Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1947 Page: 3 of 8
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Thursday, September 4,1947 f
PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Page 3
Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother
of Abraham Lincoln, died October
15, 1818, at the early age of 35
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By GUY STEVENS
After the New York series with
the Giants this week-end, the
Brooklyn Dodgers have 16 games
left to be played. And only four
of those could be very costly. The
Dodgers have an important meet
coming up next week when they
hop to St. Louis to battle the
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3-game series
gambling team
Hw Can A Ga*
Be So Bored?
Cards again in
The Cards are
right now. With two of thbse games
scheduled as night affairs, Skippy
Dyer may decide to pull an ironman
stunt and use Pitcher George Mun-
ger in both games. Munger has
been almost unbeatable under the
lights, winning nine out of ten. It’s
the last meeting of the year be-
tween these two games so Dyer
and his boys had better make the
most of it.
* * •
The New York Giants may be
out of the National League pen-
nant race but baseball fans
throughout the country are watch-
ing the New Yorkers just the same.
First Baseman Johnny Mize is
staging a race all by himself as
his thundering bat keeps bringing
him closer to Babe Ruth's record
of 60 homers.
Last week Big John clouted sev-
eral more homers to sencf his total
up. He’s just a little bit ahead of[
the pace Ruth set in 1927. But in
September of that year, the Babe
went on a terrific slugging spree,
hitting 17 out of the lot. After this
week-end, the Giants will play only
three more games at home—the
spot where Big John has been get-
ting most of his homers. The re-
maining 16 games will be played on
the road. So it may be tough going
or the slugging first sacker.
Should Mize fail to come through
with a new record, it won’t be the
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New York City salesgirl Edwin*
Muehlberger said it was shyness,
not lack of interest that prompted
her to look the other way when she
met Frank Sinatra and Van John-
aon. Blonde, eighteen - year • old
Edwina was in Hollywood for a
screen test awarded when she won
the Peggy Sage nation-wide Rav-
ing Beauty contest. Color au-
thority Peggy Sage searched for a
raving beauty to feature her nail
polish and lipstick by that name.
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Tan little servants, waiting in a line,
Call one to do the wash—and still you have ninel
Nine little servants, working long and lata,
Ask ana to cook your meals—and still you have eight!
Eight little servants—working like eleven!
CaM on one to dean for you, and still you have seven!
Seven little servants—you don't need candlesticks
When this one lights the house for you—and still you have six!
Six little servants, electrically-alive,
This one sews a handy seam—and still you have flvel
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Five little servants to help with every chore;
One con iron all the shirts—end still you have four!
Four little servants—such activityl
One breathes a little breeze—end still you have threel
Three little servants—if you're feeling blue,
One will entertain you—and still you have two!
Two little servants, whose work Is never done!
One keeps the food fresh, and thinks it’s rather fun
On* tolls the proper time from sun to setting sun.
(Dependable electric service makes these servants run—
And saves you lots of elbow grease. Suppose you had none?)
Yes, electricity is always ready to take the work out of housework. And it costs so littlel
Matter of fact, if yours is the average family, you're getting twice as much electricity for your
money as you did 15 years ago. What other item in your budget does so much for so little?
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first time someone neared the mark
and then missed. In 1938, Hank
Greenberg playing with the Tigers
hit 58 and in 1932, Jimmy Foxx
also clouted 58 while playing with
the A's.
Mize, of course, would be highly
satisfied if he broke the National
League record of 56 homers which
Hack Wilson established in 1930.
* • *
Notre Dame will probably field
one of the greatest teams in its
history this season. And they’re al
ready being rated as the country's
No. 1 eleven. When All-Americans
are having a tough time making the
team, you get an idea of the power
the Fighting Irish are expected to
unveil. They have no second, third
or fourth team—bne is just as
strong as the other. The forward
wall will average 218 pounds and
backs are even more impressive.
Coach Frank Leahy has a couple of
ends he figures as about the best
in the business—Leon Hart, 6-foot
4, weighing 225 and Jim Martin,
6-foot-2, weighing 210. There isn’t
a team on their schedule that
should give the Irish an ounce of
trouble. In fact, Leahy admits the
team has only one dangerous op-
ponent—and that’s over-confidence.
• * •
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Though the Yankees have a very
comfortable lead, they had better
keep up the old fight and pepper
right to the very finish. The Red
Sox were way out in front, too, last
year but they relaxed and took
things easy. Actually, it cost them
the series. When they met the Cards
in the big event, they lacked the
fight and spirit that won them the
pennant
• • •
Under baseball law a new club
in organized ball -cannot be estab-
lished within ten miles of another
without consent So far the New
York Yankees blocked the efforts
of the Western League to establish
a team in Kansas City. The Yanks
operate the Kansas City Blues of
the American Association. That’s a
major blocking a minor. Now we
wonder if a minor can block a ma-
jor. If the Hollywood Stars of
the Pacific Coast League turn
thumbs down, which they most
certainly will do, will a major
league franchise be brought to Los
Angeles just the same?
