Anahuac Panthers poised for Baytown Memorial showdown
The Baytown Sun previews Anahuac Panthers ahead of the quarterfinal football game at Memorial Stadium Friday night. Coach reports from Paul White and staff highlight a strong defensive line and a dynamic chase from Butch Williams as key to the Panthers’ success this season.
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Baytown Sun
Chambers County
Baytown
Memorial Stadium
Panthers
Paul White
Benny Moskowitz
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Diet Uurst
Paul Putman
Anahuac Elgin
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Butch Williams
Weekend sports schedule with several Friday games
This week features waterfowl hours from Friday through Thursday and a string of Friday Saturday Sunday games across Texas high schools. Matches include Smiley at Robert E Lee, Carver at Huntsville, Jesse Jones at Galveston, Anahuac vs Madisonville at Baytown Memorial Stadium, Liberty at Cedar Bayou, St. Anthony Beaumont at La Porte, and 4A quarterfinal Port Arthur vs Reagan at Jeppesen Stadium. Sunday brings Houston Falcons vs Baytown Colts and Northshore at Baytown Junior High with B and A games noted.
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Roy Harris Plans Fight With Anderson in Tampa
Roy Harris of Cut and Shoot Texas announced another match with Pau Andrews of Los Angeles set for Tampa Florida on December 8 Harris weighed 199 pounds and won a unanimous decision last week against Alejandro Lavorante of Argentina who fought his fifth pro bout Lavorante landed a solid right in the eighth round but Harris remained in control and opened a cut over Lavorante s eye while driving him with lefts to the head in the sixth Johnson County area boxing notes and local high school schedule events accompany the bout report
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Cut and Shoot
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Southmore
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Lavayante
Archers Hill
Galveston
Lamar
Consoli Lavoyante
Houston
Joe Brown
Dave Charnley
Brown
Dev
Charnley
Dartford
Kent
Baton Rouge
Beniny Leonard
Surprising Journey of an 18 Pound Tackle Then Work-Seeking Ganders
A sports desk note mentions an 18 pound tackle who must have travelled far to stop an opponent. It then shifts to Harvey Haynes, Lee Haynes, Robert Perry, Charles Tatum, David Neil and Steve Theriot as local players who finished their football season and are now seeking Saturday or afternoon work. The piece emphasizes a desire to help them find employment and counters the notion that youths expect the world to owe them a living.
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Lee Haynes
Robert Perry
Charles ‘Tatum
David Neil
Steve Theriot
Anahuac
YMCA Basketball Tournament at South Central Branch YMCA
The South Central Branch YMCA in Houston hosts a high school three man basketball tournament on December 5 with teams including Hustlers Cheetas Falcons Dirty Three Tri-Cycles Stooges Basketeers Stallers and leading scorers Norman Beaman Jerry Walters Edward Kirkham Pat Butler. Schedule lists 8:39 a.m. Dirty Three versus Cheetas and 9:15 a.m. Tri-Cycles versus Stooges. The day concludes with Falcons versus Hustlers and Stallers versus Basketeers.
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Edward Kirkham
Pat Butler
South Central Branch Ymca
Houston
Anahuac Panthers Start Year With Nine Lettermen
In a season preview coach Jeff Larrison fields a lean squad from nine returning lettermen. The Anahuac Panthers, famed for rainfall and local toughness, showcase a potent backfield led by Paul Rice and Beasley, with a stout line anchored by Williams Perry and Tatum. They aim for strong ground and air play as they approach a Friday night clash with Madisonville.
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Sun
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Charlie Edmonds
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Anahune
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Return Match Talk Raises Champ's Ire
NBA middleweight champion Gene Fullmer is furious about Webb rematch talk. He plans to knock Webb cold in their title fight in Logan on December 4. Marv Jenson says Webb camp chatter about rematch location angers Fullmer, who vows to remove the clause if Webb defeats him.
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Spider Webb
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Webb
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Marv Jenson
Carmien Basilio
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Fullmer
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Logan
Open Beach Law Will Be Tested in Texas
GALVESTON Tex AP Attorney General Will Wilson announced a court test of Texas new open beach law within a month after touring Galveston beaches. He noted property owners have erected fences to block driving along the edge and said owners who barricade into the statute will be warned. if not removed, state will seek court orders.
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Will Wilson
Texas
Wilson
Benge
Astronaut project near Corpus Christi outlined
Washington reports the planned astronaut project tracking station for the Mercury program will be located near Corpus Christi. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced the setting for the station as part of the Mercury mission preparations.
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API
Corpus Christi
Tos
Nat Aeronautics and Space
Tuas
Triple Tie In SWC Sets 1959 Apart
The Southwest Conference football season ends with a three way tie for the title among Texas, TCU, and Arkansas after Texas slips in the final stretch. TCU and Arkansas earn Cotton and Gator Bowl bids, while Texas takes the bowl GAME against Syracuse in the Cotton Bowl. Baylor and Rice finish mid to lower pack, and a long season features upsets, scoring shifts, and attendance figures around 1.93 million across 40 home games.
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Harold Y. Ratliff
Associated Press
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1959 Sooners Challenging Cane Titans
Oklahoma opens 1959 60 season with 1958 victory over Texas Western. Coach Doyle Parrack shows depth of sophomores to back a strong returning lineup, aiming to challenge Kansas State and Kansas in Big Eight play. The piece also notes Seton Hall debut and other college results.
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Associated Press
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Brown Defeats Charnley In Sixth Round TKO
Light heavyweight champion Joe Brown, 34, stopped Briton Dave Charnley in the sixth round after a prior fifth round stoppage. Brown claimed a right uppercut caused the decisive cut and win, with about 6,000 in attendance and total receipts around 72,720 including TV money.
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Charnley
Brown
Lou Viscusi
Joe
Viscusi
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