A 1913 advertisement for a three-game series in Nashville between the Chicago American Giants and “all-star teams” comprised of players from the city’s semi-pro league:
Rube Foster‘s Great Aggregation of Negro Ball Players, Champions of the World vs. All Star Teams of the Capital City League
The games were scheduled for Nashville’s Athletic Park (Sulphur Dell), on September 15, 16, and 17.
In addition to Foster, the primary drawing card was Bruce Petway:
“A Nashville boy is the leading catcher for the American Giants. He stopped Ty Cobb from stealing bases. See him in action.”
The Cobb reference is from the 1910 tour of Cuba by the Detroit Tigers–depending on the source, Petway playing for the Havana Reds threw Cobb out attempting to steal between one and three times.
The American Giants with “Big Bill” Gatewood on the mound won the first game of the series 12 to 1.
The next two games were rained out and were rescheduled as a September 19 doubleheader. Bill Lindsey beat the locals 6 to 5 in the first game and Foster shut them out 4 to 0 in the second.
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