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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1920
Page
5
Kerrville Athletics defeated the Fredericksburg Giants 9 to 0 at Kerrville on Sunday. Lively pitched strongly and Hollmig, Larimore and Walker featured offensively. The crowd included many county residents and ex service members. Willie Blaschke, born in DeWitt County, Texas, died after serving in France.
Attorney A P C Petsch traveled to San Antonio this week. County results in the Democratic gubernatorial primary list Bailey 249 votes Neff 84 Thomason 20 and Looney 12, indicating the leading candidate with remaining counts.
The Giants beat Mason 9 to 4 on the Reunion at Mason opening day. Hollmig starred with three singles and a double in four trips. Klaerner and Ahrens contributed strong catches as Giants surged in the eighth to overcome Mason’s early two-run first inning.
Willie Blaschke, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Blaschke of Waring, was received from France where he died October 19, 1918 as a member of the American Expeditionary Force. He was buried in Comfort cemetery with military honors July 26, with a guard of 32 ex servicemen in uniform.
The 79 year old Texas convict known as Uncle Bill Edwards, who twice refused clemency from former Governors Colquitt and Ferguson, requested a pardon as a birthday gift on July 19 1920 and was granted clemency by the Governor amid support from Eastland and Callahan County citizens. Edwards had been sentenced to 36 years in prison by an Eastland County district court jury.
Small box contains spark plugs tools and related items. Owner may redeem the box by providing a proper description and paying for this advertisement. 46 Fredericksburg Public Co.
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