FHS Hillbillies Scrimmage Highlights Spring Backfield Options
The FHS Hillbillies completed spring drills with a 28-0 scrimmage win as 16 lettermen return for fall. Alvin Loitz and Wilburn Bever share backfield duties in dual formations, with Bobby Beckmann shifted to tackle and Liston Manor paired at the other tackle. Also noted are Hennig Freitag and Klett shining, while Doss joins the Farmer Boys league as a 10th team amid leadership changes. Ed Lefty Peter stars for St Mary’s in a 7-2 win, and SWT Bobcats take third at nationals after two overtimes.
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FHS Hillbillies
Roy Langerhans
Billies
Alvin Loitz
Wilburn Bever
Loitz
Jimmy Bohring
James Hennig
Curtis Freitag
Temple Klett
Bobby Beckmann
Liston Manor
Hillbillies Open Baseball Drills With 27 Reporting
The FHS Hillbillies began baseball drills at Fair Park with 27 aspirants including five lettermen. Returning lettermen are Henry Frantzen Warren Hahn Wilburn Beyer Douglas Jung and Harold Klinksick. Opening practice game is set for March 26 against Comfort, with district play starting April 9 versus Lampasas. District 22 A also includes Llano Burnet Goldthwaite and Lampasas.
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FHS Hillbillies
the Fair Park
Henry Frantzen
Warren Hahn
Wilburn Beyer
Douglas Jung
Harold Klinksick
Elmer Friedrich
Temple Klett
Clinton Ellebracht
Harvey Ellebracht
A. C. Lochte
Melvin Durst
Kermit Woerner
Albert Ristau
Kenneth Kothe
Lampasas
Loop
Llano
Burnet
Goldthwaite
Hill Country League Adopts 1952 Baseball Schedule
The Hill Country League approved its 1952 schedule in Comfort Tuesday night with five teams joining. Play runs Sunday, April 6 through Sunday, August 17. The Giants have an open date first Sunday and will host an independent team on Jimmy Pyka Field. They face Easter Sunday and April 20 road games at Camp Stanley due to Borger Gassers exhibition games.
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Hill Country Baseball League
Comfort
Giants
Jimmy Pyka
Camp Stanley
Borger Gassers
Vener Hall Ladies Sowling League Scores Report
In the Vener Hall Ladies Sowling League results Dora Herbert posted a high series 155 while Julia Gastinger led with hi game 186 and Dorothy Moldenhauer recorded a 469 three game total. The lightning rod was invented in 1752.
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Vener Hall Ladies Sowling League
Falstaff
Turner Club Ee
Super Service
State Final Triumph Over Morton in Austin
The team clinched the state title by defeating Morton 27 to 19 in the decisive finals held in Austin. The victory caps a championship run with standout play from key performers and strong defense.
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Morton
Austin
Hill Country League Schedule Tees Up June 15
The 952 Hill Country League releases a full schedule with matchups including Stonewall, Stanley, Boerne, Comfort, and Fredericksburg. Key dates list June 15 as the milestone day with a sequence of home and away games across all five teams.
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Stonewall
Stanley Boerne
Comfort Fredericksburg
Stanley
Boerne
Fredericksburg
Comfort Stonewall
Stanley Comfort
Comfort Boerne
Boerne Comfort
Stonewall Stanley
Comfort
Boerne Fredericksburg
Stonewall Comfort
Borger Gassers Open Spring Training in Borger Before Texas Trip
Manager Lloyd Brown plans a 25 man roster for early spring drills with Borger Gassers. The team, coming off a seventh place in Class C, will cut to 16 by season start and add new players William Halstead and Robert Westfall. Roster includes Slugger Bill Manning and Windy Eldridge, with pitching depth led by Deason, McBride, Drake, Flanagan, Shapiro and Basden. The club stays at Nimitz Hotel Fredericksburg for a 12 game exhibition slate.
