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Random Notes of a Baseball TravelernnHE story drifted Into Now Or--loans at the training ramp of the Cleveland Indians that Qrover Cleveland Alexander one day in tho early spring had stopped oitfor lunch at El Paso on his wayto a baseball training camp atBtsbee, Arir.It seems that tho train whichAlex had been riding didn’t carrya diner. It was in fact a slowfreight.Tho man who bado his mates “keep your shirts on” in the cru cial game of the 1926 world series, and then stepped up and won the game with splendid pitch ing, was wearing a mackinaw sweater that dated hack to the old days of the Chicago Cubs under Bill Killefer. He was trying to find some kind of a Job at that time to tide him over until his pay checks as a pitcher for theHouse of David team btarted drifting In.• * *Killefer’s MemoriesYV7HEN your correspondent v’isit-” ed the Brownies at West Palm Beach,“• Bill Killefer explained carefully the dilemma ho was facing. He had heard that Alex was to pitch for the House of David in an exhibition gamo with the Browns.“I wish I could have one ofPhil Ball's airplanes that day.” said Blli, so I could fly about 8S iniles away the day this team plays the House of David withGrover Alexander pitching, t canthink of a million things I'd lather see than Alex barnstorming with a freak team.” 0 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 e was behind he :og in that sea-son of 1920 when Alex won 27games for the Chicago team.• * •Why, Bill!iillE was too human,” said Kil-lefcr. “He had absolutely no regard for money. If the people who owe money to Alex would repay him he would have a small fortune. He was a ‘good fellow’ with all of them when lie had It. He's still a 'good fellow,’ but hehasn’t got It.Bill Killefer’s face wears an Intensely serious look now and then. Almost like that olt; a boy who has been spanked. Bill foty pretty bad about It. ^In fact it appeared to me that Bill was at that moment within 1-100th of an inch of having a good cry.
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Denton Record Chronicle
Denton, Texas, US
Wed, Mar 25, 1931
Page 4
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Michael W.
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