Steers Top Falcons in Baytown Little League Showdown
In Baytown six Little League games highlighted a 14-2 Hornets win over the Falcons dropping them from first place. Marc Stephenson pitched for the Hornets with three Ks. Other action across West and East leagues featured Red Sox, Yankees, Giants, and Eagles delivering decisive wins, with standout hitting from Lee Houston and Michael Kubelka for the Hornets and Chuck Irwin in the Giants victory.
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Baytown
Westminor
Hornets
Falcons
Steers
Marc Stephenson
Cam Shawell
Johnny Scott
David LeCates
Mike Tucker
James Keigley
Lee Houston
Michael Kubelka
Red Sox
Raiders
Sox
Joe Hull
Kyle Shanks
Kirk Frazier
Jody Turner
Yankees
Chargers
Yanks
Namath retirement sparks conflicting views across sports presses
Sport Scene surveys reactions to Joe Namath quitting football after Rozelle forced sale of his club interest. Life Magazine portrays Namath as egoistic and reckless, while critics defend him as a target in a mob linked controversy. Names like Jojo Davidson and multiple mob figures surface amid the scandal.
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John Black
New York Jet
Joe Namath
Pete Rozelle
Namath
Bachelors LIII
Jet
Rozelle
George Sauer
Joe
Life
Sandy Smith
Hoods
Cosa Nostra
Mr. Gribbs
Tea Balls
Snake
Harry the Hawk
Gigi
Jojo
Johnny Echo
Broadway Joe
John William
Jojo) Davidson
Jets
Miami
Kalamazoo
Mich
Outdoors Clinic Set By Goose Creek Lodge
Goose Creek Lodge No 960 IOOF will sponsor a training program for youths in sports and fishing gear including firearms. The course begins 3 p.m. Saturday June 21 at the lodge hall at Fourth and Humble streets. Instructors include C N Cooks and other lodge members with potential input from sports goods makers. Written parental permission is required or oral consent to a lodge member.
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Goose Creek Lodge No
Order of Odd Fellows
Lodge Noble Grand C. N
Cooks
Fourth
Humble Streets
Cook
Lodge
James Rice
Keith Webb
Area Men Among Safari's Top Ten
The Baytown area has two representatives in the Texas Water Safari and they rank in the top ten. Buddy Mitchell of 3100 Ferry Road and Gary Knight of 100 Poinsetta in Highlands bike the 417 miles to Seadrift by Tuesday morning in their 18 ft Sawyer craft. They aim for a 52 mile gulf crossing to Port O Connor then six miles to Port Lavaca.
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Baytown
Buddy Mitchell
Ferry Road
Gary Knight
Poinsetta
Highlands
San Marcos
Port Lavaca
Mitchell
Knight
Sawyer
Gulf
Port
Sawyer Mitchell
Robert Sanders
Norman Morgan
Seadrift
Bunytonians
Grant Leads Kemper Open Qualifiers With Par Four
Charlotte AP report notes Jim Grant of Avlanta shot a four under par to top qualifiers for one of 22 nonexempt spots in the $150,000 Kemper Open. Only six of 155 players matched par on the 6000 yard Cedarwood Country Club layout.
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Charlotte
N.C
Jim Grant
Avlanta
Grant
Cedarwood Country Club
Teen Action Yankees Dodgers Braves Sparkle In Teen Age Wins
In a Monday night teen action at Robert E. Lee diamond three games were played. Yankees beat Indians 8 6 as Kent Smith won and Mike Smith went 3 for 4. Dodgers topped Cardinals 6 2 with Fred Scrivner winning and David Hughes collecting two hits. Braves edged Giants 2 1 as David Lemley struck out 14 in a complete game while Jimmy Crouse took the loss.
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Steve Graves
Mick Masterson
Ken Giror
White Sox
Braves
Federals
Sox
Ron Barajas
Johnny Spain
Spain
al Howell
Jake Salazar
William Thiele
Eddie Estrada
Edwin Carr
Giants
Cardinals
Chuck Irwin
Irwin
Robbie Robins
Cardinal
Eagles
Texans
Hank McKenney
Kyle Schultz
Ray Anderson
Bateman
Mike
Lee Murphy
Dub Lamell
Robbie
Nixon
Yankees
Dodgers
Robert E. Lee Diamond
Indians
Yanks
Kent Smith
Ronnie Ramsey
Mike Smith
Fred Scrivner
David Hughes
Rusty Salinas
George Battle
Salanis
Bobby Archer
Steve Richards
Lamar Turner
Kenny Eaves
Billy Herrin
Gabby Salinas
David Lemley
Jimmy Crouse
Lemley
Crouse
Quarry Preps For Title Go
NEW YORK AP Jack Quarry, former fighter, watches son Jerry Quarry and Joe Frazier spar in public workout ahead of the June 26 title bout at Madison Square Garden. Jerry’s brother Mike to appear in a Monday prelim as family members fill front seats. the event marks a high tension lead up in a proud boxing clan.
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New York
Jack Quarry
Jerry
Duffy Square
Joe Frazier
Madison Square Garden
Jerry Quarry
Mike
Strokes St John’s and Humjays win Baytown softball action
Baytown Parks and Recreation sponsored summer softball at Roseland Park with three games. Sun Strokes beat the Cougars 12 to something as Paul Putman earned the win and John Black hit two homers. St John’s Methodist crushed Crosby 27 to 4 behind Spike Sterling, Eddie Carrall and Al Dennis homers and 24 hits. Humjays defeated Jets 14 to 4 with Ed Chorpening the winning pitcher and Tom Swenson homering for Humjays.
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Baytown
Parks and Recreation Department
Roseland Park
Sun Strokes
Cougars
Paul Putman
Dudley Henderson
John Black
St. John's Methodist
Crosby
St. John's
St. John’s
Spike Sterling
Eddie Carrall
al Dennis
Sterling
Steve Lair
Humjays
Jets
Ed Chorpening
Ed Touchet
Tom Swenson
Humijays
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Charley
Emperor” Harris
Frazier
Don Warner
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