(July 6) It took ten innings but Swift Current squeaked out a 4-3 victory over the Texas Colored Giants. In the extra frame, catcher Fat Knipfel doubled with two out and came home of Freddy Herman's single. Bill Hardin, with a dandy four-hitter and 14 strikeouts, topped Clay of the visitors in a pitching duel. Clay, a left-hander, allowed just seven hits. Down 3-0, the locals tied the contest in their half of the second on hits by Harris, Hardin, and Jimmy Borthwick. The match featured outstanding defense with Eddie Dyer of Swift Current making four running catches in centre field. Marshall of the Giants had the longest blow, a first inning triple.
Clay (L) and xxx
Hardin (W) and xxx
(July 8) In an exhibition game at Weyburn, Minot, North Dakota, topped the Colored House of David 7-6 before a crowd of 5,000 during the opening day of the 21st annual Weyburn Fair. The American squad had 12 hits, three each by Opheim and Ward. Two of Ward's hits were doubles. Evanson held the visitors to eight hits in registering the pitching win. John Donaldson, Hilton and losing pitcher D. Young each had a pair of hits for the Davids. A. Hancock added a triple.
D. Young (L) and C. Hancock
Evanson (W) and Mach
(July 9) The Colored House of David used three big innings to trounce the Regina All-Stars 16-5 in an error-filled exhibition at Park de Young. Regina made 10 errors, the Davids, five. The visitors pounded out 16 hits, led by shortstop A. Hancock with two doubles and a single. Winning pitcher Freeman also had three hits. Losing hurler Alvin Fritz fired five shutout innings before the Davids turned two hits and several Regina miscues into five runs. They added six runs in the 8th and another five in the top of the 9th. Cliff Hogg and Babe Brossard each had a pair of safeties for the home club.
Freeman (W) and C. Hancock
Fritz (L) and Van Vliet
(July 10) In the second game of their exhibition series, the Regina All-Stars edged John Donaldson's Colored House of David 4-3 behind the seven-hit pitching of Lefty White who also scored the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning. White, who had two hits, scampered home on a double by shortstop Happy Hepburn. Cliff Hogg had given Regina the lead in the 3rd inning with a two-bagger to score both Webb Bird and White. Atkins took the loss for the "Bearded Ethiopians of Cuba". A. Hancock again led the visitors' attack, this time with a triple.
Atkins (L) and Williams
White (W) and Clayton
(July 12) At Brandon, the hometown Greys handed Gilkerson's Colored Giants their first loss of their western tour. Greys rapped 13 hits in the first game of a double-header to secure a 9-4 victory. Cliff Corey survived 11 hits to register the win.
Smalley, Johnson and Radcliffe
Corey and Lupe
The visitors unleashed an 18-hit attack in the second game to win 14-7. Harrison was the winning pitcher in relief of starter Cristobal Torriente.
Torriente, Harrison and Radcliffe
Melitti, Berry, Corey and Lupe
(July 13) At Swift Current, the Colored House of David trounced the home squad 13-3 as winning pitcher Freeman led an 18-hit attack with a pair of home runs. His battery mate, Williams, also socked a four-bagger. Centre fielder Gabby Streets helped with three hits. Bill Hardin took the loss.
Freeman (W) and Williams
Hardin (L) and xxx
(July 14) At Lac Pelletier, the Colored House of David clobbered Swift Current 17-4 in game called after just five innings because of rain. The much heralded John Donaldson was the starting pitcher for the winners. Dempsey was the hitting star for the locals with three safeties, including a pair of doubles.
Donaldson (W), xxx and xxx
Schriver (L), Marlow and xxx
(July 15) The Colored House of David chalked up another victory Monday coming from behind an early 3-0 deficit to down the Medicine Hat CPR 10-5. The Cee Pees grabbed a lead in the first inning as the first two batters, Jack Pennington and Howard Teel walked before Howard Blaney belted one to the scoreboard for a homer. The Davids went ahead in the 5th and added two in the 6th and three in the 7th to put the game on ice. Gabby Streets, who relieved in the first inning with none out went the rest of the way for the victory Wilf Pennington took the loss.
