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HOUSE OF DAVIDS PLAY NIGHT GAME HERE LABOR DAYGame Will Be Played Under the Lights, the First of Its Kind Ever He'd in OshkoshBaoe D.dr.ekson, famous T*xas woman athlete, is otte o: the stars with tne Houi« o: David team irre-■ rvih.'.f* of the fact that she plays attih-'i rr.f.i stars oho stay be sfi.tii? r.: t w.to may be able tcSpeed plavs a v.ta! part in B.iiX‘o perform.!nces as Lit fans •a:1. notice, wheel she c.spi£ys her p;reh.=? as.: ty l.e.-e Monday night under the it-pits et the fairgrounds when the House of David team plays the Oshkosh Ir.diar_s of the State league.The Indians also play here in a Sunday game against the- Kaakauna team of the State league. The Sunday game will be at 2:30 o’clock and the Monday night game at 8:30.LAUDED IK VERMONT Burlington. Vs. Daily News: The House of David, behind the splendid pitching and batting performance of Mildred lt;Babe Didrik-son trounced the Girard Bakers to •he tune of 12 to 3 at South park last evening before a crowd estimated at 2.500.The game was replete with action with the Babe going to bafc tn the fifth in place of Oil Smith, She slashed out a single and then dumped an infield hit to Pitcher Howard Miles beating the throw in one of her famous dashes which made her prominent in the Olympics only a few years ago.! ‘The fans gave Babe Didritson a . large hand when she pitched the first nn Leg. Here is whafc the Girard Bakers did: Cross struck out on four pitched balls. Cota landed on one of the Babe's offerings for a hard slash down the third base• line which Conley fielded perfectly | and threw to first for the out. Danis 1 swung In vain at four pitched balls | and the Babe struck him out also ; to complete her mound duty for the i evening. Miss DSdrickson hurls like ja man. She can throw a fast ball ! and has a quick change of pace.”Here is further comment clipped at random from another paper on the pepper game 2nd the donkey■ baseball.j STIRS THE CROWDThe pepper game put off by the• visitors after the fifth innm*»proved to be one of the best acts ever staged here. Fans saw the three . players work the ball in every pcssi-i ble trick way and even saw a glove , flying back and forth, with the ball. ; The three players received a greatovation from the crowd.‘The donkey baseball game was won by the House of David by a score of 2-P. Smith was on first base when Benson came to bat and got , 3 home run when Landry's donkey refused to put on speed. The great-1 est thrill came in the last inning ! when Paul Mvers hit safely and reached first base. Several times the donkey tried to throw Myers but in vain as he held or. tight. In , trying to reach second Babe Did-rifcson and Laufcr of the Davidites cornered him. much to the amusement of the crowd.”
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Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Aug 31, 1934
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Michael W.
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