Lee Ganders Dominate 23 4A All-District Team
The Baytown Sun’s 1969 All-District selections crown Robert Hines Charlie Le Blue and 11 Ganders on offense plus 15 on defense. Sterling and Deer Park follow with multiple honorees as Lee’s Ganders post a 6 0 record and seek the outright title. Rayburn’s Mike Checking also earns dual recognition. Hartley handles kicking with 21 of 22 extra points and six field goals.
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Baytown Sun
Lee
Robert HE. Lee
Cromeens
Sun
Ron Kramer
Fact Wear
Sterling Rangers
Bayshore
Deer Park
REL
Charlie LeBlue
Robert Hines
Leslie Jenkins
Marcus Bryant
Ted Watson
Rudy Contreras
Thomas McClendon
Roy Martinez
George Whitaker
Tommy Clark
David Hartley
Sterling
Ronnie Webb
Bill Creel
Gary Whitman
Raymond Robinson
Mike McCulloch
Bob Langham
Reggie Nalley
Jimmy Stevens
Rayburn
Mike
Ganders
Martinez
Whitman
Hartley
Stevens
Robert B. Lee
Mike Cremeens
Rayborn
van Myer
Pasadena
Wally Hill
Gary Benton
South Houston
Robert
Sterling Fi
Edgar Aubrey
Robert E. Lee
Mike Crameens
Leslie Vogel
Raymon Robinson
B. J. Caudill
Ray Martinez
Glen Riskie
Robert BE
Lee Oil
Uoa
Toby Chadick
George Eskue
Upsets Mark Grid Playoffs Hit Quarterfinal Round
In Texas schoolboy football playoffs upsets spread across divisions except Class AA. Mart toppled White Oak 12-7 in Class A, Hebert beat Kashmere 29-12 in AAAA, and Dallas Wilson edged Texarkana 25-10 on two Kenny Cooner TD runs. Semifinals set with Bonham facing West Columbia and Belton meeting the winner of Lee-Seguin. Lufkin Dunbar meets Georgetown at Nacogdoches in AA.
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Lufkin Dunbar
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White Oak
Beaumont Hebert
Houston Kashmere
Abilene
Monahans
Bonham
Ennis
West Columbia
Belton
Brenham
Kerrville Tivy
Iowa Park
Reagan County
Jeff McDonald
Towa Park
Jacksboro
Gladewater
Klein
Honda
Honey Grove
DeLeon
Path
Schulenburg
Wilson
Cooper-Wichita Falls
Hebert
Matt
Lee-Seguin
21-AA All-District Selections Highlight Three Schools
Crosby drew 15 picks, Drew 13 and Anahuac 9 placing 37 players on the first unit of the 21-AA all district team. Offensive and defensive rosters include multiple seniors and juniors from Crosby, Drew, Anahuac, Dayton, King, New Caney and Hayton with players listed at Ends, Tackles, Guards, Center, Quarterback, Running Back and Linetrackers.
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Dayton
Crosby
Crosby Drew
Anahuac
Drew
Tammy Braden
Bowen Shaw
Ardis Sessions
Wayne Elliott
Joni Holmes
Jonn Tarver
Dale Brown
King
David Arnold
Daylan
Kenneth Tezine
Frank Sthinn
Grasby
Tommy Payne
Qaytan
Jahr ‘Parker
Leslie Pennick
Tammy McDaniel
Grant Arshbarger
David Gostrey
Larry Brune
Hallie Aoor
Dwigh Judge
Leroy Janaceck
Marshall Higginpotham
Billy Wiliams
Artis Sessions
Dwayne Emains
Isaia Daviss
Bobby Trussell
Harry Anderson
Lynn Prathton
Charles Carter
John Alexander
Drews
Greg Atteberry
Wayrie Elliott
Arliss Gary
Anahvac
Kenney Gajdosik
Darnell Godfrey
Allen Brady
Grant Harshbarger
Arthur Hill
Tony Weller
Aliya High
Linetrackers
Frank Shinn
James Mills
Marshall Higginbotham
Larry Brown
John Sandres
Senor
Ray Catton
Eugene Conser
Kenny Roberts
Ray Langley
Herbert Mailan
Charles Romain
David Gaogtrey
Hayton
Sammy Lewis
Gary Lawrence
New Caney
Brewer Leads PGA Tour Event at Diplomat After 66 Second Round
Gay Brewer, aided by an old putter and strong rhythm, shot 66 to take a 36 hole lead at 121 in the Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic. He held a four stroke edge over Arnold Palmer and Hal Underwood as Round Three loomed at the Diplomat-Presidential course. Michigan State drew about 70,426 fans per home game in 1968.
