Koufax Stars With NL ERA Title For 1964 Season
Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax posted a 1.74 ERA the NL leading to his third straight ERA crown. He went 39-5 with 7 shutouts in 223 innings, despite a sore arm that ended his season early. Don Drysdale was runner-up at 2.19, while Juan Marichal and Jim Bunning followed. Bob Veach led strikeouts with 250.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Juan Marichal
San Francisco
Jim Bunning
Philadelphia
Jin O'Toole
Cincinnati
Baylor Undefeated but A&M Favored in Race
Texas A&M defeated Houston 74-67 for a fifth straight win while Baylor remained the league’s only unbeaten. John Beasley led the Aggies with 24 points as a 48-33 halftime lead faded, Houston narrowing to seven. Oklahoma State’s Gary Hassmann had 23, tying 10 times and trading leads. Arkansas hosts Tulsa as SMU meets Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Tulsa Slated For Double Duty Tuesday
Tulsa prepares for a double duty Tuesday training and a clash with Mississippi in the Bluebonnet Bowl classic at Rice Stadium. QB Jerry Rhome leads Tulsa with a record 2,870 passing yards and 32 touchdowns this season as Ole Miss eyes a ground game and aerial attack.
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Red Goslins Bow To Fry 42-36 After Losing Lead
Baytown Junior High trailed by six points after 29 minutes, as Fry Junior High pulled away for a 42 to 36 victory. Jerry Acosta led Baytown with 12 points, Fry’s Jones had 15. Baytown B team won 37 to 32. Tino Garcia scored 12 for the Gosling. The Red Gosling next travel to Logenberg in Galveston.
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Barbers Hill sweeps Waller in district opener
Barbers Hill varsity routed Waller 81-34 in the district opener. The B team won 42-30 as the girls posted an 80-23 victory led by Carvelynne Leonard 32 and De shee McGinty 37. Barbers Hill shot 47 percent while Waller managed 18 percent.
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Carvelynne Leonard
De'shee McGinty
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$1.5 Million Stock Merger Slated Between Two Insurers
National Empire Life Insurance Co. of Dallas plans a 1.5 million stock exchange merger with Mid-America Life Insurance Co. of Oklahoma City. The deal would lift National Empire’s in force coverage to 134 million and expand the Dallas firm’s market to Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Minnesota, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. Oklahoma stockholders would receive one National Empire Life share for each 9 shares of Mid-America. Merger approvals await stockholders and state insurance commissioners in Texas and Oklahoma.
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Freeze Knifes Deep into Texas Freeze Knifes Deep into Texas
The first seasonal freeze stretched into South Texas and beyond with 35 degrees in McAllen and 41 in Brownsville as cold air moved inland. Corpus Christi saw 34, Kingsville 20, and Alice 32 while Kingsville and areas along the lower Rio Grande faced frost risk. authorities warned about potential damage though exact losses were not yet known. Clear skies and brisk winds spread across most of the state with scattered clouds in extreme South Central Texas and the Panhandle.
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Panhandle
Baytown hunter Lloyd Jones nets five large fish
Local resident Lloyd Jones, retired from running a store, fished with friend Bailey LeCompis. Jones caught five fish weighing more than Bailey’s eight, while Bailey lumbers away from future trips with Lloyd. Nearby deer hunting tales expand to Colorado and Texas ranches with several locals sharing trophy stories.
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Bears Drop Austin 57 30 in JH League opener
Cedar Bayou opened Monday night by downing Galveston Stephen F. Austin 57-30. O E Downing and DeLeon led scoring for the Bears with Downing also grabbing a team high 11 rebounds. Cedar Bayou improved to 11-1 on the season as Bayou outpaced Austin and held the Bears to 24 percent shooting from the field.
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Greenies Top Highlands In Junior High Opener
Horace Mann defeated Highlands 64 51 in the district opener. Genero Salinas led with 16 points on eight field goals for Horace Mann. Ronnie Smith and Bailey added 11 points for the Greenies, while David LaGrone and Charles Strauss each scored 9 for Highlands.
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Bailey
David LaGrone
Charles Strauss
Crosby Junior High Tops Barbers Hill in a Close 55 54 Win
Crosby eighth graders pulled it out in the fourth quarter to edge Barbers Hill 55 54. James Clark led Crosby with 32 points, Steve Breen added 17, Ronnie Davenport 12 as Crosby trailed 20 14 after the first period and 30 24 at halftime. Barbers Hill’s Strauss grabbed 11 rebounds and Highlands defeated Horace Mann 31 27 in the B game. Texas City Thursday night hosts Fry Junior High after a fatal crash involving a Highlands family.
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Tall Tales of Hunting and Fishing by Twin Anglers
Abel and Babe Badgley, famed hunting twins, claim top marks in duck calling across the United States. They prefer Trinity River bottom hunts near Pickett's Bayou where a single mallard splits between them, illustrating their legendary calling prowess. Also promoting Sporting Christmas gifts at Nelson's Sporting Goods with trade of firearms and gear.
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