Gander track woes at Texas Relays and Victoria meet
Gander track squads faced baton drops and stiff competition at the Texas Relays in Austin. Washburn, Leon, and Jethhn paced the Ganders to a fourth place relay finish, while the 880, 3336.5 distance, and 120 yard high hurdles produced mixed results. At Victoria, Dunlap’s crew led with strong shot put and discus, but overall the Ganders finished seventh amid a strong field as Memorial and South Houston topped the standings.
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Freddie Clark
Charles Barnhill
Arthur Whitmer
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Charlie Hendricks
Con Jack Ford
Mile Muchamore
Pole Vaulier
Charles Ber- Inaird
Klem Hausmann
Vis
Claude Lowery
Albert Cupps
Cels
REL
Rick Bell
David Dudley
Robert’ Gingles
Mike Lawhen
Barbers Hill Lions Relays Set New Meet Marks
Four meet records fall at Barbers Hill Lions Relays in Mont Belvieu as East Chambers and Barbers Hill athletes set marks in hurdles sprints and field events. Ronnie Hull and Bill Herts pace boys events while East Chambers, Crosby and Sheridan athletes contest a high level meet with numerous personal bests and rough strain injuries affecting finals.
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Eagle
Bobby Steck
Sheridan
Randy Reynolds
Pas-Tex
Anahuezec
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Carvelynne Leonard
Desiree McGinty
Hurdies
East Chambers
Marsha Null
Leonard
McGinty
Charlotte Trousdale
Kathy Farrell
Palmer and Nichols to Colonial National 1969 golf tourney
Masters champion Arnold Palmer and PGA champion Bobby Nichols have accepted invitations to compete in the Colonial National Invitational golf tournament in Fort Worth Texas May 6 to 9 1969. Palmer a former Colonial winner and 1962 playoff victor faces a 72 man field that includes Ben Hogan Sara Snead and Byron Nelson.
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Arnold Palmer
Bobby Nichols
Palmer
Johnny Pott
Ben Hogan
Sara Snead
Byron Nelson
Gander Baseballers win in 12 innings at Huntsville
Fred Hand, hitting under .100, delivered a turnarounds solo homer in the 11th as the Ganders beat the Huntsville Hornets 4-0 in 12 innings. Boswell allowed five hits in his win while Ronnie Anderson, Packard Oliver, George Runcan, Carl Greene and Hand contributed multiple hits as Gander braces for Pasadena on Tuesday night at Memorial Stadium.
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Junior Cohort
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Sphite
George Runcan
Carl Greene
Jerry Johnson
Memorial Stadium
Gwen Bussa Tops Texas Women’s Tennis in Magazine Feature
Gwen Bussa, former Robert E. Lee player and Arizona State nursing student, is cited as the top women’s tennis player in Texas by World Tennis Magazine. The piece highlights her rise from junior high to No. 1, her two summers with the Texas Junior Wightman Cup team, and her trophy wins plus the Germaine Monteil Cup inscription in the National Tennis Hall of Fame.
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Trex Naver
Waco Oren
Pat Lendon
Emily Burrer
Hotel Tropicana
Farbeige
National Tennis Hall of Fame
Two World Record Potentials From Texas Relays
Harold V. Ratlaef reports from Austin that Texas Relays produced two world record potentials. Randy Matson of Texas A&M threw 67 feet 9 inches in the 16 pound shot, within one inch of the world record held by Dallas Long, and Texas Southern's Stan Wright led a 3:04.5 mile relay run, hitting near the world mark. Texas Southern eyes Mexico City matches April 16-17 with top U.S. and Latin teams.
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Austin
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Texas A&m
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California
Baylor
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Ily
Texas Southern
Arizona State
Stan Wright
Ray Saddler Wiming
Mexico City
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Marshall Schubert Wins Boys Singles in Baytown Tennis Meet
Marshall Schubert of Austin High won the boys singles title at the Baytown Tennis Championships staged through Saturday, defeating top seed Frank Walthall of Alamo Heights in the quarterfinals and John Nelson of University Junior High in the final. The Gander girls doubles team Fredna Tillery and Camille Bunting finished second to top seeds from San Antonio, while Emilie Burrer of Thomas Jefferson won the girls singles title defeating Karen Vinder of McCallum in the finals. Coach Clint Nettleton described the event as well managed after heavy participation and full court use in Baytown.
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Gander Performances at Texas Relays Track Meet
At the Texas Relays, Gander athletes posted notable times: mile relay 3 21.0 with Boudreaux 51.6 Askey 50.1 Washburn 42.7 Moore 49.61. sprint medley 3 32 with Denson Askey Moore Anshourn. Howard Relays prelims 43.8 with Moore Feneson Sooy Denson.
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Baseballers Open District Against Pasadena Tuesday
Robert E Lee Gandere will open District 12-4A play Tuesday at 7 p.m. against the Pasadena Eagles. Senior catcher Gerald Walker and senior shortstop Jaime Acosta will watch from the Memorial diamond sidelines due to injuries from the Spring Branch game. Treuhardt laments, but the Ganders expect a strong run when starters return. They face Brazosport Galena Park and Ball Bich in a tough slate.
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