Warwick Paces Colts To 8 3 Victory
Warwick fueled a win with a three run homer and four RBIs as Houston beat St. Louis 8 3. Bob Gibson took the loss after giving up an early run spree. Ken Johnson earned the win with support from Brunet and McMahon. The Dodgers remained atop the NL with Drysdale closing in on 30 wins as they beat the Mets 5 2.
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Bob Gibson
Houston
Bob Lillis
al Spangler
Warwick
Norm
Larker
Gibson
Spangler
Ken Johnson
George Brunet
Don McMahon
Cardinal
Houston ST. Lows
Ehrnbwerh Lillis
Javier
SFOC
Worwick
DeOliver
Vere Johnson
Srunet
Ash
Ferrarese
Whifletd
Sawotski
Simmons
Houston St
St. Louis
Op—White
Whitfield
Lilits
Mortman
Lorker
Lobe Houston
St Louis
White
Walsh
Ath
Conlon
Weyer
Reds
Jay Yook
Carl Warwick
Curt Flood
Charley James
Rockhold Named Texas Track Coach of the Year
Bev erly Rockhold of Baytown, longtime track guru, was named Texas Track Coach of the Year by the Texas Sports Writers Association. Porter of Dallas Jefferson and Knoblauch of Houston Bellaire also received coaching honors in basketball and baseball respectively. Awards to be presented next Saturday at the Texas Coaching School luncheon.
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Dallas
Baytown
Beverly Rockhold
Texas
Rockhold
Texas Sports Writers Association
Archie Porter
Ray Knoblauch
Porter
Thomas Jefferson
Knoblauch
Houston
Bellaire
Roclshold
Lintlebock
Earl Scott
Donna
Texas Uieh Gahanl Cuanhae Asenninban
Wilbur Evans
Sports Writers Association
Cotton
Robinson
Buna
Baytown Garders
Gus Snodgrass
Brownwood
Floyd Olson
el Campo
Brenham to Meet Wichita in Houston Sunday Night
Wichita Kansas Dreamliners semi pro team arrives by plane for an 8 p m game against Brenham Colts at Colt Stadium in Houston. Pre game ceremonies feature Rapid Transit's Bernard Calkins, Miss Coral Lynn Voelkel, and Travis Voelkel. Brenham hopes to win Texas State Championship and berth in National Tournament in Lawrence Kansas August 17.
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Wichita
Kan
Dreamliners
Brenham Colts
Houston Colt Stadium
Rapid Transit
Bernard Calkins
Brenham
Texas State
Television Revenue Rocks Southwest Conference Standings
Southwest Conference members will share from 55 800 to 101 000 each from three national and five regional telecasts this fall. Texas receives the largest share, with Texas A&M, Rice, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech, Baylor and Arkansas also earning substantial sums. regional telecasts distribute 172 000 to the conference members, with Rice and SMU getting 30 percent each. National telecasts yield 280 000 total, split 10 percent to each school for a base and share of 224 000. Gate receipts remain the biggest income source, while expenses such as coaching, scholarships, travel, and publicity push costs well beyond revenue. The note highlights cuts by Southern Methodist and Baylor amid crowd sizes and athletic budget pressures.
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NCAA
Texas
Oklahoma
Dallas
Southern Methodist
Rice
Texas A&m
Austin
Southerly Methodist
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
Baylor
Arkansas
SMU
AGM
A&m
McKinley Battles Osuna In Davis Cup Cue Mexico City
In Mexico City Davis Cup action Chuck McKinley faces Rafael Osuna in the first singles as the U S aims to secure a spot in the best-of-five semifinal. Osuna defeated McKinley last year, and the Mexicans hope the draw favors their top players in the opener at Chapultepec.
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Mexico City
Chuck McKinley
Mexico
Rafael Osuna
America
Osuna
St. Ann
Cleveland
Young McKinney
Chapultepec
Pancho Contreras
Jon Douglas
Stanford University
Santa Monica
Calif
Antonio Palafox
McKinley
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Palafox
Third Place Race Sparks Texas League Tie Tie
El Paso defeated Tulsa 8 8 Friday to hold a 74 percent lead with the Oilers second as Austin San Antonio and Albuquerque enter a three way tie for third only one game from first. Minervine Rojas Dick Sovde and Alex Herring drive key hits in the tight race.
