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Returnsto City AfterStay in SouthMuthrBaseball School at Hot LeSprings Ends; Fifty- Prt two Players Placed 1 ofin Minors.SOE(Ray L. Doan, who promoted his Pe(All-Star baseball school at Hot witspringsecond year, returned to his homehere Saturday with Mrs. Doanand son Robert.The school this year was much more successful than last, Doanofreported, and he is already making plans for another sucn event next year. Fifty-two of the school “students” have gained berths in minor league clubs,nefclucolMeonids]da'GiianBoDoan reported.Mildred “Babe” Didrikson, the le famous srirl athlete who touredwith Doans All-American basfieanPaca'ketball team during the past winter, is resting up at her home mBeaumont, Tex., Doan said, but will report here late in May to j sejoin the House of David baseball j Beclub.Miss Didrikson will pitch forthat team during the coming season at a salary of $1,500 a month, Doan said. She was paidnearlv $1,000 a month during thebasketball season for her performances.After the baseball season MissDidrikson will be placed under the tutelage of some famous golfer and will sharpen up ner?ame with a view to entering fu-Litournamenwith an eye to taking the title. Miss Didrikson is unusually proficientin the art of golf and believes she can take the title.nchi;agasDoan also reported today that Grover Cleveland Alexander, former world series star hurler, nasbeen signed to play with his eastern House of David club thisyear. The House of David squad will report at Benton Harbor. Mich., soon and then will comes:inhihere.pava
Newspaper Details
Muscatine Journal
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Mon, Apr 16, 1934
Page 6
Full Page
Clipped by
Michael W.
NA, 19 Jan 2023
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