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WISNIEWSKI TO PITCH AGAINST THE DAVID TEAMOshkosh to Send Acs Hurt«r ; Against the Bewhisk«r«d 1 Nine—‘Pepper Came*is Promised Fansas evidence tfta*. the Oshkosh Ir.cuans realize they a-JI he up agazr.s-. a real ita.ll club. Friday aft-. emoor. a-. 5--5 o'clock at the fair* grounds. i\ was announced today :ha: -Star. Wisniewski. Oshkosh's regular s!abs;er. will take the mound against the House of David ! club.Manager Kri^iej declared that the Oshkosh club intended to put forth a real effcn to win over the invaders, and at least put a •crimp” in the consistent winning streak beir.g maintained by the be-whlskercd players on their present ! tour.A little **xtra entertainment for i -.it* fans will he provided Friday . prior to came time at the fair-: Grounds when Deal. Harrison and Williams, of the bearded team, put on their famous pepper came.”These players juggle the ball from one to another in an amusing way. and so cleverly that spectator® find it difficult to follow the course of the ball.PERSONAL SLANTSThe management of the OsftkOsh . baseball team today received some ••personal slants on the House of David players. These comment* .cave the following description* of• the be whiskered regulars:j Deal, catcher, is the comedian of the club, and is also one of the pepper players. He keeps the fans laughing from the infield practice to the end of the game. He is a good batter and keeps his opponents on the hop.Pep” Brannon, shortstop. Is a . wizard in his position, and has a shotgun arm. He can cover more , ground than a cyclone, and is the : fastest man on the club.Harrison, third baseman. is the j veteran on the club and Is one of the players that Philadelphia ■ sought. The last two year* he has• had a batting average of over -4C0. He is the middle man in the pep-' per game.1 Heckman, first baseman, former-5v with the Detroit Tigers, and the Babe Ruth of the House of David club, also has a batting av-, erage of over .400. He is also field captain of the club.Dewhirst. riaht fielder, is not . only a good ball player but is also music composer and a wizard on | the saxophone.• Wricht. outfielder and pitcher, who played in the Central league until it broke up. and was considered one of their best pitchers. He Is also a hard hitter.GIANT OF CLCB■'Arky Finton. pitcher and outfielder. is the giant of the club. He stands sis feet four inches tall, weighs nearly 225 pounds and is in the plr.fc of condition. When he gets a hold of the ball while batting it takes three cop? on motorcycles to catch it.Smith, second baseman, is the younger*- player on the bal! club. When the House of David played the New York Giants, the late John NfcGraw said Smith had favorable possibilities of going places.”Lefty” Gilbert, pitcher, tall, lanky player who is considered the ace pitcher of the club. Last year he had five no-hit. no-run games to his credit.•Tack Crow, pitcher. last year won 35 games and lost only four.Williams, utihty man. who ra'chts. plays infield and outfield ar.d :s also the third man in the• pepper game. He is fleety as a rie^r ar.d is a dangerous man when running bases.
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Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Jul 18, 1934
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Michael W.
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