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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1955
Page
6
Murray and the Ganders face Galena Park in a high stakes Baytown showdown. Fans rally behind the Ganders aiming for revenge after a prior loss at Eagle gym and an upset win over Galena Park earlier in the month. Baytown supporters hope the home crowd lifts the team to a confident performance.
Port Arthur district scores and player notes highlight a standout center prospect from Serb who left Agsisland for University ton. Barbers Hill teammates name Henry as the region's best all around player. Rumors touch on Charlie Waller and Ed Price's coaching futures as Texas Longhorns consider off season moves.
District runners up the Ganders seek revenge at home against Pasadena as Baytown crowds fuel a push to derail Pasadena's chase for the title. Coach James reshapes the lineup with Wolfe and Parris at forward, Don Smith at center, and Mechler, Denny, and Lee providing firepower, while Pasadena counters with McCarley, Simmong, Thompson, Kitch, Dezeil, and Dedenbaugh off the bench.
The letter debates sports figures and coaching feuds, noting Georgia Tech and Kentucky, plus looming coaching shifts. Georgia Tech fans rib Adelph Rupa as Tech upsets top ranked Kentucky twice, while lean rebounding and shooting eyes shape Lees’ district B44 standings. Also mention of DelHomme competing with Tatum for starting guard roles.
By United Press. Rice Owls can move into third in the Southwest Conference with a win over Texas Longhorns in Houston Tuesday night. Rice holds a 3-3 conference record while Texas is 1-4, a half game from last place.
A tangled boxing scene features Holly Lums unconfirmed return bid after a chaotic bout where an opponent’s shoe lace triggered a fall, then a right hand finish. Separately, Baylor rallies past Arkansas (39-38 at half) to claim a share of the lead as SMU, TCU, and Texas Christian hover in a tight race. Arkansas’ Perry Day and Jen Barnet help lift the Razorbacks to 4-3.
United Press college basketball ratings show top teams through Feb 5 with first place votes. San Francisco 16-1 leads at 127 points, Kentucky 21-3 at 131, La Salle 14-1 at 141, Duke, Maryland, Ohio State among others with varying points and records listed.
February workouts show 26 hopefuls, 12 lettermen, and a strong returning infield led by Don Walker Ed Win Denny JJ Ganunel and Bob Kalhits at first base Gary Orrington stars as standout. Donnie Hulvin hauls a 2 2 195 record. Six non starters compete for spots while six players double as basketball players. Coaches Fisher Todd Kleypas and Louis Davis oversee a 40 strong group with a contingency plan for a 20 to 22 man B squad. A complete schedule is not yet set.
In a hard fought Monday night game Kingston led by Ronnin Panther with 18 points and Adis Baytown powered Goslins to a 5-28 win over Cedar Bayou. Horace Mann lost to Galena Park 53-25 as Gulf Coast District action continued with Baytown and Galena Park winning. Buddy Warnell scored 25 for Galena Park at Lee gym. Galena Park led 20-19 at halftime and pulled away in the second half ensuring Galena Park’s top standing in North Zone B-team race.
Four hotly contested games headline Tuesday district A4A basketball action. Beaumont leads with 9-1, Port Arthur sits at 3-3 after three straight wins for sixth place. Pasadena handed Beaumont a 78 88 loss Friday and is tied with Galena Park.
Resurgent Lee College Rebels basketball hosts South Texas Seahawks in Rebel Gym Wednesday night after a Tuesday workout. Coach Alton Laird works on a defense to slow the Seahawks as Lee aims to rebound from defensive lapses amid a tight conference race.
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