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. riE PORTSMOUTH HERALD, FRIDAY, JUL 29, 1932.HOUSE OF DAVID TO PLAV BRAVESThe House of David baseball team, composed of athletes who hide behind their whiskers, will play the Braves Monday night Aug. 1st at Braves field, The 'game is scheduled to begin as soon as it gets dark, sometime between 8.30 o'clock and 3 and will be played under arc lights.It will be the first night game played in a Boston big league park. The House of David club has its own lighting-outfit which makes the playing surface so bright that the infielders have no trouble handling grounders and the outfielders camp under fly' balls as easily as if the pastime, were being played in the day time.'The electric flood light system used by the House of David team is a portable set and can be installed In one hour. The large projectors are mounted on 50 foot poles and are so placed that the entire playing is brilliantly illuminated,This game will be a novelty for the fans, because they not only will see a moonlight pastime but they also will be looking at one of the most colorful clubs in baseball.Grover Cleveland Alexander, one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the game, is slated to oppose the Braves. Ha is the only member of the club who does not wear a beard or braid his hair.Alexander made the Braves moan almost every time he faced them while wearing the livery of the Phillies, Cubs and. Cardinals and he is said to be the same old wizard in the moonlight as he was during his brightest sunny days.The other regular members of the visiting team and the order in which they will bat are: Henry La'FIuer,center field; Ralph*^ Williams, second base; Albert Tolies, right field; BillHeckman, first base* Bill Jacobs, center flfeldi David Harrison and Walter Faust, third base! “Buster” Blackney, shortstop;. Norman Bleiding, catcher.The most picturesque member of the club is Harrison. He is a strict vegetarian and never has cut 'his hair or shaved. He was born in;Australia.Ben Purnell, called the ‘‘King Ben, who founded the House of David religion and colony at Benton Harbor, Michigan and ruled it. like a king, went to Australia in 1908 and converted and brought to this country about 80 Australians. Among them was the Harrison Family. They have lived at Benton Harbor since and young Harrison has been a member of the baseball ’club since it was organized.
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Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US
Fri, Jul 29, 1932
Page 8
Full Page
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Michael W.
NA, 01 May 2023
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