Two Overtimes Ganders Tumble To Cats 59 58
Angleton at home beat Lee Ganderstown 59 to 58 in double overtime after a 45 45 tie at regulation. Lee played with two injured starters Fran Elmore and Willis Johnson or out early. Matt Cross led Ganders with ten points as Darrell Powell and Curtis Ten also scored. Lee falls to 3 3 in District 24 4A with Alvin.
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Spi
Jay Bol
Baylinger
Robert FE
Lee Ganderstown
Heartbreakers
Maroons
Lee
Cis Elmore
Willis Johnson
Leon Lewis
Alvin
Gande
Ganders
Te Jackets
Matt Cross
Tommy Roy
Curtis
Darrell
Steve
Powell
Elbert
Barbers Hill Rallies Past Shepherd Five in Tight Victory
Barbers Hill pulls away late to beat Shepherd 37 to 33 in a hard-fought Belvieu area showdown. Spit and hustle propel the offense as Barbers Hill improves to a slim victory over Shepherd.
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Barbers Hill
Shepherd
Stingarees Rally Past Clear Creek In District Thriller
Texas City Stingarees stunned defending champion Clear Creek 39 to 34 to seize early district leadership in 24-AAAA. Ball High beat La Marque 60-59. Sterling defeated Alvin 45-41. Angleton edged Robert E. Lee 59-58 in double overtime as the Stingarees move to 3-0, 19-3 season mark with four players in double figures.
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Texas City
David Burns
Clear Creek
Wildcats
Ball High
la Marque
Sterling
Alvin
Angleton
Robert E .Lee
Frank Fernandez
Marvin Tolden
Paul Jackson
Kenny Wytl Yidt Ih
Hank Bauerschlag
Craig Pence Chip
Marti Trails By Five In Bing's Meet
Pebble Beach California Baytown's Fred Marti trails by five shots in the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am after round three. Nicklaus leads with 140 after a 64 opening, Jacklin and Cooper hover near the top as seven players card 143s.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Baytown
Fred Marti
Jack Nicklaus
Tony Jacklin
Bing Crosby
Marti
Nicklaus
Jacklin
Herb Cooper
Dunbar Sets Torrid Pace For Kittens In 89 79 Victory
University of Houston Kittens defeated Lee College Rebels 89 to 79 at the LC gym as Louis Dunbar scored 39 points on 18 of 18 from the floor and 3 free throws. Lee College struggled at the line making 11 of 25 as Guillory, Presley and Lee led the Rebels with double figure scoring.
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Mike Hefley
Lee College Rebels
University of Houston Kittens
LC Gym
Rebels
Lee College
Hefley
Louis Dunbar
Dunbar
Jazy Kittens
United States
Minden
Robert Lee
Joe Guillory
Maurice Presley
Richard Perez
James Brannon
Presley
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Guillory
Brannon
Lee
Reds
Guy
Perez
Lewis
Houston
The
Natt
Lester Hutcherson
Gure
Tunity
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Johnson
Rez
Peene
Joe
Leejaraman Heese
Presley Gl
Cnerson Ytcasta
Spence
Sinecences
Lee Cot
Éiege
Bill Sadler
Oveuar
Bowe
Mayes
Cowara
Hur
Bylnerson
Manning
Baseball Stars Set For Dinner
Houston readers will see a 12th annual Houston Baseball Writers dinner at Astroworld Hotel Grand Ballroom with Vida Blue Henry Aaron Joe Torre Don Wilson Burt Hooton Al Barlick Harry Walker Dan Davidson Bob Uecker and others attending. Seven awards will be presented including Jim Umbricht Award to Don Wilson for Most Valuable Astro Player and Dickie Kerr Eddie Dyer Tris Speaker Jimmy Delmar and Bill Klein Awards to other honorees.
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Houston Baseball Writers
Astroworld
Grand
Vida Blue
Henry Aaron
Joe Torre
Don Wilson
Burt Hooton
al Barlick
Harry Walker
Don Davidson
Bob Uecker
Baytown Sun
Jim Umbricht
Astro
Wilson
Blue
Dickie Kerr
Aaron
Eddie Dyer
Torre ‘Tris Speaker
Hooton
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Bill Klein
Dan Davidson
Atlanta Brave
Astro I
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Oakland A’s
Braves
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Babe
Willie Mays
Torre
Sporting News
Greenville
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
University of All-American
Pacers Byrd Sets World Record at Roosevelt Raceway
Westbury New York AP reports Bye Bye Byrd a versatile pacer set a world record for the mule on August 28 1959 at Roosevelt Raceway clocked in 1 37 45 with Clint Hodgins driving. The half mile track record was tied in 191 by Dick Butler.
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Mark
Westbury
N.Y
Byrd
Roosevelt Raceway
Clint Hodgins
Dick Butler
Connally Wins Gulf Coast PGA Tourney at Clear Lake
Jim Connally shot 35 35 to win the first Gulf Coast PGA event at Clear Lake Country Club. He was the only player under par in a 37-man field and earned 116.55 dollars. Buddy Weaver finished second with 72. In two ball, Connally and Jimmy Adams posted 69 for second behind Joe Hollinger and Weaver.
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Clear Lake
Goose Creek Country Club
Jim Connally
Clear Lake Country Club
Connally
Jimmy Adams
Joe Hollinger
Weaver
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Larry Par
Golden Tors
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Rog Wilson
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Mark Probst
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Francis el- Mart Cross
Tommy Border
Bing
Aca Ee
Mel
Poe Pn
Aude
Bessa
Peadds Et Brey
Dickerson
Bean Aaldan Annar
Buddy Weaver
T.G
Palencia
Fan Santo
Poplin
Alexander
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