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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1961

Page

8

Ganders Beat Indians 56-44 In Pasadena Tourney

Baytown Ganders improved to 13-1 with a 56-44 win over Port Neches-Groves Indians in Pasadena. Durhams 11 rebounds and Goehring 19 points paced Baytown as others shared scoring while Port Neches struggled to 15-of-59 shooting. The Ganders advance to Friday's tournament action sharing the 11-4A pace with South Park and Beaumont French in the two day event.

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Roger Maris Named AP Athlete of the Year for 1961

Roger Maris of the New York Yankees won the Associated Press Athlete of the Year honor for 1961 over stars like Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford. The 27-year-old outfielder hit 61 homers, set the single season mark, led the league with 366 total bases and 142 RBIs, and batted .269. He will receive the Order of the Eagles Frederick C. Miller Trophy at a Milwaukee dinner on January 4.

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Weekend Texas schoolboy football title race shapes up

Albany chases a 29th straight win as Class A finalists Albany Hull-Dassetta collide with Corsicana. Dumas faces Nederland in Class AAA, Wichita Falls battles Galena Park, and Quanah meets Donna in Class AA at Austin with weather expected to muddy the field.

Associated Press Albany Hull-Dassetta Wichita Falls Galena Park Fort Worth Coy- Hall-Dassetta Gene Walk Will Disey Larry Shields South Texans Corpus Christi Ray Dallas Dumas Nederland Quanah Donna Austin Corsicana

Holiday Tourneys Open With Key Duke Duquesne Matchup

College basketball opens a slate of holiday tournaments headlined by Duke and Duquesne in the Steel Bowl in Pittsburgh. Duke has won five straight, by an average margin over 25 points, while Duquesne upset Bowling Green and draws Duke in first round action. Also in play are Birmingham Classic Louisville's Blue Grass Festival and City of Roses Tourney with Portland. Arkansas tops Tulsa 87 49 and Wichita State beats Ohio University 58 55. Baytown beats Port Neches Groves 51 40 in a separate high school spillover game.

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Bowl Seakers face Colts to stay in bowl chase

The 49ers must beat the Baltimore Colts in San Francisco to keep alive a January bowl shot. A loss ends their bid for the NFL runnerup Bowl in Miami, while the Lions and Giants contend for the Eastern title with several scenarios shaping the final Sunday games. The Packers have already clinched the Western crown, with season finales for the Cowboys, Vikings, and Steelers and Lions.

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Razorbacks Ride Past Tulsa for 87 59 Win

Arkansas beat Tulsa 87 59 as Jerry Carlton 20 and Tommy Boyer 19 led the scoring. Tulsa’s Jim Magness and Jerry Malloy were ejected after a fight. Rice fell to Centenary 58 57 as Stan McAfoos hit 4 two point baskets from 20 feet in the final 15 seconds.

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