These Metz Tigers look like a serious bunch of ball players!  Click photo for a larger view.  Photo courtesy of Virginia Peterson.  The small print at the bottom of this postcard photo says: "King & Hood, Pub., Metz, MO. Baseball Team, Metz, MO."

The Metz Tigers.

   The Metz Tigers, our base ball team, is one of the very best in the county.  The past season the boys won 14 games, lost 4 and tied 2. L. A. Robinson is the manager, the the line-up follows: Claud Charles, c. f.; Marshall Dulin, r. f.; Walter Cox, l. f.; Connie Allen, 1st b.; O. W. Waggoner, 2nd b.; L. A. Robinson, 3d b.; Claud Pryor, s-s.; Chas. Ragen, c.; Chas. Charles, p.; Inman Noble, ut.

The Metz Times, Metz, Missouri; Friday 1 Nov 1910.

A 1911 Metz Baseball team, identified as

1 Dutch (Roy) Tough

2 Len King

3 Harry Compton

4 Claude Pettit

5 Lloyd Kleen

6 Walber Ellis

7 Rex McCormach

8 Lon Allen

Photo and identification provided by Virginia Peterson.  Very small print at bottom edge of photo reads: C.[?] Hood 1911.