Del Crandall and Sad Sam Comebacks Highlight Camp
The camp report notes Del Crandall and Sam Jones vying for time with Detroit and Milwaukee, Jones after neck surgery and Crandall trying to recover from shoulder tendon inflammation. Manager Scheffing praises Sam’s accuracy and potential while Crandall reduces his readiness estimate and reflects on past glory. Other players report aches, mumps, and minor injuries as clubs start exhibition season with scattered intra squad games and a focus on upcoming openers.
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Mike Rathey
Freas
Techiplee Camping
Sam Jones
Detroit
Milwaukee
del Crandall
Giants
Sam
Bob Scheffing
Braves
Crandall
RBI
Birdie Tebbetts
Sparkplug
Ee Zoilo Versalles
Minnesota
Versalles
Orlando Martinez
Martinez
Rex Johnston
Pittsburgh
Charleston
W.va
Francis Marion
Cedarer
Lamar Domination Beats Baytown 13-1 on Friday
Lamar pounded Baytown with 13 runs on 12 hits as three Baytown pitchers melted. Danny Seibert stole three bases and scored, while Parker and Barbour teamed on relief to slow Baytown’s offense. The Ganders committed seven errors, the most this season, fueling Lamar’s decisive victory in the first scheduled night game.
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Houston
Lamar
Baytown
Ganders
Danny Seibert
Jobe
Bobby Dobson
George
Gan
Ken
Nix
Sek
Neth Parker
Coker
Aess Tan
Tom Coker
Mike Grave
Mike Barbour
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Williams
Johnnie Joe George
Siebert
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Dennings
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Walters
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Wandrut
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Arary
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RBI
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Belbect
Waltera
Jennings
Gritfin
Oo Nix
Hepry Parker
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Eppe
Beatty Wins as Baytown Seeks Border Olympics Repeat
Baytown's Ganders, with six boys last year, chase a repeat Border Olympics title in Laredo. Highlands of San Antonio leads in the HS division after Friday qualifiers with Maroons of Austin and Worthington of Houston close contenders. Baytown qualified four individuals in running events and three in field events, led by Parkhurst and Hosea in sprinting and relay squads posting strong times.
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Ganders
George Ferguson
Don Parkhurst
Freddy Clark
Wayne Hosea
Gary Vincent
David Conway
Gary Gaza
Lway
Robert Elswick
Joe Lee
James Vegas
Clark
Highlands
Parkhurst
Lee
Vegas
Conway
Hosea
Charles White
Worthington
Arthur Whitmet
Roosevelt Porter
Corpus
Christi Miller
Sai Y
Cowhig Leads: Reles Through Prep Olympic Prelims
Lee College standout Cowhig topped four events and anchors the sprint relay as he and five other entries reached the finals in the Border Olympics at Laredo. Friday’s heats saw Cowhig clock 22.8 in the 220 and 10.5 in the 100, with teammate Guidry Swint and Owens also helping a 44.1 sprint relay. The day featured 992 athletes from 16 junior colleges and 54 high schools amid fair weather and strong performances by Howor County juniors and Victoria JC hopefuls.
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Broad
Willie Owens
Cecil Guidry
Robert Swint
Cowhig
Howard County Junior College
Guidry
Swint
Rebs
Howor County
Victoria Junior College
Sanders Leads Pensacola Open Golf Tournament
Doug Sanders carried a three stroke lead into the third round of the Pensacola Open, a $20,000 golf event in Pensacola. The AP report notes Sanders still limped but remained focused as he pursued the title.
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Pensacola
Fila
Doug
Sanders
Blume MVP and Captains Named at Rice Spring Dinner
Rice University named Leslie Blume its 1961 season most valuable player after a vote of teammates. Blume, a senior halfback from La Grange, led the Southwest Conference in scoring with 74 points, a Rice record. Billy Cox of Galena Park and Gene Rare of Taylor were elected 1962 co captains.
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Houston
Leslie
Butch
Baytown Sophs Lead In Orange Tourney Run
Baytown’s sophomores led by Reilly and LeBlanc failed to secure top spot as Baytown finished behind Orange and Galena Park in the Orange golf tournament at Sunset Grove. Reilly shot 78, LeBlanc 79, Tolleson 81, and the Baytown four-card totaled 310 for second place overall behind Reilly’s squad.
