1918 Dallas Black Giants

A Calendar, Including Newspaper Clippings, of the 1918 Dallas Black Giants

1918 Dallas Black Giants

Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.

May 12, 1918

Dallas, TX
"San Antonio Black Bronchos Play Dallas Black Giants Here. - The San Antonio Black Bronchos and the Dallas Black Giants will be the attraction at Gardner Park this afternoon and tomorrow. These games will no doubt be the best this season as it has been five years since the Black Bronchos appeared here and they were then the best in the league. this will no doubt be a pitchers' battle as Dave Brown and Buck Alexander, without doubt one of the best pitchers in the country will oppose one another. To the games all soldiers, marines, enlisted, and drafted men in uniforms will be admitted to gate and grand stand free except the war tax. Games will be called at 4 o'clock."

July 14, 1918

Dallas, TX
"Negro Soldiers to Play Black Giants Here Today. - The Camp Travis negro soldiers team will appear this afternoon in a double bill at Gardner Park against the Dallas Black Giants, the champions of the Texas Colored League. The first game will be played at 4 o'clock. The same teams play at the same hour tomorrow. They will have a brass band to help the entertainment. Special seats will be provided for white patrons."

July 28, 1918

Dallas, TX
"Jazz Music at Negro Game will Help Draw Crowd. - Play will be called at promptly 3:30 o'clock this afternoon for the double baseball bill which the Dallas Black Giants and the Oklahoma City Colored Indians will stage at Gardner Park. The visiting team arrived yesterday, and with all the players in good condition two fast contests are looked for. A jazz band will furnish music Special seats will be reserved for white patrons."

"Baseball - Colored League - Oklahoma City vs. The Dallas Black Giants - (Double Header) - Sunday, July 28th - Gardner Park - Game Called 3:30 Sharp"