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BROADWAY CREAMERY TO OPEN SERIES WITH ROYAL GIA N T SBy UOUG CRAKY ■ VThe Royal Colored Giants bf.Oakland, composed of thc-all-slarLvof a league in that locality and bolstered with several players from the Midwest, are coming to town next Sunday -afternoon to tangle with the Broadway' Creamery.outfit -in the first of a.series of .Three, games. ' ,■The Giants, managed by Lonnie Gaines, have some mighty good ball players in their lineup. Their leader, claims they are capable.- of beating almost any semi-pro learn on the coast. *. .'Shadow Hall A ball game is not the only thing an the schedule. An entertainment progrnni is being.arranged. A. regular feature of the Gianta’ games is on ,inning .of “shadow, or pantomime baseball. ,A slow motion act will be staged. • If this is anything like the spectacle at Burlingame several years ago,' \t .should be well worLh wit* nee sing. The spectators were nearly Sn stitches, after watching the fielders make marvelous* ftcbling plays to snag an imaginary ball.The game-is sponsored by the N. A. C. C..P..Tickets can bo obininert at Darcys* Sport Shop..Spalding'sSpnrt Shop, and any one of the four Broadway Ocatnorii'g.Home-tbwn interest has boon addrd to J lie till wilh the announcement that Gy - Cherry will' catch part of the game, and .John Mitch* cll wiH start in right field. Both learned thc-iy tmscbjul .at San Mateo High-school..Manager Gaines of-the Giants has signed three-outstanding player* r formerly ployoit with the Kansas City Manarchs, The pi Ayers are Hat Mcn'i'is, pitchci ;* E*. Collins, outfielder* and J, Cobb,’'catcher. Cobh also played With the House ©« David team. '.....Ha mi (ton Slugger, The visitors have two other players i n ’ iheir• 1 ineu p svho are worthy of mention. .Charles Hamilton, first baseman, is called the “Babe Kulh of negro baseball.51, He can •;slug svJlh the best; and he is said lo.be quite adept at beating out- bunts. Jack Barfield, third SACkeV(\ is a good ball player.'lie covered'the hot coiner for the San Francisco Florists in I he. Peninsula league. -. Jim Kehoe, the Broadway* Creamery's fiery leader, will ’probably start Burrows and Arnold, while the rest of the lineup will be^ about the!?ante. - '
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San Mateo Times
San Mateo, California, US
Fri, Nov 09, 1934
Page 12
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Michael W.
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