Border Olympics Relays and Trials Highlight Local Stars
At the Border Olympics in Laredo and nearby meets, Carver's Arthur Robertson reaches finals while teammates Wagner and Salinas post strong marks in pole vault and 440. San Jacinto Junior College and Memorial riders/tracksters compete, featuring standout times from Ganders and Rangers, with memorable 100 and 440 events and relay performances shaping finals day lineup.
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Carver
Arthur Robertson
David Wagner
Inter
Wagner
Salinas
Ravens
Ronald Weeks Nail
Son
San Jacinto
Memorial
Dave Martin
College and University
Pre- San Jacinto Junior College
Spring Branch Memorial
Ganders
Sterling Rangers
Layne Lumus
Ash
Lumus
Matson Seeks Border Olympics Shot At Record In Laredo
Laredo Texas AP Randy Mason of Ter Aggies looms for a 70 feet 7 5 inch 16 pound shot put mark set in 1965 while Metson shows top form indoors over 63 feet Maston and King headline a day of records in high school junior college and college events with King absent due to flu and Mark King of Texas expected to threaten the 15 6 Border Olympics record in the shot put
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Randy
Matson
San Antonio
Lchreiner
Jimmy Jasper
Metson
Maston
Mark King
Texas
Sterling Rangers blank Stephen F. Austin in 5-0 win
Ranger pitcher Mike Hawks earned the win with a two hit shutout backed by Bo Green who homered and doubled for two hits. Green’s first inning blast started Sterling’s scoring as O E Downing helped limit bases on balls with two throws to second. Chandler added a seventh inning run on a series of hits and steals, and Sterling secured five runs with timely plays as Acosta and Bullard contributed runners and RBIs. The May 3 game kept SFA off the base paths, committing just one error throughout.
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Doraer Recoru
Gene Timberlane
Kenney
Drew Dunlap
Rangers
Mike Manley
Tim Stone
Ricky Hart
Lumus
Hart
San Antonio Highlands
Memorial
Sidney Thomas
Thomas
Mike Boucher
Paul Bradley
Rusty Brents
Morton
Sun Sports Star Houston
Mike Hawks
Bo Green
Sterling Rangers
Stephen F. Austin Mustangs
Sterling
O. E. Downing
Mike Chandler
Ando
Green
Jimmy Welch
Downing
Chandler
Welch
Hawks
Floyd Ciruti
Robert Bull
Saturard
San Jacin
Castillo
Memorial Stadium
Acosta
Bullard
Dutface
Ganeer
Ponies Sweep to Lead in Southwest Meet with Six Firsts
SMU dominated the opening two days of the Southwest Conference swimming and diving meet, winning six finals Friday night led by Tim Birnie and Ken Merten defending titles. SMU widened its lead to 419 points as Texas and Texas Tech trailed, with Baylor absent. Merten seeks the 200yard breaststroke title, while Birnie eyes a possible third championship after doubling in backstroke and freestyle events.
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Lubbock
Southern Methodist
Mustangs
Tim Birnie
Ken Merten
SMU
Texas
Texas Tech
Texas A&m
Rice
Arkansas
Texas Christian
Baylor
Merten
William Chambonneau
Linn Katz
Charboonneau
Birnie
Vernon Slovin
Howard Moore
Birrie
Barringer Drops Victory Bid as Bears Top REL
Spring Branch Bears defeated the REL Ganders 8 0 Friday night behind Mike McQueen who struck out 14 over seven innings. Barringer started strong but faltered in the third as Spring Branch pushed across runs. Samway finished the eighth. Littlepage and Slack contributed timely hits while Courtney added a homer. The Ganders stranded baserunners in key innings and will host Port Arthur Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
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Boogle
Bost
Herb Ellisons
San Antonio Highlands
Clifford Branch
Houston Worthing
Kenny Fenelon
Boyie
San Antonio Wheatley
Larry Harvey
Harvey
Genaro Salinas
Eddie Kenney
Steve Vernon
Sun Sports
Mike McQueen
Spring Branch Bears
REL Ganders
Ferguson
Dean Littlepage
Scott Barringer
Paul Catkins
Billy Valadez
Ryan Courtney
Ganders
Barringer
Courtney
Queen
Samway
McQueen
Rod Johnson
Donnie the Ganders
Wiggington
Dowm
Richard Lopez Bunt
Evans
Rupert Garcia
Jim Achilles
Littlepage
Memorial
Randy Acock
Port Arthur
Defending Champs Dominate Tourney Finals
Austin AP report previews Texas high school girls basketball finals at Gregory Gym. top contenders return from last year in Classes AAA AA and B with Quitaque High Island Spearman Little Cypress Springlake Victoria Cross Plains and other finalists set for decisive games. Tulsa Victoria and Portlands stars spark semifinals as memories of 1965 and last year flavor the bill.
