Arthur Boyd Cooksey and His
Teams
The following
information
is the from the interesting book “Textile League Baseball- South
Carolina’s Mill Teams 1880-1955” by Thomas K. Perry. It is published by
McFarland and Company, Inc.
1934
Glendale (7-7): Harris, Allen, Gossett,
Reese, Blanton, Moss,
Gosnell, Bush, Bishop, Cudd, Boyd Cooksey,
Hutchins, Alley, Rinehart,
Ogle, Holt, Porter, Thomas,
Green, Burnett, Bates.
1935
Glendale (7-11): Harris, Holt,
Blanton, Bennett, Porter, Bates,
Gosnell, Rhinehart, Morgan, Boyd Cooksey, I.
Gossett, Hutchins,
Rush, Bagwell, Linder, Hovis,
Reeves, West, Alexander.
1936
Glendale, champions (15-5): Harris,
Allen, Blanton, Anders, Porter,
Bennett, Reed, Reeves, Millford, Boyd Cooksey,
Hutchinson, Gosnell.
1937
Glendale (14-9): Rhymer, Boyd Cooksey,
Hughes, Rush, Haven Clause,
Smith, Harris, Allen, Ralph Gosnell,
Buster Hair, Blanton, Thomas,
Herbert Taylor, Linder, Blackwell,
Jennings, Fowler, Scott, Paul Howell,
Bush, Porter, Anders, A. Pace,
Anderson, Wall, Ashmore, Hairston,
L. Pace, Turner.
1938
Glendale (7-25): Hughey, Scott,
Ralph Gosnell, Hensley, Fox,
Haven Clause, Porter, Anders,
Blanton, Riddle, Rush, J. Linder,
Husky, Ramsey, Roy Prince, Harris,
Osteen, B. Linder, R. Linder, Boyd Cooksey,
Hendrix, A. Linder,
Taylor, Cook.
1941
Converse (12-11): Lewis, Croxdale,
Dick Evans, Fowler, Millwood,
Shehan, Reid, Mathis, Boyd Cooksey,
Thomas, Fletcher, John Earnhardt,
Byars, Greene, Wood, Massey,
Hopper, Arthur, Vernon, Whitfield.
1943
Clifton Rocks (3-26): Mathis, Art
Fowler, Greene, Gosnell, Bridges,
Chapman, Boyd
Cooksey, Sprouse,
T. Coggins, P. Mabry, B. Coggins,
Adair, Collins, Martin, Massey,
Evans, F. Mabry, Vernon, Jolly,
Bullton, Pick, Pete Fowler, Birch,
Burns.
1946
Converse (15-21): Croxdale, J. Gossett,
Charles Reid, Y. Greene,
Mathis, R. Arthur, Lee Greene,
C. Fletcher, R. Gossett, Vernon,
W. Greene, Reuben Reid, B. Gossett,
King, Millwood, Pete Fowler,
J. Fletcher, Stone, Collins, Hopper,
Scott, White, Boyd
Cooksey, Prathin.
1951
Glendale Browns (12-23): Hammett,
Phillips, Bill Allen, Dick Ogle, Pete,
Brown, Page, Chapman,
Harvey,
Parris, Jett, Harrison, Ralph
Dillard, Lavender, Dempsey,
Haynes, White, Harrison, Boyd Cooksey,
Smith, Hicks.
1952
Abney of Spartanburg (18-8):
Fortenberry, Satterfield, Boyd Cooksey,
W. Blackwell, Wilson, Bogan,
Lunny, Ashemore, Watson, Taylor,
Belue, E. Blackwell, Broome,
Byers, Cox, Callahan, Page, Freland,
Wood, Sloan, James, Bobo,
Crowder.
1953
Spartan, champions (10-0): Guy,
R. Roberts, G. Roberts, Boyd Cooksey,
Gwinn, Brewington, Deal, Johnson,
Fowler, Jackson, Colerick,
Schultz.
1936 Glendale Team
Boyd Cooksey's Spikes and
Glove are shown in the photos below. Notice that that the small flat
glove of the past is very different than the larger, formed gloves of
today.
