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IN FOOTBALL. TRACK. THANtions—Oalesburg, 111., and Syracuse. He broke Into the big leagues as aMfcMnVERS ARTFittat DepartmentflFf fGGtr WIGGL1j Beauties on a cross-country trip, ment during tha laa( year has t ! ,4M there are any kids left in vety gratifying1 and has Neatly , the country who are enthusiastic ceeded expectations, according about baseball or who want to be- Donald Armour. President of 'come Ty Oobbs and Walter John- Piggly Wiggly Alaska Company j sons. I cant find ’em.*' he said. * —‘—* -“I've covered lots of bush league MBS. JAMES ORME AND M j territory since I Joined up with e. J. BLAKE fttfSTESSfiS this three-ring baseball circus. ! TEA HONOR * OP GUE:Pitched for S50 a Month 7-When I was running around in honor of her mother, ; the farm barefooted. I thought J. O. Slake ahd: tier risfdK: I playing ball vjhs the lt;*ply tjiing I’d Josephine Bkkfc. Mfc». James O l^vcr want to do, and I still feel assisted by Mrs. E. J. Blake, -tlie same way. said the veteran. tertaioed with a tea last Sfttur“I can remember how craty I afternoon At th* residence of 1 thought a bunch of Central City Orme/ in the KnlgMt :Aparflti€ Nebraskans were when they offer- Mr. aim Mrs. J. O. Blake ed me $50 a month to pitch for Miss Josephine Blake, of 8ea? ithem—the first baseball money I Oregon, are the house guests ever earned. ,Mrs. Orme.ALEX FINDS YOUTH MORE INTERESTED. 1member of the Philadelphia Nationals in 191 i and stayed with | them until 1916 when he was sold . to the Chicago Cubs.' He won world series fame with the St. Louts Cardinals in 1926.It’s different now,” Alexander shrugged. “I'd rather see a big farm boy knock one of my fast ones a mile than to see him strike out.Don't Even HU UmpiresI never made any money to speak of in baseball. I pitched for the fun of it. I Hked the big'thrills. Nowadays the boys play for the big salaries. They don't even get to take a nice swat at an umpire;-line* -ar* too- costly. - .“Maybe the Caros still have their old 'knot-hole' gang of kids. I don't know. If there are any kids left whd like baseball. 1t most tie the boys Babe Huth finds’in the of-*can't find them in the any-quicker than you'd find tfemoHy -nr line at aOld Grover Cleveland Alexander, once the peerless righthander of the National League, is the latent to dUeover that young America isn’t as excited over baseball as ft was in his youth. Above is a recent photo of Alex and one of his playmates on the beardtd House of David team. Alex insists on having a shave every day.By RICHAKD COWELLDENVER. July 7.—Young America's feet aren't itching these d?ys to burn a path around a baseball diamond.Grover Cleveland Alexander has learned that while touring the hinterlands this summer. And much as the great old pitcher is saddened by the fact, he’s decided there isn't anything to be done about it.Once the bushes were filled with youngsters whose hearts yearned lor a place in the big league spotlight. Now Alexander finds only lads who want all-,American gridiron honors or Olympic champion-•hips.Alexander is piloting a baseball eqtiad of House of David ‘‘BeardedTo celebrate the ftrst anniversary of the addition of a riieat’ department to their modern store. IKe Piggly '^i^gly of’ JixAeau will tomorrow offer exth* values in choice hieats; it was anhourtceti today.The business of the meat department during the laat year has beer vefy gratifying and has gteatly exceeded expectations, according U Donald Armour. President of the Piggly Wiggly ^lfiska \Coippan\ 1MBS. JAMES ORME AND MRS E. J. BLAKE HOSTESSES Al TEA Iff HONOR Of GUESTS
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The Daily Alaska empire
Juneau, Alaska, US
Fri, Jul 07, 1933
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