Can Two M Homerun Hurdles Trouble Yanks Rally
DETROIT AP. Manager Bob Scheffing weighs impact if Roger Maris or Mickey Mantle nears Babe Ruth’s 60 homer mark next month. He says it could bother the Yankees and possibly hurt their pennant chances, noting past near-misses by Greenberg and Foxx amid pennant races.
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District 124A Coaches Approve 1961 Stats Plan
District 124A coaches and athletic directors approved a joint all district team and MVP selections for 1961. The plan includes statistics for rushing passing receiving and scoring, with each district game aided by an official statistician. Baytown Sun Pasadena Daily Citizen and Brazosport Facts support the program.
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Colts Farm System Offers 806 Hopefuls For Big Leagues
Capsule scouting shows Houston Colts farm system led by Buffs Jacksonville Jets and Salisbury Braves with nine Colt-owned Buffs most advanced including Pitchers Mixon Nelson Griffin infielders Hartman Connally Browne and Waters catcher Campbell. Jacksonville's Dave Giusti, 21, praised by Dixie Howell as future big leaguer and top pitching 7-4, leads the club.
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Met 1500 Climbs To Sixth In Imported Car Rates
Detroit A M Motors reports Metropolitan 1500 rose to sixth in imported car registrations for January with 1,073 units, up from 12th a year earlier. In the first half of 1961 Metropolitan moved to fourth with 4,423 units, as club prospects and traders like Lane Altman Wolf Arlich Pate and Davis are highlighted with notes on potential major league future.
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Baseball Fete Is Wednesday
A father son outing for members of the state championship baseball team is set for the Recreation Hall at Rose land Park on Wednesday. C J Steed, father of short stop Jimmy Steed and barbecue dinner chairman, said plans were moved to avoid conflict with Thursday night football parents meeting. Don Treuhardt and the players will be honored and a film shown after the meal. Steed and C J Bertsch organized the event for the club which won Baytown its second state baseball title last June, the first for Robert E Lee.
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Forgotten Man Gavvy Cravath Remembered As Homers Leader
A Nashville AP reminiscence recalls Gavvy Cravath once the top home run hitter with 24 in 1915 for the Philadelphia Nationals. Known for huge feet and slow speed, Cravath nicknamed Wooden Shoes and Cactus led the NL in homers in 1913 1914 1915 1918 and 1919 and briefly managed the Phillies before retiring in 1920.
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Preseason chatter on district football stars and foes
Coach Pete Sultis lists nine players likely to make the all district team including Paul Smiths Galena Park star and Oliver from Brazosport. Ed Staggs Pasadena and Harden Cooper of Exporter discuss top backs and injuries as Galveston Baytown and Port Arthur futures loom with Hopper Field games and district dynamics.
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Play Starts Tonight On Home Field
The Cincinnati Reds open a heavy eight game run in six days at Crosley Field facing the San Francisco Giants as the pennant race tightens. Dodgers, Yankees and others follow in looming clashes, with Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle chasing Babe Ruth’s 60 homer pace.
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Trapshoot Meet In Round No 2 In Vandalia Ohio
The 62nd Grand American Trapshoot moves into its second championship round at Vandalia Ohio with class championships based on registered target averages. The 200 target race splits into five classes, and champions will be named in each. Eight state champions tied at 100 in the Champion of Champions race, with Olimer W Webb Sr Dan Orlich and George Snellenberger still contending after an extra 100.
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Larys 5 Hitter Sets Buffs Upbeat I Indians
Houston Buffs pitcher Al Lary blanked the league leading Indianapolis Indians 6-0 to keep postseason hopes alive in the final season of the American Association. The win, part of a series swing, featured Lary flinging a diversely effective five hitter with support from a relieved defense. The Buffs face Indianapolis again Tuesday before closing the series and then hosting the Denver Bears in a five game wrap. Denver earlier crushed Louisville 9-0 as Indianapolis and Denver race atop the standings.
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Benefit Game Tonight Aiding Ex-Player Stokes
Pro basketball stars join an all star charity game in Monticello to raise funds for Maurice Stokes treatment. Red Auerbach will coach the East and Paul Seymour the West in a rain delayed event to aid the former Royals star who has been paralyzed since 1958. Pro players pay their way, and donations can be mailed to Stokes at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati.
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