The Central Nebraska League was an Independent level minor league baseball league that played in the 1903 season. The fiveâÂÂteam Central Nebraska League consisted of franchises based exclusively in Nebraska. The Central Nebraska League played just one season and permanently folded after the 1903 season.
The Central Nebraska League began play as an Independent level minor league in 1903, The five members were the teams based in Giltner, Nebraska, Holdrege, Nebraska, McCook, Nebraska, Minden, Nebraska and Red Cloud, Nebraska.
The league began the season calling itself the Southwestern Nebraska Baseball League. The first published standings of the league had the Holdrege and McCook teams tied for first place with 4âÂÂ0 records on June 19, 1903. Giltner was next with a 3âÂÂ3 record, followed by Red Cloud 1âÂÂ5 and Minden 0âÂÂ4.
On June 19, the "S.W. Nebraska League" published standings showed Holdrege in first place with an 8âÂÂ1 record. McCook was in second place at 7âÂÂ3, followed by Minden 3âÂÂ4, Giltner 3âÂÂ6 and Red Cloud 1âÂÂ7.
In standings published on July 3, 1903, the league is called the "Central Nebraska League" for the first time. On that date, Holdrege was in first place with a 10âÂÂ2 record, followed by McCook at 7âÂÂ3. Giltner was in third place with a record of 5âÂÂ8, followed by Minden at 3âÂÂ7 and Red Cloud 1âÂÂ11.
Newspaper records indicate that through July 24, 1903, Holdrege and McCook were tied for first place with 19âÂÂ7 records. The standings were published shortly before the Minden and Giltner teams both disbanded. When Red Cloud and McCook disbanded shortly after, this left only Holdrege remaining. Holdrege then finished the season as a traveling team. The Central Nebraska League permanently folded after the 1903 season.
The exact team records and standings of the 1903 Central Nebraska League are unknown, as the league folded on July 28, 1903. The last known standings were published on July 24, 1903, shortly before Minden and Giltner disbanded. Red Cloud and McCook disbanded shortly thereafter, disbanding the league and leaving Holdrege to continue play as a semi-pro traveling team.
as of July 24, 1903