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Muskies and Indees to Open City Series Here Next Sunday AfternoonThe Muscatine Mtinkles and, - — ■ —* u ir t. h-nvn: . the Muscatine Independents. will take up the annual business of deciding the city baseball championship Sunday when the two team* mn*t in thefirst of a series of game* at League field Managers of the team* are still I undecided as to whether t •s* ru s will be decided with the Ixwt two out of three games or the best three out of five. They have announced, however, that all j game* will be played on Sunday at League field, continuing each wo k-end until the championship is decided.On Tuesday night, Sept, 18. the Muskies will tangle with Ray L,Doan's House of David team. Manager John W. Downey announces.After the regulation game, two* innings of donkey baseball will be played. The Davidites will install their $30,000 lighting equipment at League field for the game. ind« *‘i Favored.Because of their victory last year an 1 their showing in contests this season, the Independents will he favored to repeat in the championship role in the Musky series But the Muskies are adding new tlength to their mound staff aril elsewhere in the lineup in an effort to cross the dopestrs.The reason for an optimistic outlook on the Muskies’ part Is the recent acquisition of a twirler by the name of Harold Tackleson, a former Iowa Wesleyan college -*ir athlete. Tackleson is the same hurler who pitched for Burlington in the recent state semi-pro tournament at Des Moines, and won recognition as the outstanding pitcher of the meet. He, now holds a contract with the Des Moines Western league team.Tackleson is expected to be on the mound for the Muskies in the series’ opener Sunday, and it is likely that he will shoulder mast
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Muscatine Journal and News Tribune
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Thu, Sep 06, 1934
Page 12
Full Page
Clipped by
Michael W.
NA, 30 Jul 2023
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