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House Of David Team Boasts Impressive Record Of WinsRegular Lineup of Sunshin-ers to Face Them Here SaturdayWhi n the original House of David baseball team, recognized as the best semi-pro team in the countiy, stops over here Saturday for a game with the Cunshineis, they will have the same lineup of be-whiskertd gents that ha? proved poison to a long string of good clubs thi3 season. The i record to date this season is 123 v ictories out of 154 games played.On May 27, they defeated St. Joseph i?i the Western league, 1U-1, and on June 15, they defeated Omaha of the same league, 9-8. They have played and defeated some of the best senn-pro teams of the middlewest, and are, without doubt, the strongest club over to represent the Israelite HoujC of David at Benton Harbor, Mich. This is not a fake team, but is sponsored by that colony, and is the only team carrying original House of David players.*Toten’s Big ChanceFacing them will be, with few exceptions, the regular lineup of Sunshine s, and the game will give the hom fans a chance to see how they stack up against a real bail club. It wJl be a big chance for Lawrence ! (Lefty) Toten, sensational southpaw I fron, Muleshoe, who has been pitch-' ing for Clovis of late, and also for I Lei./ Lindley, local flinger. These two will make up the Sunshiners’ 'pitching stafi. The House of David | manager has been instructed to look | over Toten for the St. Louis Cardinals.Toten Under Contract| Toten is now under contract to George McCullough, local umpire.! This contract reads that ioten is to | make no negotiations for contracts ! with any teams except through Mc-! Cullough.| The Sunshiners will play Friona j here Sunday, probably the last game of the season.Here is a little dope about the players the Sunshiners will face Saturday ;Hutson, left field, Southern association, hit .370; Texas league, hit .36C. Anderson, third base, longhaired colony member. Plays any i position and is a member of the fam-1 ous “pepper’’ game. Women envy his oeautiful long hair and he is considered Clark Gable’s chief rival.Tucker, first base. Probably no | elas itr first baseman in baseball, i Need.; no introduction to the fans of the United ;?lates and Canada.Wykoff, right field. With Cincinnati Reds in 1927; Columbus American association for four years.1 Hit .3»2 for House of David lost sea-j son.Clift, center field, formerly with ' Oklahoma City and Omaha of the Western league. Led the Denver Po3t tournament in home runs last year.Atwell, short stop. Former Western league player and was with San Frar.cisco in the Pacific Coast league this '••pring. Led the team in home run-s iast year with 26, and has been wiln the House of David for the past three seasons.h'nnson, second base. Played with Des Moines in the Western league in 1933. He has been playing an exceptional brand of ball this season and has been scouted in several cities by major league scouts.Fhmming, catcher. With Milwaukee, American association, in 1926, and has been playing with the House of David for the past seven years. Has a strong throwing arm, is a heavy bitter, and has caught on the average of 150 games a season for the ) ust seven years.Tr.lly. pitcher. Has been with this club 17 years and is one of the original “pepper” game players. “Doc” may seem old to the fans that have seen him perform year after year, but h;- is having the best year of his sreer this season.Nusser, Brady and Spiosman compose 1 lie balance of the pitching staff and nil of them are class “A” performers.REAL OLDTIMER‘Doc” Tally, above, doesn’t let age interfere with hi» ball playing He has been with the House of David team, which comes here Saturday for a game with the Clovis Sunshiners, for 17 years, and during that time he has pitched over 400 games and played outfield in the rest. He has traveled over 415,000 miles with the team. One of the original “pepper” game players, he is having the best year of his career this season.
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Clovis Evening News Journal
Clovis, New Mexico, US
Wed, Sep 19, 1934
Page 7
Full Page
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