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Tomorrow will be “Walters Day at Sportsmans Park with Standard Oil and Alton fans paying tribute tlt;o young Ig Walters, the youthful first baseman who led the NebraskaState League in batting this Walters pUyed with McCook, which team is guided by Doc Bennett,former Altoman.Walters has been bought by .heDetroit Tigers. Scouts were so un-prftsMKl with his brilliant work around the initial sack this past season while playing with McCook that they spotted Ig as promising big league timber Young Walters will report to the Tigers at the start of the training season next year Standard Oil will play Normandy, champions of St. Louis county, Sunday. on the local field and young Waiters will be in the Oilers lineup at first baseManager Millie Ash will need to muster his strongest combination tomorrow for the Missouri champions are reported to have a classy outfit, and one that will gl'-e the Oilers their stiffest competition of jthe 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 Oil 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 playground and recreation school in New YorkCityBill Link ogle. Ash's handy utility player who plays the outfield, first base and other position where his j services might be needed, will be in j right field for the Oilers IStandard's batting order tomor- i row will be as follows: Roy Geltz, lt;short; Jenkins, center field, Ben-j nett, left field; Ig Walters, first , base. Gibson, second base; Linkogle. c right field; Skundrirh, third base; f Freeman, catcher, and Chalk. fpitcher.The management of the Stand-; ard club announced this week that.3 the Oilers would play a night game l1 with 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 from the north.
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Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Sat, Sep 12, 1931
Page 8
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