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yr% ' IMCV.UCU Ul uu: ivuh^v , vwu.v Ulilj,., i hurled the House of David to a win. j;*f ' Lassak, Kohls and Hill each 2inc worked three innings for the Mir* \ ros..aad_heldJhe^House of David to jifji . a total of but four lilts. There ^ox LL* were a large number of Manitowoc gan\e fans at the game last night. All re* gra ts ported that the game under arc netr’ lights was little different than the ton common day light variety of the a* national pastime. -- v0rer Alexander and his crew tarried os* but a short time in Manitowoc this morning and then pulled out for „ u a Sheboygan. But his coming here aloi ar recalled a most important world o tc id series between the St, Louis Car* As *y dinals and the New York Yankees hits of in 1926. The series went seven \games. „ ,st The Yankees won three of the to f :\ ' first five played. Alexander came to ] lo ! to the rescue of the Cardinals by of il- j winning the sixth game, which tied pro n* i the series. He them saved the sev- one g, I enth when he stepped into the two ij! j breach at a stage when New York per tj. I seemed assured of victory, and won tha •i*. | the series for the Cards. He turn- ciaf • ed in two splendid victories in full-j and! pitched games. I abl:.1. | In the seventh encounter Alexan-1 y; der stepped into the picture with j 0W1 ‘ two gone and three Yanks on base, er , with Lazerri up. He fanned the *» batter on four pitched balls, retir* fjrg ing the side, and did not permit a use batter to hit out of the infield in pav the remaining two innings. t tllG Although this was the seriesD where Babe Ruth broke all kinds ofbig league records, Alexander divid* ed the honors with .Babe before th^ . largest number of spectators that J '•{had- ever, .gathered for a worlds: series game.K! --beflt;ifseclt;on
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Manitowoc Herald News
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Jun 03, 1931
Page 14
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Manitowoc-Calumet L.
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