ALTON - During this year’s Vintage Voices performances, three men told the story of Alton Sportsman’s Park. With Jeff Pruett performing as Archibald Daniels, Jim Lieber as A.J. “Doc” Bushong, and Sean B.T. Williams as Bill Gatewood, the three actors shared the story of their characters’ lives and baseball careers. Daniels was a businessman in Alton and an umpire for games between “the Fats and the Leans.” The main nine players on the Fats team weighed a combined total of nearly 2,300 pounds. These games were played at Alton Sportsman’s Park. “Alton, just like St. Louis, had its very own Sportsman’s Park,” said Pruett as Daniels. He explained that the stadium was located near Alton Glass, then relocated to where Alton Plaza is now. Baseball was played at Alton Sportsman’s Park until 1921. A.J. “Doc” Bushong was a dentist and the catcher for the St. Louis Browns. He played a game against
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It looks to me like the comet is getting fainter every night, so I guess I've done all the comet photography I'm going to do. This is the Borromeo Church, a Jugendstil (art nouveau) classic at the center of the Zentralfriedhof, the Vienna Central Cemetery. The cemetery is the final resting place of Beethoven, among ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch will outsource local printing operations for its print newspaper to Columbia, Missouri, a decision the organization says will result in the loss of 72 local jobs.
BETHALTO - Trimpe Middle School had an exciting baseball season with their new team gracing the field. This year, Trimpe Middle School introduced baseball to their lineup, with 26 seventh- and eighth-grade players comprising two teams. Coach Jason Huhsman and Athletic Director Jeff Ochs noted their enthusiasm for the new sport at Trimpe, and they believe it will help develop the players before they enter the high school baseball program. “Bethalto takes a lot of pride in their sports programs,” Huhsman said. “It’s something that’s been a long time coming. I coach high school baseball as well, so we’ve been trying to get middle school baseball because most of our schools in the high school conference have it. The more you can get hands on the players and teach them your ways and that, it always helps.” Most of the players had experience playing baseball already, but they were eager to join the school’s official team. They finished
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