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ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPHn Babe Didrikson to Pitch B* Here Saturday Nigh tThe He 3 of David team brings Babe Dldrikaon to Alton Saturday as the pitcher scheduled for mound duty against St Mary* team at Sportsmans Park, game time 8 p m. This Olympic winner and woman athlete supreme pitches a part of every gome for the bearded men and takes her regular turn at batBabe Didrikson is that flash who was only allowed to enter three events in the Olympic* at I os Angeles. and won ail of them. She won the national track meet in Chicago in 1932 entered every event eight in all. and won first in seven and tied for first in the eighth, a feat no man has equalledIn addition to bringing the only woman pitcher in professional or independent baseball, the Benton Harbor team will bring its own lighting system, and a string of donkeys for the donkey baseball lame to follow the regular tilt.This »eason the House of David has instigated the Donkey game, and several innings of the sport is added to the reguiv baseball. This fame was introduced in Alton earlyin the season and the fans should have no trouble in following the antics of the donkey-rtdinr nlay-ersAt the end of the fifth Inning there will be an intermission in the baseball game, and while the teams rest a pepper game will bepiayedThe House of Davld’a team is a hard hitting one that has appeared here on a number of occasions Smith is scheduled to catch for the Babe and the rest of the lineup in all probability, will include Williams at second base. Conley third base Bosm first base. Way-tula left field, Jacobs center field. Moulder shortstop and Lucas at right riekLHowever, the Alton team to face the Ben toners is no weak sister as St Mary’s has won. recently. 1 the runner-up position in the National Catholic Youth tournament 1 in Chicago, being nosed out of 1 championship by a slight margin , The Saints have long held the . name in this vicinity for being a formidable combination of home- 5 town boys and will have a chance ( to try their power against the famous beard* Saturday
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Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Thu, Sep 20, 1934
Page 18
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