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Testimonial Banquet TenderedDoylestown Diamond ChampsI --------DOYLRSTOWN, Oct. L? A testimonial banquet was tendered members'* \ *of the Doylestown Moose baseball team, champions of the Doylestown Community League, the function be-j ing held in tin* Moose Home, here, lastevening.One hundred wer* gathered, includ-!ing players, fans, boroughi and speakers.Chief Lender, Connie Mack's “biggest money” pitcher, and a veteran of the game, addressed the gathering. Chief Bender, who started to play baseball in the Quaker city in l'JOO, was seen on the diamond with the Carlisle Indians, and then went to thebig leagues.Another speaker was “Jimmy” Wilson, a Philadelphia hoy. who is now the property of the St. Louis Cardinals, and who two years ago played in the World Series with the “Cards Wilson, it is rumored, may be sold to Boston soon. “Mike” Wilson, of Abing ton, formerly with the Pittsburgh Pi-! rates, was also on the speakers’ program. Wilson was at one time a football star at Lehigh University.Bob” Rose, well-known football official; and “Dick” Spaulding, who m 1927 was leading fielder of the N’a-j tional League while playing with Phil adelphia. also sipoke. The program . was arranged by Samuel B. Samuels, coach of .National Farm School team.The toastmaster was George S. Hotchkiss, burgess of Doylestown.f 1i
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Bristol Courier
Bristol, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Oct 13, 1933
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