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Borger
Fair Park
Borger Gassers
Fredericksburg
Southwest Texas
Lloyd Brown
West Texas
Brown
William Halstead
Robert Westfall
Halstead
Pennington Gap
Westfall
Kingsport
Pat Proulx
Proulx
Gassers
Little Rdlardo Fleitas
Joe Duffield
Mineral Wells
Bill Manning
Wendell
Eldridge
Eugenio Perez
Nimitz Hotel
FHS To Enter Brady Tournaments Next Two Weeks
Fredericksburg Weigh School athletes will compete in Brady events over the next two weeks. The boys tennis team enters the Brady Invitational in Brady March 20 to 22 with Kermit Heimann as singles rep and Sultemeier and Immel as a doubles pair. Track entries include last year’s district champions Alvin Leitz Wilburn Beyer Harold Klinksick Rubin Wunderlich Ernest Jordan Jimmy Boring and Norman Merz with others training or showing interest.
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Fredericksburg
Brady
FHS
Kermit Heimann
Nathan Sultemeier
Flint Immel
Weiershausen
Teschner
Alvin Leitz
Wilburn Beyer
Harold Klinksick
Rubin Wunderlich
Ernest Jordan
Jimmy Boring
Norman Merz
David Walter
Harvey Eckert
Clemens Friedrich
James Feuge
Gary Cravens
Andy Alberthal
Durst Upholstery Team Wins Bowling Series
Hermann Sons Ladies Bowling Series concludes with Durst Upholstery Team victorious. Members listed: Merle Ransieben captain, Dorothy Moldenhauer, Betty Mae Moritz, Annie Staats, Elsie Tatsch, Lola Mae Durst. Final standings show Durst Upholstery 22 17, Mathilde Keidel Lodge 21 18, Wuest Motor Sales 19 17. High averages list Mac Feller 149. high game Merle Ransleben 189. high three-game Merle Ransleben 517.
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Hermann Sons
Durst
Merle Ransieben
Dorothy Moldenhauer
Betty Mae Moritz
Annie Staats
Elsie Tatsch
Lola Mae Durst
Mathilde Keidel
Wuest
Sinclair
Mac Feller
Merle Ransleben
Mac
Nettie Wuest
Irene Beckmann
Lillian Hahne
Dorothy Lehmann
Frances Hartmann
Dorothy Moldenhaue
Irmgard Nagel
Tee Knopp
Betty Moritz
Estella Heep
Margaret Straube
Helen Kammlahh
Josie Knopp
Frances Ernst
Jo Joyce Wahl
Helen Weirtch
Margaret Moritz
Lola Durst
Ida
Church Softball League Forms for 1952 Season
Churches in the county organized a block meeting to form a church softball league for the 1952 season. Vicar Rudi Wendel was elected president with Alex Knopp as secretary treasurer. Member groups include Edison Street Methodist First Methodist Holy Ghost Lutheran St Marys Catholic Zions Lutheran and Cherry Springs Lutheran. A follow up meeting will set the schedule and details and other churches are urged to join. Rolan Schmidt and Gus De Menil named field directors of Seipp's Ball Diamond.
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Rudi Wendel
Alex Knopp
Edison Street Methodist
First Methodist
Holy Ghost Lutheran
St. Mary’s Catholic
Zions Lutheran
Cherry Springs Lutheran
Vicar Wendel
Rolan Schmidt
Gus DeMenil
Seipp
Hermann Sons Anniversary Fete Set April 20th
The Fredericksburg Hermann Sons Lodges announce the second annual anniversary celebration in their new hall set for Sunday April 20 with events starting Saturday night featuring trophy and pin bowling and a card tournament on Sunday afternoon with skat pinochle and other games. The Hermann Sons Concert Band will perform with guest bands invited.
