February 15th in Baseball History, Baseball Lore, Biography, Callum by Callum Hughson .

The House of David

The House of David was a Michigan-based religious commune that was founded in 1903.  Members of the House of David had to obstain from eating meat, sexual intercourse and shaving/haircuts.  Ten years after its inception, the commune formed a barnstorming baseball team originally known as “The Israelite House of David.” 

Though small in number, their accomplishments were many. They were strong …