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CARDS GO HOME TO PREP FOR A’SCubans Grab Game At Landis OrchardThf Cuban House of David, performing in Lincoln for the fifth time, kept its Lincoln record Sunday night by taking the long end of a 6-1 decision from the Gilker-son Colored Giants of Chicago at Landis Field before a crowd estimated at 750.The game was an hour late in starting, due to the late arrival of both teams ayd the Cubans in particular. It was the third game of hte day for the Cubants, who lost a pair of verdicts to the Kansas City Monarehs, at Arlington and at Council Bluffs, the Arlington gamewas the final affair in the annualbaseball tourney there.I*ii« htr 1 phrttf Wilson a id CUxton mere in fin#fettle for tht Urn port of thf gtmr but the itttfr Miw up lit the fifth when the Cubfttu r an m five runt. Smaukiins,Clttttt ipot-bwll pitcher, went, to the rts-vm • ®4 wftft touched for mother run m the seventh OiDtenoti i team counted it# only run in the ftixth Wblmm **» touched for a total of eight hiti as corn pared to nine off CUliM xndSmftukUuf I he Cuban* player erroritftft hftii end the CUmu made two mUplay*Score by tutMflfsnukrrstm . . MHO I H n | I fCubans ,,. f, O0dO 50 ||| 6 * 0Wilson and Dui?t CUktm iMuktfts and Forfman Umpires Afur and Tjri-rtILRed Birds Getting Ready By Batting Against Giants* Ace.ST. LOUIS. Sept. 28—lt;/P—The National league champion Cardinals returned home today to start tuning up for the Philadelphia Athletics, their world aeries opponents for the second straight year. The business of preparing for the series will be interrupted long enough tomorrow for a “victory parade” in honor of the team.O r o v e r Cleveland Alexander, Cardinal hero of the 1926 world series, has been invited to ride in the parade, and the three bands which will take part have been asked to play “Alexander's Ragtime Band in honor of the once great pitcher, now a manager of the bearded House of David team.By defeating the Cincinnati Reds twice yesterday, the Cardinals brought their season’s victories to 101, a feat undupllrated in the National league since 1913. The Giants in 1913 won 101 game and in 1912they won 103Kill Walker to Rescue.Convinced that Robert Moses Grove, Connie Mack’s ace southpaw, will play a prominent role in the series, even if not assigned the ing job in the opening game ere Thursday, Manager Gaboy Street of the Cards plans to give his players much batting practice against left-handers. Bill Walker, star left-hander of the Giants, has agreed to help groom the Nationalleaguers for the series.The Cincinnati Enquirer said today Manager Street announced before the Cardinals left there lasttnight that he would start Paul Derringer, sensational rookie, in the first game and follow' with “Wild Bill*’ Hallahan. a left-hander who won from and lost to the Athletic*last year.Fans stand by Burleigh.While Derringer and Hallahan were regarded as the logical pitchers for the first two games, there are many fans here who believe Burleigh Grimes, ancient spitballer, will get the call in the opening gameFirst distribution of world series ticket* was made yesterday from theCardinals’ downtown office Box seat reservations and ticket* for reserved seats for fans who purchased $10 season ticket book* only were distributed ” odav the second distribution will be made to persons whose applications through the mail were accepted.Virtually all St. Louis hotels re~Krted today they were “sold out” r the aerie*.
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Lincoln Star
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Mon, Sep 28, 1931
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