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    • Nov 12, 1938
    Francis Craig writes the Vanderbilt fight song, "Dynamite," three days before a football game against Tennessee. Craig goes on to write the 1947 pop hit "Near You," which becomes a country hit in 1977 for George Jones & Tammy Wynette
    Nov 15, 1938
    Vanderbilt uses its fight song, "Dynamite," for the first time in Knoxville against state football rival Tennessee. The song is written by Francis Craig, who also writes the 1947 pop hit "Near You," a country hit for George Jones & Tammy Wynette in 1977
    May 16, 1941
    Jim Reeves pitches for Carthage in the team's first game at the Texas state high school championship tournament. The Bulldogs defeat Hondo High School, 8-2, as Travis outduels Clint Hartung, destined to pitch for the New York Giants
    May 17, 1941
    Jim Reeves strikes out 11 batters in the championship game at the Texas state high school baseball tournament. But Reeves' team, the Carthage Bulldogs, loses to Dallas' Sunset High, 6-1. Reeves is voted to the all-state team
    Mar 30, 1942
    Having already extended a contract to Jim Reeves to play baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals send a letter to Reeves, urging him to remain in high school and help his coach achieve a Texas state championship
    Apr 10, 1942
    Jim Reeves pitches his Carthage baseball team to a 3-1 exhibition victory over the University of Texas freshman team. The Panola Watchman says Reeves' curveball "cracked like a whip" as he racked up nine strikeouts
    May 21, 1942
    Jim Reeves is the starting pitcher as the Carthage baseball team defeats Whitharral in the first round of the Texas state high school championship tournament
    May 22, 1942
    June Graves throws a no-hitter as Carthage high school whips Mesquite high, 6-0, in the second round of the Texas state baseball championships in Dallas. The Carthage squad, including future country singer Jim Reeves, advances to the finals
    May 23, 1942
    The Adamson Leopards beat the Carthage Bulldogs 12-0 in the Texas state high school baseball championship. Starting pitcher Jim Reeves gives up seven runs in less than five innings
    Oct 24, 1942
    Jim Reeves signs his first professional baseball contract to play for the St. Louis Cardinals' D-level Albany Cardinals. Reeves never actually plays, however, until 1945



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