Galena Park Game Sparks Ganders Comeback
January 15 1980 reports James Popeye Beavers scoring 17 to lead the ert B. Lee Ganders to a 40 34 win over Ball High Peaveston. Barry Nettles and Bubba Chaste provided key support as Ganders inch to a .500 in 12 AA play. Coach Lee’s team showed late surge in period to secure victory despite Ball High’s early advantage. The story notes home games vs Galena Park upcoming and mentions broader local sports activity including other city teams and a university football series.
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Fee James
Popeye
Beavers
Lee
Ned
Galveston Boys
Bubba Chorste
Nettles
Ie T
Tomie Ward
NCAA Drops Boycott in Laps Of Rebels
Chicago January 18 The NCAA ends sanctions on the so called sinful seven rebels, barring Virginia Boston College Villanova McNidry Virginia Tech Maryland and the Citadel from NCAA tournaments this year or future contracts. Maryland president H C Byrd and Virginia officials challenge the move as beyond authority while Virginia Tech and Virginia plan to continue scheduling with NCAA members.
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NCAA
Chicago
Virginia
Bostor
H.C. Byrd
Maryland
A ‘ Virginie
Narton
G. Pritchett
Wil‘lett
Pritchett
Virginia Tech
Ncaa Blacklst
Walter S. Newmen
Richmond
Newmen
UPI
Soreed
Amarillo's Fouts Voted State Outstanding Schoolboy
Amarillo 160 pound senior Fouts, an end and defensive back who also handled kicking, was chosen as the state’s outstanding schoolboy football player for 1948 by the Texas Sports Writers Association. He edged San Antonio Jefferson’s Meeks by three points in a 65-ballot field.
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Dallas
Deny Fouts
Wichita Falls High
Texas Sports Writers Associa-Te
Fouts
University of Houston
Ex-Students Association
Byron Townsend
Odessa
James Garner
Amarillo
Little
M. Meeks
San Antonio Jefferson
Meeks
James Gist
Mershall
Jack Newby
Darrell Lafitte
Port Arthur
Don Goss
Dallas Sunset
Bob Knowles
Waco
Wooster Baptist Triumphs for Second Straight Win
Wooster Baptist defeated Memorial Baptist 66 to 19 in church league basketball as Dave Russell scored 46 points. First Presbyterian beat Highlands Second Baptist 44 to 25 led by Ferguson. Presbyterians won their first game in Baytown. Next Monday schedule features Channelview Baptist vs Baytown, First Baptist vs St Mark's Methodist, and Baytown Second Baptist.
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Wooster Baptist
Downing Memorial Baptist
Wooster
Dave Russell
Wooster Cagers
Baytown Junior High
First Presyterian
Highlands Second Baptist
Ferguson
Two City Cage League Games Carded Tonight
Two City League cage games are scheduled at Baytown Junior High gym tonight. Loop leaders Hemphill and Humble idle. Channelview and Peterson play at 7:15 p.m. O'Brien faces The Tower at 8:30 p.m. Also notes Mona Lisa size of 2 feet 6 inches high and 1 foot 9 inches across.
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Baytown
Hemphill
Humble
Channelview
Peterson
O'Brien
Gilbert Steinke Added To A&M Coaching Staff
Gilbert Steinke, a Texas A&M alumnus who played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1945 to 1947, joins the Aggies coaching staff to assist Dick Todd with backs this spring and next fall. He previously coached at Trinity University in 1948 after stints at Oklahoma A&M.
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College Station
Texas Aggies
Gilbert Steinke
Steinke
Oklahoma A&m
Dick Todd
Aggie Fish
Texas A&m
Philadelphis
Trinity University
San Antonio
Stingarees Take District 12-AA Lead With Win Over Freeport
Texas City Stingarees moved into sole possession of first in District 12-AA after a 51 to 32 victory over the Freeport Exporters. Jack Mosher and John Acree led the Stings with 12 and 13 points respectively, while Galena Park edged Pasadena 56 to 54 and Bill Jackson scored 19 for Galena Park. Pasadena sits last with two losses. Friday schedule includes Freeport at Pasadena, Galena Park at Lee, and Texas City at Ball High.
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Stings
Freeport Exporters
Freeport
Texas City
Bull High
Tea Ganders
Galena Park
Pasadena
Bull
Lee
Pasadenaz
Ball High
Galveston
Jack Mosher
John Acree
Acree
Mosher
Bill Jackson
Parkers
Paul McGowen
Pasasiena
Mel Ott Biggest Hall of Fame Hope for 1950
Mel Ott, the New York Giants star, is seen as the top Hall of Fame candidate for 1950 after missing by 32 votes in the prior year. Ott, who retired in 1948 with 23 National League records, dominated late in his career and headlines the list of leading contenders among Baseball Writers Association members in New York.
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Ott
Little Giant
Steve Snider
United Press
New York
Jan
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Baseball Writers Association
Melvin
Louisiana
Authwurs
Slong
Coney Island
Polo Grounds
Lilda Melvin
John McGraw
Giants
McGraw
Jimmy Fox
Dizzy Deen
al Simmons
Paul Waner
Harry Heilmann
Bill Terry
Hank Greenberg
Billy Dickey
Rabbit Maranville- Terry
Hall of Fame
Mel
Sanity Code Backers Stunned What Now
New York dispatch reports the NCAA sanity code faces a crisis as seven violators were expelled then a motion to kill the code for two years passed. PCC commissioner Victor Schmidt asks whether to stand or retreat amid renewed debate on amateurism and college football payments.
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Stanopotowsky
United Press
New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Victor 0. Schmidt
Pacific Coast Conference
Oine
NCAA
Bumgardner Named Head Coach at San Angelo College
Bumgardner, formerly an assistant at Denison High School and a UT. end, has been named head coach and athletic director of San Angelo Junior College. He succeeds Pete Sikes, resigning to hand over duties February 1. Bumgardner played for the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions in 1948 after an all conference season at Texas.
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San Angelo
TPR
Max Bumgardner
Denison High School
University of Texas
San Angelo Junior College
Es . Bumgardner
Pete Sikes
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Texas
Cat Business Manager Takes Post At Elmira
FORT WORTH Jan 18. Bob Jones longtime business manager of the Fort Worth Texas League club resigns to become general manager of the Class A Elmira club of the Eastern League. Jones, son-in-law of Brooklyn Dodger owner Branch Rickey, who operates both Fort Worth and Elmira, was expected to move to Elmira next week.
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Bob Jones
Elmira
Jones
Brooklyn Dodger
Branch Rickey
Ilmiza
Elmiza
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