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WOOO, lllWii Ui LliCiil Wi L'XJL Xt’JSS, Ulttlong-haired and long-whiskered HouseHouse of David nine has several grats stars and a team play that dazzles everywhere.Butte Team Loaded.Manager Ben Hardin will have a Butte team on the field of similar, class to meet the Benton Harbor wizards.Alex Remneas, former big league pitcher and one of the last team managers in the great but late Mines’ league, dazzled the House of David boys while losing a 2-1 thriller here last year and will be better supported this time. Manager of the telephone company for this district, Remneas calls on his own office, according to reports, for Mike Henry as his catcher, lt;he pair having been one of the star batteries in the old Mines’ league with both still going good.All-stars for every post will be picked to represent Butte, Cap. Wilcox and Ben Hardn collaborating in handling the Butte club in action.Tourists Are Wonders.In addition to playing a caliber of baseball that closely approximates the best in the professional game, the bearded team incorporates several novelties calculated to entertain the fans before the conest gets under way. Among the novelties are a ‘‘pepper ball” game with the original pepper” trio officiating and a shadow bail” game.Walter Faust, regarded as the greatest shortstop outside of organized baseball, is with the club this year with Rip” Atherton, former Yards and Merrill infielder, playing second base. Tommy Dewhirst, advertised as the bearded Babe Ruth,” is in the outfield and bats In the cleanup position. Dew’hirst is 19 years old. weighs about 225 pounds and is over 6 feet In height.Miller or Walker will be on the mound for the House of David team.Firmly asserting that his House of David team is not only the only bearded club playing out of Benton Harbor, Mich., with the sanction of the House of David, but likewise the fastest traveling independent club on the road, Ray Doan, manager, promises nothing will be lacking in the way of genuine baseball entertainment.Walker probably will pitch. He is a right-hander with plenty of curves and speed and a nice change of pace. Walter Faust, a name to conjure with as far as infielders are concerned, also is with the team and will play shortstop. with Rip” Atherton, former Stockyards and Merrill infielder, on second base.Add to Novelties.Harrison, third baseman, is one of the original pepper ball” quartet, and with Kipp, center fielder, Miller, pitcher, and Faust, shortstop, will entertain the fans shortly before game time. Their specialty is their amusing “pepper” game which consists of one plaver bunting a ball to the other three who pass the pellet around with lighting-like accuracy and speed.Another feature this year Is a “shadow ball” game which als is described as amusing. ^Manager Doan believes his club is as fast as any organized league team, with the exx-crption or the major leagues. Another feature star this year is young Tommy Dewhirst, an outfielder.
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The Montana Standard
Butte, Montana, US
Sun, Jul 06, 1930
Page 14
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Michael W.
NA, 25 Jan 2023
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