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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 10/13/1918: Bushwick Sweeps Twin Bill From Brooklyn at Dexter Park; John Donaldson Plays Last Games for Royal Giants

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK

The Brooklyn Citizen, Sunday, October 13, 1918

On Sunday, October 13, 1918, with the baseball season winding to a close, Bushwick hosted the Brooklyn Royal Giants for a doubleheader at Dexter Park. These games mark the end of John Donaldson's lone season with the Brooklyn Royal Giants.

New York Herald, Sunday, October 13, 1918

GAME ONE pits right-hander Irvin Brooks for the Royals against Frank Kelleher pitching for Bushwick. Riding a wave of ten consecutive wins, Bushwick opened the scoring in the third, then erupted for four runs in the fifth for a 5-0 lead. Brooklyn finally answers with two runs in the sixth, bunching together three hits and benefitting from several Bushwick misplays in the field. But the Dexters tally single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings en route to an 8-2 final margin of victory. Frank Kelleher does not allow the Royal Giants a hit through the first five innings. All told, Kelleher holds the Royal Giants to a pair of runs on just six hits and four walks with four strikeouts for the win. Irvin Brooks yields all eight runs on twelve hits and five walks with five strikeouts in the loss. First baseman Bill Pettus leads Brooklyn with two hits, including a double, John Donaldson goes 1 for 3 with a run scored, and Joe Hewitt also scores. Shortstop Jimmy Irving leads Bushwick with three hits.

Times Union (Brooklyn, NY), Monday, October 14, 1918

GAME TWO was a shortened seven-inning affair on account of darkness. Bill Kelleher, brother of Frank, hurls for Bushwick against Phil "Fish" Cockrell for the Giants. At the bat, the Taguer Brothers open the scoring. Center fielder, Jimmy, doubles on the first offering he sees from Cockrell, and brother Tommy's base hit sends him home. McVoy, the first baseman, drives home Bushwick's second run in the fourth. Bill Kelleher holds the Royal Giants to four hits and three walks with two strikeouts over seven scoreless innings for the win. Bushwick completes the sweep and extends their consecutive game-winning streak to twelve. Fish Cockrell pitches well in a tough-luck loss, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk with two strikeouts. Cockrell, John Donaldson, Oliver Marcell (double), and Irvin Brooks account for Brooklyn's hits.

The Brooklyn Citizen,

Monday, October 14, 1918

Times Union (Brooklyn, NY), Monday, October 14, 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, N.Y.)
9/14/1918 - (W) No game account vs. Tietjen and Lang Ship Club (Nurge's Field, N.J.)
9/22/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 7 runs, 10 hits, (?) W, (?) K (New York Giants; Jersey City)
9/29/1918 - (ND) 4 innings, 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 W, 5 K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
10/6/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 4 hits, 1 W, 6 K (Long Island City; Recreation Park)
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

Wednesday, October 06, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 10/6/1918: John Donaldson Hurls a Gem; Brooklyn Royal Giants Sweep Twin Bill From Long Island City at Recreation Park

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY),

Tuesday, October 8, 1918

On Sunday, October 6, 1918, the Brooklyn Royal Giants sweep a doubleheader against the Long Island City club at Recreation Park, Queens.

GAME ONE - Midwestern star John Donaldson hurls a gem, limiting Long Island City to just four hits and one walk with six strikeouts in a complete-game shutout effort. Donaldson also helps his cause with two assists in the field and at the plate with the game's only extra-base hits, both a double and triple. Brooklyn bunches three runs in the third and two more in the fifth en route to a 5-0 final score. Shortstop John Henry Lloyd tops the Royal Giants with three hits, and third baseman Oliver Marcell leads with two runs scored.

"Donaldson was in magnificent form, holding the locals at his mercy at all times in the first game."

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), Tuesday, October 8, 1918

GAME TWO - Brooklyn exacts a measure of revenge against Long Island City hurler Chad See, who defeated John Donaldson and the Royal Giants back on August 24 while pitching for Morse Dry Dock of Bay Ridge Brooklyn. The Giants overcome a 2-1 deficit with pairs of runs in the fifth and sixth innings for a 5-2 victory and twin bill sweep over Long Island City. Royal Giant pitchers Irvin Brooks and right-hander Phil "Fish" Cockrell join together in holding their Queens hosts to just three hits and three walks with five strikeouts, four by Cockrell. Oliver Marcell and John Henry Lloyd wield extra-base hits. Phil Cockrell helps the cause with two hits and a run scored. First baseman Bill Pettus also goes for two hits, including a double, and posts a game-high 13 putouts, including two double-plays with assists from Joe Hewitt and Pop Lloyd.

