| Show Davids Davids Will Win Encounter 1 Sturdy Holsum Combine Grover Groer Cleveland veland Alexander Slated to Pitch First Few Innings for Whiskered Lee J Johnson olIn son Gets Holsum Nomination A mound duel between two former major league pitchers Is slated at Community Community Com Com- m park at 1030 a. a m. m Sunday when the long haired long bearded House louse of David club clashes with the Holsum B Bakers kes of the Utah State league cague On the hill for the religious colony team cam from Benton Harbor Mich will willbe willbe willibe ibe be Grover Cleveland Alexander Opposing Op Op- posing him for the local first half champions of the state loop will be beLee beLee Lee ee Johnson formerly with the Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts Pitts- burgh Pirates i For twenty years Alexander played major league baseball as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Cubs and St. St Louis Louis' Cardinals He is best remembered however for his pitching performance in t the e worlds world's series cries of ot 1926 1928 Old Alex was released by the Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Cubs Cuba and picked up up by the Cardinals Cardinals Cardi Cardi- nals shortly before the season ended But he started two games of ot the worlds world's series and won von them both Then in the seventh inning of oC the last game he was sent to the mound with the he bases loaded two out his team in inthe inthe the he lead by one run and Tony Lazzeri former Salt Lake fence buster at bat Alexander struck out Our Tone and finished the game without allowing the New York Yankees a single a-single hit IV WON ON 61 GAMES N Now ow this hero is both manager and pitcher of the traveling House of David club He pitches a few Innings in n almost every game the Davids play The bewhiskered team is enjoying its most successful season In Jn eighteen years ears of ot baseball and has already won 61 51 contests It will be Alexand Alexanders Alexander's rs r's first public appearance in Salt Lake but the fourth in as many years for the the House House of David which has always attracted a large audience Two favorites of former years are still with the club Doc Doe Tally the Babe Ruth of the outfit outfit out out- fit is still rattling the boards boards' in spite of his 37 y years ars of ot age and 18 consecutive tive ive years ears of baseball with the thc club Tally has flowing hair 30 inches long and a beard close to a foot in length USUAL PEPPER GAME IE Long John Tucker first sacker who can catch a baseball almost as well sitting sit sit- ting Ing down as he can standing up is back again In fact with the possible exception of Alexander the team is practically the same club that has appeared appeared ap up- here before all before all good diamond- diamond and comedians de Manager Alexander Alexinder has announced that the clever pepper game will be staged during the regular contest The pep pepper r game has always been a great favorite with fans ians The players pass the baseball back an with forthwith with such uch speed and cunning that the fans cant can't tell where it Is half hal the time Ii This will be bethe the House of Davids David's only performance in Salt Lake this year The whiskered team is heading for tor the Pacific coast where they have games scheduled with San Francisco Los Angeles Sacramento and Oakland of ot the Pacific Coast league next week |
