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Subject: [IACARROL] Carroll County Baseball History
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:54:27 -0000
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Author: pwgortonmb1
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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 couple very specific instances when Donaldson played in Carrol county. We have two references that mention Donaldson playing in Coon Rapids, Iowa.
On May 29 and May 30, 1911, while playing with the Tennessee Rats, Donaldson played a game in Coon Rapids. We need to check local papers for accounts of these games.
In both instances we would like to check the local Coon Rapids 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.
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