African dodgers

This is incredibly grotesque reading
 see KK?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_dodger
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/racist-carnival-game/

https://www.newspapers.com/clippings/?query=baseball&user=1361008%3Apjreitan

1897-8-14 Knocked out by expert throw; quits.

1899-7-05 Ad in Boston Globe - expert seeks hire

1908-8-09 Dangerous for dodger - lost teeth. Hit by Joseph Dest, pitcher for Norwalk.

    syndicated all around: https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=%22joseph%20dest%22&dr_year=1908-1908

1911-10-28 Practice criticized

1915-3-15 Albany does not allow practice. No mortalities, and not an easy thing to do. 
1916-7-21 Angered at being hit too many times; hits bystander.