Baytown Relays History Highlighted By Ganders Record
Rabe's Ramblings recalls Baytown Relays history with Ganders winning 13 titles in 29 years and Deer Park last year edging Sterling and Houston Jones by one and two points. Memorials 1967 mile relay mark 3 11.8 stands as a national HS record.
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Baytown
Ganders
REL
Spring Branch Memorial
Deer Park
Sterling
Houston Jones
Memorial Stadium
Memorial
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Morton
University of Texas
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Parnell
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Jones
Port Arthur Lincoln
Kent Adlong
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Beverly Rockhold
Dunlap
Grant
Davis
David Hunt
Herb Kinney
Baytown Relays field to test track talents at Memorial Stadium
Twenty five teams including Robert E. Lee Sterling Lincoln Smiley Memorial and Yates enter the 30th annual Baytown Relays at Memorial Stadium. Top hopes include national mile relay records from Jones and Memorials Morton anchor, with standout marks across 440 880 and field events as teams push for records and relays dominance.
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Houston Jones
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Austin Anderson
Houston Lee
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Kashmere
Galena Park
Deer
Astros Beat Dodgers In Opener To Start 1971 Pennant Chase
Houston wins 5-2 as Dierker holds on with ten hits allowed while Menke drives in three runs. Cesar Cedeno has a multi hit night with a double and run batted in, and Denis Menke adds key RBIs. Dodgers outhit 10-5 but game turns on timely Astro defense and timely scoring. The new orange uniforms debut as Houston takes early lead in the NL race.
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Cesar Cedeno
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Bill Russell
Walter Alston
Yankee
Barbers Hill Relays Set Two New Marks at Meet
In Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill and Groveton set records at the 25th Barbers Hill Relays Groveton won with 143 points and broke the mile relay mark in 3 30 2 Barbers Hill finished third with 80 points Eagles won distance medley in 11 45 8 first run of the event Moore 4 58 0 won the mile run Elliott placed second and third in field events Porter Kolb Harrell Gresham and others scored in pole vault hurdles and discus
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Warren
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Mike Gresham
Richard Moore
Moore
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Elliott
Eagles
Terry Maris
Sid Hutter
Kenny Fisher
Mike Pomykal
Rodney Porter
Steve Kolb
Randy Harrell
Kenneth Barrow
Gresham
Astros New Look Sparks 5-2 Opening Night Win
The Houston Astros, in new orange trim, beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 at the Dome in front of 22,421. Denis Menke drove in three with a two run third inning double, Jim Wynn and Cesar Geronimo key defensive plays preserved the lead, while Larry Dierker pitched well. The crowd enjoyed updated uniforms, personalized names on jerseys, and half price older caps in the gift shops.
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Atlanta Braves
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Johnny Edwards
Duke Sims
Cesar Geronimo
Bass Masters Meet at Sterling Library Tuesday
The Lure Masters Bass Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Sterling Municipal library. Guest speaker will be Bob Meadors of Houston.
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Sterling Municipal Library
Bob Meadors
Houston
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