Baytown track meet draws 250 junior high athletes
About 250 boys from 13 junior highs will converge on Baytown for the Gulf Coast Junior High district track and field meet at Memorial Stadium with preliminaries at 9 a.m. and finals at 1 30 p.m. Lovenberg Galveston is favored for team title. Horace Mann and Baytown JH expected to contend for runner up.
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Baytown
Gulf Coast
Memorial Stadium
Texas City
Alvin
Lake Jackson
Velasco
Freeport
Austin
Lovenberg
Galveston
Jackson
South Houston
Pasadena
Woodland Acres
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Horace Mann
Baytown JH
Mann
Spok
Enthusiastic Baytown Little League Skippers Drive Prep
Baytown Little League managers debate catching gear needs for four teams as camps begin. Vic Dias Lefty and others push for four sets to support daily practices before season opener. Four teams train five days a week or daily, weather permitting, building spring and summer program momentum.
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Baytown
Ewell Clarke
Vic Dias
Frazier
Earthman
Dias
Lefty
Bob Kalbitz
Len DeMasters
Baytown Area
Church Softballers Ban Major City Bunkers Pitching
The Church Softball League voted to bar Major City bunkers from pitching this season. The change aims to increase fun for regular players by reducing strikeouts, even if scores rise and games run longer this summer.
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Church Softball League
Church Loop
Mickey Pillow Plans Visit to Baylor Officials
Mickey Pillow plans a weekend trip to Baylor to meet Bear athletic officials. Gerald Orton, Lee quarterback, will be in Houston Saturday for eye work. He wore contacts in spring drills and his passes looked sharper. Tommy Brundrett, former Lee halfback, will run on Rice freshman track at the Texas Relays today and tomorrow. General Tire Manager Hoot Hamilton may pilot from the bench. Bob Chase, a Baytown Baylor fan, might supervise in Baytown Little League’s minor program.
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Masters Leaders Streak Shifts as Hogan Snead Chase
Augusta Ga August 1 The opening Masters round left Ben Hogan and Sammy Snead one stroke behind leaders Ray Gafford and Johnny Palmer who shot 69. Al Besselink and eight others from first round at par or better remain in contention as Hogan and Snead aim to take command in round two. The write up also notes a curious aside on opossums and the origin of the term playing possum.
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Ray Gafford
Dallas
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Charlotte
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Snead
al Besselink
Chicago
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Besselink
Joe Kirkwood I Jr
Grossinger
N.C
Lloyd Mengrum
Doug Ford
Harrison, WN. C
Lew Worsham
Oakmont
Tommy Bolt
Durham
N. C
Skip. Alexander
St. Petersburg
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Tex
Johnny Revolta
Evanston
DL Paris
Phillies Discipline Spurs Spring Camp Austerity
A Phillies camp in Clearwater enforces strict rules under Eddie Sawyer with a $200 fine levied on Willie Jones for conduct detrimental to the club. Sawyer banned wives in camp, card games, swimming, and dog track visits as part of the austerity push. The item also notes other spring news from Baseball Briefs across major league camps and lineups.
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Phillies
Eddie Sawyer
Phils
Clearwater
Fla
Sawyer
Jones
Dall
Texas Relays Open With 1082 Athletes in Austin
A field of 1,082 athletes opened the 25th Texas Relays in Austin as Kansas team eyed a five year old mark and possible world record pace in the distance medley relay. Oklahoma, Notre Dame, SMU and North Texas State were among contenders across events like the 5,000 meters, sprint medley, high jump and javelin. Houston LaMar’s Henry Dickson led in the high jump with strong pre-meet form amid renewed hopes for repeat titles in junior college and high school events.
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Texas
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James Brown
Arkansas
U.S. Navy
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Charles Thomas
Thane Baker
Kansas State
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Drake
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Texas Aranda
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Ragsdale
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Paul Faulkner
Abilene Christian College
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Oklahoma A and AM
Don Klein
Pat Knight
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Victoria College
Freeport High School
Houston Lamars
Henry Dickson
Phog Allen faces Olympic board over remarks and bias
Kansas coach Phog Allen faces scrutiny as the Olympic executive board weighs his qualifications amid ongoing disputes with the U S Olympic Committee. Known for sharp criticism and past confrontations, Allen’s comments and conduct in the trials sparked renewed debate. A second item notes a state policeman diverting a ticket for his wife after a minor crash, with a $10 fine paid.
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New York
Allen
Phos
Phog Horn
la Salle
LaSalle
Kansas
Fairfield
Don Johnson
Boy snatches purse with city receipts I81
A young Latin American boy grabbed a purse containing $85 in cash and checks from Miss Elba Guerra as she headed to the bank with the day’s city water and gas department receipts. The thief fled with about $250 in cash and checks after the theft.
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Mcallen
Elba Guerra
Han
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