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long bearded boys from the Great ; Lakes region will not Lake more •' than their share of tile spotlights 1 Lhis evening. He has developed a ; first class amateur team to meet .the semi-pro? of whiskers.Bound together by religious traditions and beliefs handed down by the late King Benjamin Purnell which prohibits them from trimming their beards and shearing • their hair, otherwise having nothing to do with t-onscrtal parlors, the ■ House of David players bring something new in the way of athletic en- : tertainment to these parts. This : season they are using an expensive . lighting plant, a portable affair, j which has successfully illuminated I many of the National and Amen- .’ can League park; as well as nearh all of the Texas League fields, and , ter the first rim? they have with 1 diem a manager and m out dr mar. trover Cle^eianc: Alexander, om of ' he ur.j,sr;a! :rr; of major tea-rue pitcher: Aiexarider prom- j seri to take the mound scair.?t the j oca: club,That local chib promise- to be r.o j :et up for the visitors. Coach Go- ! .gr.tlv announces aa s prooaby meup some of the best bah pla;.F~ :* trui section among tharc ; raking up th* major part Tec/ : :o!lege mer. who would undoubted-j be on the Matador baseball dub f such existed, with an outfield roustedng of Evo Marshall, iorm-?r Texa* Tech star: Buddy Brothers, the 'one-handed wonder w.-iose name L- almost a byword w.th Tech athletic fan: and EdHamoright, Speed Moffett and Haro.d Cri*- and Err.f-r IXwe-1 ready to cover the other outer garden patrOi mat par; r»j ;j;? lineup is taker; care of The infield prcte-so.y will ::no White of Lamesa on *»rSk D.rtj Wancr a' second. Lawrence France at oiion andReef Ganher a: th.md, BigGa.cy will under take the back-toppiri? jO'j ars£ the hfjr-jprob-*ii: be divicod be:veen Hop-of Tech. Ho vie of Woiffarth and Davidson of LubbockNot omy does Grover Alexander bring with ?he House of David club the only portable light pi£n:. cap. Jo* of lighting a ball park to that □etat;s of night game?, may be but comes also some of the best ali-round ball player;, outsidemajor lcagues Heck mar firm tanker * the Babe Ruth ofc:uo. Lrss4 * easor h* n.1* 423.^nd nornt r’jni ^orr^rtonWHswn* Feus* V*rnson * rirt: clfeu MooreHipp end La F:u*r do the garden work Alexander hat been named topitcn. wttx; Toilet and Kimpimgreact y .or r*u*f work. Bieidm? i£the catcher
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Morning Avalanche

Lubbock, Texas, US

Fri, May 08, 1931

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