September 2, 1917
Indianapolis, IN
"All Nations 5, ABCs 4. Second game All Nations 2, ABCs 4. Donaldson pitches both games."
September 3, 1917
Indianapolis, IN
"All Nations 3, ABCs 6. Second game All Nations 4, ABCs 12. Donaldson pitches first game."
September 9, 1917
Chicago, IL
"Struck out - by Donaldson 9, by Redding 12."
September 13, 1917
St. Louis, MO
"Indianapolis ABCs 10, All Nations 6. Stolen bases - Warfield 2, Cobb 2, Olson, Torriente, Donaldson, Lyons, 2."
September 14, 1917
St. Louis, MO
"The Indianapolis ABC team defeated the All Nations for the second time in as many days when they won the second game of the series yesterday afternoon at Brook's Park by a score of 14 to 3. Drake, who pitched for the All-Nations, was hit hard, especially in the pinches, being touched for sixteen hits. Lynch was the hitting star, with four hits in five attempts, included among them a double and a homer."
September 15, 1917
St. Louis, MO
"All Nations 9, ABCs 7."
September 16, 1917
Kansas City, MO
"ABCs 0, All Nations 4. Batteries - Williams and Malarcher; Donaldson and Coleman."
Kansas City, MO
"ALL-NATIONS BEAT A.B.C.'S. - Donaldson Allows Negro Players Only Two Hits. - The Schmelzer All-Nations won the first of a four-game series from the champion Negro team, the A.B.C.'s of Indianapolis, Sunday afternoon, at Association Park, 4 to 0. John Donaldson, Colored pitcher of the All-Nations, did the mound work and he had the Indianapolis team on his staff during the entire game. Only one of the visitors reached third base. Donaldson allowed but two hits, one in the seventh inning and the other in the eighth. He struck out seven. The All-Nations didn't score until the sixth frame, when they put one counter across the plate. In the seventh they tallied three times off the delivery of Williams. The fielding of Olson, Mendez, and Lyons was a feature of the game. The same teams will play again Monday at 3 o'clock. Mendez or Yendes will work for the All-Nations and Gatewood for the Indianapolis aggregation."
September 17, 1917
Kansas City, MO
"The ABCs club of Indianapolis stopped the Schmelzers All Nations in their race for the 4th National semi-pro title yesterday by trouncing the locals 8 to 4. This makes the series even to date and it will take all four games of the series to decide the championship."
Kansas City, MO
"A.B.C.'s WON SECOND OF SERIES. - On Monday the Indianapolis A.B.C.'s gave a demonstration of their true class by beating the All Nations by the score of 8 to 1. The game was slow and uneventful and was cinched by the Taylorites at the beginning. The All Nations promised that Tuesday's game will be a humdinger in which the Cuban Mendez will be pitted against Charleston of the A.B.C.'s."
September 18, 1917
Kansas City, MO
"The third game of the All Nations Indianapolis series at Association Park resulted in a one-sided contest yesterday, with the All Nations romping home by a score of 3 to 1. Mendez, the All-Nations' star pitcher, fanned 10 of the dusky athletes from Indianapolis and not a man reached third base until the ninth inning, when Lyons of the All-Nations missed an easy fly in right field. Mendez deserves all the credit for winning the game as he let the ABCs down with two hits and this is remarkable when it is considered that Mendez plays every day at his regular position of shortstop."
September 19, 1917
Kansas City, MO
"The All-Nations opened the series with the ABC club yesterday when the locals met defeat in 12 innings, 4 to 2. John Donaldson allowed only (illegible) hits but errors of his mates let in the winning runs."
Kansas City, MO
"The final and last game between the All-Nations and A.B.C.'s was played Wednesday at the Association park. The management made is ladies' day, and more then three thousand fans were in the stands when the umpire called to play. Our sporting editor has no hesitation in saying this is the most thrilling, exciting and hotly contested game of baseball played here this season. We shall not attempt to elaborate but simply say that the game was not won until the last man was out in the last half of the eleventh inning. The final score was 4 to 3 (11 innings) in favor of the A.B.C.'s. Both Williams and Donaldson pitched a grand game, Williams having a shade the best of it while the hitting of Torriente and Gatewood was terrific. Mr. Taylor made a decided impression upon the fans of this city by the gentlemanly deportment of his men and his skillful manner in handling his team, and it is needless to say the A.B.C.'s will be prime favorites in this in the future.
September 29, 1917
Kansas City, MO
"Base Ball - World's Negro Champions, A.B.C.s of Indianapolis vs Schmelzers All Nations - Will Open a four-game series, commencing Saturday, September 29 at Association Park - Admission 25c - Grandstand 25c Extra - Game called at 3pm.
