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SPORTSWHIRLIGIGByHarry ChandlerNotes of the House of David-Two IUvers game at Two Rivers, won ' by tiie .Michigan team 3 to 2, a [ story, of which' is carried on.. .the Two Rivers page of this paper:Wyokoff, who did the pitching L for the long-haired gents, was an American Association pitcher before he let his board grow. He took one of the shortest warm-ups on record at Walsh Field. After throwing four balls to his catcher‘before the game he said: Well, you can • start any time. I’m ready. I've got ! as much now as I'll ever have,Except to toss a few balls among themselves, the cult team took no practice. They arrived on the field at 4:10 and the game started 1(J minutes later. The reason was that it was their second game of the day, They played at the Walworth County Fair at Elkhorn at 10 a. ' m., had a quick lunch and drove the 140 miles to Two Rivers, arriving shout half an hour before game time. I—,0— 1The play on which the House of I David scored its winning run ini the fifth inning was one that made: the Two Rivers'second base com-1 i bination look bad. With runners on j | first *£WB(l,,one out, *:V v®tjter I ‘ bounced the ball in. front of the I plat.e. Ilorths, pitcher, came in, j wlieeied and threw to second lase| to start a double play. The second baseman was slow in covering, apparently not expecting a try for a double, and the runner scored-easily fro^n third with no attempt made to throw the ball over to first hasp after the forceout at second, norths pitched good ball, so did Lefty Fortin, who followed, and if it hadn't been for that break, the contest might well have gone into extra innings.^ —o—Tucker,'Tally and Anderson put on the famed pepper game, which Is a baseball juggling act in which the boys make the ball do everything but sit up and drink a cup' of coffee. Tticker and Anderson | took down their hair at the conciu-1 sion of this act. It extended close I so the belt line. Anderson put on a i flapper strut for the benefit of the' fans. j—o— ,All of the bearded boys had circus stunt p. With a slow runner! coming down the line, the ballj would be thrown so that it reached ! Tucker, firsjt baseman, on the' bounce, usually to his right so that; lie could make a oue-hand, back-', hand pickup. iTally, patriarch of the'bearded | boys, is a benign gentleman ot over 40, spry well beyond his years and given to shaking hands with youngsters and urging them to devote their spare time to baseball. Although not the batter be once-was, Tally takes care of an outfield : jot) efficiently.There are two, possibly three. House oi David clubs on the road, i Tim one that appeared at Two Riv-ets was the original club, supposedly the best of the lot. During the team’s visit to Wisconsin this club was assigned to take on the strong .Madison Flues and beat them G to 1. Habe I lid rileson, famous girl athlete, is the attraction with one unit, and drover Cleveland Alexander is the printa donna of the other outfit. Donkey baseball exhibitions are put on whit the Alexander unit which carries a lighting plant.
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Manitowoc Herald Times
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Sep 07, 1934
Page 8
Full Page
Clipped by
Michael W.
NA, 30 Jul 2023
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