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Low and Away

From the forthcoming book, “WE ARE THE SHIP: The Story of Negro League Baseball,” by Kadir Nelson. “LOW AND AWAY” portrays fire-ball pitcher, Stuart “Slim” Jones, from the Philadelphia Stars, throwing past a the Pittsburgh Crawfords batter at Yankee Stadium in 1934. During this dramatic contest Jones faced the legendary pitcher, Satchel Paige, and the two battled to a 1 - 1 tie, having to call it quits when the game was called due to darkness.