All Nations
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Founded in 1912 by the Hopkins Brothers sporting goods stores and later sold to and managed by J.L. Wilkinson, the All Nations team was a barnstorming squad in the midwest, based out of Kansas City, MO and Des Moines, IA. They had players of various ethnic groups, including Native Americans, African-Americans, Caucasians, Asians and Latin Americans. Star players included Cristobal Torriente, Jose Mendez and John Donaldson.
Sources: "The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues" by John Holway and "The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues" by James Riley
