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Fredericksburg Standard in Fredericksburg, Texas
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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
5
Giants Edge Eagles In Narrow Inning Victory
Giants beat Eagles 11 to 2 after a 0 run first, 1 run second, and 1 run third. Mec hart had a 2 base hit while Fenner Ficeth Langerhans Collins each added 3 base hits. McCarty and Colesworthy stole bases, Stoner Butler Collins walked many times, and Stoner threw 6 strikeouts. Game lasted 2 hours 5 minutes with umpires Molberg and Langerhans officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biele
Giant
Mechart
Fenner
Ficeth
Langerhans
Collins
McCarty
Pas Colesworthy
Knopp
Henke
Reichenau
Stoner
Butler
McNarty
Peter
Eagles
Giants
Molberg
Langershans
R. EB. Jordan
Ten Pin League Standings Highlight Scoring Feats
High individual single game: Heep 253 and high three game series: Petsch 611. Team high single game: Fredericksburg 912 and team high three game series: Tates 2631.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heep
Y Petsch
Fredericksburg
Ladies Ten Pin League at Fredricksburg Drive-In Station
The notice lists the Ladies Ten Pin League anchored by Gene ral Tires and Tubes and Rubin Crenwelge as proprietor at the Fredricksburg Drive-In Station. The entry names participants and the sponsoring business in a local community notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg Drive-In
Rubin Crenwelge
Giants Beat Boerne 3-1 In Hill Country League Opener
The Giants defeated Boerne 3-1 at Seipp Park as two early miscues helped them build a lead. Enderlin pitched well with eight strikeouts and two double plays by the defense limited Boerne to six singles. The win leaves the Giants 2-0 in league play, next hosting Comfort Bronchos at 3:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton Jordan
Giants
Enderlin
White Sox
Comfort Bronchos
Seipp Park
Dlay
Stonewall Defeats Comfort In Eleven Inning Game
Stonewall defeats Comfort 6 to 5 after eleven innings in a Gold Anniversary event at Sisterdale School. Ruebsahm earns his second win, strikes out 10 already this season, and drives in the winning run with a single in the 11th. Wulff fans 12 for Comfort as his teammates manage six hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisterdale
Stonewall
Comfort
Ruebsahm
Wulff
Road Show and Pootsters in Dark at Palace
Hal Roach presents Road Show a comedy drama starring Adolphe Menjou Carole Landis John Hubbard and Patsy Kelly at the Palace for two days Sunday and Monday May 11 and 12 The setting is a country carnival with steam calliope ferris wheel and merry go round in action
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Roach
Adolphe Menjou
Carole Landis
John Hubbard
Charles Butterworth
Patsy Kelly
Kerrville Defeats Harper 8-4 in Sunday League Bout
Kerrville beat Harper 8-4 in a Sunday Hill Country League game in Harper. Kerrville seized an early third inning lead with five runs and maintained it. Delorey led Harper with three of four at bats as Kerrville totaled 12 hits off Cottle and Hopf while Demasters held Harper to seven safeties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
Harper
Kerr County
Delorey
C. Cottle
Hopf
Demasters
Prize And Pot Shoot Set For Next Sunday
The Bear Creek Shooting Club sponsors a prize and pot shoot at the Baron's Creek rifle range next Sunday May 1st. Contests open at 9 a m and run through morning and afternoon with a dance at night to close the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Creek
Interscholastic League reorganizes state basketball play
The Interscholastic League adopts a size-based competition plan to match schools by enrollment, aiming for a fair state championship. Giants resume league play at Seipp Park against Comfort. City Softball opens at Seipp Park with Monday Thursday doubleheaders through August. Paul Knopp of Fredericksburg stars at the American Bowling Congress in St Paul with a 257 high game and 626 three games for Billy Simon Bowling of San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country
Seipp’s Park
Fredericksburg
St. Paul
Minnesota
Paul Knopp
Billy Simon
San Antonio
Knopp
Fredericksburg to Join District 25A in New ILB Setup
The interscholastic league realigns basketball to place Fredericksburg High School in District 25A with Llano San Saba Lampasas Goldthwaite Richland Springs and Rochelle. A round robin schedule will decide a district champion by winning percentage, with regional winners advancing to Austin for state titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Fredericksburg High School
Llano
San Saba
Lampasas
Goldthwaite
Richland Springs
Rochelle
Fredericksburg
Cor corporal taunts officer as daughter reveals identity
A bawdy exchange at a dance ends with a reveal that the speaker would be trouble for the officer, but the corporal selfishly hopes for anonymity. The brief exchange highlights rank tensions and family proximity in a tense social scene.
Dumb Dotty Circus Quip About Man Eating Lion
A comic exchange from a circus features an attendant noting a lion is man eating, while humorously admitting a manpower shortage leaves the creature fed only beef this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dotty
Derby Dashes Dispose Fades as Whirlaway Wins Track Record
In the Kentucky Derby, Dispose led early but faded to sixth as Whirlaway romped home the winner. Whirlaway set a new track record of 2.012.5 for the mile and a quarter distance at the South’s premier race event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispose
Gillespians
Whirlaway
Also Mentioned on This Page
R.E. Jordan
Ladies
Acamm
Palace Theatre
Pinto Kid
Charles Starrett
Adolph Menjou
Patsy Kelley
Bob Hope
Lupe Velez Leon Errol
Madame Lazonga
Errol
Hlynn Brenda Mar
Boerne
Sox
E. Bergmann
Ransleben
Sechnerr
Behr
E. Klaerner
Lehnerr
Icke
Schweppe
C. Patton
Uecker
Bourgeouis
Hill Country League
W. L. Pet
Es Giants
AB RH Oae
Ss Ransieben
L. Schneider
Schnerr
Cf 'Pyka
If Icke
Cc Jung
Boerne OA ID
Patton
Jung
Bergmann E
Bergmann
Goehmann
Palace
Abrhore Gray
Neece
Bull
Hughes
Kline
Hendrick
I Powell
Wheatley
Pp Powell
Ey DeLorey
Cc. Feller
Cottle
Rahe
Atsch
Dr. Cottle
Duecker
J. Neece
Tle
Brailey
V. A. Cottle
Hillbillies
Tivydale Hall
THE
Tenas Playboys
Prairie Mountain
Doss Cyclones
Herman
Live Oak
Minnie
Texas Playboys
Bear Creek Shooting Club
Pehl
Old Time Orchestra
Luckenbach
Arizona Cowboy
Rocky Hill
Tatsch’s
Cain City
Charlie
Grolchy
Hes Terenas
Cave Creek
Weinheimer's Hall
My Dixie Rose
Felix Pehl
Palo Alto
Seipp
Camp Bowie
Texas
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