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team has always oeen » ias a good drawing card, the ad- tvdition of Alexander to the twirling staff has added a touch that causes it to rank as one of thebest.Besides acting in the managerial post, Alexander takes far more than his regular turn on mound, bv popular request ofthe aport fans. His sojourn on the pitching end is usually of short duration hut wherever pos- st sible the House of Itavid team v gives the fans a chance to see \ the old veteran in action. Severaldavs ago the president of the |(,riBee klev club announced that^ sAlexander had agreed to pitch at s',', least part of the game against the |h«Black Knights tomorrow. Last unight at Huntington Alexander ipitched the ninth ginning of « ^game against the Boosters who . dropped a 3-2 decision to the whiskered athletes. Four men j}’; faced the old veteran in this hround and not a single ball wasithit out of the infield. i.,‘,Practice TodayRain and cold weather has held , up practice sessions of the BlackKrugh s since last Saturdav s j ^game with the Huntington Boo.st-ecrs. A short workout was held Tuesday afternoon and anotherIw as on tap for todav. ,;,A^ith the opening of the regular Middle Atlantic league schedule jji.i only one week off Manager Welchis scheduled to make his first ap- h pearence in the Becklev lineup. He will return to his regular post at centerfield, the position heHvjarrplayed while smashing the le3gue pf' reori f r home runs last season. Buster W is rock -w. ill be m right (field, his first app» nranee in thisrole since joining the Black ii Knights. Groseolose will hold-down his regular left field post Donald Bobertxhaw, latest hacquisition of the Knights, will1*1. . x i s - _ i » *take \\ i$ro**k % plac* at second base, while Harris will play Ishor t# (ihiozu third and Milner Ichfirst base* Ramon Couto is slated iMi (*t'» handle the matching assign- y went, while pitching duties will j*be distributed between Cousins, j h 'and Butrher.IA f * *'1 iSt irling Lineups:Becklec Poo. Hnoe of David’* ■seei -'.. lj Hanson ir„Welch (.F La Fleur ;» •wisrork Hi- Toller»o//n 3B AlbertHarris SS Blakeylolici fst»aw If f-t Williamsdiner IB Heckman'outo C BlandingOil sins P Alexander
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Beckley Raleigh Register
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Thu, Apr 28, 1932
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