Jules Thomas Explained

Jules Thomas
Position:	Outfielder / Pitcher
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Birth Date:	1886 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Powhatan County, Virginia
Death Place:	New York, New York
Teams:	Brooklyn Royal Giants (–)^[1] St. Louis Giants New York Lincoln Giants (–)^[2] New York Lincoln Stars (–) Breakers Hotel (–)^[3]

Julian Thomas (December 13, 1886 – December 10, 1943) was a Negro league outfielder and pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons. He played most seasons for the Brooklyn Royal Giants and the New York Lincoln Giants.

Thomas died in 1943 in New York, New York at the age of 56. He is buried at the Flushing Cemetery in New York, NY.

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Notes and References

1. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdRHdRVVIzNWNlS0E "Colored Brethren Can Wallop a Few" The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY, Tuesday Morning, May 3, 1910, Page 10, Columns 2 and 3
2. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdbUVLTUZYSlNPcjA "Lincoln Giants Adds Another Brace of Victories to its Brace" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 20, 1916, Page 4, Column 4
3. http://johndonaldson.bravehost.com/pdf/01662.pdf "Palm Beach Weekly Review" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, February 19, 1916, Page 5, Columns 5 to 7