1914 Indianapolis ABCs

A Calendar, Including Newspaper Clippings, of the 1914 Indianapolis ABCs

1914 Indianapolis ABCs

Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.

February 21, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The A.B.C. Ball Club Sold. - C.I. Taylor, of the West Baden Sprudels, Purchases a Half Interest - Will Be Manager of the Famous Indianapolis Aggregation for 1914. - C.I. Taylor, who for the past four years successfully managed the famous West Baden Sprudels, has bought a half interest in the A.B.C. base ball club and will manage that organization this year. Mr. Taylor is one of the most efficient and successful managers of negro base ball and there is no doubt but that the fans of Indianapolis will hail his coming with delight. He is a strict disciplinarian, and possibly the greatest developer of young base ball players of the race. He writes that while he expects to use several of the star players of his last season's club, the Merit system will prevail which means, he says, that the fellow who can deliver the goods toward making the ABCs a baseball club of championship calibre, such as the fans of Indianapolis demand and should have, will be given the place. We play men in positions because of their ability, not favoritism. Manager Taylor will report for Spring Training about March 28th, and will put his men through two hard practices each day till the team rounds into mid-season condition. He promises to show the fans high class baseball every day. 'We expect to defeat them some, too,' he says. Manager Taylor's present address is 1914 Center Street, Birmingham, Alabama. Steel Arm Taylor will also wear an ABC uniform this year, which means that the local club will have a splendid pitching staff, including some other good ones that are to be named later. Announcement is made that the opposing game will be played at Northwestern Park April 19."

February 28, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Considerable talk has followed the announcement that C.I. Taylor, of the West Baden Sprudels, would manage the A.B.C.s of Indianapolis for the season of 1914. Taylor is known for his base ball generalship. This gives rise to the belief that he will be doing .. things when he gets in. The A.B.C.'s spring training will begin on March 28th."

March 7, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The daily papers are chock full of ... the clubs of white baseball players .. getting ready to do for the .. upcoming season. The colored brothers really aren't doing very much so far. However, the A.B.C.'s of Indianapolis... making a noise like a baseball... It is preparing for big season meeting the best clubs possible.. to meet, and with fair success. C.I. Taylor, of the West Baden Sprudels, will be the new manager, he is also half owner, having bought ... of Tom Bowser, who has owned the club for the past two seasons. Mr. Taylor is considered one of the best managers in the business, his splendid generalship has made for the success of the Sprudels which is ... the leading clubs outside of the ... leagues. There are some splendid clubs that people of color that float about the ... playing good ball. Among these are the Cuban Gints, the Chicago American Giants, the team from the Phillipines, an aggregation of In... of Japanese, the A.B.C.'s, the West Baden Sprudels, the French Lick Plutos, ... few more yet. ... of the players of these clubs ... worthy of being mentioned with .. of the stars of the great leagues. .. has advanced an Indian or so to the higher field, but it has not been.. to the colored players. The res of the team is full of good men, but they are limited and confined. They... praise all right. Broadminded sports writers concede tht they are... the best, but all to no purose and that is unfortunate."

March 14, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The A.B.C.'s baseball club will ... a bunch of new players this season.. a few of the best of the old... as though will show up at ... ringing of the gong to play ball. John Taylor, steel arm John as he is better known, is in Indianapolis in the interest of the ABCs baseball club, of which his brother C.I. Taylor is part owner and manager. Steel Arm John is one of the famous colored pitchers. His name is suggestive of his ability. He was formerly of the West Baden Sprudels, with which club he won his reputation. He will be seen this year in the A.B.C.s pitching box. It is thought that in the reorganization of the club he will be one of the chief attractions."

Indianapolis, IN
"Baseball Directory. - Managers Can Arrange Games Through This Medium. - The Freeman wants the names of managers of all independent teams, white and colored, and will carry same in the above directory for the coming season fo $1.00. - White Sox - H.C. Dickens, Manager, Louisville, Kentucky."

March 21, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"A Foreword: Steel Arm John Has a Say On the New A.B.C.s - We will say to the fans of Indianapolis that we are going to do our best to put the best club here on and off of the field that has ever been. We can't say just now who will make the club, as we expect to have fifteen or twenty men to report for practice. However, there will be several new faces seen on the club, and there will also be some of the old boys wearing the A.B.C. uniform again. Just what they will be I can't say just now, but it does not matter who it is, if he makes the club will be given a berth. We are going to play the best semi-pro clubs in the country and we are going to play every day. Watch for the opening date on or about April 19, 1914. Respectfully, Steel Arm Taylor."

April 4, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Mr. C.I. Taylor, accompanied by his wife, arrived in the city last Tuesday from West Baden. Mr. Taylor is part owner and the now manager of the A.B.C. baseball club."

April 11, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Local Colored Fans Will See Good Ball. - This Season's A.B.C. Team Promises to Be One of the Fastest Clubs in Its Class in the United States. - Fans who attend the games at Northwestern Park this season will be furnished the best quality of colored semi-professional baseball that money can produce. Owner Tom Bowser has engaged C.I. Taylor, for the last year manager of the champion West Baden Sprudels, to handle the reins of his club. Taylor has been in baseball fifteen years and knows the game from A to Z. He is considered one of the craftiest colored baseball managers in the business. Thirty-one players have been added to the roster of the A.B.C.'s. A majority of last year's A.B.C.'s will be given a thorough tryout, besides four of the stars from last season's Sprudels, two from the American Giants of Chicago, two French Lick Plutos, three from Dayton, Ohio, and two from St. Louis. Manager Taylor is also in communication with a pitcher from Clifton, Arizona who has an excellent record. The A.B.C.'s this season intend to play ball every day, as all players will be paid a monthly salary. Manager Taylor will take his large squad of ball tossers out for their first practice this afternoon at Northwestern Park. Practice will be held every afternoon this week. Starting with Sunday a morning and afternoon practice will be held. The fans are invited to attend, as no admission will be charged."

April 12, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The A.B.C.'s will open the season at the Northwestern Park, Easter Sunday, April 12, at 3 p.m. They will cross bats with the well known T.T.s, a white team. C.I. Taylor, the new manager, has had his men on the gridiron for the past two or three weeks. He promises one of the best teams in the country."

