Lamar Favored At Regional AEL Golf Meet
Lamar and South Park were named favorites as eight four man teams teed off at Elks Lake For est Golf Course in a regional that offers one state berth next month in Austin. Baytown and Bellaire trailed, while Brazosport Milby and Waltrip chased for the 36 hole event. Lamar captain Bollinger noted the team’s experience and two sophomores, with Lea McDowell Mickey Reilly Eddie Chapman and Mike Le Blanc as the core foursome. The regional playoff at Lake Forest was expected to run 36 holes with possible 18 or 27 hole eliminations if rain shortened the course. The Ganders eyed a strong effort after a fall district showing, aiming to advance with solid play on the hilly layout.
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Elks Lake Forest
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Arouund
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Brazosport
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Gander
Jay Bollinger
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Lea McDowell
Mickey Reilly
Eddie Chapman
Mike LeBlanc
Tommy Yates
Yates
LeBlanc
Jimmy Brown
Oe Bollinger
Memorial
Memorial Bollinger
Ganders Face Brazosport in Key 124A Showdown Today
Baytown and Brazosport meet at the AEL diamond at 4 p.m. to decide one of the top 124A baseball race questions. The Ganders seek a fifth straight season title by beating Brazosport for a second time, with Ronnie Kluch as the starting pitcher and Robert Oliver delivering a two hitter in the first round. Pasadena trails by one and a half games after a 96 win over South Houston as Jeral Rains and Gene Mettetal starred, and Baytown aims to use wins Friday to seal a tie or championship depending on outcomes.
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Ganders
Beene & Co
Ronnie Kluch
Don Treuhardt
Robert Oliver
Pasadena
South Houston
Jeral Rains
Eagles
Gene Mettetal
Scott Meyer
Meyer
Kenny Richardson
Smiley
Treuhardt
Texas City
Klich
Jerry Kemplay
Oliver
Buddy Ueckert
Oliver-Richard Walker
Ueckert
Freddy Beene
Donald Pisklak
Ships
Ball High
Beene
Moon Shots Lift Dodgers Over Cardinals 7-2
Wally Moon hit two homers to power the Dodgers past the Cardinals 7-2 and keep Los Angeles atop the league standings. Moon, noted for a reverse English swing, drove in six homers in eight games, including a first-inning three-two run blast and a fourth-inning solo shot as the Dodgers built an early lead.
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Texas A&m
Wally
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Baseball Standings National League AP update
National League standings show Cincinnati leading with 7 wins and 3 losses, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles tied for second, with St. Louis, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee trailing. Recent games included Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 2, Los Angeles 7 St. Louis 2, Cincinnati 4 San Francisco 2.
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Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Louis
San Francisco
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Liston parts ways with manager Joseph Barone
Sonny Liston ends ties with manager Joseph Barone as he pursues a title shot amid questions of outside influences. Patterson and Kefauver react cautiously to the move, with Kefauver warning against mob influence and Patterson outlining plans for future title bouts without Liston. Liston intends to seek Kefauver approval before signing a new manager.
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Floyd Patterson
Joseph Barone
Patterson
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Liston
Barone
Allentown
Kefauver
Frankie Carbo
Blinky Palermo
Sonny
Tom Bolan
Championship Sports, Inc
Cas D'Amato
Henry Cooper
Eddie Machen
Golf Play Opens Today in Houston Classic Duel
Arnold Palmer and Gary Player resume their Houston Classic opening round at Memorial Park as top contenders for the $7,000 first prize. Palmer carries a Memorial Park dominance since 1965, while Player seeks to negate his Augusta loss with warm up scores of 70 65. Other notable entrants include Mike Souchak Jack Burke Jr Marty Furgol and Dave Douglas.
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Tex
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Palmer
Player
Augusta
Memorial Park Course
Memorial
Bill Collins
Collins
Mike Souchak
Jack Burke Jr
Marty Furgol
Dave Douglas
Souchak
Humble Country Club
Joe Clayton
Joe Douglas
Clayton
Elaine Webber Sets Pin Mark in Baytown Bowling
Elaine Webber in her first season of bowling rolled a 279 game in the Powder Puff League at Terrace Lanes in Baytown. She opened with three strikes, then a spare after a 10 pin is left, and finished with a strike sequence to reach the high mark for a woman bowler in the area.
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Terrace Lanes
Baytown
Elaine
Track meet kicks off at Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m.
Baytown Optimists and Cedar Bayou Junior High host a seventh and eighth grade track meet at Memorial Stadium. The 12-event program starts with field events then runs at 7 30 p.m. with Baytown juniors. medals and ribbons will be awarded, no team scores kept, admission 25 cents students 50 cents adults.
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Cedar Bayou Junior High
Memorial Stadium
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Cedar Bayou
Barry Nettles
Fuller
Laurie Tillery
Cindy Clements
Delores Boudreaux
Annette Porter
Gatley
Rishth
Louisvile shellacks Houston and leads AA standings
Louisville shellacked Houston 16 to 7 as ten Colonels players hit safely in a 1 hit slaughter at Houston. Mack Jones and Rick Herrscher each collected four hits and drove in five runs in the slugfest before a crowd of 592 in Indianapolis. Omaha spoiled Bob Krop’s bid with a ninth inning double by Sheldon Brodsky, then Bill Miller relieved to end the threat as Fort Worth and Denver also posted wins.
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Rick] Herrscher
Indianapolis
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Andiver
Fort Worth
Fred Hooke
Bernier
Larry Foster
Gaines
Bears
Nord
Manuel Monten
San Antonio Holds Slim Lead In Texas Loop
San Antonio led the Texas League pennant race by one game over last place Austin and remained half a game ahead of the others. Austin beat the Misses 2 1 in 10 innings as Tommie Aaron delivered a clutch single sending Juan Guzman home for the decisive run. Aaron added his third homer of the season in the close duel between Austin righty Las Bass and Sin Amelio lefty Moris Stevers. Hass pitched a four hit game and was credited with the win.
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Juan Guzman
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Austin O
Las Bass
Sin Amelio Southpaw
Moris Stevers
Hass Piched
Ond
Tigers Grab Second With Braves Trade Spark
Detroit rises to second place in the American League after a 5 4 win over Cleveland powered by the winter deal that sent Billy Bruton Dick Brown Terry Fox and Chuck Cottier to Detroit for Frank Bolling Bruton Brown and Cottier drove in runs Fox earned the win and the club moved one game behind Minnesota as Boston Los Angeles and Kansas City contended elsewhere and rain delayed several games
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