The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-13
SENSATI0NALPAICE
TOPS OFF VETERAN
Returning Lineup
Tom Parker, Southern League
Star, wilt Share Pitching
Burden This Year
TROUPE IS SIGNED AGAIN
Desiderato, Massmann, Haley,
Dietz, Mccartney, Bondy
Are lnfielders

feSStOnal club that Will represent the
Capital City this season.
With the advent of some real
spring weather and the opening OF
the major league season only three
days away, the manager gazed on the
contemplated roster for the local
team containing such well-known
baseball names as Paige. Troupe.
Massmann, Desiderato, Haley, Nor
Ian. Mccartney and Goetz and conf
IDENTIFY predicted that this years
team will be the strongest all-around
club ever to represent Bismarck"
Demands Of the fans for q picture
Of what the Capital City will have
In the way Of ball team this year,
overruled the management's earlier
desire to hold off with the announce
ment until every player was available
Leading off with the lanky Satchel
Paige, speedball wizard, strikeout
artist and colored pitching sensation
of the United States who arrived here
two weeks ago, and winding up with
Quincy Troupe and Harold Mass
mann, catcher and shortstop, respect
lively, on last years aggregation Tho
are slated to arrive sometime in the
next three weeks. all players are ex-
pected to report by May 5.
Paige, Parker to Pitch
Two hurlers will carry the pitching
burden for the Bismarck club this
year. In addition to Paige, Tom
Parker. tall. raw-boned star Of the
Southern Negro League, will be here
to alternate on the mound. Parker
was selected on the Negro All-Star
team last year for his hitting and
fielding which is incidental to q fast
delivery that keeps the batters guess
ing. In the Southern league last
year, the dusky veteran laced out 49
home runs and was high among the
leaders with his fielding average.
Paige, after leaving here two years
ago, went back east where last year
he played with the Pittsburgh
Crawfords in the Colored American
League. During the season he started
in nine games againc' the Chicago
American club, winners of the pen
nant In 1888. and never lost q game.
Once during the season, he pitched
three consecutive games, q innings
without having q single run scored
against him. meanwhile allowing only
seven hits or an average Of less than
three hits per game.
At the end Of the regular season
Paige joined the colored House ol
David team and carried the bearded
stars to . semi-professional cham.
pionship Of the United States by win.
ming three out OF five games. Paige
was so outstanding during that tour.
nament that the Denver Post lab
eled the huge crowds as "Satchelites.
Over 5000 persons were turned away
from the gates during the event.
Defeats Dean Brothers
Following the tournament. Paig'
appeared on three successive days IL
exhibition games against the Dear
brothers. ace pitchers Of the worlt
champion st. Louis Cardinals ant
fresh from q world series triumph
over Mickey Cochrane's Detroit Tig
ers. Pitching seven, five and six inn
ings on three successive days, Paig
defeated the Dean brother act thre
times as Dizzy and Daffy alternate'
in pitching four and five innings o
each game.
The veteran hurler then left TO
California where he joined the Col
ored All-Stars. Playing against coas
league and major league barnstorm
ing teams he won II straight game!
He Is now taking well-earned res
prior to the opening Of the seasol
here.
Quincy Troupe, stellar backstoc
and leading hitter on the Bismarc
club. will be back In the lineup, com
ing here from St. Louis where he ha
been attending the university durin
the winter term. Troupe, one of tn
most sought-after colored players /
the country, likes Bismarck and wa
more than willing to return here Il
another season.
Two other catchers may be give
tryouts when the spring trainin
grind starts. They are Ted Radcliffe
who last year was q member of til
jamestown club. and Andy Anderson
Beulah catcher, who worked the al
star game here last year. Radclif1
has not been definitely signed as "
while Anderson Is being given . tr,
out by the Sioux City club Of tt
Western League and may not retul
to North Dakota.
Haley win Play Third
Red Haley, who last year drove
more runs than any other player q
the club, 1g here now recovering iro
an operation and viii be ready to Dc
. uniform when practice session
start. Haley viii doubtless be place
at third base, . position he held dow
the latter part Of the 1884 season.
make room for Massmann at secon
Massmaun, who at present Is beir
given . tryout with the Milwauk'
Brewers In their training camp ,
Hot Springs, Ark, u hardly expect'
70 b capable of replacing the vetera
Iyn otoru, regular second sacker 4
the Brewers and one Of the leadiI
ditterS Of the American Associate
and w1ll probably b fasmed out 4
another season
Another promidng second Be-
prospect r walter Diets, who Is worl
1lag 81 Bismarck and win try for p'
alf1on q tl1e club. Diets played se
and hoso 1or the New Ulm club Of Il
0oaikhosn Minnesota League last ye'
and VoanaA M the season With q b