Derby Baseball
CONNOR, GEORGE, CONNOR, GIB, LOGAN, JACK, NEWELL, GLENN, THOMAS, HARRY
Posted By: Pete Gorton (email)
Date: 11/8/2007 at 12:24:12
My name is Pete Gorton and I am leading an effort to shed a past due light on a great American baseball player. John Donaldson was known in the early Twentieth Century as the “Greatest Colored Pitcher In The World.” We have been tracking his playing career for several years and more information is available at:
www.johndonaldson.bravehost.com
We are looking for a very specific instance when Donaldson played in Lucas county. We have a reference that mentions Donaldson playing in Derby, Iowa.
On May 2, 1911, Donaldson and the Tennessee Rats crossed bats with the Derby, Iowa club in Derby. We would like someone to check the local Derby newspaper if one exists.
Donaldson traveled throughout the Upper Midwest during his near 40 year playing career. Some say he would have been the best pitcher in the Major Leagues in his prime of 1910 to 1917.
Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated.
If you are interested in the Donaldson effort, we can send you some background on Donaldson’s many exploits in other parts of Iowa.
John Donaldson Website
Lucas Queries maintained by Linda Ziemann.
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