The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-21
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HTLESS BY SINGLE
Veteran Charlie Boardman
Weakens in Only Two in.
nings BY Negroes Rally
DONALDSON IS IMPRESSIVE
Speedy and Accurate Throwing
While on Run Features
Play Of Visitors
DONALDSON IS IMPRESSIVE
By WILLIAM 5. nfoELLER

A classy Cuban House Of David
baseball nine, behind the one.hi
pitching Of Foster Blake, fell on the
offerings Of the veteran Charlie
Boardman in two damaging innings
last night at the city athletic field
and walloped the Bismarck Grays
10 to o.
For six innings It looked as though
Blake was about to turn in . no.hit,
no ; run. no.man-rcach .first-base
game, but Dutch Nagel stuck q pin in
the balloon In the seventh, making
the only Bismarck hit Of the game.
The Grays Sunday will meet the
strong Leeds club at 3 o'clock at the
city athletic field.
Played Errorless Baseball
The Cubans, managed by the vet
eran John Donaldson, most famous Of
all negro baseball players, played err
rorless ball. Donaldson played In left
field.
Charlie Boardman, who hasn't
pitched Is innings Of baseball in the
last IL months, had the negroes fooled
last night until the fourth frame. In
that stanza, however, as Boardman
began to weaken, the visitors secured
four safe bingles and took advantage
Of Fuller's error and Charles gift
base to q hit batter to score five runs.
Charlie halted them short in the fifth.
In the sixth three singles and q triple,
q base On balls. q wild pitch, and two
stolen bases allowed the visitors to
score five more times. Charlie had
things pretty much his own way In
the last three frames. He allowed
II hits during the nine frames and
struck out nine batsmen.
BSmarck's play was marred by err
rors but the game proved interesting
from the spectators. standpoint.
Donaldson Played Well
The colorful John Donaldson, despite
his age. presented more than a
shadow Of the great ball player he
was at one time. The veteran COL
lected two hits In four trips to the
platter and scored one Of the 10 runs.
| Charlie Hancock, catcher. and bis
brother shortstop, Art, also played
bdngup baseball, each getting two hits
In five attempts and scoring two
runs. Streets, fleet centerfielder, hit
twice in five trips. All other members
| Of the stellar team succeeded in hit.
ting safely and scoring with the ex-
ception Of Jones, one Of the teams
three leading hitters. who could not
solve Boardman's slants and went
| hitleSs In five tries. and Buzz.
Though the negroes proved good
hittcrs, their fielding was nothing
! short Of sensational. Not m error
was committed by the dark-skinned
troupe and several Grays were robbed
, OF possible hits on the scorebook by
the Cubans' sensational fielding. Ed
die Tobin, in the fourth inning,
burned the middle Of the diamond
! with q ground clout which seemed q
good single. But Charlie Hilton
classy second baseman, was On it like
q chicken dinner and retired thu
Gray first sacker with q beautiful
throw.
Had Strong Arms
The throwing Of the entire Cuban
outfit wa q feature, accurate and
speedy deliveries being made on the
run on several occasions.
Leeds Is reported to have one Of the
strongest teams In the northeastern
part Of the state and will come to Bis.
u1arck Sunday with full strength.