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HOUSE OF DAVID SELECTS LINEUP FOR LIMA BATTLETeam Carries Six Pitchers While Cross, First Baseman, Boasts 20 fiomers; Cult Beats Canton, ErieBoasting of its strongest lineup in several years, the House of Dai id baseball club of Benton Harbor, Mich., tuned up for its Lima battle in Murphy-st park Tuesday night by defeating Canton and Erie over the week-end. Monday vrs to be an off day forEUGENE JAMES, LEADING TURF RIDER, IS DEADCHICAGO, June 12—(AP) — Eugene James, until a year ago one of the greatest jockeys on the American turf, lay dead in an undertaking establishment today, the victim of drowning while swimming in. Hake Michigan with two companions.The two men who went swimming with James just before sunrise were “Society Kid” Hogan, a former featherweight boxer, and Mickey “Soldier” Parr, assistant to Nate Lewis, matchmaker for the Chicago stadium.The 20-year-old jockey, who ! rode Burgoo King to victory in : the 1932 Kentucky Derby and the Pre-akness sank to his death in five feet of water 125 feet off shore. His companions were too exhausted to reach him.James, a former newsboy, grew up in Louisville, Ky., and m his first year as jockey rode 100 winners. This year, however, he was overweight but continued in the employ of Col. Edward R. Brad-lei. The body will be sent to Louisville for burial.Blue Lick Defeats Elida By 11-4 CountBlue Lick easily defeated Eli-,2 ^ -t -T „ i- TT „ T Zthe club which will arrive here Tuesday morning. The Davids beat Canton 4 to 2 Saturday and Erie 5 to A Sunday, j The cult is carrying a ?ix-man pitching staff including A1 War-neke, brother of Lon Warneke of Chicago Cub fame, Lloyd Miller, Montague, Benson, Laufer and Finton, Chief Bender, former major league player, coach and scout, is coaching the club and i3 expected to accompany the team to Lima.On first base for the cult is ‘'Slick” Cross, who has hit 20 home runs thus far this season, while the rest of the squad includes Fleming, catcher; Scott, second base; Schroeder, shortstop; Anderson, third base; Crawford, center-field; Powell, right field, and Holland, left fieldThis Is the club which, late last season, won from Rochester, 5 to 1; Hartford, 14 to 3; Binghamp-ton, S to 3; Hazelton, 5 to 5 and Chattanooga, 10 to S.The well-known “pepper” exhibition, led by Lloyd Miller, will be staged during the eveningThe contest Tuesday will be the first night game of the season for Dai ids, the bearded outfit haung played day or tmlight games for the last three weeks The club will be out to avenge last season s defeat, the Lima aggregation having tallied five times m the ninth last August to eke out a 6-5 victory. The cull has been appear- j ing here every summer for sei-j eral years. !The Lima contingent is ready for the contest, the local lineup to be selected from Lingrel. Miller and liames, pitchers, Gallant and | Houtz, catchers; Wrigley. Bacon, | Risor and T. Roney, Infielders,J ana F, Roney. Brennan. Schlott and Manager Skelley, outfielders.The game will begin at S:30 o'clock.
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The Lima News
Lima, Ohio, US
Mon, Jun 12, 1933
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