Indianapolis, IN
"The A.B.C.'s have booked some of the fastest teams in the country for Northwestern Park this season. Manager Taylor has scheduled the Nebraska Indians, Louisville White Sox, Lincoln Giants of New York; Royal Giants of Brooklyn; American Giants of Chicago; Cincinnati Shamrocks and Wiedemans. He is also in communication with the crack Japanese and Chinese teams for a date. The opening game is scheduled for April 12 with the T.T. team of this city."

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.'s And the T.T.'s Again. - Baseball Season Open. - A.B.C.'s Playing Winning Ball From the Word Go. - Defeats the Well Known Taste Tells Aggregation. - The weather was ideal for the opening of the base ball season last Sunday. A big crowd turned out to see what Taylor's reconstructed A.B.C.s looked like and to see what the boys could do. It was thought that the A.B.C.'s of last year would be pretty well shot to pieces. The club has been pretty well shaken up, but seventy-five percent of the present club was of the club of last year. Turner, Selden, Hutchinson, Jeffries, Hannibal, Bartlett and Watts were the holdovers. They are considered a satisfactory group by the fans. The engagement last Sunday was with a crack white team, Taste Tells. Both teams put up a good game of ball, the shade of difference being in favor of the A.B.C.'s. The white boys lost a few good opportunities to score, which, perhaps, will not happen in next Sunday's game when the two clubs meet again. In the run of the game there were a few errors that should not have been, and a few that would have happened in the big league playing. The pitching on both sides was good. That of Bartlett was particularly so. When he retired in favor of Steel Arm John Taylor in the sixth inning the score was 1 to 0 in favor of the A.B.C.s. His quick delivery was his feature. Sapho, as Bartlett is called, caught several of them napping in these unexpected deliveries. He assisted in not less than one third of the outs up until this time, perhaps one half of them. When Steel Arm Taylor took the box the crowd gave away to its feeling. Taylor has been much advertised, and the crowd wished to see if he had the goods on him. He got off a little bad from the start, but no runs were made during the remainder of the game. He got in good form in a short while. He demonstrated that he was all said of him. In fact no pitcher is more individual. He is constand in his inconsistancy, no one knows what his ball is until it is right at the batter. He is extremely deceptive, puzzling. Getting on to him will be difficult, because his art is that you don't get on to him. To put it in a short way, he is a strategist. Ormes of the T.T.'s signalized himself by a fine one-hand catch, falling up a hill in the meanwhile, coming up with the ball at right. Jeffries pulled off a similar stunt in the left field. He had about a half dozen fine chances. He lost one of them. His assist to Seldem, when they did a double, was a fine exhibition. The maneuvers of the new manager, C.I. Taylor, was watched with considerable interest. He is also a part owner of the team, being associated with the well known Tom Bowser. Mr. Bowser has done much to advance baseball interest among the colored people. The two promise to give the followers of the game a run for their money. The brilliant outpouring Sunday gives the management great encouragement."

April 18, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Baseball and the Negro - Good Players Being Developed - Salary Not in Keeping. - This is my maiden effort at writing for the newspapers, and the only excuse I have to offer for intruding upon the sport writer's lucrative pastime is that it is done at the request of The Freeman. This, at the same time constitutes my apology to them for invading their territory. I have reluctantly consented to contribute this little mite to this number. In defense of myself it is well to state in the outset that I have directed whatever I might know of baseball to the handling of ball clubs and the training of young players and not to writing articles on the great pastime, preferring to leave that field entirely to the zealous and jealous sport writers on the big colored weeklies. Like the sport writers of the other race, they do not like an invasion of their territory, nor the assumption of any of their prerogatives. - Negroes Handicapped. - The Negroes, as it is well known, can not enter the present system of organized baseball. The Indians, Italians, Cubans, Chinese, Japanese and everybody else except the Ethiopians are extended an invitation and a fat salary if they can only make good in organized baseball. There are many men of various nationalities today drawing salaries larger than that of a United States Senator, playing under the protection of the 'National Agreemant' though far outclassed by many Ethiopians in every department of the game. Whatever may be the qualifications of the Negro, or however well known the fact of those qualifications might be, the Negro is out of the present system of organized baseball and according to the present indications, he is out to stay. Merely providing ability to master the intricate plays of the game does not seem to be a wedge by which the Negro can pry the gate of organized baseball open. What is the remedy? Answer: A league composed entirely of Negro clubs, manned by Negro managers. It has been clearly demonstrated to the minds of both the white baseball critics and the general populace of this entire country that the Negro is 'there' both as a player and manager. Where in he has failed? one would ask. - His Failure. - He has failed as an organizer. There is a peculiar prejudice that we have to go against that is not true of any other people. We do not mean to argue that by maintaining an organied league of Negroes, a wedge would be made by which we could enter the ranks of organized baseball. I do believe that by so doing our chances would be better than they are now. It is always the fellow who is doing something that can get something to do. Our players are not developed to the highest point for the reason that there are no strings tied to them through organization, and if a manager ins down on a player in order that he might get out of him the possibilities he thinks he sees, that player is apt to jump to some other club where he thinks it is possible, whether it be true or not, for him to idle around, where there is not so much practice and no such rigid discipline. The writer has had players in whom he believed he saw great possibilities, and yet these same players, in many instances, have suddely shown a burning desire to jump to some other team where the manager would allow them all kinds of privileges detrimental to a ball player. His so doing has perhaps robbed the race of many a Ty Cobb or a Matthewson. Organized baseball only can prevent these losses to the great game. - An Advertising Game. - Organized baseball is a great advertising agency for the city so fortunate as to own a franchise. And, too, special pride is created in the fans toward the home club, not known to fans of independent ball. The lover of the game wants to see his home club fighting for a position. He wants to see his club's standing in the percentage columns of the daily papers. He is anxious to follow, through the press dispatches, the doings of his club while on a long road trip. He is just as interested in it when the team is away from home as when it is playing on its own grounds. And then, he gladly welcomes the team home in a stretch of fifteen or eighteen games, where he is seen each afternoon when the umpire calls 'play ball.' This and nothing else will bring about the recognition of the Negro ball player, his ability, and an invitation into the ranks of the present system of organized baseball. The Present System. Under the system which we are playing at the present, neither the players, managers, nor the fans have any protection. Players can and do jump from limb to limb during a single season, until they have worn as many different uniforms as they ought to wear in a lifetime. It is common occurance for a manger to take his team to a town for a series of games, and leave the town shot of from one to six palyers, said players either having signed up with the local club or got stuck on a woman. Not many seasons ago the writer, while managing a certain team, had on one occasion a very important series of games to play. AS is my custom, on the day before the series was to begin, I assembled the club in a meeting and discussed the importance of the series and how necessary it was for us to win it, giving them some points with reference to the strength of the opposition team, and what would be the duty of each member of the team, not only on the ball field, but in caring for his physical being during this special series. I advised that no memeber of the team should take any intoxicating drinks, and I further urged them to retire early, not later than 10:30p.m. What would you suppose happened? It might be well to state just here, however, that it ought to be the desire of every ball player to give the best service of which he is capable, and especially, so on important special occasions. Rube Waddell was never loved by the fans of Philadelphia after he left Connie Mack without his services, and a worthy antagonist of Matthewson back int eh middle of the last decade as before, he let the manager and the fans down in a pinch. Waddell never stopped falling from that date. Now, back to my story. This is what happened. The next morning at 5a.m. I went to the room of each player, so as to be sure of the physical fitness for the opening fray. I round to my surprise and chagrin that three of my best players had spent the night elsewhere than in their rooms. Included among these night marauders was the man I had scheduled to pitch the opening game. Of course, I put out to hunt them up. Two I never saw at all until time to don our uniforms for the great opening game of this important series, but I ran across the pitcher about 7:30 a.m. in the saloon taking a glass of beer. He looked every bit an all night marauder. His sunken eyes, high cheeks and trembling voice bespoke his utter unfitness for the taks I had allotted him for that day. What did I do? Well, it can be imagined that I was a very much disgusted man and upon reprimanding the player, he quit the team. He was in a better condition than any other pitcher on the team, too barring that spree. My sole reason for relating this unpleasant episode is to show that my hands were tied and there was no way for me to mete out the punishment requisite for the offense, which would have been afforded in organized baseball. A league, with rules and regulations that can be enforced, is the only remedy. Protection to Players. Players as well as the fans will hail the coming of the League in that they will not only get larger salaries, but they will be in a position to demand their pay by a given law. - Patrons Protected. - Protection, through the organization of a Negro League will come to the thousands of patrons of the present day independent colored teams, in that they will not only see a spectacle, but a contest, when they journey to the park. C.I. Taylor, Manager, A.B.C.s"

