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v-.yw.■ •«. -.-, -. -lt;''' • v s-v.;lt;0V.V'*'«w* *Eight Of These To Light Park HereWhiskered MenCoach Golightly Rounds Up Dutmondmen To Oppose1 “Old Pete” Alexander AndHouse David Night GameWhen the House of David baseball ; players, those be-whiskered gent-: lenicn from Benton Harbor, Mich-| igan. come to Lubbock ncxi Friday * to introduce night baseball to thet plains.of West Texas, they will finda determined and capable bunch of\local baseball players waning tocross bats with them.Coach W L. “Cdp1 Golightly,; Tech basketball mentor, who is pro* jmoting the exhibition game here and managing the local team, re* ports that his club is just about* ready lor the game. Composed of college baseball players and formerj South Plains leaguers, the local ■team begins working out in earnest, this afternoon and will continue to jj work out nearlv every day next! j week.j first Night Game* It’will be the first outdoor night ! game played in Lubbock and the j llrst night baseball game onHerettheoneinandPlains, also the first for e\cry of the local players. Popular j many sections oLMhe country ■ particularly in theVTexas League, j I night baseball seemingly has come I to stay, and the House of David ! club has provided itself with a | portable lighting equipment that is \ guaranteed to illuminate the play* i ing field so that every detail of f the game mav be seen. The Club,; considered the most, famous travel- i01lumanate a has* ball field so that detailsnigh: as well a cay, which will be seen* ing club of the world and one oftnc eight towers, from which light enough to il- ; *£C semi-pro teams m the coun- jof the game may be seen at rtxy, has invested S30.000 in the here next Friday night whenthe House of David baseball team, headed by Manager Grover Clevelandcom-’ :•:» town to play a local team. The lighting equipment carried by the House 61 David club was purchased from the Kansas City Monarch*, sent:-pro team which introduced night baseball to Texas. The game here v.;; be ’ 1k:; first night baseball game on the Plains.r otc TqL a tTAOA P..lighting plant. It is carried on eight large trucks. Towers 50 feet high are surmounted- by clusters of high powered lights which reflect all over the playing field.Headed by Grover Cleveland Alexander, for fifteen years a major league pitcher and hero of several J worlds series, as manaeer. the
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Lubbock, Texas, US
Sat, May 02, 1931
Page 5
Full Page
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Michael W.
NA, 23 Jan 2023
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