▁a ▁year ▁as ▁player / manager ▁for ▁the ▁El ▁Dor ado ▁L ions ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁D ix ie ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁well ▁into ▁his ▁for ties ▁and ▁hit ▁. 3 4 4 ▁for ▁El ▁Dor ado ▁in ▁ 1 3 5 ▁games . ▁Before ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁trad ed ▁from ▁El ▁Dor ado ▁to ▁the ▁Jackson ▁Sen ators ▁of ▁the ▁Cot ton ▁States ▁League ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁a ▁player ▁named ▁Do od le ▁R ushing . ▁The ▁Austin ▁States man ▁advert ised ▁a ▁baseball ▁school ▁that ▁Har per ▁was ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁March ▁in ▁Kil g ore , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Har per ' s ▁last ▁year ▁playing ▁professional ▁baseball , ▁he ▁hit ▁. 2 9 7 ▁in ▁ 1 1 8 ▁games ▁between ▁the ▁Jackson ▁Sen ators ▁and ▁the ▁August a ▁Tig ers ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁League . ▁By ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Har per ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁Sh re ve port , ▁Louisiana ; ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁under ▁contract ▁with ▁any ▁team , ▁but ▁he ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁entertain ▁playing , ▁manager ial ▁or ▁executive ▁offers ▁in ▁baseball . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Har per ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁at ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Magn olia , ▁Ark ansas , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁New ▁Hope ▁C emetery . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁induct ed ▁into