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Grover Alexander Still Retains His Old EffectivenessPITTSBURGH lt;INS—The yearshave been kind to Grover Cleveland Alexander, former major league ; moundsman, now manager-pitcher Iof the House of David nine. If his present work is a criterion, the former Cardinal, who also has seen service with the Phillies and Chi- j cago Cubs, is far from “washed up as a pitcher, despite his 45 years.In one recent exhibition at Forbes field, he pulled the game out of the fire by fanning two sandlot slug-I gers and making a third roll to him, retiring the side, to kill a scoring threat. “Old Pete favors the new, ball. The raised seams, easy to grasp, made for control of curves and drops, he says.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Sun, Jun 26, 1932
Page 15
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