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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 10/12/1918: John Donaldson Wins Duel Against Joe "Cyclone" Williams; Royal Giants and Lincoln Giants Split Doubleheader at Dexter Park

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK


On Saturday, October 12, 1918, Columbus Day, the New York Lincoln Giants visited Dexter Park to take on the Brooklyn Royal Giants one last time in a decisive doubleheader to determine the Colored baseball champions for the season.  The opponents enter with their series tied, thus necessitating a twin bill sweep by either to declare an outright victor.

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), Sunday, October 13, 1921



Game One pits future Hall of Famer Joe "Cyclone" Williams for the Harlem visitors against southpaw John Donaldson for Brooklyn.  

Donaldson reaches safely in the home second and advances to second on third baseman Todd Allen's
errant throw to first base, then scores the game's opening run on center fielder Tom Fiall's base hit. 

In the third, Joe Williams draws a walk against Donaldson and soon scores on a double by right fielder Blainey Hall.

John Donaldson again helps his cause with a single against Smokey Joe, leading off the fourth.  Tom Fiall then reaches safely on a misplay and wild throw by first baseman William Parks resulting in both runners moving into scoring position.  Next in, left fielder Johnny Pugh clears the bases with a line drive to right field.  Right fielder Frank Crockett reaches safely when his fly to center field is dropped by the usually sure-handed Jules Thomas.  After Crockett steals second, Royal catcher John Cason drives home both runners.

Shortstop John Henry Lloyd singled and scored in the eighth, giving the Royals a 6-1 lead and the final margin of victory.

Smokey Joe Williams yields six runs on nine hits, and no walks with two strikeouts in a losing effort.

Blainey Hall leads the Lincolns with two hits and the game's only extra-base hit.  Royal first baseman
Bill Pettus and Lloyd each wield two hits, and Donaldson leads Brooklyn with two runs scored.

"Donaldson, pitching for the Royals, 
was in rare form." - The Standard Union.

Midwestern star John Donaldson was indeed in top form.  On the heels of a four-hit shutout performance against Long Island City, the Royal Giant left-hander holds the Lincoln Giants to a lone run on six hits and one walk with five strikeouts for the victory.


The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), Sunday, October 13, 1921


Lincoln Giants right-hander Ad Lankford toes the rubber in Game Two against Phil Cockrell for the Royals.  The game is an abbreviated five-inning contest, called due to darkness, with the Lincolns leading Brooklyn by a 3-1 score.  In the third, Harlem center fielder Jules Thomas drives home two runs, and Blainey Hall scored on a fielder's choice.  Third baseman Oliver Marcell drove in Brooklyn's only run in the fifth and final inning.


Times Union (Brooklyn, NY), 
Sunday, October 13, 1921

Therefore, the Lincoln Giants and Royal Giants series remains tied, but a decisive game will not be scheduled as the season is fast coming to its end and will remain dormant until the end of the war.  The Brooklyn Royal Giants will close out the season on Sunday with a twin bill against Bushwick.  Afterwhich, many players from the Lincolns and Royals are due to report in camp by Tuesday, October 16.


The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), 
Sunday, October 13, 1921

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ONCE UPON A SUMMER 1918: JOHN DONALDSON'S LONE SEASON WITH THE BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS

LHP - JOHN DONALDSON'S PITCHING RECORD w/ BROOKLYN:
  1. 6/30/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 W, 2 K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  2. 7/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 5 hits, 1 W, 6 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  3. 7/7/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 W, 2 K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  4. 7/14/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 7 hits, 1 W, 5 K (Bushwick; Dexter Park)
  5. 7/16/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?) W, 6 K (Atlantic City; Bacharach Park, N.J.)
  6. 7/21/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 6 runs, 10 hits, 4 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  7. 7/28/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 9 runs, 16 hits, 2 W, 3 K (Silk Sox; Doherty's Oval, N.J.)
  8. 8/11/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 2 runs, 13 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  9. 8/18/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 5 runs, 5 hits, (?) W, 4 K (Tietjen & Lang; Nurge's Field, N.J.)
  10. 8/24/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 8 runs, 19 hits, 1 W, 2 K (Morse Dry Dock; Brooklyn)
  11. 9/1/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  12. 9/2/1918 - (L) 2 innings, 1 run, 2 hits, 0 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  13. 9/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 6 runs, 7 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Camp Mills; Garden City, N.Y.)
  14. 9/14/1918 - (W) No game account vs. Tietjen and Lang Ship Club (Nurge's Field, N.J.)
  15. 9/22/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 7 runs, 10 hits, (?) W, (?) K (New York Giants; Jersey City)
  16. 9/29/1918 - (ND) 4 innings, 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 W, 5 K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  17. 10/6/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 4 hits, 1 W, 6 K (Long Island City; Recreation Park)
  18. 10/12/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 6 hits, 1 W, 5 K (Lincoln Giants; Dexter Park)
  • LINE: 141 innings, 62 runs, 154 hits, 16 walks, 47 strikeouts, 3.95 ERA
BEDFORD & SULLIVAN PODCAST:
Restoring Baseball Great John Donaldson's Lost Legacy With Negro Leagues Historian and Founder of The Donaldson Network, Peter Gorton.

Minnesota native Peter Gorton leads a group of historians dedicated to discovering the lost legacy of John Wesley Donaldson.  In this episode, we discuss the man, baseball career, and life of one of the more incredible and inspiring athletes to ever play the game, and how his amazing legacy became lost to a nation, most particularly Baseball's Hall of Fame.  

original airdate: March 13, 2021





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Sunday, September 26, 2021

OTD 9/26/1914: Dick "Cannonball" Redding and Joe "Cyclone" Williams Lead New York Lincoln Giants in Twin Bill Over Brooklyn Royal Giants and Camden City

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS

The Morning Post (Camden, NJ), Friday, September 25, 1914

On Saturday, September 26, 1914, in the first game of a three-corner doubleheader, the New York Lincoln Giants and the Brooklyn Royal Giants met for the championship of colored teams at Camden City, N.J.

Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, Sunday, September 27, 1914


Right-hander Dick "Cannonball" Redding toes the rubber for the Lincoln Giant and is opposed by Lefty Harvey for Brooklyn.

The kings of Harlem put up five runs in the second, and when Brooklyn answers with two in the fourth, the Lincolns tally three more in the home half of the frame for an 8-2 lead.  The Royal Giants add one in the sixth, then rally late with four runs in the top of the eighth to pull within one.  That is until the Lincolns put the game out of reach with three more runs in the home eighth en route to an 11-7 victory at the Camden City grounds, New Jersey. 

Winning pitcher Dick Redding strikes out eight (catcher putouts), and Brooklyn's Lefty Harvey takes the loss.

Royal Giant second baseman Bill Handy wields two hits and scored three runs while leading the infield with five assists.  Right fielder Charles Earle and first baseman Phil Bradley also collect two hits.

Catcher Louis Santop leads the Lincoln Giants with three hits.  Left fielder Blainey Hall and third baseman Johnny Pugh also wield two hits, and Cannonball Redding helps himself with a base hit and two runs scored.

GAME TWO

Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, Sunday, September 27, 1914

Future Hall of Fame pitcher Smokey Joe Williams holds Camden City to a pair of runs with ten strikeouts for the win in an abbreviated eight-inning game.




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Thursday, September 02, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 9/2/1921: Brooklyn Royal Giants and Cuban Stars Split Games of Doubleheader at Dexter Park

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK


The Brooklyn Citizen, 
Tuesday, September 3, 1918

On Monday, September 2, 1918, the Brooklyn Royal Giants and Cuban Stars split games of a doubleheader at Dexter Park.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Tuesday, September 3, 1918