April 19, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The A.B.C.s Win Again - T.T.s Lost Some Good Chances to Score - Pitchers On Both Sides Delivered a Good Ball - Harris Did Not Get Good Enough Support. - The ABCs again beat the T.T.s last Sunday. The white boys did not play the game that they played the previous sunday. The day was very cool and chilly. This may have accounted for T.T.'s indifferent playing. Taylor's men showed improvement as a whole. Two new pitchers held down the box last Sunday and with success. These were Collins and Stallard. Harris of the T.T.s pitched a splendid ball all through the game, and had he had the support the issue would, perhaps, have been different. He proved all right at the bat, getting the only hits off of the colored pitchers during the game. The batting of C.I. Taylor and the catching of Joe Scotland were features. The ABCs will play the Indianapolis Specials next Sunday."

April 26, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.s Playing Winning Ball - Defeat Indianapolis Specials in an Interesting Game. - The A.B.C.'s met the Indianapolis Specials last Sunday at the Northwestern Park and worsted them in an interesting battle that resulted in 4 to 3. The features were not so plentiful as they have been in the other games, although there were a few rather exciting times. One of these was when the white lads made their first score. Up until the seventh inning the Specials had not scored, and a very natural thing since the A.B.C.'s play a stronger game. This run was made on an error, but none the less creditable to the Specials, since the runner took a chance of running over the A.B.C. catcher. He took this chance and won. Then again in the ninth the Specials scored twice owing to errors on the part of the A.B.C.'s. The playing of the Specials was steady; that of the A.B.C.s was confident. Whitehouse, for the visitors, pitched a good ball; regular as a clock. Joe Scotland, Old Forty Five, as he is called, distinguished himself in center. He caught most beautifully, eating up everything that came his way. Sapho and Watts were the battery in the eighth and ninth. They were received with cheers. A bad play or so came very nearly costing them their reputation. The main error was in the field, but the fans don't care anything about that. Everything is charged up to the pitcher and catcher. Manager Taylor announced that the game next Sunday would be with the team of Peru, Indiana. A close, exciting game is expected. This is the team that beat the T.T.'s in a game last Sunday. The attendance on last Sunday was big, and the crowd was good natured and appreciative. The Specials came in for applause when they did anything worthwhile. The ladies are increasing in their attendance, Taylor has signs all over the place demanding respect for them. Bad language and betting are cut out."

May 3, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The Perus Went Down. - A.B.C.s Win Their Fifth Straight - White Boys Went to Pieces in the Fifth Inning. - The A.B.C.s met the Peru Specials of Peru, Indiana, last Sunday at the Northwestern Park last Sunday, winning over them by a score of 7 to 1. The Peru fellows started out in good form, holding the colored champs down scoreless until the fifth inning. In the meanwhile they had scored one run, the result of a high roarer by Burke, which landed in the lake. Shively, the left fieldsman, backed himself up against the fence, but it was no use. He was greatly chagrined as he cleans up his scope of country most effectually.. Steel Arm John Taylor lead off in the pitcher's box for the A.B.C.'s. The Peru fellows popped up pretty ones, but the fine fielding kept the score down. Manager Taylor is still working out his pitchers. It is thought that Steel Arm John Taylor is being held in reserve for the big games. Johnson, who was called to the box in the fourth inning, pitched a straight swift ball. Grounders that were well in reach of the fielders followed. Johnson made a good impression on the fans. In the fifth the Perus went to pieces, the result of the scoring of the A.B.C.s due to fine playing. Advancing by bunting was the feature. It was never better done on those grounds. Sapho took the pitching stand in the seventh. He also kept the naughts in circulation. Powell, catcher for the A.B.C.s toughed it out throught the nine innnings. He was cool and calm at all times. Manger Taylor took a turn at the bat. He popped up a good one, but it was nicely cared for by the Hartgrove, the Peru center fielder. The Taylors at third and first distinguished themselves - none better. Joe Scotland, like the old sexton, gathered them in, and with just as much certainty, Old Forty-Five. The A.B.C.s will play the Indianapolis Reserves next Sunday."