"They are coming back, the Indianapolis ABCs to play The Schmelzer's World's All Nations - Association Park, Saturday, September 29, Sunday September 30, Monday October 1, Tuesday October 2, Terms 60 per cent to winner, 40 percent to loser."
Kansas City, MO
"ABCs 4, All-Nations 5."
Kansas City, MO
"Saturday Game. - A.B.C. - All Nations Battle to a Tie - In one of the best games played here this season the A.B.C.'s of Indianapolis and the All-Nations battled to a 12-inning draw yesterday afternoon at Association Park. When darkness ended the contest the score stood 5-5. The combat was also nip and tick. First one club would go into the lead and then the other. The Indianapolis lads held the lead for six innings. They scored two runs in the opening stanza, one in the third and another in the fifth. The All-Nations didn't dent home plate until the third round, when one tally was made. In the sixth they tied the score by shoving across three runs. The All-Nations made their fifth and final run in the eighth inning, while the A.B.C.'s knotting counter came in the first half of the ninth. From the ninth inning until the twelfth, neither team got a man as far as third base. Flanagan, pitching for the Wilkinson-Gaul combination, and Johnson, hurling for the visitors, both heaved in grand style and neither was in danger. Benjamin Taylor was a hitting rampage and connected safely four times out of six tries. All his blows were good for one base. Blukoi's batting and that of Mendez's were the main factors in the All-Nations' run getting. Blukoi hit a home run with a runner on and tripled with a teammate on. Several sensational catches and plays were made by both teams. The teams will play the second game of the series this afternoon at 3 o'clock and each team will have its star flinger working. John Donaldson will do the mound work for the All-Nations with String Bean Williams as his opponent."
September 30, 1917
Kansas City, MO
"Struck out - by Donaldson 11, by Williams 11."
Kansas City, MO
"Sunday's Game. - All-Nations Beaten 3-0. - Errors Give Second of Series to the A.B.C.'s - John Donaldson held the A.B.C.'s to three hits yesterday afternoon at Association Park, but his teammates bobbled and the A.B.C.s won the second game of the series from the All Nations 3 to 0. The Indianapolis lads put over two runs in the first inning without the semblance of a hit. They made their other counter in the ninth round. Not a swat was made off Donaldson's delivery until the sixth inning. In the eighth the All-Nations loaded the bases after two were out, but the best the cleanup batter could do was to die by the way of third to first. Williams working for the visitors, was invicible in the pinches. He struck out eleven and allowed five hits. John Donaldson also struck out eleven. All the hits made by both clubs were good for but one base each."
October 1, 1917
Kansas City, MO
"All-Nations Beaten 13 to 9 - The All-Nations baseball club was defeated by the ABCs of Indianapolis at Association Park yesterday, 13 to 9."
Kansas City, MO
"Monday's Game. - The game on Monday between the A.B.C.s and the All-Nations was a slugfest. The A.B.C.s winning by a score of 13-9. Torrriente was in the box for the All-Nations while Dicta Johnson worked for the A.B.C.s. It was a slow game, devoid of interest."
October 2, 1917
Kansas City, MO
"ABCs 3, All Nations 0. Second game, ABCs 0, All Nations 1."
Kansas City, MO
"Tuesday's Game. - All-Nations Even Up Series. - Win Doubleheader From A.B.C.'s - Play Off Tie Today. - The All-Nations evened up the series with the A.B.C.s of Indianapolis yesterday afternoon at Association Park by winning a double header 8 to 3 and 3 to 2. The teams will play off the tie this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mike Flanagan's pitching was the main factor in the All-Nations copping the double bill. He and his opponents on his staff in both contests and not until the last inning of the second game was he in danger. A double by Blukoi won the after piece for the All-Nations, when he doubled with two team mates on bases."
October 3, 1917
Kansas City, MO
"ABCs 2, All Nations 6. Batteries: Johnson, B. Taylor and Powell; Donaldson and Coleman."
Kansas City, MO
"Wednesday's Game. - Donaldson Beat the A.B.C.s - All-Nations Won Final Game of the Series, 6 to 2. - John Donaldson, the Negro hurler, held the A.B.C.s to four hits and the All-Nations won the final game of the series at Association Park, 6 to 2. The All-Nations jumped into the lead in the first inning and were never headed. John Donaldson struck out eleven of the Indianapolis players. The All-Nations will play the Kansas Side Giants the first game Saturday preceeding the championship Muny League game between the Wagners of St. Louis and the Kansas City Schmelzers. Sunday the All-Nations will play the Topeka, Kansas Giants in the preliminary game to the Muny League contest. Play by play of the World's Series game will be announced at the game."
June 3, 1917
Indianapolis, IN?
"Jewels A.B.C.'s defeated the Nebraska Indians some 6 to 4. Gatewood twirled for the A.B.C.'s, while Watkins worked for the Red Men. Brandon of the Black Sox, now pitching for Taylor's A.B.C.'s, won from Frankfort 7 to 5, and allowed only five hits."
