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VOL. XXXV. Wo. IPS.George Hill to Pit His Hurling Abilit Against DaviditeiRnflhened Peacock Cleat er« Face Bearded Foes « R at cl iff e Field Late Ton morrow Afternoon; Ton Tolies Will Not Be PresetStarting Lineups House of David Peacock Clean’Fawcett If Wheeler cDewhirst or Williams cf SimpsonFaust ss Gould 2Hickman lb K. Capps 3Harrison 3b Latchaw rlDeal c T. Capps 1Wright rf Hardy sO'Malley 2b FoutsHager or Crow p * Hill |Leslie Fouts, who is handling th arrangements for the game her Friday afternoon between th House of David “Central States team and the Peacock Cleaners, re inferred by players from other cit; hardball league squads, announce* the foregoing lineups today. Hid jfeig, Knapp, and others will be ii ■Serve on the local bench.'Tony Tolies will not be witl the visitors as he has just beei sent out to strengthen the Hous of David Eastern squad. Had Manager Dewhirst known that Tollc came from the vicinity of Soutl Haven and had first won diamom notice in this vicinity, he woult have held him a few days longei so he could come here, but did no and had hustled him out in res ponse to requests for added strengt! for the Eastern squad. However, thlt; team announced will be plentj strong to give the fans here an eye. ful of baseball.Before the game, a baserunninj race will be staged between the fastest sprinters of the rival squads.This House of David team ha: won fifty-six out of the last sixt) games it has played. It has defeated some of the strongest teams in Chicago, such as the Duffy Florals, Logan Squares, Joe Green’s Qelored Giants, rd the Freeporl tfcam of the IllinoLs-Wisconsin league, twice. Most of the player* are former leaguers First Baseman Hickman was with the Detroit Tigers ten years ago, and is still fast Urtch- Fayst pfrvj^with vBihe Texas League and later with me St. Louis Cardinals. He is a afar fielder and heavy hitter. Both O’Malley and Deal are from the Mississippi Valley league. Hager pitched frr tly; Toronto leaguers. Charlie Fawcett was captain of last year's team at Michigan State College. He isevery fast in the outfield end a consistent hitter.With this array of players, the spectators should get many thrills, _ and the latter will also enjoy the c’owning the visitors stage In their warming-up for the benefit of the early arrivals. With their whiskers, they might look to be anywhere from 25 to 75 years old, but when they scamper down to first after a hit or race after long flies or hot grounders, they leave no doubt of their youth and agility.The Peacock Cleaners have been practicing regularlf since they arranged the game and will be ready to offer their rivals some real opposition. George Hill will be the box man, with Hillberg ready for duty if needed,and Simpson and I^tohaw both on hand, though both latter will start in the outfield clause of their hitting and speed on the bases. Fouts has been nominated as -catcher, with Bill Knapp in reserve.W. H. Knapp will be the umpire behind the plate, which is a guarantee of fair and accurate work, and prompt action, as Henry likes to see the game kept moving.The House of David squad plan to reach South Haven about three o’clock, and soon thereafter will begin their practice at Ratcliffe field. Programs carrying the lineups will be distributed free at the gate, where an admission fee of 25 cents will b* charged to cover the expenses! of the game.
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South Haven Daily Tribune
South Haven, Michigan, US
Thu, Aug 31, 1933
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