1912 Lincoln Giants
Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.
January 14, 1912
Washington, DC
"World's Colored Champions Here. - The Lincoln Giants, of New York City, colored champs of the world, passed through Washington last night on their way to Palm Beach, Florida, where they will represent the hotel there. Tom Johnson, a local favorite who made quite a record with the Giants last season on the slab, has declined an offer to accompany the team to the South, but will join it on its return for the regular season in the East."
March 21, 1912
Charleston, WV
"Baseball will be played by colored talent this summer at the Union League Park. The Cuban Giants, the Lincoln Giants, the Royal Giants and all of the various colored ball tossers will be here."
March 22, 1912
Richmond, VA
"Richmond Independents to Play Lincoln Giants - The Richmond Independents will play the Lincoln Giants, of New York, at Broad Street Park, next Friday and Saturday. The Lincoln Giants spent the winter in Cuba and Palm Beach, Florida, and is composed of such stars as Home Run Johnson, Francis, McClellan, Buckner, Gans, Pete Booker, formerly of this city, and others. Friday's game will be called at 3:30 o'clock and Saturday's at 12:30 o'clock. One half of the grandstand will be reserved for white people."
March 23, 1912
Richmond, VA
"Richmond Independents to Play Lincoln Giants - The Richmond Independents will play the Lincoln Giants, of New York, at Broad Street Park, next Friday and Saturday. The Lincoln Giants spent the winter in Cuba and Palm Beach, Florida, and is composed of such stars as Home Run Johnson, Francis, McClellan, Buckner, Gans, Pete Booker, formerly of this city, and others. Friday's game will be called at 3:30 o'clock and Saturday's at 12:30 o'clock. One half of the grandstand will be reserved for white people."
Richmond, VA
"Colored Baseball. - The game of ball, scheduled for today between the Richmond Independents and Lincoln Giants of New York, has been cancelled."
Richmond, VA
"Colored Fans Disappointed. - The games scheduled to be played between the Richmond Independents and the Lincoln Giants, of New York, were a sad disappointment for the colored fans, owing to the fact that the Lincoln Giants failed to put in their appearance. The management of the independents had perfected all arrangements at considerable expense, and feel that they have been badly treated. Nevertheless, they will put forth every effort to give Richmond the best class of colored baseball. They are still booking games with the leading teams, but owing to the impossibility of securing the park at present, they will not be able to redeem themselves until after the Virginia State League oepns."
April 12, 1912
Wilmington, DE
"Four Warm Up Games for Chicks - Manger Jackson of the Chicks, has arranged four practice games following the arrival of the squad here on April 10. The squad will number 22 men and they will start work immediately in order to secure the 13 players who will play out the season. The first practice games will be on April 12 and 13 when the Lincoln Giants of New York, one of the fastest colored teams in the East will be here."
April 13, 1912
Wilmington, DE
"Four Warm Up Games for Chicks - Manger Jackson of the Chicks, has arranged four practice games following the arrival of the squad here on April 10. The squad will number 22 men and they will start work immediately in order to secure the 13 players who will play out the season. The first practice games will be on April 12 and 13 when the Lincoln Giants of New York, one of the fastest colored teams in the East will be here."
April 15, 1912
Wilmington, DE
"Wilmington Giants Some Speed This Year - The Wilmington Giants Baseball Club, the colored club of this city, has organized under the management of George Anderson who will have one of the fastest colored teams that ever played here. Anderson has signed some of the best colored ball players in the country and the team will meet such clubs as Lincoln Giants, Philadelphia Giants, Cuban Stars, Brooklyn Giants and all other first-class teams. The fans of this city are anxious to see the Wilmington Giants in action again. The line-up will be announced soon."
April 19, 1912
Wilmington, DE
"On Friday and Saturday the Lincoln Giants will be down for public games..."
Wilmington, DE
"Chester Due for Chick Game - Coming Back for Wednesday Try Out With Tri-State Recruits - Albany Talks of Locating in Reading - Soft grounds prevented the Wilmington Tri-State recruits from getting in practice work yesterday. The boys line up against Chester here this afternoon, weather permitting, and as the recruits are showing up well another fast exhibition game is promised. Play will start at 3 o'clock. The Chick pitching staff looks like a blue ribbon delegation. Cassidy has a leaning toward his twirlers but if Tobin continues to hand them up as he has in the early season practice he will hold down a mound position for keeps. Harkins, Therre and Matthews, of last year's Chicks, reported yesterday and will work hard to get in form for the big games with the Lincoln Giants on Firday and Saturday. The Giants are the best team of colored ball players in the country. While in Cuba last year they cleaned up the Cubans, something the big American Leaguers failed to do. The Giants will be the best attraction of the pre-season's schedule, as arranged by Cassidy."
