This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BhB.2ACI/205 Message Board Post: My name is Pete Gorton and I'm trying to shed a past due light on a great American. John Donaldson was known then as the Greatest Colored Pitcher In The World. I have been tracking his career for several years and am making a Hall Of Fame push for his induction. I'm looking for 2 instances when Donaldson played in Turner County. In May, 1916 Donaldson's team, the All Nations, played in Centerville, SD., and then in Parker. I'm looking for newspaper accounts of these games. Donaldson traveled throughout the Upper Midwest during his 30 year career. Some say he would have been the best pitcher in the Major Leagues in his prime of 1911 to 1917 and before his service in WWI, had the Color Line not existed. Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. If you are interested I can send you some background on Donaldson and his career. Please contact me at pwgortonmb@hotmail.com before looking for information. Thanks Sincerely Pete Gorton 612-325-7815