Well, its not a mascot... but a cute story Dad always told. Supposedly for the time, it was innocent enough for sure, circa 50s probably IIRC. And evidently a true one...
Local small town had a good pitcher. Val Jean Peters (SP?). They were going into play offs and he was injured.
So the tiny community paper had the headline. Cubs play with Peters out.
Thought it was worth a grin.
Jeff
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
I went to Robert E. Lee high school, so we were the Generals. Band wore CSA uniforms, waved the battle flag, and the school song was, of course, Dixie.
Now it would be the Roberto Eduardo Lee fighting Mexicans, and their favorite general is probably Santa Ana.
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I went to Robert E. Lee high school, so we were the Generals. Band wore CSA uniforms, waved the battle flag, and the school song was, of course, Dixie.
Now it would be the Roberto Eduardo Lee fighting Mexicans, and their favorite general is probably Santa Ana.
I went to Robert E. Lee high school, so we were the Generals. Band wore CSA uniforms, waved the battle flag, and the school song was, of course, Dixie.
Now it would be the Roberto Eduardo Lee fighting Mexicans, and their favorite general is probably Santa Ana.
Same goes for the Robert E Lee HS Rebels from Midland, TX. They went from 4 consecutive (big school) 5A Football State Championships to suffering with the IBM (itty bitty mescins) disease.
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We were the Highlanders. The coolness and historical significance of which, were over the heads of both our opponents and most of our own student body.