Burch Strikes Out 10 In REL Legion Victory
REL's Ricky Burch struck out 10 over the game and delivered the deciding hit in the top of the seventh as Lee Legion Aires downed South Houston 3 2. Cavaretta drove in two in the first. Baytown led 2 1 before Burch's late heroics and a run-scoring stoppage run. An earlier game saw Sterling American Legion lose to Pasadena 7 2. Ford giveaway tied to the All Star game slated July 4.
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Burch
Pasadena
Ricky Burch
Lee Legionaires
South Houston
Lee
John Cavaretta
AEL
Jimmy Sheats
Kyle Fullick
Cavaretta
Joe Castallang
Kenneth Wamble
Baylinians
Sauber
Dunkle
Moss
Alto
Gether
Rupert Garcia
Baytown
Dean Lidepage
Sterling American Legion
Dwight Puckett
Mike Hawks
American Legion
AllStar
Baseball Quiz From Falstaff: Split Doubles and Best Control
Don Faust surveys doubleheaders noting 103 last season in the American League. 51 were split and 52 were sweeps. Babe Adams set a control mark in 1920 with 18 walks in 263 innings, 0.6 per game. The 1961 Yankees hold the single season home run record with 240.
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Falstaff
Don
Faust
Babe Adams
Yankees
Baytown Triumphs in Junior Olympics Team Win
Baytown's Junior Olympians earned their first team victory of the season at a Houston event, totaling 80 points to beat Port Arthur Lincoln by 9.4 points. Intermediate girls claimed first with 32 points led by a 4x100 relay win, while senior girls edged Baytown 29-28 in a tight division.
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Houston
Baytown
Baytonians
Port Arthur
Lincoln
Gayla Greer
Sue Fisher
Debbie Sherman
Nancy Rongeau
Rougeau
Mary Beth Thompson
Susan Strickler
Thompson
Greer
Sion
Port Arthur Lincoln
Becky McGraw
Donna McCallin
Vickey Glenn
McCraw
McCallin
Deborah Arceneaux
Glenn
Verna Bell
Arceneaux
Steve McBride
Hooking the Woods Causes and Corrections
The woods produce longer, harsher hooks than irons due to power and distance. Correct by delaying wrist uncocking until after impact and ensuring the ball is not placed too far forward in the stance. Keep hands and wrists straight through impact before turning over to avoid a hook.
Doc Knisely named commissioner of Rocky Mountain Conference
Denver AP reports Harry B. Doc Knisely becomes commissioner of the newly organized 17 member Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference after serving as Western Athletic Conference information director since 1965. Beth Stone from Muskogee Oklahoma wins top honors at North Shore Country Club ladies pro am. AHL annual meeting opens with merger talks with Western League. Marine Corps runner Bill Clark wins 5000 meters at Camp Lejeune for second straight Interservice title with 13 4 7 8 minutes.
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Denver
Colo
Harry B
Doc” Knisely
Western Athletic Conference
Chicago
Beth Stone
Muskogee
Okla
North Shore Country Club
Quantico
Bill Clark
Marine Corps
Camp LeJeune
First Annual Pep si State Surfing Championship Judges Named
Houston sponsors announce five judges for the July 1-2 Galveston event at the Flagship Hotel Beach. Panel includes Bill Repass, Norman Akin, Marvin Harper, George Lee, and Bill Murross. USSA sanctions the meet with 20 minute heats and a 20 point scoring system.
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Houston
Meet
Mack Blaker
George Lee
Brownsville
Bill Murross
Port Aransas
KIKK
Pepsi Cola Company
Galveston
United States Surfing Association
Texas
USSA
Huntington Beach
Galif
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Frank Beard
Enterprise Assn
South Egremont, Mass
American Hockey League
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Sum-Tex Discount
Aaa
Seagrams Gin
LMR
L.que- Dealer
East Hares
Bayway DR
W. Main
N. Main
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