1910 Dayton Marcos
Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.
May 15, 1910
Dayton, OH
"Marcos Lose. - Dayton, Ohio, May 15. - The Marcos, the semi-professional colored team of Dayton, Ohio, were defeated on their return to their own grounds by the Victors, a white organization, last Sunday in a fast and furious game. The colored boys were in the lead until the beginning of the ninth, when the white boys made five runs, making the score even at the close of the ninth. In the tenth the Victors put in two runs, making the score 8 to 6. Sloane, the captain of the Marcos, pitched throughout the game."
May 29, 1910
Dayton, OH
"Marcos Take Both Games. - Dayton, Ohio - The Marcos won two farcical games from the Madisonville A.B. colored team last Sunday and Monday. The latter had to work exceedingly hard to prevent being shut out. The A.B.'s were completely outclassd and were helpless under the brilliant work of Benton and King's twirling and Sloan's home run. The Marcos, who have lost only one out of eight, possess all star players. Harris and Brown pitched for the A.B.'s."
May 30, 1910
Dayton, OH
"Second Game A.B. 3, Marcos 11."
August 13?, 1910
Dayton, OH
"Baseball at Dayton, Ohio - Marcos Win Again. - By William Thompson. - King, the star pitcher of the Marcos, won a fast and interesting game from the Otis Superbs (white), winning by a score of 6 to 5, and later defeated the Air Tights (also white) by a score of 6 to 0."
August 14, 1910
Dayton, OH
"Last Sunday a large crowd came out and saw the Marcos with Sloan, the famous southpaw twirler, defeat the colored Springfield Elks in a long and interesting game, the score being 15 to 8. The teams seesawed until the fifth inning, when Sloan began to get in action. The features of the game were Pettiford, Burton's twirling, Turners, Ayers' two-baggers of Springfield, and Tivus, the fastest Marcos runner; Boot Anderson, the star third baseman's two bagger, and Sloan's two home runs during the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, scoring three at each homer."
August 20?, 1910
Dayton, OH
"Lose One and Take Two. - Special to the Freeman. - Dayton, Ohio. - The Marcos, semi-professional colored team, lost to the Dayton White Sox (white), in a close and furious game, 9 to 8. With the exception of several errors, the game was very interesting, and it was one of those nervous kind of games that kept the crowd wondering who would be victorious. In the ninth inning the score stood in favor of the Sox. Sloan, at the bat, tried to make a homer to even the score, but was greatly disappointed by the wonderful catch by the Sox's center fielder."
August 21, 1910
Dayton, OH
"Last Sunday the Piqua Cubs, a fast team, with a large crowd of rooters, came to the Dayton Marcos grounds to win the title from the Marcos, the present title holder in Ohio. Anderson, the star third-baseman, pitched swift and famous ball. He fanned twelve Cubs and allowed only two hits. Then Sloane was put in the box. He fanned four and allowed five hits. The features were Anderson's three-bagger and Russell's Tevis' and Green's two-baggers. Score Cubs 4, Marcos 8."
August 24, 1910
Dayton, OH
"The Springfield Elks, knowing they could not play before leaving home, went down in defeat, 10 to 2, in a seven-inning game, last Wednesday."
August 27, 1910
Dayton, OH
"Dayton, Ohio Baseball Notes. - Fremont Carter and Sam Miner have strong longs, and can be heard above all. - The Marcos need a right fielder. - Grigsby and Ollie made several double plays. - Boots can hold Anderson, if he is a little swift. - Hickerson showed excellent work in the field and made a run. - Moody has gotten as far as second, and I know he was treated after the game. - Ike Broadus is always for the Marcos, win or lose. - Why hasn't Mrs. Bush been out to the games lately? She really encouraged the boys. - Come out, everybody, and learn the new step that Ollie has discovered when a bee liner is forwarded to him."
September 10?, 1910
Dayton, OH
"Benton is Back. - Won His Home Game at Dayton, Ohio - By William Thompson - Everybody was delighted in the return of Benton, the famous twirler, who had been with the Louisville Cubs during the season, and pitched for the Marcos against the All Stars, the white champions of Dayton. Benton pitched wonderfully, fanning eleven All Stars, and with the splendid work of the fielders, the Marcos easily defeated the All Stars, winning 9 to 2."
