Ross Sterling Edges REL Nine In 7-6 Squeaker
Ross Sterling outlasted Robert E. Lee and REL 2-5 in a seven inning Memorial Stadium tilt. Three seventh inning runs, sparked by a Freddie Bowen two RBI double and a misplayed relay, gave the Rangers the deciding margin as errors dominated the scoring.
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Paseball
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Freddie Bowen
Bowen
Tino Garcia
ABL
Brad Sheffield
Richard Garcia
Tino
Gerald Bishop
Mike Archer
Garcia
Bishop
Archer
Steve Adams
Adams
John Juarez
Robert Bullard
Donnell Davis
Bullard
Davis
Sun
Robby Nixon
Dodgers Pitching and Rookies Preview for 1969 Finish
Form charts show Cop Drysdale ending a brilliant season with seven straight shutouts and 16 scoreless innings. Claude Osteen stands as No1 lefty with Dan Sutton Bill Singer and Alan Foster backing him up. Catching praise goes to Tom Haller who also hits well. infield retools around Wes Parker Jim Lefebvre and Paul Popovich with rookie Billy Groborkewitz eyed. Outfield gains Andy Koico. Willie Davis center Ron Fairley right Gabrielson delivers power. Grobarkewitz and pitcher Leon Everett noted as rookies to watch. Predicted finish: 4th in West.
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Cop Drysdale
Read
Claude Osteen
Dan Sutton
Bill Singer
Alan Foster
Tom Haller
Dodgers
C.infield
Wes Parker
Jim Lefebvre
Paul Popovich
Alston
Billy Groborkewitz
Albuquerque
Bill Sudakis
Ken Soyer
Andy Koico
Yankees
Willie Davis
Ron Fairley
Ten Gabrielson
Grobarkewitz
Leon Everett
West
UT Tops Rice Twice In SWC Baseball Lead
The Longhorns swept Rice 3 3 to 0 in Austin to seize the SWC lead as freshman David Chalk slugged four homers and eight RBIs across the two games. James Street earned his seventh win and Burt Heaton fanned 15 as Texas improved to 4 2 in league play. Chalk tied a SWC mark with three homers in the second game, matching a 1961 TCU record.
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Associated Press
David Chalk
Texas
Chalk
Austin
Unde
Owls
Longhérns
James Street
Burt Heaton
Leon Bazel
Texas Christian
Relays Signal Battles Ahead In Area Meets
Baytown Relays produced fierce showdowns and set stage for district regional and state clashes. Memorial edged Conroe in 164A while Wheatley Yates and Madison Bellaire brace in 184A and 204A with rivalries including Lamar Waltrip and Baytown Lee Sterling Deer Park Pasadena shaping the weeks ahead. Key figures include Memorial’s 87 points and Crazy Horse Janes and Willie Blackman aiming for sub 1:50 half miles.
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Yates
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Deer Park
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Batte
David Roberts
Roberts
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Willie Blackman
Whealley
George “Crazy Horse” Janes
Crazy Horse
Blackman Sait
Jones
Blackman
Sevon
Mike Tibbits
Port Neches-Graves
Bosox Back In Dome Saturday
The Astros host the Boston Red Sox in the Astrodome with a 7 30 p m Saturday and 1 30 p m Sunday set, as Houston tests frontline pitching. Dierker yielded seven innings of five hits with eight strikeouts in the 5 2 win. Billingham earned the relief win.
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Fred Hartman
Houston
Astros
Boston Red Sox
Astrodome
Larry Dierker
Skip Guinn
Jack Billingham
Dierker
Another Hartrick Takes Track Win in Houston Meet
Janice Hartrick, 16, Sterling High junior and sister of Ranger Steve Hartrick, won third place in the 880 at a Houston meet sponsored by the Cameron Track Club. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W T Hartrick.
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Sterling High School
Ranger
Steve Hartrick
Janice
Houston
Cameron Track Club
W. T. Hartrick
National Nut and Candy Co Seeks Local Distributor
The National Nut and Candy Co will appoint a distributor to collect money and restock coin operated dispensers in the area. Applicants must have 7 to 12 hours weekly spare time, own a car, provide references, and cash a personal interview fee of 1 047.50 to 3 3.76. Include a phone number in the writing.
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National Nut & Candy Co
Coaches Praise Baytown Relays Organization
Baytown Relays coaches praised the meet’s organization and awarded Beverly Rockhold and Drew Dunlap for running it well. They ranked Baytown second only to the Texas Relays in the state, noting the event’s large size is driven by many schools wanting to enter the popular popwar meet. Waltrip High School coach Leo Foster called it a great meet, acknowledging its size but emphasizing the chance to win.
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Lamar
Ken Curl
Worthing
Madison
Bellaire
Curl
Texas
Baytown
Carl
Beverly Rockhold
Drew Dunlap
Leo Foster
Waltrip High School
Houston
Hempstead Wins Barbers Hill Relays Title In 81st Meet
Hempstead totaled 87 percent to edge Magnolia with 78 percent and West Hardin at 75 percent for the Barbers Hill Relays crown. David Irby and Paul Dunlap went 1-2 in the 120 yard high hurdles with times of 15.2 and 15.7, while Kelton Hendrix of West Hardin tied the meet high jump record at 6.0. The district 24 A meet is set for next Friday at Barbers Hill with junior high Thursday. Hempstead also planned to participate in a Houston Kincaid meet with 10 to 19 teams.
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Baytown Lee
Baytown Sterling
Deer Park
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Sterling
Baytown
Lee
Houston Gulf Coast
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Optimist Billy Martin Eyes Twins Playoff Priority
Orlando Fila reports Billy Martin, newly named Minnesota Twins manager, plans to invest in season tickets to secure playoff and World Series priority for the 1968 American League season. He aims to strengthen the club’s championship chances.
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Fila
Billy Martin
Minnesota Twins
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