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Ail Stars Tie PioneersIn Thriller Played In Austin SundayThe Kerrville All Stars will meet the San Antonio Black Missions Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the Colored Ball Park. Jim Pollard, manager of the AH Stars, has promised nothing less than sensational playing for the fans, both white and colored.The All Stars played the Austin Pioneers Sunday in the Capitol City for one of the toughest games of the season. The All Stars had the Pioneers at their I mercy for six innings, with the . score of 3-0. Then Willie Simmons,! fireball pitcher, got in hot water when the bases were loaded with the Pioneers. The catcher tossed a wild one, and two scores came in. Manager Haynes called his curve ball artist, Herman Hardeman, to the mound, and another Pioneer lashed out for another tieing the frame. Another run for the Pioneers made the score 4 to 3 in their favor, and the boys from the big city were jubliant, and thought it was the end of a perfect day. In the eighth inning Big Woo die Dukes, right fielder, scored the tieing win, and nothing else could be done about it.Bright Stars in the All Star roster were Ray “Dynamite” Neal, first base; Preston “Nappy” Nes-by and Bu'bba ‘‘Silent” Norris for the hitting; Joe “Talking” Beasley, Merril “Smiling” Neal and “Chatter Mouth” Beasley were the fielding stars.
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Kerrville Mountain Sun
Kerrville, Texas, US
Thu, May 06, 1948
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