Atkins, Streets (W) (1) and Williams
Pennington (L) and Blaney
(July 16) Charlie Hancock's 6th inning grand slam homer proved to be the difference as the Colored House of David topped the Calgary Solloway Mills nine 8-4. The bewhiskered visitors, purportedly from Cuba, broke open a tight contest with five runs in the 6th frame, the other marker scoring on John Donaldson's infield hit. Donaldson was one of six Davids to register a pair of safeties. Centre fielder Paul Thompson led Calgary with three hits.
Young (W) and Williams
Lucas (L) and Jenkins
(July 17) The barnstormers from Cuba made a clean sweep of their three-game Calgary series with 14-4 and 5-3 victories on Wednesday. Another grand slam homer by Charlie Hancock paced the Colored House of David in the opening game. The big blow highlighted an eight-run second inning for the Davids. Hancock had four hits over-all and knocked in five as the bearded visitors rapped out 20 hits. C. Young gave up 11 hits to Calgary in going the distance for the win. Paul Thompson went five-for-five for Calgary, including two triples, and Pudge MacKenzie was three-for-three with a homer and double.
C. Young (W) and Williams
Killen (L), Jenkins (2), Rice and Henderson
First baseman J. Young belted a 7th inning homer, then knocked in Art Hancock and Buzz Boldridge with a single in the 8th to lead the Cubans to a 5-3 win over Calgary in the second game. Playing manager John Donaldson hurled a nine-hitter for the win. The Davids collected 13 hits off Calgary's Dodger Lewis.
Donaldson (W) and C. Hancock
Lewis (L) and Jenkins
(July 18) At Drumheller, the Colored House of David whipped the Nacmine Athletics 12-3. A six-run 6th inning, highlighted by Charlie Hancock's bases-loaded, three-run double, was key for the winners. Art Hancock and Young had home runs for the Cubans. Charlie Hancock added a triple. Hawkins had a three-bagger for Nacmine.
xxx, xxx (2), xxx and xxx
xxx, xxx, xxx and xxx
(July 19) The barnstorming Colored House of David took both games from the Lethbridge All-Stars 13-8 at 6-1 at Henderson Park Friday. Few details were made available on the first game. In the nightcap, second baseman Charlie Hancock belted three doubles and a pair of singles to pace a 16-hit attack. Winning pitcher Manville Boldridge, who pitched a three-hitter, and centre fielder Gabby Streets each had three safeties. Falconer was the losing hurler.
xxx and xxx
Pisko, Chollak, Yorko and xxx
Boldridge (W) and Williams
Falconer (L) and Wilson
(July 23) Gilkerson's Union Giants took top money at the big invitation tournament at the Rock Lake summer resort downing Brandon Greys 14-5 in the final. Giants pounded four homers.
Barry (L), Eno and xxx
xxx and xxx
The Union Giants won their opening game, 8-2 over Leeds, North Dakota. Brandon advanced by topping the Detroit Giants 18-10.
Foster (W) and Lupe
xxx and xxx
Virden, which won a bye in the first round, was hammered 15-3 by Brandon in a semi-final match. Cliff Corey went the distance for the pitching win.
Tom Pryor (L), Smokey Harris and xxx
Corey (W) and xxx
(July 31) Gilkerson's Colored Giants shaded Brandon 6-5 to take the $500 first prize at the Brandon Tournament. Greys out-hit the visitors 13-8, but couldn't overcome the Giants' three-run 7th inning. Owen Smaulding went the route for the win.
Corey, Berry and Fischer
Smaulding and Radcliffe
In the opening game, Gilkerson's whipped the Detroit Giants 14-1 behind Harrison's three-hit pitching.
Harrison (W) and Cardenas
W. Smith (L) and Love
Brandon downed Moosomin 7-1 as Foster held the losers to six hits.
Foster (W) and Fischer
R. Hogg (L) and Wanes
Giants handed Antler a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning then rebounded for a 9-5 triumph.
xxx and Cranston
McNair, Smaulding and Radcliffe