GAME ONE - In a back and forth affair, the Cuban Stars promptly pounce on George Robinson's offerings for two runs in the first inning and two in the third.  Facing Rafael Cruz of the Stars, the Royal Giants answer with three runs in the fourth, then two more in the sixth.  But their lead does not last.  In the seventh, the Cuban Stars even the score at five.  Afterwhich, southpaw John Donaldson enters the game in relief of George Robinson and tosses a scoreless eighth.  In the visitor's ninth, left fielder Julio Rojo triples home the go-ahead run.  Pitching in relief of starter Isidro Fabré, right-hander Evelio Calderín holds the Giants scoreless in their final at-bat for the win.  Hero of the game Julio Rojo goes 4 for 5 with two triples and two runs scored, José María Fernández wields three hits also including a triple, and first baseman Agspito Lázaga leads the Stars with three runs scored.  Despite yielding 13 hits, Rafael Cruz holds the Giants to five runs with three walks and three strikeouts for the win.  George Robinson walks off to a no-decision as John Donaldson (two hits, one strikeout) sustains the loss in relief.  Royal Giant right fielder Johnny Pugh goes 3 for 4 with a double and two runs scored, Rafael Figarola collects two hits and scores, and although held hitless, shortstop John Henry Lloyd stars in the field for Brooklyn.


The Brooklyn Citizen, Tuesday, September 3, 1918


GAME TWO - Brooklyn unleashes a 17-hit barrage en route to a commanding 10-4 victory.  Cuban Stars starter Rafael Cruz is knocked out of the box before completing the second.  In relief, Isidro Fabré and Evelio Calderín yield another seven runs on eleven hits in an abbreviated seven-inning contest.  Both shortstop Peláyo Chacon and Isidro Fabré wield doubles and scored, and Julio Rojo swats his third triple of the afternoon.  John Henry Lloyd leads Brooklyn with four hits including a double and two runs scored, second baseman Irvin Brooks is next in with three hits, and center fielder William Parks scores twice.  Playing left field and batting fourth, John Donaldson collects two hits with a double and run scored.  In support of starter Shang Johnson, Brooklyn turns a triple-play: Figarola to Lloyd, to Oliver Marcell back to Figarola.  Otherwise, Johnson allows four runs on ten hits and a troublesome eight walks for the win.


The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), 
Tuesday, September 3, 1918

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ONCE UPON A SUMMER, 1918: JOHN DONALDSON'S LONE SEASON WITH THE BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS

LHP - JOHN DONALDSON'S PITCHING RECORD w/ BROOKLYN:
  1. 6/30/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 W, 2 K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  2. 7/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 5 hits, 1 W, 6 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  3. 7/7/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 W, 2 K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  4. 7/14/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 7 hits, 1 W, 5 K (Bushwick; Dexter Park)
  5. 7/16/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?) W, 6 K* (Atlantic City; Bacharach Park, N.J.)
  6. 7/21/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 6 runs, 10 hits, 4 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  7. 7/28/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 9 runs, 16 hits, 2 W, 3 K (Silk Sox; Doherty's Oval, N.J.)
  8. 8/11/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 2 runs, 13 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  9. 8/18/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 5 runs, 5 hits, (?) W, 4 K (Tietjen & Lang; Nurge's Field, N.J.)
  10. 8/24/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 8 runs, 19 hits, 1 W, 2 K (Morse Dry Dock; Brooklyn)
  11. 9/1/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  12. 9/2/1918 - (L) 2 innings, 1 run, 2 hits, 0 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  • LINE: 101 innings, 45 runs, 121 hits, 13 walks, 31 strikeouts, 4.01 ERA 
BEDFORD & SULLIVAN PODCAST:
Restoring Baseball Great John Donaldson's Lost Legacy With Negro Leagues Historian and Founder of The Donaldson Network, Peter Gorton.

Minnesota native Peter Gorton leads a group of historians dedicated to discovering the lost legacy of John Wesley Donaldson.  In this episode, we discuss the man, baseball career, and life of one of the more incredible and inspiring athletes to ever play the game, and how his amazing legacy became lost to a nation, most particularly Baseball's Hall of Fame.  

Original airdate: March 13, 2021





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Wednesday, August 04, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 8/4/1918: Brooklyn Royal Giants Forfeit Game to Glendale at Farmer's Oval

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK



On Sunday, August 4, 1918, the Brooklyn Royal Giants forfeited their game against Glendale at Farmer's Oval in an odd if not unnecessary incident. 

