A Game and an Escape at Folsom Prison - 1942

Looking through my twitter feed today I came across this gem from Baseball Reference:

Another story too ripe not to look into.  The first article I found at GenealogyBank.com lined up with what the tweet stated.

Cleveland Plain Dealer - February 9, 1942

The second story added a bit more information.  If this article is accurate, then the game wasn't stopped, but delayed, and the delay caused the match to go only seven innings.

Sacramento Bee - February 9, 1942

Below is a list of the players from the box score.

• Eddie Lake
• Gussie Surh
• Tom Hafey
• Joe Marty
• Dom DiMaggio
• Bud Hafey
• Alex Kampouris
• Bill Salkeld
• Ernie Bonham
• Manny Salvo
• Bruce Edwards
• Nub Kleinke
• Lyle Lake 
• Bill Svilich
• Hank Steinbacher

I struggled with who Edwards, the catcher, was. Then I expanded my search in the newspapers.  The previous week Sacramento Bee ran a story about the upcoming game.

Sacramento Bee - February 3, 1942

Now I know more about the game but I know nothing of the escapees.