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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1941
Page
7
Event details are unclear but reference to a championship tussle at Stonewall on Sunday appears. Mentions teams or individuals in a sports competition with possible location and date, but the OCR is garbled and names are unreadable.
Klaerner and Nix lead Klaerner High School’s Red and White football team as they enter District 34-A play. Five lettermen return with a strong passing attack led by Jervel Rice and Ralph Neal. The team holds a weight edge and aims to remain atop the district standings despite early pass defense concerns from Seguin. The Hillbillies ready for a tough schedule through November.
The article highlights Clarence Reich known as Ga-Ga Reich enau on Friday night for the FHS Hillbilly team with his number 77 on the payoff end and multiple passes. It also notes a balanced backfield with Co-Captains Lee Schmidt and Bonn sharing glory this season.
Local school officials received a compliment from the Waco institution praising how their boys conducted themselves at city events and on the football field. The note suggested the boys could serve as a model for other teams.
Mr. F. F. Saenger of Monroe Louisiana visited loyal friends and relatives here this week while traveling toward Fort Worth Texas.
Rochelle Hor nets defeated the Richland Springs Coyotes 20 to Q in Rochelle Friday afternoon in the first District 34-A game. Lampasas Bidgers, demonstrating mid-season form, took a 19-14 verdict from the Belton Tigers in Belton on Friday night in a non-conference game. Hamilton walked off the field with a 20-0 victory over the San Saba Armadillos. Llano Yellowjackets defeated Brownwood B team 12-0 in their second straight win with Sid Grantham scoring twice.
Adverse hatching season trimmed Texas turkey production to 3,190,000 birds from 3,843 last year, with heavy rains and cold nights killing range birds. Officials note Texas normally out ranks Minnesota and California, while a national crop rebound and heavier weights are expected due to the broad breasted type gaining popularity.
Public appeal urges citizens to support national security by purchasing Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps regularly. Encourages widespread participation to fund defense efforts and promote patriotic savings.
The pennant winners defeated the Pirates 6 1 in Sunday’s opener. Al Enderlin earned his second straight playoff win by scattering four Pirate hits aside from a two hit first inning. Molberg pitched the final two innings to close out the win.
Next Sunday the Giants meet the Pirates in the second game of the Stonewall series. A Giants win ends the series at Stonewall. a Stonewall win moves the final game to Predricksburg the following Sunday. See the top two Hill County League teams battle for championship honors.
The Giants beat the Pirates 6 to 1 as Hohenberger and Ruebsahm limited hits to eight. Pyka sparked the offense with a first inning homer with two aboard, driving in three runs. Enderlin and Molberg combined on defense with key plays including a second inning double play.
Local football fans were confused by a new National Rules Committee ruling adopted at a summer conclave. The automatic touchback now occurs when a kicking player recovers the ball inside the opponent's ten yard line, with the ball awarded to the opposition on the 20 yard line. Other changes include liberal substitution and relaxed on field communication, plus a fourth down pass over the goal line is not a touchback.
The City of Luling's electric utility shows a net profit of 5049 after charges for depreciation 4986 interest on bonds 3425 and payments to the city 1614. The city purchases power from the LCRA and faces competition from a rival system.
Enderlin earned the win with 7 innings allowing 4 hits and 1 run while Molberg pitched 2 innings and Ruebsahm 3 innings. Hohenberger lasted 5 innings with 5 hits and 4 runs, Hahn-Smith handled the umpiring duties, game time 2 hours 10 minutes.
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