Friday, January 17, 2020 Last Update: 6:45 PM ET
Crosby, MN
"About fifty Little Falls people motored to Crosby Sunday for the opening baseball game of the season there, between Crosby and the Colored Gophers of Minneapolis. The game was won by Crosby, 27 to 1. It was a farce from start to finish and the local people were very disappointed."
Crosby, MN
"Crosby Defeats Gophers. - Mrs. Tom Smart received word from her nephew, Ulysses Lewis, of Crosby, this morning, stating that the Crosby baseball team of which Mr. Lewis is pitcher, played the Colored Gophers of St. Paul yesterday, winning with a score of 27 to 1."
Two Harbors, MN
"Colored Gophers to Meet Clydes - Local Ball Club Will Meet Fast Minneapolis Nine at Two Harbors Saturday. - The Minneapolis Colored Gophers and Clyde teams will clash in the first of a two-game series at the Two Harbors ball park Saturday afternoon. The second game will be played Sunday. The Gophers are rated as the best independet team in the country and is made up of men who are good enough to play in the big leagues and the only thing that is keeping them out of the big show is the color. The Clydes have made a wonderful record during the last two seasons and in taking on the Gophers followers of the game fear that they are biting off more than they can chew. Manager Dan Pederson will start Fred Delbernin Saturday's game and will have Donaldson hurling Sunday. Carl Cashion will be used in the box if needed. The big fellow will be in the lineup whether he pitches or not. His hitting ability is too well known for his name to be left out of the lineup."
Two Harbors, MN
"Clydes Cop in Double Header - Defeat Colored Gophers at Two Harbors in Both Ends of Double Bill. - The Clyde Iron Works baseball team of Duluth, found that highly touted Colored Gophers of Minneapolis an easy bunch to beat and took both ends of a double bill yesterday afternoon at Two Harbors. The scores were 20 to 6 and 4 to 1. Carl Cashion was the hero of the day. The big boy found his batting eye and smashed out five doubles during the afternoon's entertainment. Donaldson struck out six men in the first game but was touched for 10 hits. Delbern held the Gophers to two hits in the second game and whiffed 12 men."