An Athletic association was organized at the High school March 1899, and a baseball team was formed with George D. Withers as manager and captain. The first game was played April 22,1899, at Pendergast Driving Park against Oswego High school and the local boys were defeated by the score of 22 to 7. The boys were not discouraged by this defeat and played through the season winning seven games and losing two. In 1900 and 1901 the team won all but one of the games played. The 1902 team won all games played. On April 30 they defeated Pulaski High school by a score of 14-0, winning the county championship. On May 22 the local boys met and defeated the strong Syracuse High school by the score of 5-4 and by doing so placed themselves among the strongest High school baseball teams in New York State: 
 

Source:  Grip’s Historical Souvenir of Phoenix and Vicinity, Series No 14, Published by The Seaman Press, Pulaski NY, 1902 – Transcribed, bbt2000