Giants Open 1952 Season With 14 7 Win Over Goldthwaite
The Giants defeated the Goldthwaite Red Sox 14 to 7 at Fair Park in the season opener. All players contributed as 18 Giants hits propelled the victory though Lotis Dietrich fractured his left ankle sliding into second and will miss time.
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Giants
Goldthwaite
Red Sox
Fair Park
Giant
Dick” Feller
Clinton Priess
Maxie Ahrens
Lotis Dietrich
Dietrich
Peter
Dick’ Feller
John Hartmann
Hartmann
Comfort Bronchos
Comfort Community Park
Red Sox Yankees Giants Clash Ends in High Scoring Loss
Red Sox and Giants players produce a 14 to 7 score with Conrad Feller Molberg Bonn and Lee driving runs. Pitching totals show Feller winning in 5 innings against Y B Johnson. Key defensive plays include a Stacy to McLean to Thornton double play and multiple stolen bases.
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Red Sox
Abrhoae
Abrhoae Lee
Ahrens
Moldenhauer
Seipp
Enderlin
Reichenau
Molberg
Dietrich
M. Bonn
Taylor
C Lame
A. Klaerner
Feller
Priess
Giants
Conrad
Bonn
Lee
Thornton
Smith
Y. B. Johnson
McLean
R. Bonn
Stacy
Johnson
Epp J. Smith
Aorkner Hall Ladies Bowling League Standings Note
GWL Super Serv Sta 21 13 8 Falstaffes Turner Club 21 11 10 Humble 5 Hi Average Dora Herbert 154 High Game Iola Heimann 178 High 3 Home Iola Heimann 465
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Falstaffes Turner Club
Dora Herbert
Iola Heimann
Iola* Heimann
Lange Grocery Pug Moritz Elec Co 3 Fbg Standard or Dairy Kream
High average Merl Ransleben 187. High game Dorothy Molden hauer 168. High series Merl Ransleben 481.
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Merl Ransleben
Hermannson's Nine Pin Bowling Schedule
Schedule lists first half teams and players for Hermannson's Nine Pin Bowling. Teams include Kammilah Hermann, Southern Select, Schandua Reichenau, Werner's Auto Electric, Moldenhauer Leifeste Ransleben, and Marcus Burg Lumber Co with multiple players each.
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Burg Lumber Co
Southern Select
Schanduu & Reichenau
Werner’s Auto Electric Curtis Candy
Ammilah & Hermann
Gassers Extend Win Streak With Comfort Exhibition
The Burger Gassers roll to a four game exhibition winning streak with a 7 6 comeback over Lubbock Hubbers in Comfort. Ed Brawley delivered the ninth inning homer that sealed the win as Borger prep teams reveal a busy spring schedule through mid April.
Paul Dean Watches Gassers Lubbock Borger Exhibition
Hall of fame pitcher Paul Dean attended an exhibition game between the Lubbock and Borger Gassers at Fair Park. Dean, famed as part of the Gas House Gang with Dizzy, discussed his career from Houston to St. Louis and his view on youth chances in baseball. He and his family reside in Dallas, with seven months on the road each season.
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Dizzy Dan
Lubbock Hubbers
Gassers
Lloyd Brown
Dean
I. B. Palmer
Lubbock and
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Dizzy Dean
Me and
Paul
St. Louis Cardinals
Lubbock
Fair Park
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Dean Boy
Houston
Columbus
Cardinals
Detroit
Gas House Gang
Diz
New York Giants
St. Louis Browns
Dallas
Lights to Boost Fredericksburg Baseball At Fair Park
Gillespie County Fair Association votes to buy lighting equipment from Donna Texas for the Fair Park diamond. Plans call for use before the season but a completion date is not yet set. Coach Jones resigns after three years leaving the Billies with a strong but unsettled outlook for the next season.
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Fair Park
Gillespie County Fair Association
Donna
Texas
Giants
Dinner honors daughter Carol at Hansen home
Out of town guests joined Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Hansen for a Sunday dinner at their home honoring their daughter Carol after her confirmation at Bethany Lutheran Church. Guests from San Antonio included Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schmidt and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Hansen and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Hansen and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Willard King and daughter.
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Kurt Hansen
Carol
Bethany Lutheran Church
Stanley Schmidt
Ewald Hansen
Alton Hansen
Willard King
San Antonio
Comfort High Team Defeats Hillbillies in Tight Win
Comfort High School baseball beat the Hillbillies 7 to 5 last Tuesday as Hahn led with three of four at the plate including two doubles and a single. Biermann went 2 for 2 for Comfort while Strube pitched. Hillbillies face Lampasas Badgers next. Eckert Jung and Klinksick are sidelined with injuries.
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Hillbillies
Billies
Hahn
Red and White
Biermann
Strube
Lampasas Badgers
Billy Nine
Harvey Eckert
Douglas Jung
Harold Klinksick
FHS Tennis Teams Triumph Over Tivy in Dual Matches
Fredericksburg High School beat Tivy High in most singles and doubles matches last Friday and again Monday on Hillbilly courts. Sultemeier and Immel won 6-2 6-3. Trice won in three sets 10-8 4-6 6-4. Knoche and Schuch swept 6-1 6-3. Heimann defeated Schreiner's rep 6-2 6-1 as prep for District 10 Tournament in Fredericksburg.
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Hi School
Tivy High
Sultemeier
Immel
Mary Lou Trice
Jeannie Knoche
Merlyn Schuch
Tivy
Kermit Heimann
Cagy Schreiner
Indians Split Games With Bandera Llano
The St. Marys Indians split a pair of games last week with Bandera and Llano. Bandera defeated St. Marys 7 6 in the first game while Llano fell 9 2 to the Indians on Friday. Jimmie Metzger held Llano to two hits as Bobby Jenschke hit a two run homer in the decisive win. The next game is at Llano on April 15.
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Indians
Blue and Gold
Hartmann
Becker
Seipp
Jimmie Metzger
Yellowjackets
Bobby Jenschke
Yellow Jackets
Dearing Family Honored Agnes Jeanette and Willard at Palm Sunday
Mr and Mrs Walter Dearing hosted about fifty relatives and friends at their home on Sunday to honor their son and daughter Agnes Jeanette and Willard after their confirmation in Palm Sunday services at Bethany Lutheran Church.
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Walter Dearing
Agnes Jeanette
Willard
Bethany Lutheran Church
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