The team adopted the name “Essex” after receiving a sponsorship from the local Ragan-Gay Motor Company
Grimes would move on to coach the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1937
that played in the Mountain State League in 1937 and 1938
The CKBL was much more localized as this team played teams from Irvine
The Blues did not return when the league resumed in 1946
Natchez Pilgrims T-Shirt (Heavyweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Mississippi Size:2XL The team adopted the nameThe Natchez Pilgrims, based in Natchez, Mississippi, were one of the few franchises in the predominantly Louisiana circuit to represent another state, and they came to Natchez by an unusual route. The 1940 franchise began the season in Houma, Louisiana, as the Houma Buccaneers, before that team's poor attendance prompted owner Carlos Moore to relocate the club on June 27, finishing the year across the state line as the Pilgrims. Natchez returned with