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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, N.Y.)
9/14/1918 - (W) No game account vs. Tietjen and Lang Ship Club (Nurge's Field, N.J.)
9/22/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 7 runs, 10 hits, (?) W, (?) K (New York Giants, Jersey City)
9/29/1918 - (ND) 4 innings, 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 W, 5 K (Lincoln Giants, Olympic Field)
10/6/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 4 hits, 1 walk, 6 K (Long Island City, Recreation Park)

LINE: 132 innings, 61 runs, 148 hits, 15 walks, 42 strikeouts, 4.15 ERA

BEDFORD & SULLIVAN PODCAST:

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

original airdate: March 13, 2021

Saturday, September 25, 2021

OTD at EBBETS FIELD 9/25/1921: Atlantic City Bacharach Giants Defeat the Hilldale Club at Bedford Avenue and Sullivan Place Grounds

From the desk: JOHN W. CONNOR'S REVENGE

The Standard Union, (Brooklyn, NY), Monday, September 26, 1921

On Sunday, September 25, 1921, the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City defeated their rival, the Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn.

The Standard Union, (Brooklyn, NY),

Monday, September 26, 1921

HILLDALE CLUB vs.

ATLANTIC CITY BACHARACH GIANTS

Before a crowd upwards of 3,000 fans, Hilldale right-hander Phil Cockrell climbs the bump opposed by Dick "Cannonball" Redding for the Giants. Both open with three scoreless innings.

The visitors finally breakthrough with two runs in the fourth, but the Bacharachs answer in the bottom half of the frame with three. In their next at-bat, Hilldale scores knotting the game at three. After a quiet sixth, the Bacharach Giants take a 4-3 lead in the seventh. Cannonball makes it stand, closing out the game with four scoreless frames.

All told, Dick Redding holds Hilldale to three runs on ten hits and five walks with four strikeouts for the win. Center fielder Otto Briggs (3) and shortstop Bill Francis (2) account for half of Hilldale's ten hits, while first baseman Toussaint Allen goes 2 for 4 with a double and registers a game-high eleven putouts. Meanwhile, Redding holds future Hall of Famers Louis Santop and Judy Johnson

hitless in nine at-bats.

Hilldale starter Phil Cockrell in a tightly contested loss, allows four runs on ten hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Center fielder Jesse Barber leads the Bacharach Giants with three hits, including a double and a run scored, first baseman Bill Pettus goes 2 for 4 with a triple, and second baseman Sam Mongin wields two hits in two trips.

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Background: Why, JOHN W. CONNOR'S REVENGE? Mr. Connor, in 1904/1905, founded the Brooklyn Royal Giants. To John Connor's great dissatisfaction, booking games ultimately meant dealing with the East's preeminent booking agent, Nat Strong. The two maintained a contentious relationship from hello. Yet by the end of the decade, Nat Strong is officially listed as the Royal Giant's official business manager. By 1913, John Connor, for stated reasons, decides to step away from baseball, leaving (selling) complete control of the Brooklyn Royal Giants in the hands of Nat Strong. A debate remains whether Connor exited for stated reasons or was he effectively pushed out by Nat Strong.

The Atlantic City Bacharach Giants were formed in 1916, but they found themselves in financial straits within a few years. They needed an investor and found one in John W. Connor, who decided he wanted back into the game. By 1919 he and a partner are bankrolling the team and begin raiding rosters of the Brooklyn Royal Giants and Lincoln Giants. But Mr. Connor knows to generate profits, they'll need to invade New York City, Nat Strong's territory, where he wields control over almost all the main baseball venues. Strong, in alliance with the owners of the Lincoln Giants, conspire together to keep such Negro competition outside the New York City limits.

John Connor's ace up his leave is Charles H. Ebbets, co-owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers. During the earlier years of the Brooklyn Royal Giants, Charles Ebbets negotiated with Mr. Connor to let the Royal Giants play at Washington Park. Their acquaintance endured, and Ebbets once again pledged availability of his ballpark to the Bacharach Giants. In turn, John Connor's aggregation was in complete control of booking their own games and doing so on Nat Strong's turf. It's a saga unto itself.