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY),
Monday, August 5, 1918


The matter centers around right fielder Johnny Pugh who, in the top of the eighth inning with a count of
no balls and two strikes, steps outside of the batter's box.  After a short delay, home plate umpire Wagner orders the participants to "play ball."  But a reticent Pugh refuses to comply.  After which, Farmer starter Chad See throws a pitch over the plate for strike three.  Pugh steps back into the batter's box in defiance of the umpire, citing his initial right to call for time.  But because he refuses to reenter the batter's box upon the order to resume play, and despite being afforded upwards of three minutes to return to the dugout, Pugh refuses to disperse promptly.  Thus, home plate umpire Wagner to the dismay of Pugh, follows through on his threat to declare the game a forfeit.

Fresh off a victory over the Prospect Heights nine at Hackensack, the Royal Giants bow quietly at Glendale.  Farmer starter Chad See allows just six hits (all singles) and seven walks in a complete-game shutout victory. 

With no outs and the bases loaded in the first inning, John Henry Lloyd, right fielder John Donaldson, and Johnny Pugh leave all runners stranded.  Brooklyn poses another threat in the seventh, but second baseman Joe Hewitt is thrown out at home while attempting to score on Pop Lloyd's base hit.

Giant starter Gifford McDonald puts forth a representative albeit losing effort, allowing two runs on six hits (only one for extra bases) and three walks.

With the Farmers victory, the season series between Glendale and Brooklyn is now tied at two.


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 Sunday, August 4, 1918, Hackensack, N.J. 
"ROYAL GIANTS AGAIN TRIM PROSPECT NINE"
"The Royal Giants repeated their victory of last week again defeating the Prospect Heights team in a loosely played game that failed to hold the spectators' interest.  The final count stood 8 to 3.  The Giants succeeded in annexing twice as many hits as the losers, and the slugging of Wilson, Smith and Stewart was the feature of the battle." - Trenton (N.J.) Evening Times, Sunday, Aug. 4, 1918 / THE DONALDSON NETWORK

The keywords here are "last week" and "again," which entails a previously played game.  Their first encounter most likely took place on Friday, July 26, on Brooklyn's way back to New Jersey from Pennsylvania, where two days prior, they battled Bethlehem.  If not, then, on, about, or after Monday, July 29, a day after playing Doherty's Silk Sox.


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ONCE UPON A SUMMER, 1918: JOHN DONALDSON'S LONE SEASON WITH THE BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS


LHP - JOHN DONALDSON'S STARTS w/ BROOKLYN:
  1. 6/30/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 W, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  2. 7/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 5 hits, 1 W, 6K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  3. 7/7/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 W, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  4. 7/14/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 7 hits, 1 W, 5K (Bushwick; Dexter Park)
  5. 7/16/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?)W, 6K* (Atlantic City; Bacharach Park)
  6. 7/21/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 6 runs, 10 hits, 4 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  7. 7/28/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 9 runs, 16 hits, 2 W, 3 K (Silk Sox, Doherty's Oval, N.J.)
  • LINE: 63 innings, 25 runs, 68 hits, 12 walks, 25 strikeouts, 3.57 ERA

 

BEDFORD & SULLIVAN PODCAST:
Restoring Baseball Great John Donaldson's Lost Legacy With Negro Leagues Historian and Founder of The Donaldson Network, Peter Gorton.

Minnesota native Peter Gorton leads a group of historians dedicated to discovering the lost legacy of John Wesley Donaldson.  In this episode, we discuss the man, baseball career, and life of one of the more incredible and inspiring athletes to ever play the game, and how his amazing legacy became lost to a nation, most particularly Baseball's Hall of Fame.  

Original airdate: March 13, 2021





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Monday, August 02, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 8/2/1918: Brooklyn Royal Giants Open August Back in New Jersey

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK


The month of August kicks off with minor discrepancies centered around two games versus the Camp Dix Soldiers.
"Camp Dix, N.J., Aug. 2 - The Brooklyn Royal Giants easily trimmed the Camp Dix team here last Saturday afternoon by a score of 8-2.  Transfers had weakened the soldier boys' nine and a makeshift team had to be put in the field.  The batting of Joe Hewitt, Johnny Pugh, and Thompson and fielding of Hewitt featured." - The Donaldson Network

In reporting the Camp Dix match as "last Saturday," it dates this particular game to July 27, 1918.  However, as noted in the Bridgewater (N.J.) Courier News, that same day, the "Brooklyn Giants" (perhaps mistakenly called the Dodgers?) apparently defeat Camp Dix, 13 to 9.  The question remains whether if on July 27, 1918, the Royal Giants defeat Camp Dix by a score of 8 to 2 or 13 to 9, and if, in fact, two distinct games were played.  In either event, right-hander Irvin Brooks is credited with the victory.

