The ORGANIZATION@1 formed in NUMBER@1 and fielded competitive teams in the ORGANIZATION@2 -LRB- NABBP -RRB- NUMBER@2 NUMBER@3 , a time of a transition that ambitious LOCATION@1 , LOCATION@2 businessmen and MISC@1 ballplayer PERSON@1 shaped as much as anyone .

The ORGANIZATION@1 started in NUMBER@1 and played teams in the ORGANIZATION@3 Players NUMBER@2 to NUMBER@3 .