Wilmington, DE
"Chics bump into Lincoln Giants tomorrow. If the weather man does his part we will see some sport."
"Lincoln Giants will endeavor to rob the coop."
"Giants Against Chicks, the Game - Weather permitting, the Wilmington Tri State team will play the Lincoln Giants at Front and Union streets tomorrow afternoon. All the old Chicks will be in the game, with Muth pitching. The Giants, no doubt, are the best colored bunch of ball players in the country."
April 20, 1912
Wilmington, DE
"On Friday and Saturday the Lincoln Giants will be down for public games..."
Wilmington, DE
"Get Line on Chicks Today - Weather Conditions Favorable to First Exhibition Game of the Season - Weeks Back to Try for Old Place - For the first time this year the general public got a line this afternoon on the Wilmington Tri-State team, when they lined up against Aberdeen, at Front and Union Streets. The team had been scheduled to play Chester on last Saturday, Aberdeen on Monday, Chester again on Wednesday and Lincoln Giants yesterday, but rain prevented each game. The Giants were the schedule for another game today, but they cancelled, Aberdeen coming in their stead."
April 27, 1912
Plainfield, NJ
"The Plainfield semi-pro nine has organized. The team will open the season on the Crescent grounds in Plainfield April 27, meeting the Lincoln Giants. Dave Driscoll will captain the nine."
April 28, 1912
Newark, NJ
"It has been rumored that Joe Carter, manager of the Newark Giants, has secured the services of Buchner and Bradford, the crack battery of the Lincoln Giants, of New York, to twirl for his team tomorrow, when they meet the Newark Athletics at Essex County Park. If such is the case it will mean that the Athletics will have to travel at high speed to dispose of Carter's team."
May 12, 1912
New York, NY
"Ironsides vs. Lincoln Colored Giants At New York. Afternoon."
New York, NY
"Ironside Players Collide in a New York Game - Pfaler and Arnold Dash Into Each Other Fielding Ball. Latter to Hospital. - By Semi-Pro. - A serious injury resulted in the game between the Ironsides, of this city, and the Lincoln Giants, at New York yesterday afternoon. In the seventh inning Jack Pfaler and B. Arnold, two local players, in running after a fly, collided. Arnold was knocked unconscious and carried from the field, and then rushed to a nearby hospital, where temporary treatment was afforded. Pfaler had two front teeth knocked out, while Arnold's cheek was lacerated by Pfaler's teeth and brain concussion was feared. He is almost recovered now. The contest ended in a victory for the home team by 8 to 0. Cyclone Joe Williams, the big Chicago heaver, made his first appearance with the Giants, and besides shutting out the Ironers, held them hitless and fanned sixteen batters. The locals hit but one ball out of the infield. Santop, the right fielder of the Cubans, throwing the player out at first."
May 26, 1912
Harlem, New York, NY
"Sunday Ball Games. - George Browne's Washington United States League team, still intact, will play the Lincoln Giants at Olympic Field, One Hundred and Thirty-Sixth Street and Fifth Avenue. Browne will be in right field for the visitors. In the opening game at 1:30 P.M. the Lincolns, with Redding on the firing line, will face the Allentown team."
June 9, 1912
Newark, NJ
"The Smart Set, of Paterson, New Jersey, composed of several members of the Lincoln Giants, will be down at Parkview Oval Sunday morning against the Ironside F.C."
Newark, NJ
"The biggest attraction staged at Parkview Oval this season will take place tomorrow morning when Dick Cogan's Smart Set Club, of Paterson, will appear against the Ironside Field Club. The Smart Set aggregation is composed chiefly of Cuban and Lincoln Giant players and have beaten some of the best semi-pro combinations in the East. Their manager, Dick Cogan, was once a member of the old Ironsides. Then again he managed the old Paterson Hudson River League Club and says he has a team that can take the measure of the Ironers, who have not tasted defeat on its home grounds this season."
June 16, 1912
Harlem, New York, NY
"Sunday Baseball Games - The Lincoln Giants will play the Washington Club of the disbanded United States League at the Olympic Field. In the preliminary game the Lincolns will tackle the strong Jamaica Woodhulls who played them sunch a close game two weeks ago."
June 19, 1912
New London, CT
"Three Games This Week. - The New London Independents will play three games this week. Two of the games will be with the Lincoln Giants of New York and the third will be played with a Chinese team from the University of Hawaii. The New London Independents have lost only one game this season, while the Lincoln Giants have not lost even one, so fast games and large crowds are expected."
