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Drummers Still on Skids - John Donalson Pitches at League Park Today
ALL NATIONS WIN
FIRST GAME, 9 TO 1

Play South Parks at League
Park Again This
Afternoon
DONALDSON TO PITCH
Famous Negro Twirler Will
Positively Be Seen in
Action Today

    The All Nations with the famous John Donaldson on the coaching lines and Turino pitching, clearly displayed their superb baseball playing yesterday afternoon at League Park defeating the South Parks, 9 to 1.
    The game was much more interesting than that score would indicate for up to the sixth inning it was anybody's game. In the fourth inning the South Parks made their only score when after Meier had struck out. Watson singled to short, Tracy struck out, and Kinnen tripled, scoring Watson. Kinnen died at third when Ellis struck out, making three such outs for Turino in a single inning.
    A fair sized crowd saw the game and the fielding of All Nations, aside from the pitching of Turino, was the feature. The coaching of Donaldson was alone worth traveling (sp) to the park to hear, the dark-hued boy being as natural a comedian as Germany Schaefer or Nick Altrock.
All Nations Score in Sixth
    The sixth was the big inning for the visitors. In that inning Steno, the first man up, singled; Ryan sacrificed, sending Steno to second, and Steno went to third on McCoy's wild pitch. Torientas, the Cuban who hit for .800 against the New York Yankees in their training camp games, walked, and Ryan hit a home run scoring two ahead of him. Blukol was an easy out and Jesson singled, scoring on Crow's double. Turino struck out.
    In the eighth the Nations scored two more. Rogan walked, stole second, went to third on a bad throw to second by Wogan, and scored on Blukoi's double. Blukoi stole third and scored on Jesson's single.
    Another brace came in the ninth on a single by Steno, and error by Meier, and a double by Coleman. This finished the scoring for the day.
    The All Nations have their own original club and travel in their own private car. The work of the team is up to its usual standard, the club being considered one of the best organizations playing the national game. Nationalities are represented as follows: Steno, Hawaiian; Ryan, Irish; Coleman, Hawaiian; Torrientas, Cuban; Rogan, Mexican; Blukio (sp), Cuban; Jesson, Italian; Crow, Indian; Turino, Hawaiian; Mendez, Cuban; Donaldson, negro. This infamous club played 160 games last year and lost only twelve of that number.
Donaldson Pitches Today
    John Donaldson, the famous negro pitcher who struck out Ty Cobb twice in a single game will pitch today's game and opposed to him will be Whitey Kinnen, manager of the South Parks and last year a pitcher on the staff of the All Nations.
    The Parks put up a good game against superior odds yesterday and will be greatly strengthened for today's game.
    The score:             ALL NATIONS
                    AB. H. PO. A. E.
Steno, rf . . . 4 2 2 0 0
Ryan, ss . . . .4 0 2 0 0
Coleman, c . . .3 1 12 1 0
Torrientas, cf .4 1 1 0 0
Hogan, lf . . . 3 1 0 0 0
Blukoi, 2b . . .4 2 0 5 0
Jessom, 1b . . .4 2 7 1 0
Crow, 3b . . . .3 1 3 1 0
Turino, p . . . 3 0 0 1 0
  Totals .32 10 27 9 0
            SOUTH PARKS
                    AB. H. PO. A. E.
Reudy, lf . . . 3 1 2 0 0
Stigers, ss . . 4 2 2 4 3
Meier, 2b . . . 4 1 4 2 1
Watson, 3b . . .4 3 2 0 0
Tracy, cf . . . 2 0 3 0 0
Kinnen, 1b . . .3 2 11 1 0
Ellis, rf . . . 3 0 0 0 0
Wogan, c . . . .4 1 2 0 0
McCoy, p . . . .3 0 3 3 0
  Totals .31 9 27 10 4
    Score by Innings:
All Nations . . . 000 005 022 - 9
South Parks . . . 000 100 000 - 1
    Summary: Struck out - By Turino, 12; by McCoy, 2. Bases on balls - Off McCoy, 3. Stolen bases - Coleman, Torientas, 2; Reudy, Rogan, Bluekoi (sp). Sacrifice hits - Tracy, Ryan, Jesson. Hit by pitcher - Coleman by McCoy. Two-base hits - Blukoi, Steno. Three-base hit - Kinnen. Home run - Rogan. Earned runs - South Parks, 1; All Nations, 8. Left on bases - South Parks, 7; All Nations, 5. Time - 1:34. Attendance, 600.
John Donaldson


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