The Falls City Colts was one of the original franchises in the MINK league in 1910. The team was well organized and won the initial league championship in 1910 with a 59-40 record. According to the Fall's City Tribune they started in March by puchasing 14 of the players from the salaried Atchison team. The price was $50.00. Falls City in 1910 had a population of about 3,300 people. Today Falls City is about 5,000 in population, down from a peak of 6,200 in 1950. . It is the county seat for Richardson County. They were second in 1911 and 1912. The team folded on June 17th of 1913 and the league folded soon after.
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