Gander Golf Team Takes Fourth At Sunset Country Club Meet
The Gander golf squad finished fourth among 28 teams at Sunset Country Club Orange in windy conditions. Beaumont High led with 316, followed by Forest Park 326, Sam Rayburn 330, REL 338, while medalist Kirby Smith of Beaumont High shot 74 and Randy Tickner of Sterling tied for seventh with 77.
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Gander
Orange
Sunset Country Club
Mike Thompson
Beaumont High
Forest Park
Sam Rayburn
Kirby Smith
Beaumont Hish
Baytown Sterling
Randy Tickner
Sterling
Ream
Rangers
Jimmy Cream
Hordies
Gary Clemmons
Barbers Hill
Eagles
Bobby Steck
Donald Kennedy
Jesse Matthews
Dayton
Jack Harris
John Faulkner
Robert Thornton
Nelson Tops Gander Cage Stats For 67 Season
Bobby Nelson the AEL Bay town All-District pick led the Ganders in field goals 166 and field goal percentage 50.5 his 394 rebounds or 19.7 per game topped the team. Dean Lidepage was the only other 'lander to exceed Nelson on free throw percentage while Slack posted 135 field goals second and 34.6 percent shooting. Slack also had 163 rebounds and a 419 point scoring average per game. Slack, an outside man, played first base on the Gander baseball team and drove in a decisive eighth inning pinch hit.
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Bobby Nelson
AEL
Baytown
Ganders
Gander
Dean Lidepage
Nelson
Bobby Slack
Slack
Colts Trade Cuozzo to Saints for No 1 Draft Pick
New Orleans receives quarterback Gary Cuozzo from Baltimore in exchange for the Colts first round selection in the upcoming draft and center Bill Curry from Green Bay. The deal also nets two 1967 draft choices with one being the Saints No 1 pick.
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Colts
Cuozzo
Saints
NEW Orleans
Tom Fears
New Orleans Saints
Gary Cuizzo
Phi Beta Kappa
Virginia
Johnny Unitas
Baltimore Colts
Baltimore
Steve Spurrier
New York Giants
Bill Curry
Green Bay
Fears
Rand
Astros Eager For Exhibition Season In Florida
In Cocoa Florida the Houston Astros resumed workouts after a rest day as exhibition play looms Friday. Young pitchers Don Wilson Danny Coombs Bruce Von Hoff and Tom Griffin show promise while manager Grady Hatton notes it is still early and the real test comes in the exhibition games. John Nullen cites hoped for strong performance from the kids and mentions Jose Herrera swinging well as the squad prepares for trials.
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Cocoa
Fla
Houston Astros
Don Wilson
Danny Coombs
Bruce von Hoff
Tom Griffin
Wilson
John Nullen
Grady Hatton
Arnie
Umbach
Griggin
Coombs
Jose
Herrera
Anahuac Panthers Win Livingston Title Triumph
Anahuac’s Panthers defend Livingston Pelays honors by scoring 76 points led by Roland Blanchard’s 20-9 long jump and John Yeager’s mile win in 4:45.0. The 440 and mile relays posted strong times despite handoffs and missing teammates, with notable performances from Raymond Thomas Don Appling Godfrey and Washington.
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Livingston
Anahuac
Panthers
Livingston Pelays
Panther
Roland Blanchard
John Yeager
Blanchard
Yeager
Paul Rivon
Sammy Godfrey
Curtis
Pasadena Eagles Aim For 23 1 Start In 12 4A Action
The Pasadena Eagles enter a busy 12 4A schedule with a 23 1 mark after beating St Thomas and Miley and splitting with Reagan. They open a doubleheader win in extra innings, then slugger Jieny Pitt leads a 12 hit attack in the nightcap as Lanny White wins. South Houston and Brazosport face rough opening games as Deer Park, Rayburn, and Galena Park start season play with multiple losses, while Sterling and S F Austin prepare for Memorial Park games and a Wednesday Milby matchup.
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Pasadena Eagles
Westbury
St. Thomas
Miley
Reagan
Eagles
Lanny
White
Jieny Pitt
Homer
South Houston
Brazos
Milky Buffs
Texans
Northshore
Pasadena
Galena Park
Spring Branch
Bears
Bellaire
Milby
Madison
Sterling
S. F. Austin
Memorial Park
AEL
Hous- On
Hook Line and Sinker Bring White Perch Fishing Weather Shots
A Baytown fishing column notes cold spells interrupt the white perch spawning, with March winds limiting catches. It highlights Bob Hatchell and crew at Mecie Reservoir Devers catching bass, a stringer mishap losing prize fish, Bill Bradshaw’s Rayburn trip, and local anglers including Jack Martin and Dr Herbert Duke chasing bass and perch with mixed success.
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Wenter
Bob Hatchell
Bob
Arthur {Pon} Dunkerly
Thelma Berry
Mecie
Devers
Hatchell
Denkerly
Batchell
Bill Bradshaw
Sam Lester
Sam Rayburn Lake
Sam
Bill
Hawke's Creek
Bradshaw
Lester
Bil
Ion Sem Rayburn
Fshing
Rayham
Jack Martin
Baytown
Sam Rayburn Fishing
Jack
Dam B
Sam Rayburn
Duke
Herbert Duke
Rayburn
Dr. Duke
Louisiana
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