September 11, 1910
Dayton, OH
"Marcos Win the Rub. - Special to the Freeman. - Dayton, Ohio. - In spite of the heavy rainfall last Sunday a large crowd gathered at Marcos' diamond to witness the most interesting game of the season. Sloan pitched for the Marcos throughout the game, defeating the Dayton White Sox (white), champions of this city in a fast and furious game, 3 to 1. In the third inning, three men on bases, one out, Sloan fanned the next two men up. Fourth inning, the White Sox scored upon an error made by Moody. Seventh inning, Sloan made a three-sacker and scored on Boot's hit. The last inning but not the least, three men on bases and only one out again, Sloan pitched his best, but the first Sox sent the ball to King, second base and then home to Boots, putting the runner out. The next man failed to reach first, after hitting the ball toward the pitcher. - Notes from Dayton. - Who said Moody couldn't hit? - King barred no grounders last Sunday. Oh, you Marcos. - Every Marcos made first base, that's improving. Carr, Allen, and Jones, all ex-Marcos stars, witnessed the game. Grigsby played better. Turner has first base down pat."
September 25, 1910
Dayton, OH
"Longest Game This Season, Dayton, Ohio. - Oh! You Marcos. - Special to the Freeman. - The Marcos were against one of the fastest white teams in this city, the Peerless. Everything seemed to be in favor of the white boys until the sixth inning, when the Marcos got in three runs, maing the score even. Both teams tried in every line of hitting to secure a run until the close of the twelfth inning, but as each side was matched equally the hits were useless. The contest was interesting and their work was spectacular, all the way through. Sloane pitched wonderful ball and he was not in the least troubled, all he wanted was support. The Marcos and Peerless play the city championship next Sunday, so come out. Minor and Allen, umpires."
October 2, 1910
Dayton, OH
"Marcos Lost to the Peerless. - Special to the Freeman. - Dayton, Ohio. - The Marcos were defeated last Sunday by the fastest white team in the city, called the Peerless, by the score of 9 to 1. The game started very interesting until the fourth inning, when Sloane allowed four runs to score. Benton came in and held the white boys down, with the exception of errors made by the infielders. Benton and Sloane pitched for the Marcos. Thompson, of the Richmond Giants, played short. Umpires Mock, Allen. Score: Peerless 9, Marcos 1."
July 10, 1910
Dayton, OH
"Marcos Win. - by Williams Thompson. - Dayton, Ohio. - William Sloan, the well-known southpaw, has worked exceedingly hard in making the Marcos successful, and he stated that he was very much pleased with the sowing of the new boys in last Sunday's game against the Piquas. The first game since they were reorganized was on from the Cincinnati Cubs; lost the second to the Avondale Oaks, and shut the Piqua team out 8 to 0. The features of the game were Sloan's homers, splendid work of the infielders, allowing no balls to pass by; Anderson, the star third baseman, and Boots, shortest man with the Marcos, were successful batters."
July 23, 1910
Chicago, IL
"On Monday of this week the Chicago Baseball League passed a rule barring games between its members and all visiting colored ball clubs from now on, the rule being made to include the Cuban clubs that have been playing around the circuit the past two years. The rule will work very badly against the Stars of Cuba, who figured on playing on the Chicago League Circuit after the Cuban Stars left the city. This action means that the Chicago Leaguers will not play visiting colored teams any more in the future."
July 26, 1910
Dayton, OH
"A Railroad Outing at Dayton, Ohio.- Richmond Giants Shut out Marcos. - Special to the Freeman. - Last Tuesday the colored people of Richmond held their annual railroad picnic at Dayton, Ohio. Over a thousand visited the colored Dahomey Park from Richmond, and other surrounding towns. Everybody seemed to have enjoyed themselves and spent their time skating, dancing, in the grand reception room, shooting gallery and riding on the merry-go-round. At 3:30 the umpire called the game at the Marcos grounds. Then followed a very fast, furious, and interesting game between the Richmond Giants and Marcos of Dayton, the former shutting the latter out. It was the first time this year the Marcos were shut out. The boys played their best, but were outclassed by heavy batting and three errors. The score should have been 1 to 0, but because of the wild throw and two errors in the infield, the score ended 4 to 0. The Marcos defeated the Dayton White Sox, the white champions of Dayton, in a one-sided game, 5 to 0. Sloane fanned twelve players and made three homers. Anderson, the star third baseman, allowed no man to reach third. The Marcos lost to the Piqua Cubs, 5 to 2, on account of a bad umpire."