Wednesday, August 2, 2023 Last Update: 9:19 PM ET
Richmond, IN
"Colored Team Will Play Here May 11 - Sunday afternoon, May 11, the Richmond Athletic Baseball club and an Indianapolis colored baseball team that played a draw series here last fall open their season on Exhibition park with a double-header. The two teams completed a two-to-two game series last year. Both teams were evenly matched and put up a good brand of ball. With the return of old players, the two teams should give Richmond fans an even better brand of ball. James E. Wilson, Indianapolis manual training teacher and manager of the colored baseball team, announces that he will come to Richmond on the Sunday, May 11, with a 50 percent stronger team than he ever placed on a local diamond. Jones, the star first baseman, is still with Wilson as is also Day, the comical shortstop, and Lynch, third baseman and heavy slabman. The pitcher that twirled so well for the Giants at the close of the season is also returning to Richmond with Wilson."
Chicago, IL
"Balk Saves the Bacon for American Giants - American Giant Park, September 7. - With two outs and a man on third, Pitcher Ragland of the A.B.C.s of Indianapolis made a balk in the thirteenth inning, forcing in the run that spelled victory for the American Giants. The Giants started off to make a run away game of it, but the A.B.C.s kept plugging away and tied the score in the sixth. The Giants came back with what looked to be the knock out blow in the eighth. The A.B.C.s went to the bat three runs to the bad in their half of the ninth and took the field in the last half of the ninth with a one run lead. the Giants tied the score in the last half and it was nip and tuck until the thirteenth. The batting of Houston and Day of the A.B.C.s and the home runs of Charleston and Torrienti were features of the game."