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The ViewFrom HereBy Bob HersomMrs. John Turck of Emmets-burg reports that Frank Mulroney, former major league pitcher from Mallard, is semiretired from the Phillips Oil Co. now, living in the Seattle, Washington, area and currently enjoying a vacation In Australia visiting his son.Frank Mulroney is the Mallard native who pitched for Boston of the American League in 1930, as mentioned in The View From Here a few weeks □go.Mrs. Turck, who is a first cousin to Mulroney, says that he lives in the Seattle suburb of Aberdeen, Washington, now.He attended the University of Iowa Law School In Iowa City, then worked for some 45 years at Phillips Oil.The late Joe Duffy was a good friend of his, Mrs. Turck tells us. They played highschool baseball together. Frankhas lots of relatives in this area. Relatives that Mrs. Turck mentioned include Kay Hughes, wife of Chuck Hughes, owner of Hughes Drug 1n Em-metsburg, who is a first cousin, and Mrs. Mary Mulroney of Mallard, Frank's aunt.Frank.also played for fhe Em-metsburg basketball team. All the Mulroneys were good ball players, says Mrs. Turck. He■»has a sister, Alice, in Chicago and a brother living In Washington state.1 don't think anybody will mind if I give out the address of a former big league pitcher. Maybe some youngster reading this would like to have a pen pal who played in the major leagues. Frank Mulroney7* address is: 215 - 8th St., Aberdeen, Washington 98520,I plan to write to Mr. Mulroney, asking some questions about his own experiences In the big-leagues and also other queries concerning the 1930 season. For Instance: Shouldn't the Cubs' Hack Wilson be In the Hal! of Fame? He set a major league record that still stands in 1930: 190 runs-batted-in. He also led the league in home runs with 56 that year and bat-, ted .356. The year before that he had 39 homers, a league-leading 159 RBI's and a .345 average, then hit .471 in the World Series.Maybe Frank Mulroney knew, or met, Hack Wilson. It will be interesting to hear what Mr. Mulroney has to say about Wilson and other baseball players of that era.To give you an Idea what an imposing figure Hack Wilson was during his day, he stood just 5-6 but weighed 190 pounds or more. During his best seasons {1926 through 1930) he averaged more than 35 homers, 141 RBI’s and .320. He led the National League In home runs during four of those five seasons and was the RBI king twice.Thanks, Mrs. Turck, for phoning in the information on one of our county's major leaguers.Mr, and Mrs. John Mills, 1602 Lawler In Emmetsburg, have an outstanding baseball piayer in their family tree too.Ed Stemple, shortstop for defending state championCouncil Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, is their nephew. Ed was recently named to the Southwest District first team all-star squad. He is a senior at Tee Jay and batting .303 going into the state tournament for the defending champs who possess an imposing 54 wins - six losses record.Mrs. Mills says Ed lived in
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Emmetsburg Reporter
Emmetsburg, Iowa, US
Tue, Aug 13, 1974
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