champions. Seated: William "Beany" Ryan, William "Biddy" Smith, Joe Wylie, and Joe St.Peter. Standing: Charlie Kelley, Jack Simister, Curt Chappelle, Howie Martin, Fred LaFlamme, Jim Lonergan, and Jim Parks.

1909 Warren Silk Hats were the Inter-State Baseball League Champions. Bottom row: Unidentified, Joe Foley (Holy Cross star pitcher, who may have been paid $100), Howie Martin, Biddy Smith, Beany Ryan, and Fred LaFlamme. Middle row: Jim Parks, Jim Lonergan, Joe Wylie, unidentified, Charlie Kelley, unidentified, Jack Simister, and unidentified. Top row: John McPike and John Simister,Sr.

1909 Warren Silk Hats Baseball Club that won the Inter-State League pennant were featured in a supplement to the Warren and Barrington Gazette of September 17. Their championship dinner, held at Goff's Hotel, consisted of oysters, chicken soup, salmon salad, roast turkey, banana fritters, Narragansett Lager, desserts, and, of course, Silk Hat Cigars.

1909 Having defeated Bristol in the Little World Series, Warren then proceeded to "rub it in."

1910 Warren Baseball Club. Bottom row: Herman "Manny" Heuberger, William "Biddy" Smith, Curt Chappelle, Jim Parks, and Jack Simister. Top row: Joe St. Peter, Howie Martin, Joe Wylie, Fred LaFlamme, Beany Ryan, Jim Lonergan, and unidentified.

1910 The Silk Hats/Warren Shoe Baseball team that replaced a losing Inter-City League squad won all nine games that they played. Top row: Charlie Kelley, Barry, Jim Parks, Aiken, Howie Martin, Jack Simister, Beany Ryan, and Biddy Smith. Middle row: Joe Wiley and Lee. Front row: Wardwell, Brightman, Curt Chappelle, St. Onge, and scorer M. Turner.

1911 Besides playing for a number of Warren baseball teams, Jack Simister starred for the J & P Coats team in the Providence Amateur League. In 1911, approximately when this picture was taken, the Providence Journal unofficially named Jack the league's Most Valuable Player.

1912 Warren's Manufacturers Baseball League Champions. Top row: Joe Wiley, Joe Rockett, Curt Chappelle, William "Beany" Ryan, Jack Simister, Howie Martin, and Jim Parks. Middle row: Fred LaFlamme, Walt "Chit" Beauregard, and Donat Fortier. Bottom row: Eddie Conrick, Bill Beauregard, Red Downs, Joe St.Peter, and Herman "Manny" Heuberger.