Founding
The Dayton Marcos history does go back farther than the Negro League though. As an independent team and also in the Ohio-Indiana League, they played black and white teams all over the country throughout the 1910s.
According to the Negro League Baseball Players Association Website, old newspaper accounts and fading memories are the only sources of information on the Marcos even as they burst into the Negro League. They played in the then newly formed Negro National League, which was formed by Rube Foster. The Marcos were one of those first eight teams to play in the first Negro League to survive a full season.
During this time, the Marcos did play against some heavy competition, including that of Satchel Paige.
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