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OLD MRS IN TILT WITH PHILu» B mi -11 Old and New Members Cele-!» brate Phils’ 50th Year InI ■I National LeagueBj The Associated Frfii.Philadelphia, Pa., May 1.—A lot of baseball rules went by the board to-; day as old and new members of the Phillies got together for a ball game and jubilee, ceiebiating the club’s | 50th anniversary of National league membership, i Rules or no rules, however, the | former great and the present day Phils had a lot of fun as they commemorated the Phils first game on May 1, 1883.(»ia Holiday MoodFrom the moment an ancient tally-ho, drawn by four horses, arrivedwith the old timers, until the seventh man was out in the second inning— that was the kind of game it was— a gala holiday mood spread over the lO.uOQ fans and the former and present day members of the club.What matter if Hans Lobert laeed home with one run from the third ! base coaching box where he was . stationed or who cared that “Big ! Chief’ Bender grounded out and then refused to leave the plate until he had another cut at the horsehide? i The half century celebration wasthe thing.Game Goes Two Innings To keep the records straight, the game went two innings or rather, the first Inning was regulation base- ( ball, while the old timers took seven ; outs in the second session and then left before the present day Phils got'their turn at the plate. IThe score? The Phillies had one score, the old timers another, the umpires a third, while the fans disagreed with all three scores.Harry Covelskie, the New York Giants’ bugaboo years ago, got the} hurling assignment for the old timers while Charlie Doolin, former Phils pilot, backstopped. Opposing them were Red Grabowski on the moundwith Spud Davis behind the plate, jOkf Timers In I,HirupThe old timers ttationed Kitty Bransfield at first; Otto Knabe at second, Hans Lobert at third and Mike Doolin at short. Reading from left to right, the outfield held Dick Harley, Roy Thomas and John Titus.Among those who saw the fun was John Heydler, president of the league, jr ,
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Burlington Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa, US
Tue, May 02, 1933
Page 7
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