Let the hate flow through you

[Swamp Donkey]

waiting patiently for assquash

 

[GatorAuthor]

Yep. A Tigertown sign is in the background. I grew up watching minor league baseball there. An umpire ejected the batboy from the game one night. Dizzy Dean told the story on the "Game of the Week" a couple of weeks later. Brought to you by Falstaff Beer!

I grew up there, too. My folks used to let me skip school to take me to spring training games.

 

[GatorAuthor]

I dont even recognize it now. We had many reunions at CHristina Park and fished those phosphate pits for speckled perch in the 50s and 60s. Dad called one Clark Pool. Fished Bonnie Lake between Mulberry and Bartow. Swam too. Our reunions used to be there. So many years ago.

I played my Little League baseball at Christina / Medulla. Some of the best memories from my childhood.

 

[Frozen Gator]

I dont even recognize it now. We had many reunions at CHristina Park and fished those phosphate pits for speckled perch in the 50s and 60s. Dad called one Clark Pool. Fished Bonnie Lake between Mulberry and Bartow. Swam too. Our reunions used to be there. So many years ago.

Giant largemouth bass bed in those Central Fla lakes this time of year. Wade the shore line pitching a Johnson spoon with yellow skirt might produce a 10 pounder on any cast. Loved this time of year when I was a kid.

 

[fischerwood]

And Gillete? My dad grew up in Medulla (between Lakeland and Mullberry and went to many of those games. Was a Detroit TIger for life.

I wonder how many folks know how to pronounce Medulla...asking for a friend

 

[Swamp Donkey]

I wonder how many folks know how to pronounce Medulla...asking for a friend

 

[Durty South Swamp]

I wonder how many folks know how to pronounce Medulla...asking for a friend

 

[Bullag8r]

I wonder how many folks know how to pronounce Medulla...asking for a friend

The original name for the community was Spring Hill but back in the 20's or so the US Post Office made them select a different name because there was another Spring Hill in Hernando County. I've heard how they came up with the name but don't remember. I will ask my mother. She is 94 and lives in Tampa now. Her grandfather gave land for the elementary school and for Ardella Baptist Church. Her first cousin was John Dossey the namesake of the little league fields at Christina. He owned Dossey's Sinclair at the corner of Pipkin Road and Dossey Road.

 

[stephenPE]

I will ask my mother. She is 94 and lives in Tampa now. Her grandfather gave land for the elementary school and for Ardella Baptist Church.

She probably went to school with some Acrees. Ina, Betty and Fritz My dad went to school with Pipkins. My grandparents lived on Oak Lane near the RR tracks. By the Purcells. Ask your mom if she new them and the McNeils (the had the grocery at the west end of Oak Lane.

 

[Bullag8r]

She probably went to school with some Acrees. Ina, Betty and Fritz My dad went to school with Pipkins. My grandparents lived on Oak Lane near the RR tracks. By the Purcells. Ask your mom if she new them and the McNeils (the had the grocery at the west end of Oak Lane.

Mcneil's Grocery and Acree sounds familiar but I cant place the Oak Lane location. My mother's family was Smith. My grandfather built the family house on Alamo Drive about 1910 which is now Old Harden Blvd. I will see my mother this weekend and ask her.

 

[fischerwood]

Mcneil's Grocery and Acree sounds familiar but I cant place the Oak Lane location. My mother's family was Smith. My grandfather built the family house on Alamo Drive about 1910 which is now Old Harden Blvd. I will see my mother this weekend and ask her.

Any relation to Sue and Smitty who were volunteers at Sun N Fun for many years? BTW Medulla is pronounced "meh-dull-a

 

[Bullag8r]

Any relation to Sue and Smitty who were volunteers at Sun N Fun for many years? BTW Medulla is pronounced "meh-dull-a

I am not familiar with Sue, Smitty or Sun N Fun. I haven't lived in the area since the 60's and most of my family moved away or passed away in the early 70's.

 

[Bullag8r]

MEDULLA UPDATE for anyone interested

My mother and grandmother were founding members of the Polk County Historical Society. She knew the Acrees but was a bit older and didn’t go to school with them.

She worked at that store when it was Smith’s Store for about 6 months in 1944 while my father was stationed in England with the Army Air Corps during the war before McNeil bought the store.

I have heard of Fun n Sun. It’s at Drane field where my father who was from Oklahoma was stationed and trained before going to MacDill and in to England. My parents met and were married during that time.

My brother worked with the author Martin Caiden and participated in Fun n Sun in the 80’s flying a JU-52 and other planes.

Wayne Peace family. Before Wayne’s time, Polk County school district lines were redrawn in the 50’s to move Medulla to the Lakeland school district to move move the Peace boys from Mulberry High to Lakeland High.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

waiting patiently for assquash

I’m very impressed that he finally got an extra base hit during Spring Training, only took him four years to do it. Meanwhile, going 2-13 with a ton of strikeouts and an embarrassing play in the outfield usually doesn’t end well.

Tebow reassigned to minors after going 2-for-13

 

[crosscreekcooter]

 

[Swamp Donkey]

I’m very impressed that he finally got an extra base hit during Spring Training, only took him four years to do it. Meanwhile, going 2-13 with a ton of strikeouts and an embarrassing play in the outfield usually doesn’t end well.

Tebow reassigned to minors after going 2-for-13

And your NFL and MLB stats were?

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

And your NFL and MLB stats were?

If that’s the only qualification for criticizing someone, you are forever barred from commenting on any sport past grade school peewee football and t-ball.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

If that’s the only qualification for criticizing someone, you are forever barred from commenting on any sport past grade school peewee football and t-ball.

And Donkey Showing?