May 16, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Todd Allen, known as 'Todd' to the team, formerly of the A.B.C.s is with the Louisville White Sox ... teams meet there... at the Northwestern Park. Todd was the captain of the A.B.C.s holding down third base. He was known for his steady, swift throwing. He was thought to be slow in 'gathering' up the ball, but he made it up in his delivery which was generally to first base."

"Leonard Griffin, formerly of the A.B.C.s and Louisville Cubs, who has been ill for some time, is improving."

May 10, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.s Still Winning - Beat the Reserves in a Fine Game. - Last Sunday was an ideal baseball day and the fans rejoiced, turning out in fine style at the Northwestern Park to see the game between the A.B.C.'s and the Indianapolis Reserves. The battle was hard fought, making for one of the most interesting games. Bartlett, the pet twirler for the A.B.C.'s, mounted the stand, but for some reason the white fellows gave him a good pounding from the jump. In fact the only three runs of the game were made under his administration, which occupied the brief space of about one-third of the first inning. Johnson was called, and he proved a very Trojan, turning the tide of battle at once and kept it turned through the struggle. But at that, the game was doubtful until the very last. Time and time again there were situations when a hit placed right would have sent the score a soaring. The A.B.C.s had one of those psychological moments in the eighth, when they cleaned up four runs. Romine, the Reserve pitcher, was a very demon. Towards the very last the ABCs got to know him better, or he was perhaps taming down a bit. However, he showed no evience of it, appearing dead game to the very last. The fans did not know who he was; well, he is some baseball man. The Indianapolis big league team had him signed up for this year, but for some reason he refused to report. He gets a big salary, as it is, for each game in which he pitches. The Reserves are a good bunch of players, most of them coming from good clubs from various parts of the country. Carl Miller is of the San Antonio, Texas club. Summers is of Keokuk, Iowa. Bauman is of Springfield, Ohio. Quisser is of Memphis, Tennesee. Ludwig is of Vincennes, Indiana. To beat such a club is something to think about."

"Notes - When things are going his way, Manager Taylor jumps up and down, in shouting style. Old Forty Five dropped a ball after a hard chase. He redeemed himself by shutting out his man by firing to Taylor at third. Redding, the umpire, had a time of it. But his heart was right. If he erred on the one hand he fixed it up at the earliest opportunity. The teams were more equally matched than they have been before. Taylor's men show advantage in their method of advancing the men on bases. They make bunting a specialty. The Reserves did not seem to care so much for this phase of the game."

May 11, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The West Baden Sprudels will meet the A.B.C.s next Sunday. This is Taylor's old team minus the part he brought to Indianapolis. Something good is expected."

Indianapolis, IN
"Sprudels Go Down Before the A.B.C.'s - More than 3,000 fans attended the downfall of the West Baden Sprudels Sunday at Northwestern Park, Bowser's A.B.C.s winning a grand uphill battle, 8 to 7. The crowd was so great that ground rules were necessary, there being fans packed down the left field foul line, in center field and far down the right field line. The A.B.C.s tried hard to hand the game to the visitors in the first inning, five runs crossing the plate. The Sprudels put another over in the second. Their last run came in the eighth frame. Bowser's club started their rungetting in the second when Ben Taylor connected with one of the Williams's slants for a home run over the left field screen. The local champs found their stride in the sixth and seventh innings, three runs in each frame putting the game on ice. The large crowd went wild in the seventh when the A.B.C.s took the lead. The fielding of both clubs was excellent, Shively, Ben Taylor, Hutchinson and J. Taylor carrying off the honors for the local club, while Kimbro and Jones starred for the boys from the Springs. The ABCs did some clever work with the stick, ten hits being good for nineteen bases. Iron Man Johnson pitched good ball after the second inning. He fanned nine men. The ABCs and Sprudels are battling for the colored championship of the state and a wide interest is being taken in the games. The same clubs will play again today at the local park. The second game of the city series between the Indianapolis Reserves and the ABCs will be played next Sunday."

May 15, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"ABCs Win Again. - Down Sprudels, 7 to 2 for Second Time - Twelve Straight for the Local Club. - The A.B.C.s took the second game from the Sprudels at Northwestern Park yesterday 7 to 2, making twelve straight victories for this season's work. Both clubs played a snappy game in the field. DeMoss for the Sprudels and Scotland for the locals made sensational running catches. Bowswer's players had on their battling clothes, Hutchinson, Powell and Shively connecting for home runs. Hutchinson was the star batsman of the day three hits being his share, a triple, home run and single. Pitcher Ben Taylor for the local champs allowed only five hits and fanned twelve. The Indianapolis Reserves play the second game of the city title series at the local park next Sunday."

May 24, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Oh, What A Game! - ABCs Win in a Walk - Record Score, 33 to 5 - The Indianapolis Reserves the Victims. - The ABCs and the Indianapolis Reserves have been contending for the championship of the city. The Reserves are a team of white fellows, supposed to be the fastest in the city. The two teams have met several times, the ABCs winning each game by a small margin. The game last Sunday ws the Reserves' Waterloo, one of the most disastrous routes known to baseball. Is is not thought they will show again on the diamond of Northwestern Park. The ABCs hit safely twenty-eight times, good for forty-five bases. J. Taylor and Turner lead with the stick, each clouting out five safe ones. Hutchinson, Leach, Bartlett and Selden drove out home runs. Johnson pitched excellent ball, allowing but two hits in six innings. Stallard, who relieved Johnson, was scored on four times. The fielding of Turner, Shively and J. Taylor featured."

