From the desk: NEGRO LEAGUES vs. BROOKLYN SEMIPROS
On Sunday, August 5, 1934, Max Rosner's Bushwick nine defeated the New Orleans Crescent Stars in both games of a doubleheader at Dexter Park. Originally formed in 1922 and reformed in 1933, on this day some 1,300 miles away from home, the Crescent Stars are denied victory, but in no way outclassed.
GAME ONE - Fresh off a victory at East Orange, N.J., the Stars in game one are limited to four hits, with Carlisle the second baseman accounting for two. New Orleans threatens with two runners on and two outs in the eighth but stalls when Flash Miller (?) grounds harmlessly to second. Bushwick starter Rube Chambers issues three walks and strikes out four in a complete-game shutout victory. Starting for New Orleans, Williams yields three runs on six hits and five walks in a losing effort. Batting in the third inning, third baseman Buck Lai is hit by a pitch and soon scores on a fielder's choice; shortstop Joe Benes then singles to right field, scoring the second baseman Jimmy Calleran for a 2-0 Bushwick lead. The Dexters small-ball their way to a run in the fifth with left fielder Overton Tremper bunting for a hit and scoring on a fielder's choice. Otherwise, the score remains unchanged through the ninth. New Orleans commits no errors, and the first baseman Curtis "Popsicle" Harris leads the field with 13 putouts.
GAME TWO - After three scoreless frames, Buckwick jumps out to a 2-0 lead in the fourth. With Jimmy Calleran on base, recently acquired center fielder from Winchester, Frank Schreich triples to deep center field. Joe Benes then grounds to second, but Carlise throws errantly in an attempt to catch Schreich at home. The Crescent Stars get one back in the fifth, right fielder Zollie Wright doubles and scored on catcher Pepper Bassett's base hit to right field. But then Jimmy Calleran homers in the sixth, starter Art Smith helps his own cause driving home Eppie Barnes in the seventh. Eppie Barnes, in turn, drives home Benes in the eighth. New Orleans bunches together three hits for one last tally in the visitor's ninth; Popsicle Harris drives home Pernell giving this game its 5-2 final score. Crescent Stars' starter Charlie Beverly(?) allows five runs on eight hits, including one home run and five walks with three strikeouts in a losing effort. New Orleans actually out-hits Bushwick by a 10-8 margin; Popsicle Harris leads the team with three. But Bushwick hurler Art Smith allows two runs and no walks with two strikeouts and no errors behind him for the win.
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