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Here's an old-timer in action once more, and what a field of action it is for a once famous major league pitcher.Old Orover Cleveland Alexander, former St. Louis hurler, has signed to manage the House of David Club. He will take his regular turn on the mound and announced that he would probably shun the barbers as do all therest of the club.Alexander is a good example of a good leaguer who spoiled a chance ofeasing into a nice minor league managership by his refusal to live up totraining rules. Ouite a drop from the Cards to the House.• • • • •The other day. Babe Ruth demonstrated one of the reasons why he is baseball's idol. Jackie Mitchel, 17 year old female pitcher of the Chattanooga club, pitched to ami fanned the Babe in a recent game between the Yankees and the Chattanooga team. It was the girl’s ambition to fan the famous Babe and the latter put up a pretty good act in whitTmg.m m m m • * v i - ~:Owner William Wrigley of the Chicago Cubs recently made the statement that he considered Rogers Hornsby, pr- sent manager of the Cubs, the greatest manager he has known. But a goodly number of the Chicago ballplayers don’t agree with him.The Rajah is going to have a little trouble with a few of his hired men, including Hack Wilson, Charley Grimm and Cuvier. They don’t agree with some of the Hornsby methods and are letting him know it.One of the most peculiar things of present day ball is the desire formajor league teams to get rid of Hornsby. The cards traded him to New York. After a year with the Giants, he was traded to the Boston Braves, who ser.t him along to Chicago after another year’s services.Hornsby must be quite a problem if teams want to get rid of a man thatis usually among the first five hitters in the league. But his heart is in thegame and in spite of the reported dissention in the Cub ranks, we figure that Chicago ought to make out pretty welL• m m m m
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Williamsburg Flat Hat
Williamsburg, Virginia, US
Fri, Apr 17, 1931
Page 10
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Michael W.
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