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Knights TofayHouseDavid TeamFirst Exhibition GameScheduled for SaturdayWith Second ContestOh Sunday AfternoonThe first exhibition games withoutside clubs this season will beplayed here by the Black Knightson Saturday and Sunday of thisweek when Grover ClevelandAlexander and his House of David baseball team invades Beckley for a two-game series at R. M. I.Park.Both games will be played inthe afternoons and although no definite starting time was namedthis morning, it was expectedthat action will start around 2;3h O’clock each afternoon.Of late years the whiskered team of the House of David hasdeveloped into one of the strong-Ut traveling clubs in the country and as a result has become probably the best available drawing ; card for exhibition games forminor and even major league teams in spring training. Theteam coming here opened it* training season early in April inTexas and has played the NewYork Yankees and many otherAmerican and National leaguefoams in exhibition games.Local fans w*ill remember the excellent team of the House of David that appeared here last! ^season stopping off long enough u to give our Black Knights a 7-0 *iiishellacking w'hen Pitchers Beck-j*er and Alexander allowed oniyjj four hits to the club that later alammed Middle Atlantic pitching! for beter than a .300 batting av- ] w orage for the season. ; ^TTie visitors for Saturday andivi•« mm il 01 ev 1 1 •», m a# a oa 4 am mmil a** A t I ft 1
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Beckley Raleigh Register
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Tue, Apr 18, 1933
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