OTD Brooklyn Semipros 8/10/1930: Bay Parkways Win Twin Bill; Defeat N.Y. Fire Department and Entente of Williamsburg at Erasmus Field

From the desk: BROOKLYN SEMIPROS

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), 

Monday, August 11, 1930

On Sunday, August 10, 1930, not more than two miles from where I presently live, before a crowd of 3,000 fans, the Bay Parkway Dukes swept a twin bill with victories over the New York Fire Department and the Entente club of Williamsburg at Erasmus Field, McDonald Avenue at the Avenue M station along the elevated Culver Line.

The Brooklyn Citizen, Monday, August 11, 1930

GAME ONE vs. New York Fire Department

Bay Parkway promptly scores three runs in the opening innings.  But their lead does not last.  The Firemen surge ahead with a five-run outburst in the third and three more runs in the fourth.  Manager George Lippe is forced to pull starter Rube McKenty in favor of Brooklyn native and fan favorite Eddie Marsini, who extinguishes the threat.  The Dukes recover three runs in the bottom half of the fourth for a more manageable 8-6 deficit.  After which, Eddie Marsini limits the Firemen to no runs on just five hits the rest of the way.  Meanwhile, Bay Parkway finally knocks Fire Department starter Tom Noonan out of the box.  The Dukes rally for a run in the seventh and then in the eighth push across the tying and decisive runs towards a 9-8 victory.  The Firemen connect against Rube McKenty for one home run, while the Dukes wield two, one by Larry Fischer, the other by Weismier.

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), Monday, August 11, 1930

GAME TWO vs. Entente of Williamsburg

In the nightcap, Dukes' starter Wuzzy Fullerton limits the visitors from nearby Williamsburg to one run on just three scattered hits and three walks with seven strikeouts over nine innings pitched for the win.  Entente shortstop O'Donnell wields Williamsburg's lone extra-base hit.  Duke's third baseman, Vermilyea, accounts for three hits, including a double, home run, and first baseman George Sackett also takes a trot around the bases.

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Meanwhile, nearby in the Inter-City circuit ...

In a tightly contested affair, the Coney Island Democrats break a scoreless tie with two runs in the sixth inning and three more in the eighth.  Flatbush F.C. rallies for three runs in the top of the ninth to no avail.  

Starting for Coney Island, Clemens allows three late runs on eight hits while helping himself at the plate with two hits and a run scored.  Perhaps demonstrating Clemen's effectiveness, catcher Murphy leads all fielders with 15 putouts behind the plate.  Hurling for Brooklyn FC, Stepper also wields two hits and scored a run.  However, on the mound, he yields four runs on seven hits in a losing effort.  

Brooklyn's left fielder, Meyers, and Coney Island's center fielder, Phalen, wield two hits each.

The Brooklyn Citizen, Monday, August 11, 1930

OTD Brooklyn Semipros 8/8/1940: Bay Parkway Dukes Defeat New York Black Yankees at Erasmus Field

From the desk: NEGRO LEAGUES vs. BROOKLYN SEMIPROS

The Brooklyn Citizen, Friday, August 9, 1940

On Thursday, August 8, 1940, not more the two miles from where I presently live, the Bay Parkway Dukes defeated the New York Black Yankees at Erasmus Field, McDonald Avenue at the Avenue M station along the Culver Line.

NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE II

NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES

The Brooklyn Citizen, Friday, August 9, 1940

Bay Parkway starter Gene Bowe hurls a gem, limiting the Black Yankees to just one late run on seven hits and no walks with twelve strikeouts for the win.  

Visiting left fielder Marvin Barker wields the only extra-base hit against Bowe.  Not until the eighth inning did the Yankees manage to bunch together three hits to spoil the shutout.  Center fielder Charlie Biot was Gene Bowe's twelfth and final strikeout victim who ended the game.  Yankee third baseman  Henry Spearman and first baseman Johnny Washington each wield two hits apiece.  Catcher Johnny Hayes hits safely and scores the Yankees' lone run.

With two runners in scoring position in the home fourth, left fielder Larry Fischer singles in Bay Parkway's first run.  With the bases loaded in the fifth, Yankee starter Purnell Mincy walks Larry Fischer, forcing the runner from third.  In the home eighth, center fielder Pete Gray singles, advances on a walk, steals third, then scores when Yankee reliever Jesse Brown throws errantly on an ill-fated pickoff attempt to first.

Yankees starter Purnell Mincy is nothing short of erratic.  He allows three runs on six hits but walks eight batters in a self-inflicted losing effort.