The Amazing Tale of Mr. Herbert and His Fabulous Alpine Cowboys Baseball ClubBack in the 1940s and 1950s, almost every small town in America had a baseball team. Most players were simply local heroes with a local following, but a few teams achieved fame far beyond their region. The Alpine Cowboysdespite being based in Texas's remote, sparsely populated Big Bend countrybecame a star in the firmament of semi pro baseball. Lavishly underwritten by a wealthy rancher with a passion not only for baseball but even more for helping