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Tag Archives: Baseball
Baseball, Ski Jumping, Horseshoes
When I think of the Borreson brothers at play, I especially think of baseball, ski jumping, and pitching horseshoes. All those subjects have had attention in this blog, but I want to add a couple news clippings I found recently. First, … Continue reading
Baseball Seasons at Gale
Well into another baseball season, and needing to get my mind off the Milwaukee Brewers’ ups-and-downs, I have been delving into La Crosse and Winona online newspaper archives to look again at the Borresons who played baseball at Gale College. The available game … Continue reading
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
If skiing was the wintertime love of many of the Borreson siblings, baseball was the summertime equivalent. When I was hardly more than a toddler, my dad Garven was in his early thirties and still playing for Hegg. Brothers Odell and Sid were … Continue reading
All Those Boys
One of my favorite Borreson family photos is the 1940 formal pose that’s included on this blog. The dark suits and dresses, serious expressions and perfect postures, have always made me look again and think: That’s impressive! But I’ve also … Continue reading
Gale College in the News
As I searched old newspapers, I came upon a couple Gale College news clippings with references to three of the five Borresons who attended in the 20s and 30s. My copies aren’t legible here, but I’ll include enough of the … Continue reading
Hallingstad Connection
Part of the fun of this blog are the surprises, recently an e-mail from Tom Hallingstad of Burlington, Wisconsin. How did he find us? Well, let’s hear it directly from him. “I stumbled onto the Borreson Cousins blog while researching some … Continue reading
Young Cubs Fan
After making a couple baseball posts recently, I thought a “new” photo from our cousin Conrad would be right on for a quick post. Imagine: with these uncles who loved to play baseball, and then Conrad growing up in Chicago, how could our … Continue reading
More Borreson Baseball
After my post on baseball at Gale, cousin Sandra e-mailed me two fascinating pieces from the early thirties involving her dad Ednar. The first is a humorous article on the Borreson twins, Edgar and Ednar, and how people mixed them … Continue reading
Baseball and Gale College
The words “Play ball” begin echoing around the country in this springtime of the year. And I recall with affection that baseball held a special place in my father Garven’s heart. He was a Cubs fan and I remember once seeing … Continue reading
