Kentucky Colonels

This is my Grandfather, Guy Daines in his Kentucky Colonel uniform, dated 1933.


Kentucky Post Article 19 Mar 1934 pg. 3

SOFT BALL NINE TO BEGIN TOUR
The Kentucky Colonels soft Ball Club will tour the country starting the first of April and play their opening game in Florida, where they will remain for about one month. They have contracted 80 games throughout the country.
This club is an all-star team of players from Newport, Covington, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Springfield Cleaveland and Chicago, each player having been selected as the best performer in his locality. Three star pitchers are featured with this club in the caliber of "Cannonball" Bailey, Sroufe and Meder.
The line-up includes the following players: Edwin Tranter, outfielder; Guy Daines, infielder; Glenn Botts, outfielder; "Howdy" Davidson, infielder; Arthur Miller, infielder; Howard Oester, outfielder; Frank Callery, infielder; Bud Sroufe, pitcher; Milton Forg, catcher; Ed Kolar, outfielder; Gilbert Reichert, infielder; John Deaver, (manager), outfielder; "Cannonball" Bailey, pitcher; and Ed. Meder, pitcher.







Players names and positions : Left to right-
Bottom row: Deaver, Left field; Bill, Trainer; Miller, 1st base.

Middle row: Oester, right field; Botts, Center field; Tranter, outfield; Sroufe, pitcher.

Top row: Forg, catcher; Callery, 2nd base; Davidson, S.S. [short stop]; Daines, 3rd base; Cannonball Bailey, pitcher.


Kentucky Post Article 14 Apr 1934 pg. 2

BAILEY SHOWS WELL IN SOUTH

Kentucky Colonels are in demand after wins

The Kentucky Colonels, an aggregation of local soft ball players traveling throughout the south, whipped the Miami Beach, Fla., team in a three game series this week.
Cannonball Bailey heaved the first and last game and the Kentuckians came through in both. The Floridians captured the second fray.
The score of the first game was 6 to 4. The second game was dropped 5 to 0, The last game ended with 9-to-3 score. The Colonels will play in Dade City Saturday.
The Mimi Beach team is said to be the best in the peninsular state. The manager of the club wants to book the kentuckians for another three-game series. The past series was contested before a large crowd.


Colonels Win series,

Kentucky team Breaks up tie in eighth inning

*from page 7 of Guy Daines Scrapbook*

Senor Bud Sroufe, his blue cap cocked askew on his curly locks and one cheek nursing a generous chew of what it takes--subdued our Miami Beach diamondball hitters right successfully last night, and the well known colonels of Ole Kaintucky, suh, ran away with the third and deciding game of the series, 9-3.
Bud was in there doing chores for one Cannonball Bailey, the famous speedball king who is nursing a lame saley whip. And Bud, a bit juberous about it all, before the game started, stood on the hill through many a tight spot and his well directed fire stood the local hitters on their ears.
Thirteen men fell strike-out victims to Sroufe's twisting delivery. He was in tough going for seven innings too, for this Miami Beach team was out to win and never stopped trying until the Colonels fell on Bobby Dosh with a barrage of hits that chased five runs over the plate in the eighth.
Until that rally things were fairly even. Miami got off in the lead when two errors and a double by "Widge" Davidson chased Bill Harkness over the platter, in the third inning.
But the Colonels were out for blood last night. They fought every inch of the way and hit the ball hard. Manager Deaver opened the fifth with a hot shot that bounced off Dosh's glove for a single, and Botts dropped one safe in left field. Both advanced on a passed ball, and then Deaver scored on a wild pitch. Forg poked a long fly to the right, after Oester had fanned, and Botts scored after the catch.
The ball yard looked like a drill field for the royal zuaves in the sixth, when the Colonels filled the bases.Three boys from Kaintuck, four infielders for the home team and a couple of umpires who insist on playing in around thye pitchers box had the place well cluttered up.
Only one was out when these got on. Davidson lifted a fly ball over second and Roberts couldn't quite reach it. Miller scored from third, but Roberts whistled the ball to Ryan in time to nail Tranter at the plate. Deaver struck out to end the inning.
Then our heroes went out and tied the score in their half of the inning. Davidson walked just after Harkness-- and just before Dosh-- struck out. But Pete Roberts singled to right and Oester kicked the ball long enough to let Davidson score. Roberts went to second on the throw to the plate, and when Callery's throwon Reynolds' ground ball was a bit wide, Pete scored.
So the Colonels decided to get plenty of runs. Callery pried open the eighth with a single, went to second on a wild pitch and to third after Tranter flied out to Younts in right field. Daines then bounced a single along the first base line, chasing a run home. Reynolds booted Davidson's chance and Deaver forced Dains at third. But Betts [Botts] slammed a clean single to the left, scoring Davidson and sending Dosh to the showers.
Page took up the hurling duties, and the merry ring of base hits went right along. Oester singled over short, Deaver scoring, Then catcher Fort [Forg] found one he liked and hit it a mile between left and centre. Two runners scored and Fort [Forg] was caught between thrid and home when he tried to stretch his hit into a homer.
The game was another snappy exhibition, with the visitors playing better ball in the pinches. The Beach team is still a bit uncertain in tight spots. The series has been well played throughout, however, and the Colonels gave us fast clean ball evry night. The fact that Melbourne cancelled a game scheduled, giving the Kentucky boys a chance to stay here for a fourth game, is a break for local fans and tough luck for those upstate.

Kentucky Colonels Ab. R. H. P. A. E.
Miller, 1b............................. 5 1 0 3 0 0
Callery, ss............................ 4 1 1 1 0 1
Tranter, lf............................ 3 0 0 1 0 1
Daines, 3b............................. 4 0 2 0 1 1
H. Davidson, 2b........................ 4 1 1 1 1 0
Deaver, sf............................. 4 2 1 2 0 1
Botts, cf.............................. 4 2 2 3 0 0
Oester, rf............................. 3 2 1 0 0 1
Forg, c................................ 3 0 2 14 0 1
Sroufe, p.............................. 4 0 0 1 0 0
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Totals................................38 9 10 *26 2 6

*Harkness out hit by batted ball

Miami Beach All Stars Ab. R. H. P. A. E.
Roberts, ss........................... 4 1 1 1 4 0
Reynolds, 2b.......................... 4 0 0 0 1 2
Stembler, 3b.......................... 4 0 0 4 1 1
Riggs, cf............................. 4 0 1 2 0 0
Younts, rf............................ 3 0 0 2 0 0
Ryan, c............................... 3 0 0 8 0 0
Gahan, lb............................. 3 0 0 7 0 1
Harkness, lf.......................... 3 1 0 1 0 0
W. Davidson, sf....................... 1 1 1 0 0 0
Dosh, p............................... 2 0 0 2 2 0
Page, p............................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Totals............................... 22 3 3 27 8 4

Score by innings:

Kentucky Colonels....................000 021 150-- 9
Miami Beach All Stars................001 002 000-- 3

Summary: Two base hits, W. Davidson; three base hits, Forg; struck out, by Srufe, 13, by Dosh, 6; bases on balls, off Dosh, 2, off Sroufe, 2; hits, off Dosh, 9 in 7 2-3 innings, off Page, 1, in 1 1-3 innings; passed balls, Ryan; sacrifice hits,Callery; wild pitches, Dosh, 3: umpires, Horton, Newell and Shaw; time of game,1.29; losing pitcher, Dosh.