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Associated Press
Texas League
el Paso
Tulsa
Oilers
Austin
San Antonio
Albuquerque
Amatillo
Minervine Rojas
Dick Sovde
el Faso
Alex Herring
Amarillo
Dit
Small
Government Aid to Cotton Growers in Laguna Region
Mexican government steps in to assist cotton growers in Laguna amid drought. Luis Reyes of the Hydraulic Resources Ministry reports an investigation into wasteful irrigation by farmers and workers, with three employees fired. A mayor-elect in Durango faces cutoffs for water misappropriation as heat and low reservoir levels strain the area. The note ends with a casual analogy about tiny watch screws.
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Mexico City
Laguna
Luis Reyes
Ministry of Hydraulic Resources
Durango
Packers Rally To Beat All Stars 42 20 At Soldier Field
Green Bay with Bart Starr firing five TD passes and a late burst broke a 21-20 lead, defeating the college All-Stars 42-20 in the 29th annual All-Star game. John Hadl of Kansas starred for the collegians before exiting. Starr connected with Boyd Dowler and Max McGee for two TDs each as Green Bay sealed the win. The All-Stars led three times, with Ernie Davis and Ron Bull also contributing on offense in a hard-fought contest before a 65,000 crowd.
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Jerry Liska
Associated Press
Chicago
Green Bay Packers
Soldier Field
John Hadl
Kansas
Collegians
Green Bay
Bart Stare
Starr
Boyd Dowler
Max McGee
Hadl
San Diego Chargers
Hadi
Packers
Packer
Vince Lombardi
Ernie Davis
Syracuse
Ron Bull
Baylor
LSU
Earl Gros
All-Stars
Navy
Sreg Mather
Ron Kramer
Ohio State
Charley Bryant
Mather
iStarr
McGee
Elijan Piig
Walker Accepts Partial Grant From Sam Houston
Richard Walker, Bay town’s top hitter and valedictorian at Robert E. Lee High School, has accepted a partial scholarship at Sam Houston State College in Huntsville to study accounting and play baseball. He led the Ganders to the 4A state title in 1962 and hit .432 last year with 16 hits in 37 at bats. Walker joins two ex Ganders at Sam Houston, with coach Ray Benge considering moving him to the outfield to fill vacancies after graduation.
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Richard Walker
Walker
Ronnie Kluch
Kemplay
Sam Houston
Jimmy Dodd
Kluch
Ray Benge
New York at Chicago leads today's MLB slate
The Associated Press summary lists scores and matchups including New York at Chicago with Stafford facing Raymond, Detroit at Winnesott, Kansas City at Cleveland, Washington at Boston, and Los Angeles at Baltimore. Night games include Chicago at Cleveland and Los Angeles at Baltimore with various pitcher lineups noted.
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Associetcg Press
New York
Minnesota
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Kansas City
Washington
Chicago
Kansas
Los Angeles
Stafford
Raymond
Winnesstt
Collum
Moss
Cityer
Perry Washington
Conley
Los Angels
Lee
Fisher
San Francisco
Cincinnati
St. Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Custon
Houston
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
West claims six-man football win in all star clash
CISCO AP The West defeated the East 36 20 Friday night in the six man all star game and aims for a clean sweep with the eight man game to follow. Dan Lemon of Flower Grove and Bobby Toone of Balmorhea each scored two TDs for the West while Buddy Gardner of Coolidge scored twice for the East. The West also won the prior night in basketball 40 38.
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Cisco
Dan Lemon
Flower Grove
Bobby Toone
Balmorhea
Buddy Gardner
Eagles Play Wednesday In State Teen Age Tournament
Baytown's Senior League Eagles open at 2 p.m. Wednesday August 8 in the state Teen Age baseball tournament in Waco. The event runs August 8 to 21 to decide the state Senior champion. The team stays at Riley Hotel near the park as officials arrange transport and seek fans to help drive players.
