
Little Black Hen’s Record in Robertson
A Greenbrier correspondent’s account of an unusually productive hen.
These forty distinct articles and score briefs extend Greenbrier’s surviving record across town baseball, the first reported football seasons, boys’ and girls’ basketball, and town life.
Every displayed scan is cropped to the useful newspaper material, converted to neutral grayscale to remove yellow highlighting, and identified by publication and printed date. Five repeated versions were held out in favor of the fuller or clearer account.

Greenbrier was among the Robertson County rural schools entered in the county tournament.

A Nashville club announced its Independence Day trip to play Greenbrier.

King’s Cowboys won at Greenbrier; the report includes a line score and batteries.

Greenbrier shut out Old Hickory 7–0 in a town-baseball meeting.

Greenbrier defeated Madison in a game reported with a line score.

Greenbrier beat Pleasant View 9–8 in ten innings.

A Robertson County tournament preview placed Greenbrier in the county cage field.

The O’Brien Brothers defeated Greenbrier 12–9 in ten innings.

Bell High of Adams won Greenbrier’s first reported home football game, 13–6.

Sumner High of Portland defeated Greenbrier 68–0.

Barren Plains defeated Greenbrier 78–16.

Cross Plains won a close basketball game against Greenbrier.

A reader letter assessed the county basketball field and named the Barren Plains squad after games with Greenbrier and other teams.

A district tournament preview listed the schools and opening arrangements.

Greenbrier defeated Coopertown in a county basketball game.

Coopertown edged Greenbrier 26–24; Crawford scored 17 for Greenbrier.

The district tournament draw included Greenbrier and the Robertson County field.

Greenbrier drew Barren Plains in the 2:30 opening-round game.

Barren Plains defeated Greenbrier 46–28 in the Springfield tournament.

A full tournament page recorded the district results and bracket context.

Greenbrier entered the state district girls’ tournament; the final was scheduled for a WBIX radio broadcast.

Greenbrier’s girls defeated T.I.S. 36–35.

The Home Economics girls hosted a banquet for the girls’ basketball team; Martha Fisher was captain-elect.

Greenbrier sought Saturday home baseball games through H. L. Fisher.

State Aggies defeated Greenbrier 17–3.

Donelson won a 12-inning pitchers’ duel over Greenbrier, 2–1.

The pregame roundup names Duncan’s visit to Greenbrier; the surviving crop ends as a discussion of buses begins.

Duncan defeated Greenbrier 47–0; the report includes lineups and scoring.

A committee planned a two-story Junior O.U.A.M. lodge hall in Greenbrier.

Goodlettsville defeated Greenbrier 25–13. Crawford scored both Greenbrier touchdowns through the passing attack; Shields was a Goodlettsville player.

Jere Baxter defeated Greenbrier 6–0.

Bell High’s open-date notice listed Greenbrier among its wins, confirming another 1928 meeting.

The report prints a 39–12 Greenbrier win, both lineups and scoring. Greenbrier’s school-team identity remains unresolved because the account describes an amateur team.

Greenbrier’s girls defeated T.I.S. 24–12.

Pleasant View defeated Greenbrier 33–28; S. Crawford scored 16 for Greenbrier.

Greenbrier defeated Pleasant View Athletic Club 23–15.

T.I.S. won a boys-and-girls doubleheader against Greenbrier; the report includes both lineups.

Coopertown defeated Greenbrier 27–23.

Barren Plains defeated Greenbrier’s girls 13–11.
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