How Beacon Manufacturing baseball raised spirits in wake of Depression
“Pepper” Martin was the star third baseman for the Gashouse Gang, the St. Louis Cardinals team that won the 1934 World Series. Another “Pepper” Martin was the star catcher for the Beacon Blanketeers, champions of this region’s Industrial League in 1940. Beacon Manufacturing, a blanket-maker up until its closing in 2002, raised spirits not just […]
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