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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1930
Page
5
Fredericksburg 6 7 Mason 2 6 Boerne 7 6 Llano 3 8 Kerrville 3 3 Comfort 0 2. Local league results show varied outcomes across teams.
Llano and Kerrville face each other while Boerne, Comfort, and Mason teams seek final wins. The week features a doubleheader that erases most postponed games, with Llano and Kerrville tied in a one game lead over others if results hold, and potential playoffs depending on Sunday outcomes.
The Seguin Humble White Sox finished the season with 13 victories in 16 games. They will be held intact to answer a challenge to the Hit Country League winner and the Baytown Oilers of the South Coast League to decide the real South Texas championship.
The 16–1 Sinclair Oilers of Fredericksburg travel to San Antonio for a Sunday 3 30 p.m. semifinal with Ormsby Chevrolets at Public Service Field. Edgar Stroeher’s Hill Country club fields 14 players plus manager. San Antonio names 15 players and manager Jimmie Kerr.
The team trains daily at Concepcion Field for Sunday’s crucial showdown with Fredericksburg. The loser faces no second chance as stakes run high. Thrillmen back Klaerner nicknamed Big Boy, while the Chevrolets lean on Lefty Hunt, ace pitcher and top winner among the 20 games won by the nine S A Express.
Two unmasked robbers entered the Texas State Bank at noon while the cashier J. W. Motley and assistant Miss Blanch Rushing were alone. They forced Miss Rushing to lie on the floor and escaped with 3000 to 4000 dollars in a car headed toward Louisiana. The cashier fired at the robbers and a neighbor, J. F. Lafitte, also fired. the car fled toward Logansport Louisiana, with no immediate arrests. Joaquin lies about 40 miles southwest of Shreveport near the Louisiana line.
A policeman asks how the accident happened and the motorist explains his wife fell asleep in the back seat. The brief exchange suggests a domestic distraction as the likely cause being considered at the scene.
Theo Heyland and Enoch St. Clair came back from Amarillo Friday morning. Oscar Stehling returned from a business trip to Austin last Monday. Mrs. Ad Toepperwein, noted skeet shooter, was greeted by local skeet shooters on Tuesday afternoon September 16. Pedestrians advised to be cautious around campus areas.
A young doctor tells Isa bella that loving him causes dramatic health symptoms including a racing heart dry mouth and dizziness. The playful exchange blends romance with exaggerated medical jargon.
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