Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-07-01 | Page 16 | Prison Pitcher Walks. Right on out of Pokey |

Type	issue
Date	1947-07-01
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Prison Pitcher Walks. Right on out of Pokey
Type	article
Date	1947-07-01
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	16
OCR Text	Show PRISON PITCHER WALKS RIGHT RIGHTON RIGHTON ON OUT OF POKEY F FAIRHOPE AIR HOPE Ala July 1 UP When Virgil McGraw star pitcher of th the Atmore prison baseball team was knocked out of ot the box In a game here with the Fairhope Cardinals he started started started start start- ed that long walk to the showers Prison guards were too in intent intent in- in tent on the game to notice him himas as he left the field fJeld so McGraw kept on going No pitcher e ever r took a longer walk for a bath He was recaptured after midnight midnight midnight mid mid- night after a baseball fan an spotted him taking a swim in Mobile bay McGraw explained to Warden S. S W. W Noxon that he just wanted a little relaxation outside the prison
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