"The Dix baseball team was handed a drubbing this afternoon on the local diamond by the Brooklyn Royal Giants.  The final score does not show how badly the soldiers were trimmed." - The Trenton Times Advisor (Trenton, N.J.), Sunday, July 28, 1918 / THE DONALDSON NETWORK

This game account is in question (?)
The Courier News (Bridgewater, New Jersey),
Tuesday, July 30, 1918


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Sunday, August 4, 1918, Hackensack, N.J. 
"ROYAL GIANTS AGAIN TRIM PROSPECT NINE"

"The Royal Giants repeated their victory of last week again defeating the Prospect Heights team in a loosely played game that failed to hold the spectators' interest.  The final count stood 8 to 3.  The Giants succeeded in annexing twice as many hits as the losers, and the slugging of Wilson, Smith and Stewart was the feature of the battle." - Trenton (N.J.) Evening Times, Sunday, Aug. 4, 1918 / THE DONALDSON NETWORK

The keywords here are "last week" and "again," which entails a previously played game.  Their first encounter most likely took place on Friday, July 26, on Brooklyn's way back to New Jersey from Pennsylvania, where two days prior, they battled Bethlehem.  If not, then, on, about, or after Monday, July 29, a day after playing Doherty's Silk Sox.


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ONCE UPON A SUMMER, 1918: JOHN DONALDSON'S LONE SEASON WITH THE BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS


LHP - JOHN DONALDSON'S STARTS w/ BROOKLYN:
  1. 6/30/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 W, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  2. 7/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 5 hits, 1 W, 6K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  3. 7/7/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 W, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  4. 7/14/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 7 hits, 1 W, 5K (Bushwick; Dexter Park)
  5. 7/16/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?)W, 6K* (Atlantic City; Bacharach Park)
  6. 7/21/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 6 runs, 10 hits, 4 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  7. 7/28/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 9 runs, 16 hits, 2 W, 3 K (Silk Sox, Doherty's Oval, N.J.)
  • LINE: 63 innings, 25 runs, 68 hits, 12 walks, 25 strikeouts, 3.57 ERA

 

BEDFORD & SULLIVAN PODCAST:
Restoring Baseball Great John Donaldson's Lost Legacy With Negro Leagues Historian and Founder of The Donaldson Network, Peter Gorton.

Minnesota native Peter Gorton leads a group of historians dedicated to discovering the lost legacy of John Wesley Donaldson.  In this episode, we discuss the man, baseball career, and life of one of the more incredible and inspiring athletes to ever play the game, and how his amazing legacy became lost to a nation, most particularly Baseball's Hall of Fame.  

Original airdate: March 13, 2021





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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 7/27/1918: Brooklyn Royal Giants Defeat Camp Dix Soldiers

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK


Dix Nine Gives 
Poor Exhibition
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Royal Giants Hand Soldiers
Drubbing - Losers Play 
With New Lineup
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"The Dix baseball team was handed a drubbing this afternoon on the local diamond by the Brooklyn Royal Giants.  The final score does not show how badly the soldiers were trimmed." - The Trenton Times Advisor (Trenton, N.J.), Sunday, July 28, 1918 / THE DONALDSON NETWORK

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"Camp Dix, N.J., Aug. 2 - The Brooklyn Royal Giants easily trimmed the Camp Dix team here last Saturday afternoon by a score of 8-2.  Transfers had weakened the soldier boys' nine and a makeshift team had to be put in the field.  The batting of Joe Hewitt, Johnny Pugh, and Thompson and fielding of Hewitt featured." - The Donaldson Network

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On Saturday, July 27, 1918, the Brooklyn Royal Giants returned to New Jersey where they defeated the Camp Dix Soldiers by the score, 8 to 2.  They open with a four-run first, featuring two triples, and essentially never look back.  Not until the fourth inning did Camp Dix hit safely against Irvin Brooks.  All told, Irving yields two runs on nine hits for the win.

