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BRICKBATSandBOUQUETSBy CURTIS BISHOPGrover Cleveland Alexander, the manager of ‘he House or David team that will invade Big Spring, Thrusday night with his bearded House ©f David club. Is not a Irunken bum, dispatches from the Bearded Beauties declare. Alex-\nder has been conducting htmaclf with steady sobroity the Benton; Harbor, Michigan publicity man ays, and appears to be a well- j dressed business man istead of the delapldated veteran that newspa j per writers have portrayed. (In Alexander local fans will have the opportunity of seeing one of] the most glamorous performers the! rame has ever known. Everyone j has read of the Cardinal ace that j »sme into the last inning of a World Series, struck out Ruth Gehrig, and Lassen with the tying ird winning runs on base, andhen without a sign of emotion vlai- ] le on hie weatherbeaten countenance. strolled back to the durout ■-a nonchalantly as though he had H-en smoking Murads all of his Hfe.And then, almost as suddenly as he had risen to such great heights ■»fter being waivered to the Cardi-i aali, Alexander fell. The Phila- ] detphia Nationals gave him anoth *r chance in the big leagues, but j the veteran was through. He was *ent to the minors, but refused to -eport. or when he did was in such **oor condition that not even the ‘kill that had made him one of the world’* greatest moundsmen could ,Mde him over. The House of David signed him more because of the inotoriety he had been given than because of any hope* that he mlvht ■become a pitching asset. The Benton Harbor team has as yet no cause to regret that action.
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Big Spring Daily Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Sun, May 03, 1931
Page 2
Full Page
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Michael W.
NA, 23 Jan 2023
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