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KILLE FEE.’ S MEMORIESWhen your correspondent visited the Brownies at West Palm Beach, BUI Kil-lefer explained carefully the dilemma he was facing. He had heard that Alex was to pitch for the House of David in an exhibition game with the Browns.“I wish I could have one of Phil Ball’s airplanes that day,” said Bill, “so I could fly about 88 miles away the day tliis team plays tlie House of David with Grover Alexander pitching. I can think of a million things I’d rather see than Alex barnstorming With a freak team.”Bill used to catch Grover and tried to befriend him in Big Alex’s best days. He was traded with him to the Cubs in 1917 and he was behind the log in that sea* son of 1920, when Alex won 27 games for the Chicago team.
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Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite
Ardmore, Oklahoma, US
Wed, Mar 25, 1931
Page 4
Full Page
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