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Orange
Sunset Grove
Omores
Baytown
Sunset Grove Country Club
LeBlanc
Mike LeBlanc
Lee McDowell
Jimmy Brown
Donald Stefani
Goaden Beant
Scala Hei Ity
Ang Lovehon
Ganders
Galena Park
LaGrange
Stefani
McDowell
Brown
King
Border Olympics Set to Spark Record Weekend
ACC Texas A M stars head to Laredo for the Border Olympics with Earl Young Pat Cloth and Larry Maulding among leading entrants. Howard County’s Gary Walker Terry Yarbro and several Texas schools chase multiple records. SMU Rice and Texas vie for top marks in pole vault javelin and sprints as high school and college divisions converge.
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Laredo
Earl Young
Abilene
Pat
Jessy
Houston
Chris Danny Roberts
Texas A&m
Tian
Texas South
Erm
Larry Maulding
Howard Pies
Dexterkins
Southern Methodist
Fred Hansen
Rice
Baylus Bennett
Texas
Jerry Dyes
Abilene Christian
Conningham
Torun Quartet
Lions Relays Set Despite Overcast Weather
Lions Relays to be run this Saturday in Mont Selvi eu as meet director Lloyd Kelley confirms the annual Barkers AM track and field event sponsored by the Lions Club. He notes overcast skies and wet track but expects the competition to proceed.
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Mont Selvieu
Lloyd Kelley
REL Netters Put Three In Semi Finals
Baytown advances three players to the semifinals at the Spring Branch Invitational Venns Tournament with Bill Marshall winning two straight sets in singles. Barsalou and Stewart reach the semis in doubles, and Bussa and Gatlin sail through girls doubles to join the last four.
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Rel Netters
Houston
Baytown
Bill Marshall
Dave Barsalou
Sherwood Stewart
Gwen Bussa
Beverly Gatlin
Kirk Franklin
Patsy Whalen
Loretta Balke
Franklin
Miss Whalen
Gordon Lannou
Marshall
Benny Harrison
Corpus Christi
Ray
Vincent Jordan
Galveston
Kirwin
Ray Blase
Lamar Consolidated
Barsalou
Stewart
Louis Joseph
George Lawson
Kincaid
Adolfo Galvan
Ernest Rodriguez
Corpus Christi Carroll
Miss Bussa
Miss Gatlin
Mary Freyer
Tina Garcig
Miller
Tracy Harris
Mary Neale
Ball High
Mary
Marilynn Highrabedian
Katy
David Dunn
Texas City
Robert Nesmith
Reagan
Jane Clayton
LaMarque
Beverly Brown
Miss Balke
Gail Kilgore
Spring Branch
Judy Byrd
Corpus Christi Ray
Halter
Lannon
Russel
Cook
Jerry Caper
la Marque
John Walker
Richere Bimate
Brazosport
Westminster Heads NAIA Cage Pick Top Seed in Tourney
Kansas City AP notes Westminster of Pennsylvania carries a 22 2 record into the NAIA tournament as the No 1 seed Prairie View A M of Texas is No 2 with 22 3 Westminster finished second in 1960 and fourth last year Georgetown Kentucky is seeded third after a 1961 finals loss The 12 team field begins Monday and Tuesday with play set to begin in March period
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Westminister
Pennsylvania
Prairie View A&m
Texas
Associated Press
Prairie View
Westminster Secord
Gorgetown
Kentucky
Grambling
Westminster
Texas Tech Earns NCAA Berth With 71 67 Win Over SMU
Texas Tech beat SMU 71 67 in Fort Worth to secure an NCAA tournament bid as Southwest Conference co champions. Tech faces Air Force in Dallas to determine a regional berth. SMU star Jan Loudennik scored 30, with Shatund adding 39 for SMU and Hammond leading Tech with 22.
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API
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Southern Methodist
Daniel Meyer
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
Air Force
Dallas
Manhattan
Kan
Jan Loudennilk
Mustangs
Dave Shatund
Jim Hammond
Houston One Up In Border Golf
Houston led North Texas State University by one stroke as the Border Olympics neared completion. North Texas held a slim 61563 team total after 36 holes, but Houston closed Friday with a 454 team score to pull ahead. North Texas’ Schhole Total reached 856. Houston, five-time Border champion, did not compete last year when North Texas won.
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Laredo
University of Houston
North Texas State
Uni
Nori Texas Eyeles
Cougars
Houston
North Texas
Schhole
Texas college baseball edges Texas A&M, St Marys in action
The Associated Press reports college baseball results with Texas teams posting wins or close losses. Texas beat Texas A&M by 10 to 5 after a 2 inning span, while Sam Houston defeated Houston 6 to 5 and SMU fell 1 to 4 to Dallas. Baylor triumphed 5 to 1 over Texas Lutheran. In college basketball, Texas Tech won 67 to 67 at Southern Methodist securing an NCAA berth.
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Texas Lutheran
Sam Houston
Houston
University of Dallas
Southern Methodist
Texas Tech
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