New warden Felix Alston organized the team following his appointment to the position in 1911. He chose George Saban, convicted murderer from the Spring Creek raid, to be head coach and team captain due to their friendship. The only team they played against was the Rawlins Juniors, which they played four times in 1911. They won all four games.
The team was comprised for the following members:
Coach: Saban, George. Convicted of murder, he escaped and disappeared from history in December, 1913.
Cameron, Thomas Convicted of Sexual assault, his sentence expired in June 1912.
Pendergraft, Harry A. Convicted of Larceny , he was granted parole in Jan 1912
C, RF: Powell, James. He had been convicted of rape. Powell was black. This was an integrated team.
1B: Rowan, Eugene. He had been convicted of rape, and breaking and entering. He was granted parole in Nov 1913. Rowan was also an African American.
2B: Fitzgerald, Frank. Breaking and entering. His sentence expired in Dec 1911
SS: Guzzardo, Joe. Manslaughter. He was pardoned in July 1912. Guzzardo had killed a woman in 1908 while shooting at a man who was threatening his life.
3B: Crottie, John. Grand larceny. He was released in Nov 1911
LF: Carman, Ora. Grand larceny. He completed his sentence in Sept 1911.
LF: Stone, Earl. Breaking and entering. He completed his sentence in Sept 1911.
CF: Potter, Sidney. Forgery. He completed his sentence in June 1912.
RF, C, SS: Seng, Joseph. First-degree murder. He was hanged in May 1912
Their August 29, 1911 game was their last.
Contrary to a myth about the team, they were not all on "death row", and indeed only one of the men, Joseph Seng, was. Seng had killed his supervisor after he was fired from his job as a watchman in Evanston. He was the first man to be executed at the Wyoming State Penitentiary.
Russian backed and equipped deposed Shah of Persia Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar landed at the Caspian Sea port of Astarabad with an army in an attempt to regain the throne that he had lost in 1909.
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