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The were a professional
Baseball team that played in the
Negro Leagues . The team was established by
Thomas T. Wilson as the semi-pro Nashville Standard Giants in
1921 . The team was later renamed the Elite Giants. In
1931 , Wilson moved the team from
Nashville ,
Tennessee to
Cleveland ,
Ohio , renamed the team the Cleveland Cubs and joined the first
Negro National League . The following season, the Negro National League collapsed, so the team moved back to Nashville, changed the name back to the Elite Giants and joined the
Negro Southern League . When the second incarnation of the Negro National League was formed in
1932 the Giants joined it for the following two seasons. In
1935 , the team moved to
Columbus , Ohio and became the Columbus Elite Giants. In
1937 , the team moved to
Washington D.C. and became the Washington Elite Giants. The team's final move came in
1938 when they moved to
Baltimore ,
Maryland and became the Baltimore Elite Giants. The team disbanded after the
1950 season.