New London, CT
"Base Ball - Armstrong Park - New London. - Wednesday, June 19 - Lincoln Giants, New York vs. New London Independents - Thursday, June 20 - Chinese Team vs. New London Independents - Admission 25c Ladies Free. All admissions to Grandstand 15c."
June 20, 1912
Manhattan, NY
"Romer Pitches Winning Game - Special to the Evening News. - Tottenville, Staten Island, June 21: - Romer, the pride of Tottenville, shut out the Lincoln Giants yesterday afternoon on Lennox Oval, Manhattan. Artie was in the box for the Jamaicas. It was the first defeat suffered at the hands of the Giants in fourty-one games. Romer Scored both runs made by his team. On Sunday afternoon a number of members of the Tottenville Athletic Club, although not playing under that name, will oppose the Stapletons, at Stapleton."
June 22, 1912
Paterson, NJ
"In the afternoon, the Kloss team will jog to Paterson, where it will battle with another negro nine, the Smart Set. The Ironsides met the Smartys in this city two weeks ago and won."
July 14, 1912
New York, NY
"Sunday, July 14, the local team will play in New York City against the world's colored Champions, the Lincoln Gaints, the game with the Royal Giants being postponed."
July 27, 1912
New York, NY
"Royal Giants Meet Lincolns - The Royal Giants and the Lincoln Giants will meet this afternoon in their second game this season in American League Park. In the opening game of the series two weeks ago the Royals handed the Lincolns an unexpected defeat, and the latter are out to get even. The series is to consist of six games, and the Lincolns say the Royals will not be successful again. In today's conflict on the Hilltop Dick Redding, the strikeout king; Cyclone Joe Williams or Ben Taylor will occupy the box for the Lincolns, while the Royals are likely to depend on Shipp or Andrews. Both teams have been strengthened since they met two weeks ago, and this afternoon's battle promises to be hard fought from start to finish. Play will be called at 3:30 P.M."
July 28, 1912
New York, NY
"Sunday Baseball Put Under the Ban - New Yorkers Who Tried to Play Catch Arrested by the Police - Those poor New Yorkers. Las Vegans have it on them in respect to baseball. The latter can play catch on their vacant lots on Sunday. Here is what happened to the baseballists in New York Sunday, according to the World of Monday morning. Baseball? It was a dangerous game yesterday, the day being the Sabbath and the game being very sinful, according to the law. More than 200 twirlers of the ball and pounders of the mitt and wielders of the bat - not to mention less privileged participants - must be in court this morning to answer for the deeds done on the Sabbath. They were advised yesterday that the magistrates would expect them. They were advised by those very serious looking documents which policement sometimes deliver called summonses. As reported in the World yesterday orders went forth a few days ago that the back alley leagues would have to abide by the Sunday law. Yesterday was appointed the day on which the crusade should begin. Inspector Sweeney assigned four policement from the East One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth street station to take note of Harlem baseball exploits. The four proceeded to Olympic Field at One Hundred and Thirty-Sixth Street and Fifth Avenue, a place conducted by the McMahon brothers. The Smart Set team was battling with the Lincoln Giants, both colored aggregations, and an intensely interested crowd was looking on and making a noise. A play by a Giants had just been greeted uproariously when in came the bluecoats, with their full assortment of summonses. First thing the Giants knew the Smart Setters were receiving papers commanding them to appear in the Harlem police court at 9 a.m. Monday morning. And before the Giants could get over the surprise, they were getting similar documents. Then more summonses were served on the numerous score card peddlers. Altogether, including the vendors, the players and the substitutes, 40 were ordered to court. The police say the score-card is just a substitute for an admission ticket. At a quarter a piece the score-cards bring in much money. The Metropolitans and the New Brunswicks were engaged in diamond combat at Lenox Oval, when two policement appeared and delivered 41 summonses. When the bluecoats pushed in spectators jeered at them. Hey you! somebody yelled. Why d'you butt in on a decent game like this? Go and catch the Rosenthal merderers! The Sunday baseball views of Magistrate McQuaid, who will hear the cases today, are unknown to the baseball players, who wonder what he will do. Some magistrates fine ball players; others discharge them. At a game between the Emeralds and the Royal Giants on the Catholic Protectory grounds in the Bronx, Patrolman Zankel served summonses on the players and managers. Then he withdrew and the game continued to its end. In Brooklyn 150 summonses were served. The Fifth Avenue precinct did the banner business, with 40 summonses. The Brooklyn method differed from that in Harlem. In Brooklyn summonses were given to patrolmen on post, and they were instructed to serve them on any persons playing ball. A number of amateur baseball games were played on Staten Island yesterday and were not interfered with by the police."