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 | Donovan Socks It to Deputies, Cracks 5 Hits Thursday, April 26th , 1917 Dick Donovan was at the head of a Austin hit parade at Dallas Base Ball Park. The first baseman went to the plate 5 times and came away with 5 hits, sparking the Empresarios to a nice 13-0 victory over the Dallas Deputies. "I told the guys in the dugout, just be thinking about hitting the ball hard somewhere," the sweet-swinging Donovan told reporters after the game. "Seems like it worked out well for us today." Deputies skipper Otis Foley said later that the club gave up "too much plate." "Not the way we planned it," he said. "Every hitter in the league will rip you when you do that." Dick Donovan singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, tripled in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and hit a two-run double in the 8th. |   |