This is one of the more obscure games on the Royal Giants' schedule which takes place where we today call Fort Dix, New Jersey.  Brooklyn is slated to play in Clifton, New Jersey, the next day. 




ONCE UPON A SUMMER, 1918: JOHN DONALDSON'S LONE SEASON WITH THE BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS

LHP - JOHN DONALDSON'S STARTS w/ BROOKLYN:
  1. 6/30/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 W, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  2. 7/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 5 hits, 1 W, 6K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  3. 7/7/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 W, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  4. 7/14/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 7 hits, 1 W, 5K (Bushwick; Dexter Park)
  5. 7/16/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?)W, 6K* (Atlantic City; Bacharach Park)
  6. 7/21/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 6 runs, 10 hits, 4 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  • LINE: 54 innings, 16 runs, 52 hits, 10 walks, 22 strikeouts, 2.66 ERA

BEDFORD & SULLIVAN PODCAST:
Restoring Baseball Great John Donaldson's Lost Legacy With Negro Leagues Historian and Founder of The Donaldson Network, Peter Gorton.

Minnesota native Peter Gorton leads a group of historians dedicated to discovering the lost legacy of John Wesley Donaldson.  In this episode, we discuss the man, baseball career, and life of one of the more incredible and inspiring athletes to ever play the game, and how his amazing legacy became lost to a nation, most particularly Baseball's Hall of Fame.  

Original airdate: March 13, 2021




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Sunday, July 18, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 7/18/1918: N.Y. Ship League Team Defeats Brooklyn Royal Giants at Camden, New Jersey

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK


The Morning Post (Camden, New Jersey), July 17, 1918

On Thursday, July 18, 1918, the New York Ship League Team defeats the Brooklyn Royal Giants at Camden, New Jersey.

The Morning Post (Camden, New Jersey),
Friday, July 19, 1918

In a tightly contested affair, N.Y. Ship League starter Jack Barnard, despite four fielding errors, limits the Giants to a pair of runs on just five hits for the win.  Barnard's battery mate, Hyde, drives home the game's decisve run in the sixth with a double.  In a similar, albeit losing effort, Brooklyn starter Irvin Brooks yields three runs on five hits, two by Hyde.  Second baseman Joe Hewitt weilds two hits and scores a run; first baseman Eddie Douglass  accounts for one hit and Brooklyn's second run.  Right fielder Johnny Pugh, and John Donaldson, pinch-hitting in the seventh inning for John Cason, account for Brooklyn's only other hits.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 19, 1918

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LHP - JOHN DONALDSON w/BROOKLYN:
  1. 6/30/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 W, 2K; (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  2. 7/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 5 hits, 1 W, 6K, (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  3. 7/7/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 W, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  4. 7/14/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 7 hits, 1 W, 5K (Bushwick; Dexter Park)
  5. 7/16/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?)W, 6K* (Atlantic City; Bacharach Park)
  • LINE: 45 innings, 10 runs, 42 hits, 6 walks, 21 strikeouts, 2.00 ERA
  • Since joining Brooklyn, John Donaldson has been to the plate no less than eleven times, with eight hits, including a triple and two runs scored (missing boxscores: 6/30/18 game two vs. Lincoln Giants; 7/4/18, game two vs. Cuban Stars; 7/17 vs. Bacharach Giants).

ONCE UPON A SUMMER, 1918: JOHN DONALDSON
 

BEDFORD & SULLIVAN PODCAST:
Restoring Baseball Great John Donaldson's Lost Legacy With Negro Leagues Historian and Founder of The Donaldson Network, Peter Gorton.

Minnesota native Peter Gorton leads a group of historians dedicated to discovering the lost legacy of John Wesley Donaldson.  In this episode, we discuss the man, baseball career, and life of one of the more incredible and inspiring athletes to ever play the game, and how his amazing legacy became lost to a nation, most particularly Baseball's Hall of Fame.  

Original airdate: March 13, 2021

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