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At Sportsmans Park Oilers Play NormandyYoung First Sarker Who Lf.l Nebraska League inBaffin- Will Be Honored—Gibson to I lay Sec-• •. TT7 „__I mil aend for Standard County Municipal Championship.P.OBABLE BAtnMO 0»D«ma^dabd oil ^r:. .PCult*, ftienklos,Bennett, IfOtbson. 2b Llnkofl^ rfftkundrlrb, 3bfret man c Cbalk, pO'Neill. 2bCos mid? 3bCaptttrk, **f Biston. e ‘Uver, lb UiMum*. If Mo»*. rfBauer, ••Roger, orHanson, pTomorrow wUl be ^ c/andard at Sportsman's Park with StandardOH and Alton tans paying trlbut* to young Ig Walters, the youthful £.t b.«mln rto M the Nrtnuto fiLatA Ijpmuc In bsHlnf s#*lt;LSonWalters played with McCook, whichteam is guided by Doc” Bennett,former Altonian. .Walters has been bought b heDetroit Tigers. Scouts were so impressed with his brilliant work around the initial thu PJjtseason while playing with McCookthat they sported Ig as Pr^‘n* big league timber. Young Walterswill report to the Tigers at the start of the training season next year Standard Oil will play Normandy, champions of St. Ixuis county, Sun-day, on the local field and young Walters will be in the Oilers lineup at first base Manager Millie Ash will need tomuster his strongest combination tomorrow for the Missouri champions are reported to have a classy outfit, and one that will give the Oilers their stiffest competition ofthe year .Normandy had the outstanding team in St' Louis county last year and this season has successfully defended its title With Russell Foval saying farewell to members of the Standard OU club this past week Arnold Gibson will be called in from the outfield to handle the second base position Foval departed this week to enter the National plavground and recreation school in New YorkCityBUI Llnkogle, Ash's handy utUity player who plays the outfield, first base and other position where hisservices might be needed, will be uright field for the Oilers Standard's batting order tomor row wUl be as follows Roy Gelt2 short; Jenkins, center field, Bennett, left field; Ig Walters, firstbase; Gibson, second base; Linkogle, right field; Skundrich. third base. Freeman, catcher, and Chalk.pitcher.The management of the Standard club announced this week that the Oilers would play a night game»lth the House of David team here Sept. 25 Old Pete' Alexander, former National League pitching star who aided the St. Louis Cardinals In their first championship and world series title in 1926. will pitch for the bearded teaip fromthe north
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Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Sat, Sep 12, 1931
Page 8
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