* * •
When the Cleveland Indians
played the Boston Red Sox last
week, they literally walked away
with one of the games. Three walks
with the bases loaded forced in
three Cleveland runs. The Indians
won 10 to 8.
• • •
Even though the competition in
the Pacific Coast Football Confer-
ence has tightened considerably,
Coach Bert LaBrucherie’s mighty
Bruins of UCLA are again favored
to bowl over all opposition and land
in the Rose Bowl classic. The
Bruins suffered two major losses,
V.F.W. Softballers Win Trophy
At Port Lavaca Tourney Monday
Roddin Purswell, athletic direc-
tor of the V. F. W. Post, is dis-
playing the Trophy won by the
Post sponsored team in the Labor
Day tournament at Port Lavaca.
The team is justly proud of the j W. team defeated Midway and won
trophy, as it took a tourney final; the right to meet Austwell in the
game of 12 inning to win the covet-
ed award.
In the morning rounds the V. F.
WATCHING THE GULF COAST
SPORTS *
PARADE auons.queen
Ross Labay Leading Chunker In Jiug-The-
Coast League'; Louise Worthy Champs
Ross Labay, ace hurler of the Louise Oilers, is easily the
leading chunker in the Hug-the-Coast Baseball League.
Labay, Sunday afternoon, humbled the VFW Ptrates 10
to 3 and exhibited a lot of pitching talent on the mound.
The crafty righthander, who is undefeated in this league,
has everything a winning pitcher needs. He has speed, con-
trol and a nice assortment of curves.
In the first game he faced the Pirates, when he opposed
Lefty Sanchez, he relied principally on speed to win the
game. He let the Pirates down with three hits that day.
Sunday afternoon he found the Pirates weak on curve
ball pitching and showed them an assortment of curves
they had not looked over this season.
Manager Clem Churan has a well rounded team that no
doubt will be champions of the Hug-the-Coast league; They
have excellent pitching, consistant hitting and dependable
fielding.
The Oilers won the first half and are undefeated in the
second half of play. They will no doubt win the championship
without a play-off. They are worthy title holders, good
competitors and good sports. >
John Reagan of Houston, Branham And
Vanderbilt Open Grid Training Here
Out-of-town football clubs in-
augurated football season here
Monday afternoon when three
schools, John Regan of Houston,
Brenham and Vandervilt opened a
week's training at the BYPU
grounds.
Each school began workouts
Monday and will continue their
training through Saturday after-
noon.
A new Texas Interscholastic rul-
ing prohibits high schools to begin
fall training until September 1
and many schools are taking advan-
tage of every available day.
Lamar Camp, head football men-
tor at John Reagan High in Hous-
ton, has a 38 man squad here and
they are doped to win the City
Championship in Houston.
He has eight of his last years
starting lineup back this year and
will likely go a long way in the
State playoff this football season.
Owen ‘Leaf” Erickson, Brenham
football coach, has a crew of 30
men here for a 5-day training
period.
Coach Erickson does not hope to
win a championship in his Class
A district this season, but has a
squad of hustling Sophomores and
Juniors which he expects to whip in
shape for a title contender next
season.
Erickson has coached the past
five years at Brenham, winning
three district championships and
one regional title in his tenure
there.
Erickson will be remembered
here as the Coach of the Crawford
Bluejacket eleven back in 1938 and
1939. At that time he was line
coach at Wharton.
Johnnie Mercer, who brought two
football championships to Pala-
cios, was line coach under Erickson
at Texarkana before Mercer went
into the navy during the war.
Vanderbilt has a squad of 20 men
for practice here for a five day
period. Vanderbilt plays six-man
football.
The three coaches are putting
their fall gridsters through plenty
of rugged conditioning exercisos in
the week’s training* they have here
before their respective schools
open.
finals Monday night. Behind the
masterful pitching of Letter Mor-
ton, who went the entire route, the
locals came out as champs with *
10 to 9 score.
Scoring six runs in the initial
frame the locals held the lead un-
til the sixth inning when Austwell
knotted the count at 6-6. The score
remained tied until the ninth inning
when Austwell scored three runs
in the first half only to be tied in
the final half with three runs by
the V. F. W. team. With three up,
and three down the score remained
tied until the last half of the
twelfth inning when the winning
run was scored.
The V. F. W. team line-up is as
follows: Roddin Purswell, catcher;
Lester Morton, pitcher; Gerard
Viets, first; Pat Richman, Jr., aec-
ond; Ney Oldham, third; Johnnie
Frankson, short; Vernon Wright,
left field; Pat Harris, center field;
and Lloyd Ellis, right field.
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All-American Burr Baldwin at end
and Ernie Case at quarter, but a
number of strong replacements are
on hand to plug any weak spot.
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