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When the team first formed it played in the semi-pro Dixie League until Stovall formed the Negro Southern League with four other teams in 1932. The Monarchs won that first season and lost to the Pittsburgh Crawfords in the Negro League World Series . Despite this success the team was excluded from the Negro Southern League when it was reorganized in the following season. The team played in Casino Parkin Monroe, at what became 29th and Hope. It was 360 feet (110 metres) in left, 450 feet (138 metres) in center and 330 feet (102 metres) in right. Built on Stovall's plantation, the park and its associated recreational facilities (including a swimming pool and a dance pavilion) were considered some of the finest in the league. Stovall accommodated the players in houses on his plantation, provided a cook to prepare their meals, and bought three brand-new Ford cars in 1932 for the team's travel. The team disbanded soon after 1935 and in 1937 Casino Park was leased to a local white team— Monroe Twins who became the Monroe White Sox in 1938—who played in the Cotton States League . NOTABLE PLAYERS
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