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Baytown
Eagles
Waco
Eakles
Riley Hotel
Ball Park
Wace
Tom Schule
Yankees Beat White Sox 12-2 as Mantle Leaves with Knee Issue
Tom Tresh homered and doubled, Hector Lopez added four hits as the Yankees rout the White Sox 12-2. Kubek may move to center, Mantle's knee flares, and Tony Kubek reports to the Yankees from the Army today.
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Mickey ManUe
Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles Angels
Twins
Detroit
Baltimore
Angels
Cleveland
Kansas City Athletics
Washington
Boston
Tom Tresh
Hector Lopez
Yankees
Juan Pizzaro
Tresh
Lopez
Tony Kubek
Kubek
Mantle
Ralo Terry
Yaniks
Jack Kralik
Ither Twins
Steve Boros
Bubba Morton
Harmon Killebrew
Lenny Green
Tamme
Sultis Will Enter School Day Early
Baytown head coach Pete Sultis and La Porte’s Dick Scott plan early check in for the Texas High School Coaches Association convention in Lubbock. As chairpersons of the South All Star Football selection committee they greet arriving players while Baytown teammates and other area coaches head to lectures and events.
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Baytown
Pete Sultis
la Porte
Dick Scott
Texas High School Coaches Association
Lubbock
Sullis
Scott
George Crow
Baytown Athletic
Wayne Bell
Ellis Smith
Texas Tech
Smith
Brazosport
Flash
Roland Kudla
John Adams
Don Treuhardt
Paul Bill Kern
Ron Kramer
Kevin Lounsberry
Beverly Rockhold
Jay Bollinger
Carver
Johnny Peoples
Louis Hutchins
Frank Strayhan
Richard Lewis
Channelview
Barbers Hit
Crosby
Anahuac
No-Hitter Opens Semi-Pro Playoffs
LUBBOCK API A pitched Frank Ray of the Lubbock Stressers hurled a no hit game as Lubbock beat Lamesa 12-0 in the Texas Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament opening round halted in 41 innings due to a 10mm rule. Abilene defeated Muleshoe 61 and Spearman beat Hamlin 12-3 in other openers. 24 teams total in a double elimination event running to Aug 19. Defending champ Seuin rests for a week.
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Lubbock
Frank Ray
Lubbock Stressers
Texas
Lamesa
Ray
Texas Tech
Abilene
Muleshoe
Spearman
Hamlin
Seuin
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Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dizzy Dean
Chicago Cubs
Dean
Don Newcombe
Dodgers
Robin Robberts
Willie McCovey
Diomedes Olive
Elroy
Mets
Thomas
Cubs
Joey Jay
Jim Brosnan
Bill Henry
Ron
Tony Lazzeri
Gus
Howard
Zernial
Ralph Kiner
Marv
Cai Koonce
Thornberry
Clarence Coleman
Pirates
Giants
Gordie Coleman
Don Blasin
Donia
Rio, Grande Valley
Gulf Coast
Ganders
AEL
REL High
Northwest
Don Parkhurst
West Texas
Worth American van Lines
Hasty Transfer & Storage Co. A
Coker
Arene Aer
Cote Beart
Recree
SAP
Ooe
All Stars
Forosepert Mse Oan
Oad
Odat
McLish
Green
Spahn
Hendley
Bruce
Kohnston
Washburn
Hobbie
Williams
Pittsbur
Sh Hadalx
Maloney
Kilpy Stell
Miller
Indianapolis
Omaha
Oklahome City
Denver
Dallas-Fort Worth
Louisville
Oklahoma City
Armarillo
el Poso
Austin Albunveraue
Amerillo
Austin San Antonio
Yanks
White Sox
Dim Becker
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Orioles
Jerry Ken McBride
McBride
Tung
Dick Donovan
Athletics
Donovan
Senators
Red Sox
Don Ruidolph
Jin Han‘nah
Sultis
John's Trim Ser
W. Mala
Harris County Federal Savings & Loan Association
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