June 21, 1917
Evansville, IN
"Fast Colored Nines Play Series Here - Cuban Stars and A.B.C.'s at Bosse Field June 21, 22 and 23 - Fans will not be without baseball when the Evas leave for the north the latter part of this month. Two of the best colored teams in baseball today, the Cuban Stars from Havana, Cuba, and the A.B.C.'s of Indianapolis will play three games at Bosse field, June 21, 22 and 23 as the opening trio of a series of nine games for the colored championship of the United States and Cuba. The remaining six games will be played in Indianapolis. The teams will be brought here under the auspices of the Cherry Street colored Y.M.C.A. And in doing so, Secretary J.C. Hayes has given local fans the opportunity of seeing two of the best negro teams in the world in action. All followers of baseball know the reputation of the A.B.C.'s and for those who have never heard of the Cuban Stars let it suffice to say that on several trips they have made to the United States they have met and defeated the best semi-professional teams, both colored and white, of all section of the country. While in Chicago last season the Cubans defeated such teams as the White Giants, Leland Giants, Logan Squares, the Gunthers and the Riverviews. On their trip they also trimmed the Beloit, Wisconsin, Fairbanks-Morse team, the Minneapolis Keystones, the St. Paul Gophers, the St. Louis Gaints, and other strong teams in the North, West and South. Several former players of this team are now in the big leagues. Cubans not being barred among them are: Cuteo of Cincinnati, Gonzales of St. Louis, and Marsans of the St. Louis Browns."
Evansville, IN
"Two Best Negro Teams Play Here Next Week. - Everything is all set for the championshipe series of baseball which will be played at Bosse field June 21, 22, and 23, between the famous Cuban Stars of Havana, Cuba, and C.I. Taylor's A.B.C.'s of Indianapolis, the 1916 negro champions of the United States. Last year the A.B.C.'s played 138 games, won 96, lost 38, tied 4. They played Rube Foster's American Giants a series of ten games for the championship of America, won 5, lost 4 and tied 1. As three games of the nine games to be played are to be staged at Bosse field, both clubs will fight to win, so as to have the lead on the series when they open in Indianapolis, June 24. The fans of Evansville, through the efforts of the Cherry street branch 'Y' will have an opportunity of seeing the two greatest colored ball clubs in the world in action. There will positively be no hippodroming. Both clubs will play to win."
Evansville, IN
"Fast Triple Play Brightens the Game. - A.B.C.'s Pull It - Lose to Cubans 10 to 8 in Furious Slugging Match. - Taking advantage of every slip by their opponents and unleashing hits behind the mis cues, the Cuban Stars annexed the opening game of the series from the A.B.C.'s of Indianapolis at Bosse field yesterday afternoon. From first to last it was one grand scrap. The score was 10 to 8. A beautiful triple play in the first round, the first ever pulled off on Bosse field, gave the fans something to talk about for a day or two. The Cubans had men runners on first and second and two runs had come in that tied the score. Campos bunted a fly to Ben Taylor who came tearing in, snatched the ball a few inches from his shoe strings, shot the ball to Clark at second, and Clark relayed it back to Warfield who covered the bag, in time to snuff out Gonzalez. The play was executed so fast that the fans, for a moment were too bewildered to applaud. At the start it looked like an easy victory for the A.B.C.'s. The end of the fourth found them a four run lead, gained by hard hitting and with Gatewood traveling along without much annoyance, there was a little cause for alarm. But the Cubans kept fighting and tied the count in the fifth. Then the insertion of another pitcher, Junco, saved the game for the Havana boys. he worked four rounds and in those four frames only twelve men faced him. He allowed but one hit and that batter was caught a moment later on the hidden ball trick. The Cubans tied the score in the eighth aided by some wild and wooly fielding on the part of the Indianapolis delegation and in the ninth went out and won the battle. Gatewood pitched good enough to win any ordinary ball game but the support back of him really kicked the game away. His opponents, Padron and Junco, were accorded better backing and they pulled out of several bad holes through it. Home runs by Watts and Guerra were the batting features, Guerra's hit traveling to the wall in right field before it finished its wild trip. Watts bumped his to the flag pole in center. Both teams played with a snap, dash and skill that stamped them as real ball players. The Cubans know baseball throroughly and played the game for every point. Their speed on the bases was marvelous. Two nights on the train handicapped the A.B.C.'s to some extent. They left Chicago Tuesday night, came to Indianapolis, and then left there at midnight Wednesday for Evansville. The men said they were tired out and looked it. Three days rest made the Cubans as frisky as a three-year-old. The teams play again today and tomorrow and both games will be called at 3 o'clock."