First two games of the 1920 World Series

Here are the box scores for the first two games of the 1920 Negro World Series between Rube Foster's Chicago American Giants and the Knoxville Giants.

The Birmingham Reporter - September 25, 1920

This answers some questions, but raises others.  I guess if "Steel Arm" Dickey was to end his 25 game winning streak, it might as well be to Rube Foster's Chicago American Giants.

Who was C. Williams, pitcher for Chicago in the second game?  Did Chicago need to bring in some ringers like Knoxville did?

A big thank you to Larry Lester, Dick Clark, and Wayne Stivers who provided this image.

Note:  I modified the article by splicing portions of it together (it was spread over two images) and digitally removing many of the microfilm scratches and streaks.

Asheville Negroes To Meet Local Giants

Knoxville Journal - September 4, 1920

The interesting thing in this article is my introduction to the Negro Blue Ridge league.  Gary Ashwill wrote an entry about the Blue Ridge Colored Baseball League of 1921.

image obtained from the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection

Black Giants Trim Ashville's Team

The Journal and Tribune - June 29, 1921

image obtained from the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection

Black Giants Down Atlanta

The Journal and Tribune - June 22, 1921

image obtained from the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection

Black Giants Home For Stay

The Journal and Tribune - June 12, 1921

image obtained from the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection

"Wing" Maddox Accepts Terms Of West's Washington Braves

The Washington Post - March 27, 1921

images from Ancestry.com

"Steel Arm" Dickey in the newspapers

The Atlanta Constitution - May 28, 1920

The Atlanta Constitution - August 26, 1920

"Steel Arm" Dickey played for the Knoxville Giants, Montgomery Grey Sox, Birmingham Black Barons, and the St. Louis Stars.  A left handed pitcher whose career was cut short in March of 1923.

images from ProQuest