"The game started off most beautifully. - Old 45 made some distinguished catches in the left, also made some splendid drives. - Manager Taylor found so much to shout over that he had to cut it out. - It was certainly a hard day for the white folks. - Romaine wasn't the whole fault. His support got very bum. - Turner, Aggie, at second, made a fine showing, kept a clean territory. - Made distinguished hits: Taylor, Leach, Scotland, Selden, Hutchinson, Sapho, Turner. - The home run club increased in membership right along. Sapho, Selden and Leach were among the later members. - The ABCs will play the Chicago American Giants next Sunday in that city. The ABCs Number 2 will play the Indianapolis Specials next Sunday at the Northwestern Park. - The trouble began for the Reserves in the third. Johnson, the ABC pitcher, had blood in his eyes because he felt that the umpire was handing him a package. Nothing doing for the visitors until the seventh, when the score was so overwhelmingly one way that Taylor put Stallard in the box. The visitors worked on Stallard, cleaning up four runs. Then Sapho came. He took up the work where Johnson left off, permitting nothing of interest to happen. Romaine, the Reserve pitcher, cavorted and all that, but the colored lads found him through it all, and most unmercifully pounded him. He willingly retired after vain effort to retrieve. McElfrish, whom the fans called fresh mackerel, took the job, but to no purpose. If anything, he was worse than Romaine, who had retired to a cool spot way out in right field, where he rested and reflected. McElfresh got worse every minute. He tried to retire. He wanted some one to help him let go. No one came; so he sullenly took up his burden again. But the battle waged so sore that a council of war was held and Romaine was called from retirement. - Thus it seemed. Romaine took up the white man's burden once more. He tried some more tactics, but fell out of the box just the same, hence failed as the Cincinnatis of the West. Now Bauman came to the box. He was just as good as the rest of them, no better. The whole push of white fellows tried to surrender, but the fans wished that they fight it out. They reluctantly reoccupied the field."

May 25, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The Chicago Union Giants were defeated by the ABC's last Monday."

May 30, 1914

Chicago, IL
"Rube Foster's American Giants May Play Here - Indianapolis ABCs to Play Foster's Champions May 30, 31, and June 1, at Chicago. - Special to the Freeman. - Chicago, Illinois, May 19. - Rube Foster's famous American Giants are yet in the city and all Chicago is making preparations to see the three great games that are scheduled to be played here at the White Sox old grounds, located at 39th street and Wentworth avenue, May 30, 31, and June 1, between the clever A.B.C.s of Indianapolis and the American Giants of this city. Also, ball fans of Indianapolis, it is said, are equally as anxious to learn the date to which Foster's crew will visit the Hoosier capital as some very strong ball tossing is expected of both teams since the ownership of the Indiana club has secured such an efficient manager and player as C.I. Taylor, former manager of the West Baden Sprudels. It is expected that a large delegation of fans will come from Indianapolis to the Wincy City to see one of the hardest baseball battles ever put up by colored players in Cook county. Manager C.I. Taylor has secured some of the best players obtainable for the Hoosierites and will come to Chicago to win every game from the famous American Giants. Steel Arm John Taylor, the well known pitcher, will go on the mound to win for the clever ABCs and, in case of emergency, will be relieved by a dark horse whom baseball experts have claimed to be a wonder at his position in the great national game. Rube Foster's team is said to be the greatest organization of ball in this country. Both teams should be a great attraction the season out."
Chicago, IL
"A.B.C.s Here Decoration Day - The American Giants ball park, which has become the mecca for baseball fans, promises to overflow itself on Decoration Day, May 30, Sunday and Monday. The noted Steel Arm Taylor will pitch against the American Giants and has promised to give a good account of himself, while Wade and Dougherty will pitch for the Giants. All Chicago is baseball wild, fandom is running wild. Be there early to get your boxes. Coming with the ABCs are Johnson, Ben Taylor, I. Taylor and Hutchinson, of last year's American Giants. They have won 14 straight."

Chicago, IL
"Decoration Day. - The A.B.C.s of Indianapolis, Indiana, arrived Decoration Day for a series with the Americans. A big crowd witnessed the game and saw Dicta Johnson lose for the visitors in the first inning. It was the first game of the series and the visitors lost at a score of 7 to 1. Jimmy Taylor of the A.B.Cs was benched for doing too much kicking by umpire Fitzpatrick. This caused the Indianapolis boys to be badly handicapped. The parade did not have any effect on the large crowd, for every seat was taken in the boxes and grandstand and the bleachers were crowded."

May 31, 1914

Chicago, IL
"Sunday's Game. - Sunday, Dicta Johnson showed the boys that he still had something and came back the following day with some pills that the home boys could not find. In the third inning, Dougherty went all to pieces and the visitors found him and sent the ball to all parts of the field. They brought in six scores and one in the next inning. It was not until the last inning when Wade and Jenkins had tried their hand the home boys were unable to score, bringing in two, the game resulting in 7 to 2 in favor of the A.B.C.s."

June 1, 1914

Chicago, IL
"Monday's Game. - American Giants gained a lead of one game on the ABC team of Indianapolis yesterday at Schorling Park by taking the third game of the series, 2 to 0. Rube Foster pitched for his own team and was solved for only three safe hits."

June 2, 1914

Chicago, IL
"Tuesday's Game. - Dicta Johnson, Steel Arm Taylor, and his brother, the manager, did all they possibly could to keep the Giants from treating them roughly, but Gans, the famous right fielder was in the box and he showed the visitors just how strong he was with the pill. The home boys walloped the ABCs unmercifully. More scores were brought in than at any game for the past five years, ending in the ninth, 13 to 1. Every one left happily. They are now crying for Young Cy Young. In the series, the American Giants won three games out of four, Rube winning two of them. Greenie was the umpire and he gave entire satisfaction."

"Notes - Everybody is praising Rube Foster for allowing only twenty-eight men to face him. Everybody is saying that Rube has come back. Rube has been the cleverest of any on the team. He came back Monday and pitched a shut-out game, allowing but three safe hits. Just as well pull for the Giants when Foster is in the box, for he is going to win. - Young Cy Young will be here on Sunday with the Benton Harbor team. He is remembered from last year as the tall, lanky pitcher who was so jolly with the fans. - One of the chief rooters for the Giants is Mr. Shine, who sits in the press box. He never misses a day and knows every play made by Mr. Foster since the veteran has been playing. Miss Helen Young was the guest of the press box Monday. - Andy is another of the old faithful American Giant fans. He can't see why it is so many pull against the home team. - Order your box seats now. Avoid the rush. No use standing in the hot sun. Walk right up and secure your tickets if paid for in advance. - No other place to go on Sunday but the ball game. Watch the crowd and the styles. If it's not there, it's nowhere."