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Miami
Gay Brewer
Bobby Nichols
Nichols
Brewer
Magic
Diplomat — Presidential Golf Course
Arnold Palmer
Hal Underwood
Boy and dad reel in Baytown speckled trout boom
Ray W Webb and his 12 year old son Wayne stepped into a Trinity Bay fishing surge as Wayne landed 10 speckled trout weighing near eight pounds each. Captain A J Crawley and Butch Moody later boasted giant catches while Webb’s early luck helped locate a school off Crawley’s pier.
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Trinity Bay
Ray W. Webb
713
E. Republic
Wayne
Ray
Pappa
A. J. Crawley
O. M
Butch) Moody
Jimmy Englert
Ford
Englert
Webb
Crawley
Major League Meetings Set Tone for 1968 Ownership Strife
At the Miami Beach sessions the Major Leagues wrapped with focus on commissioner tenure, Feeney’s NL bid, and a Seattle club sale. Kuhn’s compromise rise and calls for power consolidation dominated, while the AL approved Seattle sale and a flurry of trades including Downing to Oakland for NCater and Fernandez for Danny Cater.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Eckert
Charles
Chub
San Francisco
William D. Eckert
Kuhn
Young Turks
National League
Theexpense
League
Feeney
San Francisco Giants
Warren Giles
Cincinnati
Tkely
Seattle
Fred Dane
New York Yankees
al Downing
Frank Fernandez
Oakland
Danny Ncater
Texas 500 Hampered By Rain
In College Station Texas, NASCAR officials pursued rain delayed Texas HH stock car race qualifying for Sunday’s $93,000 event. Rain halted Friday’s schedule, threatening further delays. if not resumed, unqualified drivers would start in registration order. Buddy Baker led qualifying with a 176.285 mph lap reaching the pole.
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College Station
City Cage Results Second Baptist and Baptist teams compete
City Cage results show Second Baptist 49 Central Baptist 34 St Mark's Methodist 43 Memorial Baptist 36 First Baptist win by forfeit over The Independents. Scorers include Second Baptist Jones 13 Copeland 9 Coffee 8 Kim pley 7 Liles 6 EB Liles 4 Dagle 2. Central Baptist Malloy 14 Baker 9 Dickerson 6 Jones fk w. St Mark's Dunlap 17 Buntin 4 Neely 5 Cauley J. Memorial Baptist Savell 21 Miller 6 Thiele 4 Price 1.
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Central Baptist
St. Mark's Methodist
Memorial Baptist
First Baptist
Independents
Jones
Copeland
Coffee
Kimpley
Liles
Dagle
Malloy
Baker
Dickerson
Dunlap
Buntin
Ail
Hendrix
Neely
Cauley
J. Memorial Baptist
J. Savell
Miller
D. Savell
Thiele
Price
Ford taps A J Foyt to build Indy engines next year
The Ford Motor Co. announced that famed driver A J Foyt has signed an agreement to build all Ford Indianapolis type racing engines starting next year.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
A. J. Foyt
Rams Tickets Sell Out Championship Game Plans
Los Angeles Rams face Minnesota Vikings for the NFL title with tickets noted as sold out for the Jan. 4 game if played in Los Angeles. The alert references the Liberty Bowl pageant with Mississippi senior Judith Ann Rost crowned Miss Liberty Bowl 1969 in Memphis.
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LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Rams
Memphis
Fos
Minnesota
Alabama
Colorado
Rams
Raiders Can Win Crown In Renewed AFC West Fight
Oakland's Daryle Lamonica steers the Raiders against Cincinnati and Kansas City as the Chiefs chase the Bills. Oakland leads the division by a half game with a potential regular season ending showdown looming next week.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Cincinnati
Kansas City Chiefs
Buffalo
Daryle Lamonica
Raiders
Greg Cook
Kansas City
Buffalo Bills
Raiders poised to win if KC loses in Sunday NFL slate
Sunday action features Boston at San Diego and Denver at Miami as Oakland eyes the title with a win over Cincinnati. If the Raiders beat Cincinnati and Kansas City loses to Buffalo, Oakland secures the crown while KC cannot clinch this Sunday. Other games include Minnesota at Los Angeles Dallas at Pittsburgh Detroit at Baltimore Green Bay at Cleveland New Orleans at Atlanta Washington at Philadelphia and St Louis at New York.
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Philadelphia
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