The team was first known as the Newark Idlewilds and began playing in the Ohio–Pennsylvania League.
In 1906 the club changed its name to the Newark Cotton Tops.
In 1908 the team moved in the Ohio State League, where they played until 1911.
The next season the Skeeters played in the Ohio State League and posted a 72–68 record before vanishing.
The city fielded the Newark New Socks (sometimes referred to as the Newsocks) in the 1915 Buckeye League.