June 7, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.s Beat Plutos. - Local Colored Champs Win Uphill Battle, 5 to 4 - Scotland Hits Ball Hard. - The A.B.C.s and French Lick Plutos played one of the best games seen at Northwestern Park this season. Bowser's club winning out, 5 to 4, after a hard struggle. This sensational playing of both clubs kept the large crowd on its feet most of the time. The fielding features were carried off by Heath and DeMoss of the visitors, and Shively, Ben Taylor and Scotland for the local champs. Shively making two running catches near the fence. Bowser's club made a grand uphill fight, the Plutos taking the lead in the first inning and holding it until the eighth. Scotland's bat proved the downfall of the lads from the springs, clouting out two triplets, one in the seventh and eighth, scoring both times himself and sending one across ahead of him. The batting of Turner and Ben Taylor also featured."

June 14, 1914

Kokomo, IN
"Kokomo, Indiana. - The ABC team proved a hoodoo to the Kokomo Red Sox last Sunday and were never in danger. Both clubs played good ball, but the locals seemed overly cautious, which was responsible for some of their bobbles. Ben Taylor carried off the honors with the stick, making three hits and scoring three of the ABC's ten runs."

June 15, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The A.B.C.s and Rube's Team. - Will Play for Benefit of Lincoln Hospital. - The Chicago American Giants, Rube Foster's team, will play the A.B.C.s at the Northwestern Park, June 15, 16, 17 and 18. The days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On the last day, Thursday, the two teams will play for the benefit of the Lincoln Hospital."

Indianapolis, IN
"Chicago Club Proves Too Strong For A.B.C.s in Monday's Game. - The American Giants of Chicago won Monday's game of the series with the A.B.C.s 9 to 3. Both clubs played fast ball and the game was much better than the score indicates. The fielding of Monroe for the Giants and Scotland and Kindle for the local club featured. Johnson started the game for Bowser's club, but had to retire after the second frame. Gans, for the Windy City club, pitched good ball, keeping his eight hits well scattered."

June 16, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The A.B.C.s Go Down Again. - Tuesday's Game. - The American Giants of Chicago won another game from the A.B.C. club last Tuesday, 6 to 5. A home run drive by Pitcher Wade of the Giants settled the affair in the ninth inning. The same clubs will play today and tomorrow. Half of the receipts of the Thursday game will be turned over to the Lincoln Hospital for the colored."

June 17, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The A.B.C.s Still on the Toboggan. - Wednesday's Game. - Rube Foster's American Giants made it three straight defeating the ABCs Wednesday at Northwestern Park, 11 to 3."

June 18, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The ABC ball tossers lost again to the American Giants at Northwestern Park June 18, 3 to 0. The loss was the fourth straight suffered at the hands of the visiting Giants. The locals could not connect with Foster's slants, one hit being the record of the losers."

Indianapolis, IN
"Rube's Fellows Take All of the Games - Four Straight. - Our ABCs went down in inglorious defeat last week in a series of four games beginning Monday and ending on Thursday. The weather was ideal, cool and clear, seeming particularly to agree with Rube's folks, judging by the way they swatted the ball and ran the bases. Good crowds attended during the series, a great crowd being present at the closing game on Thursday, when the two clubs played a benefit game for the Lincoln Hospital. The ABCs have been playing good ball from the beginning of the season. Indeed, we here thought they were playing top notch ball, but one will suppose that it was because they had not met the right club. Taylor's fellows worked like Trojans, but all to no purpose. Rube's big men did practically as they pleased, taking all the run out of the local team. But the event, after all, was a great treat. To score with such a team as the American Giants is something. Foster's team will measure up with the best teams in the country. This means that the ABCs were playing league ball. Many of the spectators did not know this, consequently some were inclined to scoff at the poor downtrodden ABCs."

June 21, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.s Wallop Ball. - Louisville White Sox Chase Long Hits All Afternoon - Locals Win, 10 to 4. - The ABCs defeated the Louisville White Sox, 10 to 4, last Sunday at Northwestern Park. The locals got fifteen hits, counting for twenty-three bases. J. Taylor was the star with the bat, connecting safely five times, including a home run and a double."

June 22, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The ABCs took the second game from the Louisville White Sox last Monday 10 to 2. Bowser's club had everything its own way. The feature of the game was the batting and fielding of Hutchinson. The famous Cuban Stars play the ABCs at the local park Sunday, Monday and Tuesday."

June 27, 1914

Kokomo, IN
"ABC Club is Winner. - Locals Defeat Cuban Stars in Exciting Game in Kokomo. - Kokomo, Indiana, The Indianapolis ABC team defeated the Cuban All-Stars June 27 in one of the best games that has been played here this season by a score of 3 to 0. The winning runs were made in the sixth inning, when Williams, the former Sprudel star, started things off with a three-bagger to left field, scoring on Shiveley's single. In addition to getting the three-bagger. Williams pitched a splendid game, allowing but three hits."

June 28, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"ABCs Drop One to Cuban Stars. - One of the largest crowds that ever assembled at Northwestern Park last Sunday saw the Cuban Stars defeat the ABCs, 8 to 2. The local club scored its two runs in the first inning on two singles and a base on balls. Pedrosa held Bowser's club safe the balance of the game - the ABCs getting but three hits in the last eight innings. The Cubans jumped on Simpson in the first and second innings forcing him to retire in favor of Williams. The fielding of Chacons for the Stars and Hutchinson and Scotland for the ABCs featured."

