Colorful old time baseball stars charm Texas League fans
Kal Segrist recalls the raucous days when players like Goodbred Patterson and Conley kept crowds laughing with tricks and stunts. He says today’s baseball is skilled but lacks the colorful frills that once drew fans, noting Bobby Bragan as a rare throwback.
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Kal Segrist
Segrist
Kal
Joe Pate
Pug Griffin
Slim Love
Hardy
Ball Park
Tin Goodbred
Ham Patterson
Snipe Conley
Goodbred
Fort Worth
Patterson
Bobby Bragan
Bobby
Spring Race Meet At Del Rio Geared For Futurity Fields
The 1954 Spring Horse Race Meet in Del Rio runs April 24 25 and April 30 May 2 sponsored by the Del Rio Livestock Association with two futurities each adding a 500 purse and 50 nominator and starting fees. Twenty six nominations exist for the 35 yard sprint and 17 for the 3% furlong division with entries from New Mexico California Louisiana Arizona and Texas.
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del Rio Livestock Association
del Rio
Ridge Butler
Clifton Butler
Eagle Pass
Clayton Tolliver
Sonora
T. M. Johnson
Tommy Oliphant
New Mexico
California
Louisiana
Arizona
Texas
Queen City
The
Rio Grande
Heart of Texas Sunrise Easter Worship
A church invites attendees to a Heart of Texas Sunrise Easter Worship event celebrating the risen Christ. The message centers on resurrection and renewal with communal praise at dawn.
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Christ
Risen Redeemer
Heart of
Texas
Dates Mentioned For Two Section Runs In Paper
The text notes two sections with dates as the second section runs April 30 through May 2, while the other spans the earlier day and the 25th. The fragment confirms a split schedule across consecutive dates.
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Gainesville
Harold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
N&m
Official Baseball Guide
Ford Frick
the Sporting News
National Baseball Weekly
Washington Avenue
St. Louis
Missouri
Joe Barekman
Baby
Floyd Young
Brady Hospital Friay
Vals
Henry Bossman
Junction
Brady
Wilensky
Samuel
Rosenberg Bros. Co
Adkins
Denton
J.C. Penney Co
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