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Wednesday, September 08, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 9/8/1918: John Donaldson's Return Match Against Morse Dry Dock Along Brooklyn Waterfront Likely Rained Out

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK

Thursday, September 5, 1918

On Sunday, September 8, 1918, the Brooklyn Royal Giants were booked for a rematch game against the Morse Dry Dock Team at Morse Oval along the Brooklyn waterfront at 52nd Street and Second Avenue.

The first game of a doubleheader was scheduled to start at 1:30 pm. In what would have been John Donaldson's second actual visit to Kings County, an account of the game(s) is yet to be discovered. My assumption is the games were rained out.

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY),

Sunday, September 8, 1918

In poor weather conditions earlier that same morning, the Morse Dry Dock Team needed extra innings to defeat Glendale at Farmer's Oval in nearby Queens.

Afterwhich was perhaps when Jupiter Pluvius decided to call it a day.

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY),

Monday, September 9, 1918

NEXT GAME:

Sept. 12, 1918

Glendale Farmers

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY),

Monday, September 9, 1918

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BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS

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

LHP - JOHN DONALDSON'S PITCHING RECORD w/ BROOKLYN:

6/30/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 W, 2 K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
7/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 5 hits, 1 W, 6 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
7/7/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 W, 2 K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
7/14/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 7 hits, 1 W, 5 K (Bushwick; Dexter Park)
7/16/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?) W, 6 K* (Atlantic City; Bacharach Park, N.J.)
7/21/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 6 runs, 10 hits, 4 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
7/28/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 9 runs, 16 hits, 2 W, 3 K (Silk Sox; Doherty's Oval, N.J.)
8/11/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 2 runs, 13 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
8/18/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 5 runs, 5 hits, (?) W, 4 K (Tietjen & Lang; Nurge's Field, N.J.)
8/24/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 8 runs, 19 hits, 1 W, 2 K (Morse Dry Dock; Brooklyn)
9/1/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
9/2/1918 - (L) 2 innings, 1 run, 2 hits, 0 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
9/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 6 runs, 7 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Camp Mills, Garden City, NY)

LINE: 110 innings, 51 runs, 128 hits, 13 walks, 31 strikeouts, 4.17 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

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 8/24/1918: Morse Dry Dock BBC Defeat Royal Giants in John Donaldson's True Brooklyn Debut

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY),

Thursday, August 22, 1918

Times Union (Brooklyn, NY),

Friday, August 23, 1918

On Saturday, August 24, 1918, roughly six miles from where I presently live, the Morse Dry Dock and Repair Co. baseball club defeated the Royal Giants at Morse Field, 52nd Street, and 2nd Avenue, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

The Brooklyn Citizen, Sunday, August 25, 1918

Victory against the East Coast's various shipping nines continues eluding the Brooklyn Royal Giants.

In a winning effort, Morse Dry Dock starting pitcher Chad See limits the Royals to three runs on seven hits and four walks with five strikeouts.

See holds the visitors scoreless through the fifth. The Giants finally score once in the sixth and twice more in the eighth. Second baseman Joe Hewitt leads the Giants with two hits and two runs scored, and third baseman Oliver Marcell scores their third run. Shortstop John Henry Lloyd wields the Giants' only extra-base hit.

From the batter's box, John Donaldson also connects for two hits.

However, on the mound, Morse Dry Dock offers the midwestern star no quarter. After opening the game with a four-run first, Morse continues punishing John Donaldson's offerings to all corners of the field. They double their score total with two runs in the fifth and two more in the home seventh. Sacks, the left fielder, leads Brooklyn's ship workers with four hits, two for extra bases, and three runs scored. All told, John Donaldson yields eight runs on nineteen hits (four doubles) and one walk with two strikeouts.

This game marks John Donaldson's true Brooklyn debut.

The Brooklyn Citizen, Sunday,

August 25, 1918

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sunday, August 25, 1918

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BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS

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

LHP - JOHN DONALDSON'S STARTS w/ BROOKLYN:

6/30/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 W, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
7/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 5 hits, 1 W, 6K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
7/7/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 W, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
7/14/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 7 hits, 1 W, 5K (Bushwick; Dexter Park)
7/16/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?) W, 6K* (Atlantic City; Bacharach Park, N.J.)
7/21/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 6 runs, 10 hits, 4 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
7/28/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 9 runs, 16 hits, 2 W, 3 K (Silk Sox, Doherty's Oval, N.J.)
8/11/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 2 runs, 13 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Lincoln Giants, Olympic Field)
8/18/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 5 runs, 5 hits, (?) W, 4 K (Tietjen & Lang, Nurge's Field, N.J.)
8/24/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 8 runs, 19 hits, 1 W, 2 K (Morse Dry Dock, Brooklyn)