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PITCHahHero of 1926 World Series;cManager Benton Har-ibor Sluggersai:]PLAY AGAINST LINCOLN ;BY WALTER E. DOBBINS. rGrover Cleveland Alexander!® (Old Pete to his hundreds of Nebraska admirers) and his Benton Harbor House of David club, one of the fastest semi-pro ball teams in the country, comes to Landis field Saturday night for an engagement with Bob Sanguinets Lincoln State leaguers. The gamewill start promptly at 8:15 p. m.A native Nebraskan, who still calls St. Paul his home, Alexander, the hero of the 1926 world's series, at forty-five is still one of the outstanding drawing cards in baseball.Alex wound up his professional career on organized ball early in j J the 1930 season. His record from 1911 to 1929 inclusive in the big show gives him official credit for having won 373 games against 205 defeats.In world's series play, appearing in a Philadelphia uniform in 1915 and with the St. Louis Cards in 1926 and 1928, won three gamesand lost two.As one of the greatest right-handed pitchers of all time Alexander's twenty years under the big tent label him today as still one of the outstanding performers in the national pastime.The House of David contract with President Bob Robinson of the Links calls for Alexander to start the game. Sanguinet’a choice probably will be Don King, southpaw.The famous pepper game put onby three members of the Davidpersonnel, is booked right after the fifth inning. Outstanding men on♦ La ii-Vi i ol/ororl r» 1iih rnlt;*t f*r ho-3I(
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Lincoln Evening State Journal
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Sat, Sep 03, 1932
Page 8
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