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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1940

Page

3

Baseball recap of 1923 game at Kelly Field and Giants

Irregular scorecard details from a 1923 baseball doubleheader at Kelly Field show a 8 to 9 finish in the first game with strong spells by Brown Smyre Knopp and Reichenau for the Giants and by Cowgill Hollmig and Snowden for the home team. A second game on April 22, 1923 saw the Giants win 13 to 6 with Knopp and Langerhans doubling and Reichenau hitting a two-run homer. Lee struck out 11.

Eley Field Arrhore Aker Jones Cox Cornescu Brown Yeilock Popko Rfss Smyer Mansfield Snowden D Ven Cowgill Snipes Abrhore Reichenau T Rees Vy. Henke Hollmig Lee H. Langerhans Schellhase Probst Lochte Orotus Kelly Field Giants Vielock Smyre Knopp Vellock Rees- Langerhans- Lee Senor R. E. Jordan Baker Langerhans

Stonewall Dominates Harper 22-6 on Home Field

Stonewall pounded Harper for 22 runs on 16 hits as Harper made seven errors. Rahe led Harper with three hits, while M Burg, Casparis, and R Schumann sparked Stonewall with key hits and strong defense. Stonewall's pitching limited Harper and forced multiple double plays to end scoring chances.

Stonewall Harper Oence Rahe Stonewall Abrhore Il Deike Heep Casparis R. Schumann Luckenbach E. Schumann V. Deike S. Burg Ruebsahm Harper Arrhore 'DeLory Cottle T. Feller W. Feller C. Cottle M. Burg Omer Cottle L. Deike Oren Cottle Or. Cottle Staudt Schmidt W. Cottle Danz

Farmer Boys League Standings and Results

Stonewall leads a uneven week with Stonewall 22 Harper 6 and Comfort 18 Willow City 6. Upcoming games set Willow City at Carter's and Harper at Comfort as League results stand and Stonewall shows an off day.

Stonewall CATON Hebkeecase Comfort Waa Es Dacs Ai Ad Willow City Harper Ae Ae Harper Carters Legion Carter’s

Knopp School 50th Anniversary Celebration Planned

Knopp School marks fifty years of educational service in the community with a May 13 anniversary program at 2 p.m. featuring a short history, photo display, a German play, and a three act English play by adults. Former students teachers patrons and the public are invited to attend.

Knopp School

Carter's Drop Narrow Loss to Legion in Close 4-3 Game

In Legion, Carter's Drop fell 4-3 as Grobe on the mound delivered a sharp start while the game stayed tight throughout. It marked the local club's second defeat of the season.

Carter Legion Grobe Haring

Grobe Dominates Friedrichs In 15–0 Giants Victory

The Giants defeated Ed Friedrichs nine from San Antonio 15 to 0 at Seipp Park on Sunday. Al Grobe pitched steadily, limiting the opposition as a deluge of hail halted play after two were out in the eighth inning.

Giants Ed Friedrich San Antonio Seipp Park al Grobe

Giants Meet Al Hollmig's Redbirds at Seipp Park

Next Sunday the Giants face Al Hollmig and his Redbirds at Seipp Park in a revenge seeking clash after a prior trimming. Game time is 3:30.

Giants al” Hollmig Hondo Redbirds Seipp Park Hondo

Arion Mixed Choir To Sponsor Gillespie County Singing Festival

The Arion Mixed Choir of Fredericksburg was chosen as host for next year’s Gillespie County Singing Festival during Luckenbach’s 41st annual celebration. Emil Hoffmann was named president for the county singing clubs and Benno Luckenbach named vice president. Otto Burgdorf was rejected as secretary-treasurer. The Luckenbach gathering opened with a business session and welcomed singers led by Adolf Hopf, with remarks from Pete Weber and community members. A large crowd enjoyed the Sunday night festival and dance.

Arion Mixed Choir Fredericksburg Gillespie County Luckenbach Emil Hoffmann Benno Luckenbach Otto Burgdorf Adolf Hopf Froksinn Pete Weber Otto Hartmann Wm. Dietel Joe Melberg

Fred ericksburg High School to quit spring football drills

The 1940 Fred ericksburg High School football squad will stop spring practices Friday after a month of work as Coach Klaerner says next fall’s lineup could be strong. Spring game was canceled due to turf condition on the new field. Also notes fishing season openings in nearby counties with size limits and daily quotas, urging anglers to check local regulations.

Fredericksburg Klaerner Llano Colorado Game Department

Local Firm Sells Mohair Residue In Thursday Sale

The Lochte Storage and Commission Co sold 100000 of accumulated mohair in sealed bids at their local warehouse on Thursday. Four of eleven invited firms bid, with Tom Parker of Emery and Conant winning at 48 cents for grown mohair and 58 cents for bid. A 67 cent premium applied to bids above the first 10 percent of total tonnage, estimated at 20 percent bid. The mohair was shipped Monday in three cars via F and N Railway.

Lochte Storage and Commission Co West Texas Tom Parker Emery and Conant F. & N. Railway

Local Bowling Scores and a Houston Weekend Visit

Leo Petsch bowled a high single game of 255 and Hardy Moses led with a 582 three game series. Bright Star posted a high team single game 859 and City Mattress had a 2437 three game series. Dr. and Mrs H G Pfeiffer visited relatives in Houston over the weekend.

Hardy Moses Bright Star City Mattress H. G. Pfeiffer Houston Pet Kuenemann’s Bright Star 1A Pirates Turn Verein City of Fred’burg Goodrich Rustlers Goodyear

Alma Dietel Listed Among 57 For Texas Education Degree

Alma S. Dietel daughter of Mr and Mrs William Dietel of this city is named among candidates for a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education at the University of Texas. She joins fifty seven future teachers earning degrees in commencement exercises set for June 3.

Alma S. Dietel Wlliam Dietel University of Texas Miss Dietel

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