Louisville, KY
"Indianapolis ABC Defeats Louisville White Sox. - Score 11 to 10 - Heavy Hitting, Weird Decisions and Errors Feature. - By J.H. Wright. - Louisville, Kentucky - Special - Sunday being an ideal day for baseball, a large crowd of fans journeyed out to Spring Bank Park expecting to see a good game, but was somewhat disappointed. Manager Taylor, having a more important game at home with the Cuban Stars and naturally wanting to please the home bugs, left a part of the regulars home and brought over some subs, who performed below expectations. The ABCs started the fire, works in the first spasm. Turner and Steel Arm Taylor singled, moved up on an overthrow and scored on Bartlett's single. Each ended matters by striking out. They added two more in the fourth, when Leach singled, Powell sacrificed, Leach scoring on a wild pitch. Warfield walked and scored when Turner knocked a two-bagger. The Sox added two in the fourth on Rogers' single, Houston's double and a passed ball. They let the bug wild in the fifth by scoring 5 more runs on Warfield's two errors, Johnson's wild chuck and some clean hitting by Hannibal, West and Watson, the big three. By daring base running and some timely bingles by Taylor, Bartlett and Burk in the seventh, the ABCs annexed three runs. - Umpire Reverses Decision. - In the seventh, Moore, of Indianapolis, made an effort to score from second on Bartlett's single and made it safely on a close decision, said decision was so close until Umpire Lee called him out, although Catcher Edwards missed him a mile. But Honest Bill being such a good man and knowing right must prevailed, changed his decision and called him safe, which peeved the Manager Bill West very much. After much wrangling, Umpire Bill told Manager Bill, Ish-ka-bibble and to beat it, and play was resumed. Warfield doubled in the eighth, Turner sacrificed him to third and he scored on an outfield fly. The Sox lost a chance to score in the eighth. After two were out, Pryor and Brisco singled, but Pryor went to sleep on third, thinking of by-gone days and was caught napping. The ABCs scored three more in the ninth on Bartlett's walk. Burke's triple to deep center and Turner's double, scoring Warfield after being issued a pass. The home folks thinking it was all off, started for the gates when the Sox started a rally scoring three runs, but Mr. Ragland, pinch hitter, batting for Pryor, took three swings at Johnson's spitters, and it was little short good night, for away went the old ball game."

"Notes - Young Warfield is a very fast man on bases and bery promising. Hannibal is the star hitter on the Sox team. If Carter could hit well, he would be slated for a much better team, as his fielding is sensational. Johnson was not in good form and his 'spitter' was hard to control When in form he is invincible. Turner of the ABCs is a demon on bases and bears watching."

June 29, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Cuban Stars Slip Another One Over on the ABCs - The Cuban Stars defeated the ABCs again last Monday, 9 to 2, at the Northwestern Park. Pedrosa held Bowser's club safe throughout the game. Both clubs fielded fast, the feature of the game being a running catch by Scotland."

June 30, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The Cubans Also Take the Last One. - The Cuban Stars again cleaned the ABCs Tuesday at the Northwestern Park. The local team had it until the ninth, when it was lost. The whole series was lost to the foreigners. Score 4 to 3."

July 4, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Brooklyn (NY) All-Stars. - Engage the ABCs - A Five-game Series Played. - Saturday, July 4. - The Brooklyn aggregation of ball tossers blew in last week and opened up an engagement with the local team, the ABCs. The Brooklyn fellows are top-notch lookers, sturdy, stocky, robust: Big Smith, the manager, and first baseman, is a regular giant. In fact his avoirdupois is somewhat in his way when traveling the bases. But he's like the famous old sexton when on duty - he gathers them in - all of them. The bunch, too, has that fresh, youthful appearance, as if they eat good and slept well o' nights. The ABCs have that broncho appearance - hardened, seasoned, prepared to go up against anything in spite of their rather medium size. There is something in favor of big men. When they are good, they are good sure enough. They are generally good batters - vide Rube's team. The Cuban Giants, however, represent the other side, smaller men, and who show up best in the field. The first game went to the ABCs. A great crowd was present, who were chock full of enthusiasm. The New Yorkers were not without friends. Their good points were applauded, but all in vain. They went down before the local fellows to the tune of 7 to 6."

"On Saturday occured one of the most exciting games of the season. Both clubs fielded in brilliant manner, Brown for the locals, and Reese and Meade for the All Stars, making sensational catches. With men on bases Johnson was invincible, fanning eight men. Pannell and S. Williams each clouted out home runs, Williams' hit winning the game for the local club."

"Johnson's pitching was the decided feature of Saturday's game. He was cornered - three men on bases, none down. He had to cut his way out. He punched the bunch. It was something great. General Johnson, if you please."

July 5, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Sunday, July 5. - The gladiators met to renew their contest on the following day. The visitors were in splendid form, and perhaps smarting under the drubbing of the day before, were all cocked and primed. They went after the ABCs in good fashion, beating them out by a score of 11 to 5. At no time did it look good for the home team."

"In Sunday's game Williams, pitcher for home team, got poor support. The whole push was being routed by the visitors. This was when old 45 flunked. The Taylors, Ben and Jim, went up in the air and CI refused to shout."

July 6, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Monday, July 6. - Owing to the clean cut victory of the New Yorkers Sunday, an unusual week day crowd got together on Monday to see the outcome of the third day of the contest. It was the ABCs turn to be aggressive, since they were so roughly handled the day before. Johnson for the ABCs, was in fine fettle, and he pitched so that all sat up and took notice. The Brooklyns are good hitters; they got in some good ones. But the fielders were keen, 'Old 45' and the rest of them. They scoured their territory in a most effectual way. The visitors were clearly outclassed, the ABCs playing superior ball."

"In Monday's game Powell came in for notice owing to his hard hitting. Old 45 redeemed himself for his poor Sunday's business. Both of the Taylors made a good showing at the bat."

July 7, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Tuesday, July 7. - Tuesday's engagement opened up, both sides having slept on their arms overnight. The New Yorkers went down again. The battle was hard fought and close. Both clubs fielded cleverly, Meade and Brown doing good work. Simpson, for Bowser's club, held the Stars safe throughout the contest."

July 8, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Wednesday, July 8. - A batting rally in the ninth inning gave the ABCs Wednesday's game with the Brooklyn All Stars, Bowser's club scoring three runs and winning the contest, 6 to 5. With the bases full, Ben Taylor clouted out a long one, clearing the sacks. Both clubs hit the ball hard, eight of the hits going for extra bases."

"Manager Taylor of the ABCs always shouts when something's doing on his side. He did considerable of it July 4th. He was in the dumps July 5. - Mohawks of New York Next Sunday - The visitors caught on to Steel Arm John right away, quick. - Sapho didn't get a look in the pitchers' box during the series. - Meade, the Brooklyn shortstop, is a peach. No better, however, than Puggie of the local team. They play much alike. Either one would attract old Rube Foster's attention, that would be a compliment."

