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TheSportsSpadeAy HAL EUSTACK« R KIiWhen the “Old Timers’ ” parade swings down the line at Harlingen Aug. 19. F. G. Spears, big Cherokee, will head the Indian delegation with Lon Hill. Sr., Chief George and others.Spears, long a resident of the Harlingen section, is full of Indian sport yarns, for m his day he had such playmates as Jim Thorpe,Will Rogers, Little Bear and Chief Bender.The solid Cherokee was ouite a baseball pitcher h.mself and once appeared headed for the big leagues.Spears tried an iron man” stunt once too often, however, and threw' his arm away. His salary' wingw'enfc dead alter pitching and winning a double-header for his Hugo, Okla.. club.
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Brownsville Herald
Brownsville, Texas, US
Wed, Aug 09, 1933
Page 5
Full Page
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Michael W.
NA, 17 Apr 2023
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