Texans Rally Fines As Oilers Lose 24 0
Dallas Texans edge Houston 24 0 to keep Eastern title hopes alive as Oilers suffer worst loss of the season. Los Angeles Chargers rally past Raiders 41 17, Bills tops Patriots 38 14, and high scoring games set playoff chatter ahead of AFL meeting in Dallas. Dallas coach Hank Stram threatened fines for poor play.
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Denver
HSA Park Board Pushes Dome Stadium for Houston Team
Houston Sports Association and Harris County Park Board move forward with a $150 million domed stadium proposal to house Houston's NL baseball team. The plan, to finish by 1962, would store 43,581 for baseball and 66,000 for boxing, with air conditioning for all seats. A $20 million county bond funded earlier, and architects from New York firms Praeger Kavanaugh Waterbury will assist, while initial costs for offsite work underwrite by the Park Board chair.
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Bears Cup Third Place In Tourney
Cedar Bayou won third place in the Clear Creek Junior High basketball tournament by beating Galena Park 43-35 after opening with a 43-21 win over La Porte and a 54-33 loss to Edison. Mike Dahlquist led the floor play with 28 points, while Tommy Sooy and Jimmy Puckett scored 30 and 28 respectively. Puckett led with 32 rebounds. David Mangum contributed 18 points after returning from a football injury. The Bears trailed early in the third place game but outscored Edison in the second and fourth quarters to reclaim the lead. Rebounding was key for Edison, limiting Cedar Bayou to six offensive boards in the decisive game. The eight-team event included Clear Creek, Galena Park, Alvin, LaMarque, Edison, Woodland Acres and La Porte. Cedar Bayou and other Baytown juniors open Gulf Coast district play Monday night, hosting Galveston Austin while Baytown goes to Fry at Texas City. Highlands and Horace Mann meet in the headliner at Greenie gym. B games start 6 p.m., A squads at 7:15.
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Laboratory bids due December 19 at Du Pont La Porte plant
Bids will be opened December 19 for a new one story laboratory at the La Porte plant of Du Pont E T de Nemours and Co. The 7100 square foot facility will include a production central room process development methods chemist and chief chemist rooms, library and conference room, locker and storage, offices and platform area.
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Ganders Bow In Finale 51-41 Over Austin Maroons
Baytown trailed then surged late but Austin's press kept the Ganders from a clean weekend sweep, 51-41 in the finale. Baytown's Roger Byers led with 21 points in the night cap after 14 in the opener, as Austin prevailed with height and pressure in the final two minutes.
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Blancas Wins Texas Open in Playoff Against Pros
Houston amateur Homery Blancas defeats professionals in a sudden death playoff at Sharpstown Country Club. Blancas birdied the first playoff hole to beat Houston pro Jack Sellman after a four day event tied at 291. Sellman finished runner-up with 291 and $300 prize.
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Rebels Dominate Concordia In 83 54 Rout
Rebels surged to a 32 point lead and cruised past Concordia of Austin 83 to 54. Silva Holmes led with 26 points while Troy Woodall, Leonard Gailey, and Doug Bell sparked the attack as Lee College hit 51 percent from the floor and controlled boards.
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AL to Use Rose Bowl as LA Baseball Home in 1962
The American League may expand to 10 clubs in 1962 with a Los Angeles team playing home games at the Rose Bowl if the league accepts that site. Dodger owner Walter O'Malley backs the Rose Bowl plan after rejecting a Coliseum or Wrigley Field option. A league committee met in late session to resolve differences and move the expansion forward amid cautious optimism from Cronin and Giles that a solution will be reached.
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