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Many Major and Minor League Ball Players On Roster Of Israelite House Of David Team Playing Here TuesdayFive minor Feagues. and one major league will be represented on the Israelite House of David baseball team which will play the Royals an exhibition game here Tuesday, August 7, at 6:00 p.m. Two players hail from the Pacific Coast league; two from the American Association; thr'ee from the Western League; two from the Southern Association, and one from Cincinnati Reds in the National League.Players on the team and where they i’?ail from is hereby published for the fans to see for themselves! what a galaxy of ball stars comprise t trie House of David team: |Hutson, If-Southern Asso. Hit 360. Anderson, 3b-Long haired colony member of the famous Pepper” game. Women envy his beautiful long hair and he is considered Clark Gable's rival. Tucker, lb. Probably no clapsicr first baseman in baseball. Needs noj introduction to the fans in the Unitedj States and Canada. ' IWykoff, rf. With Cincinnati jReds in 1927, Columbus Amer. IAsso| for four years. Hit .382 Ifor House of David last season. ,j Clift, cf . Formerly with Oklahoma! City and Omaha of the Western; League— Led the Denver Post tournament-in home runs last year. ___Atwell, ss. Former Western League player and was with San Francisco in the Pacific Coast league this spring. Led the team • vin homte runs last year with 26, and has been with the House of David for the past three seasons. Hanson, 2b. Played with Dos Moines in the ' Western League in 1933— Helhas been playing an. exceptional brand of ball this season and; has been scouted in several cities by major league scouts.Tally, p. ' Has been with the club seventeen years and is one of the original Pepper” game players- may seem old tothe fane thaj have seten him perform year after year, but he is having tWe best year of his career this season.Flemming, c. With Milwaukee, Amer, Asso. in 1926 and has been playing with the House, Of David for the past seven, years; a--strongthrowing arm, is heavy bitter and lhaa caught on the average of 150 gftfVioA- v Reason, for the past sevenOne of Pepper Trio*LEO ANDERSON of the Israelite House of David who will be seen as a menlber of the Benton Harbor baseball team and in the pepper ball performance at Athletic Park on Tuesday, August 7th at 6:00 p.m. Anderson has long been a member of the team and along with Tucker and Tally give a sparkling exhibition of what can be done with a baseball besides hitting it oyer fences.Nusser, Brady and Spiesman compose the balance cf the pitching staff, and all of them are class A” performers.This team has a record to date of 112 games played and has lost but sixteen. On May 27th, they defeated St. Joseph, of the Western Legue, 10-1. On June . 15th, they defeated Omaha of the same league 9-8. They fhave played and defeated some cf the best semi-pro teams of the Middle West, and are without doubt, the strongest club ever to represent the Israelite House of David tat Benton Harbor, Michigan. This is not a fake team, but is sponsored .by that colony, and is the only loam carrying original ’ House. of. David players.
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Medicine Hat News
Medicine Hat, Alberta, CA
Fri, Aug 03, 1934
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