July 8, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The A.B.C.'s Took the First One - Shut Out the Mohawk Giants. - Johnson, pitcher for the A.B.C.'s, was too stout for the New Yorkers last Sunday at the Northwestern Park. In only three innings were the visitors able to get men on bases. Both clubs fielded in sensational manner. Land and James, for the visitors, did good work, while the play of Shively and Hutchinson featured for the locals. Brown lead the field with the stick, hitting safely three times."

"Notes of the Game. - Dicta Johnson and his spitter were too much for the Mohawks Sunday. Dicta wants another crack at Rube Foster's pastimers and promises to even up matters for treatment received on their last visit here."

"2,500 people witnessed Sunday's game."

July 9, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.'s Take Second Game - Beat Schenectady 3 to 2. - The A.B.C.'s made it two straight Monday at Northwestern Park, defeating the Mohawk Giants of Schenectady, New York, 3 to 2. Williams's good pitching caused the downfall of the Giants, the lanky twirler holding the visitors to four hits. He fanned seven."

"Notes of the Game - String Bean Williams bested the mighty Wickware Monday, letting the hard-hitting easterners down with four measley singles."

"Notes of the Game - Puggy Hutchinson is out of the game for a few days having cut his foot Monday doing a 'Steve Broidie' in the canal."

July 10, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The A.B.C.'s Take the Third Game - Tied with the Mohawks in the Ninth But Brought Bacon Home. - The A.B.C.'s and the Mohawk Giants of Schenectady, New York engaged in a slugfest Tuesday at Northwestern Park, the A.B.C.'s winning out in the tenth inning, 10 to 9. The feature of the game was the batting of Buckner and Dunbar of the visitors, each hitting safely four times."

"Notes of the Game - Buckner hit in his old time form Tuesday."

"Notes of the Game - In Tuesday's game the Mohawks had a feast off of Simpson and Steel Arm Taylor, and looked like sinners until String Bean Williams came in, holding the visitors hitless and runless."

July 11, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"The A.B.C.'s Still Win. - The A.B.C.'s won again from the Mohawks last Wednesday by a score of 5 to 1. Burch and Cubb, Wickware and Johnson, batteries."

"Notes of the Game - Dunbar pulled off some fancy stunts in the left garden and coupled with Sam Bennett in Center, makes a pair that is hard to beat."

"Cooper at first base came up to expectations, fielding several wild throws perfectly."

"Ben Taylor, of the locals, is hitting like a demon. It takes some nerve to play in on Ben as the ball from his bat goes like a rifle shot."

"Morris, an old time A.B.C. favorite, played short field for the Mohawks, in the absence of their regular man, who is out of the game on account of an injury."

July 19, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.'s Still Playing Great Ball - Beat the Brooklyn All-Stars. - The Brooklyn All-Stars were defeated, 8 to 7, in a fast ten-inning contest last sunday at Northwestern Park by the A.B.C.'s. Williams and E. Brown pitched good ball at times, E. Brown having ten strikeouts to his credit. The feature of the game was the batting of G. Brown and Kindle, each hitting safely three times."

July 20, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"And Again They Go Down. - A.B.C.'s Keep the New Yorkers on the Toboggan. - The A.B.C.'s won the second game from the Brooklyn, New York All Stars, 6 to 1, Monday at Northwestern Park. Johnson's pitching and hitting helped his club to an easy victory. Hutchinson also starred with the stick, one of his drives being good for a home run."

July 22, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Brooklyn Put it on the A.B.C.'s in the Final - Batted to beat the band. - The A.B.C.s and Brooklyn, New York All Stars engaged in a slugfest yesterday at Northwestern Park, the All Stars winning 21 to 14. Both clubs batted the ball hard, a total of thirty-five hits counting for fifty-two bases. Gordon lead the field with five hits, one good for a home run. The Fast Flying Virginians of Cincinnati will play the A.B.C.s at the local park next Sunday."

"Notes of the Game. - Shively, the speed boy, is out of the game with a sprained ankle."

"Second Baseman Brown injured is leg in Wednesday's game and will be out of the game for several days."

"The locals took too many chances with Brooklyn in Wednesday's game and the Easterners winning out in the last inning."

"Our fielder, Gordan, of the Brooklyns, is some more hitter and fielder. He would look good in the A.B.C. lineup."

July 25, 1914

New Castle, IN
"Saturday the local club and the Brooklyn, New York All-Stars will play at New Castle, the fans at that place being very anxious to see Bowser's club perform."

July 26, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Big Games for the A.B.C.'s - Cincinnati Club Plays Sunday - Arrange Series With Chicagoans. - One of the leading semi-professional clubs of Cincinnati - the Fast Flying Virginians - will play the A.B.C.'s at Northwestern Park Sunday. The Queen City boys come with a fine record, having defeated every semi-pro club in their home town of any consequence."

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.'s Toy With the Cincinnati Fellows. - The A.B.C.'s had an easy time with the Virginians of Cincinnati last Sunday at Northwestern Park, defeating the Ohioans, 13 to 1. James was batted hard by Bowser's club. Ben Taylor lead with the stick, four blows being his share. The base running of Moore featured."

July 27, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"A seven game series for the championship of the West has been arranged between the A.B.C.s and the American Giants of Chicago, three games to be played at Northwestern Park starting Monday, July 27, and four in the Winy City."

July 29, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"Rube Foster Knocked Out. - A.B.C. Club Wins Its Second Victory Over Giants. - The A.B.C. Company made it two out of three from the American Giants of Chicago Wednesday at Northwestern Park, defeating the Windy City Club 5 to 2, and knocking Rube Foster out of the box. Burch for the local club pitched excellent ball. The first man to bat in the first inning for both clubs knocked home runs."

July 31, 1914

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.'s Go Down - American Giants Win, Score 9 to 5. - Although the A.B.C.'s outbatted the American Giants of Chicago yesterday at Northwestern Park, Bowser's club lost, 9 to 5. Seven of the local club's ten hits were for extra bases, Scotland's home run being one of the longest of the season."

"The American Giants of Chicago defeated the A.B.C.'s July 31, 13 to 3, at Northwestern Park, Indianapolis."