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Fredericksburg Hermann Sons
Henry Kneese
Kneese
Hermann Sons
Lorenz Bading
Doss
Stonewall
The
Willie Filter
Lions Cagers Set for Llano Clash in Fredericksburg
The Llano Lions Club basketball team visits Fredericksburg High School on March 27 at 8 p m to avenge a 47 38 loss from 10 days earlier. Fredericksburg players Langerhans Shanklin Hoerster Schneider Stobaugh Petermann vs Llano's Purser Brown Littlepage Ratliff Whigham Russell Tankeley Rogers Swenson. Proceeds fund Fredericksburg Club treasury. a local group considers a summer little league baseball program. Dr Dor Brown presided at the meeting in W C Westerfeldt’s absence.
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Llano Lions Club
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Lions
Llano
Langerhans
Shanklin
Hoerster
Schneider
Stobaugh
Petermann
Llanoites
Purser
Brown
Littlepage
Ratliff
Whigham
Russel
Tankeley
Rogers
Swenson
Dor Brown
W. C. Westerfeldt
County funds show balances amid road grader trade-in details
The document notes a Warco Grader trade in of 297.00 and a 4500 cash payment plus 5500 to be paid in three installments by June 1953. It lists county fund balances including Jury 5206.10 Road and Bridge 21601.99 General 24125.99 Courthouse 7370.46 Special Road Tax 14307.32 Highway 22520.74 Airport Sinking 23496.33 Interest and Sinking 9765.75 Lateral Road 10420.38 Farm to Market Lateral Road and Flood Control 18751.04 Airport Improvement and Equipping 1696000 Park 307.94 Officers Salary 5933.11 Special Salary 5.40 Social Security 4644.37. Last Wednesday Mrs Henry Petsch and Mrs Bruno Metzger accompanied Sgt Vernon Petseh to Ft Hood for Long Horn exercise with an Umpire Team for the 82nd Airborne.
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Warco
General County
Henry Petsch
Bruno Metzger
Sgt
Vernon Petseh
Ft. Hood
82Nd Airborne
Proposal to be presented to lodges at April meeting
A proposal will be brought before the lodges at their next regular meeting on April 1. The notice indicates upcoming discussion and potential approval steps during the lodge gathering.
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Filter
Giants Play Exhibition With Kerrville All Stars
The Fredericksburg Giants host a 1952 preview game Sunday March 23 at 2 30 p m against Kerrville colored all stars on Jimmy Pyka Field. Admission is free and fans are invited to attend.
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Fredericksburg Giants
All-Stars
Kerrville
Jimmy Pyka
Indians Meet Comfort Ball Team Friday Afternoon
The St. Marys Indian baseball team opens 1952 season in Comfort Friday at 3 30 p m Coach Tony Knopp says James Metzger will start on the mound with Henry Becker and Daniel Hartmann as other likely prospects Behind the plate Robert Jenschke Kenny Kordzik Eddie Pyka Henry Becker Kenny Jordan Franklin Lothor Carlo Franks left field Daniel Hartmann center field Ned Moritz right field
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St. Mary's
Comfort
Tony Knopp
Knopp
James Metzger
Henry Becker
Daniel Hartmann
Robert Jenschke
Indians
Kenny Kordzik
Freddy Pyka
Kenny Jordan
Franklin Loth
Carlo Franke
Ned Moritz
Highest ranking students feted at Our Lady of the Lake
Marian Kuhlmann daughter of Mr and Mrs Elgin Kuhlmann was among the 12 highest ranking students for the first semester at Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio honored at a banquet by Alpha Chi national honor society in San Antonio. Mesdames Emma French Ernst Wilke Erna Heinen and daughter and Frank French visited Kerrville with Mr and Mrs Howard Baldwin. One bell around noon on ship board means it is 12 30 p m.
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Marian Kuhlmann
Elgin Kuhlmann
Our Lady of the Lake College
San Antonio
Alpha Chi
Mesdames
Emma French
Ernst Wilke
Erna Heinen
Frank French
Kerrville
Howard Baldwin
Hill Country Softball League Planned For Fredericksburg
Formation of a Hill Country softball league is underway with Fredericksburg area cities invited to join. A Fredericksburg team is to be organized as several interstar players recruit talent. tryout date to be announced soon.
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Fredericksburg
Interstar
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