From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)
Lion Tamers (Newport, KY, baseball team)
The Lion Tamers baseball team, of Newport, KY, were the champions of the Northern Kentucky Semi-pro Negro Baseball League, and the team was in high demand. In August 1936, the team was matched in an exhibition game against the J C Penny's Baseball Club in Lindenwald, OH, on Kellogg Field. The Lion Tamers were considered a very good team, so several new players had been added to the Penny's team to help give them a better chance at winning.For more see "Penny's meet Colored team at Lindenwald," Hamilton Daily News Journal, 8/27/1936, p. 12.