By Gallego H.R. No. 1347
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R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Museum of the Big Bend is hosting the summer
1-2 exhibit "Baseball: The National Pastime and the Big Bend," and
1-3 this auspicious occasion provides a fitting opportunity to
1-4 recognize the storied baseball history of Alpine, Texas, and the
1-5 city's "Mr. Baseball," Herbert L. Kokernot, Jr.; and
1-6 WHEREAS, This exhibit will feature the famed Alpine Cowboys,
1-7 the team sponsored by Mr. Kokernot, and will boast a wide variety
1-8 of artifacts and memorabilia, including uniforms, programs, and
1-9 photographs, as well as rarely seen footage of the Cowboys and
1-10 exhibition games played at Kokernot Field; and
1-11 WHEREAS, The smallest town in the United States ever to field
1-12 a semiprofessional baseball team, Alpine has also been the home to
1-13 the Alpine Fightin' Bucks, Sul Ross Lobos, Little League,
1-14 Internationals, and numerous other area teams; and
1-15 WHEREAS, In conjunction with the exhibit, a reunion of the
1-16 Alpine Cowboys and many other former local ballplayers will be held
1-17 on June 25-27, 1999, an outstanding occasion that also includes an
1-18 old-timers game on June 26; and
1-19 WHEREAS, The exhibit, which will be held June 5 through
1-20 September 15, 1999, at the Museum of the Big Bend, is truly an
1-21 appropriate way to pay tribute to the history-rich baseball town of
1-22 Alpine and its "Mr. Baseball," Herbert L. Kokernot, Jr.; now,
1-23 therefore, be it
1-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-1 Legislature hereby commemorate the exhibit "Baseball: The National
2-2 Pastime and the Big Bend" to be held at the Museum of the Big Bend
2-3 in Alpine and recognize June 25, 1999, as Herbert L. Kokernot, Jr.,
2-4 Day.