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BEARDED BOYS TO PLAY MILLARD'S AT WEST END LOTALEXANDER,ONCE BIG LEAGUESTAR, WILL PITCH TWO OR MORE INNINGS.Another bin baseball parade, once ^ more headed by t h© bearded boys [ from Benton Harbor Mich, -the j House of David- will be steered I into West End park here Thursday I afternoon when an anticipated |crowd of 2,000 or more fans Jams its | way into the lot around 4 o'clock, j drawn there by prospects of a lively battle and a chance to see Grover i ( leveland Alexander perform on the mound. Alexander, hero of I many a major league contest when j a member of the St. Louis Nation* j als. is to pitch two or more innings j for the House of David lads against Millard's All Stars. Ottumwa's prime semlpro outfit and reputedly one of the outstanding nines of its kind in Iowa.Although the contest is scheduled i to start at 4 o'clock, it is expected the first ball will not find its way down the alley before about 4:15. j rhe late starting hour has been set to enable employes of the John Morrell A- Go. plant to attend the fracas.In anticipation of an attendance figure that will tax the seating ca parity of the park. Manager Verne I McCune of file Millard's said that a | section of bleachers will he erected l capable of accomodating 2,000 cus-I turners. The grandstand will seat no more than 800 fans.McCune bases his expectations of a record smashing attendance for a semlpro tilt here on the unusual [drawing power of the whiskered tribe, Two .'ears ago West End park was crowded to the gates for a night engagement featuring the House of David, and never in base I Dali history here have the bearded j lads failrd to draw 2,000 or more cash admissions. With what is said lo lie the fastest club the House of j David team has ever put t % ether,I and Old Pete Alexander oooked | to do some pitching in person, the Millard's stand to make a hit of lm-! port nut money out of the Thursday | fray.Lefiv Larry Irvin, former nr | gani/od ball hurling star. Is slated to start for Millard’s lads against tlie Benton Harbor tribe, although more than likely Lefiy Berger and Uavo Boss, other members of the All Star mound staff, will get i an opportunity to show their wares against the visitors. There will be j no (Lange in the Ottumwa lineup j over the one that has won four sult; crsslve games without one defeat tills season against stiff compel!| Hon.| The House of David outfit is beyond question one of the he t I traveling teams in the country I Many of its stars have had chancelt;! to break into organized baseball,; but turned them down. The club that will appear here established Iasi season the greatest record any | traveling team has ever had At j one time it won twenty games in succession, heating among other I outfits Rochester of Hie Inlernation | al league. Hartford of the Eastern league, Binghampton of the N. Y P circuit Hnzelton of the same ! loop and Chattanooga of the South | orn leagueThe bearded infield includes j Tucker, first sacker. Low ranee,I second base, Emrner, shortstop.I Wykoff. third base and behind the I plate eilhf»r Dewey Mill© or Norman I Blieding. In the outfield will he I Hester in left, LaKleur in (enter.| Holland in right, all hard hitters and great flyhawks. On the pitch*! mg staff In addition to Alexander.; hero of the 1020 world s series, are \mhrose, Hunter. Tally and Laufer. Tallv i, known from coast to coast as tile Bu! ■* P*1' of p ■ House of11.. i a ,.•lt; 1*1 t • i
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Ottumwa Daily Courier
Ottumwa, Iowa, US
Wed, May 24, 1933
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Michael W.
NA, 22 Jul 2023
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