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Quitaque
High Island
Springlake
Cross Plains
Spearman
Little Cypress
Tula
Victoria
Austin
Gregory Gym
University of Texas
Tulsa
Orange
Jourdanton
High
LitUe Cypress
Speaman
Rivercrest
Talco- Bogata
Phyllis Parish
Gregory Portland
George West
Brownsboro
Quitoque
Royal
Patricia
Brunson
Celina
Fry and Williams Join SWC Ruckus Over Admission
SMU coach Hayden Fry signed El Paso linebacker Mike Williams who failed UT admission, forcing Darrell Royal to withdraw a Texas offer. The episode sparks recalls of Fry’s past recruiting clashes with Baylor and Rice and prompts comparisons to SMU’s notable past stoppers. UCLA, Houston, and SMU are noted as dissenters to the prevailing UCLA dominance. A Texas recruit story and a hospital drive tale highlight regional college football intrigue.
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Tom Murray
Hayden Fry
Southern Methodist
Fry
el Paso
Mike Williams
Darrell Royal
University of Texas Longhorns
Texas
Williams
Associated Press
College Board
University of Texas
Royal
SMU
Baylor
SWC
Rice
Dallas
Billy Bob Stewart
Jerry Griffin
Hank Ba
Oklahoma State
UCLA
Lew Alcindor
Iba
Houston
Aggie
Eagles Deer Stings Claim Friday Wins
The Pasadena Eagles improved their non loop record Friday by defeating Galena Park. Lanny White pitched the win as Stanley Goode, Burgess Trank and Champ Traylor fueled an 11 hit attack with two RBI each. Deer Park beat La Porte 21 5 before mutual agreement ended the game in the fifth. Mike Hancock belted a grand slam in the fourth, while Rex Brown earned the win. The Stings topped Channelview 4 3 as Jim Deggs delivered the deciding RBI in the seventh with Johnnie Glazer scoring on a Glazer double.
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Pasadena Eagles
Galena Park
Lanny White
Stanley Goode
Burgess Trank
Champ Traylor
Eagle
Deer Park
la Porte Bulldogs
Mike Hancock
Micky Madden
Robert Pearce
Pearce
Rex Brown
McNamara
Aith
Milby
Pasadena
Texas City Stngs
Channelview Falcons
Jim Deggs
Johnnie Glazer
Glazner
Sting
Jimmy Langford
Langford
Guadalupe Cards Open Season With Exhibition Softball Game
Guadalupe Cardinals of Pay town begin their season with a 1 30 p m Sunday exhibition against the Baytown Junior Chamber of Commerce softball team at Guadalupe Field on Beach Street. Players include Dr Lefty Louis Carter Pee Wee Thomas Perry Beauchamp and manager Joe Holecek. Public invited. Mexican food will be sold.
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Guadalupe Cardinals
Paytown
Baytown
College Cage Roundup From AP Scores
Pepperdine 162, San Jose State 87. Loyola Marymount beat California Santa Barbara 72 to 67. Stanford defeated California 83 to 67. Oregon 62, Oregon State 55. Ripon 93, Grinnell 61. Cornell 64, Towson 64? Lawrence.
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Los Angeles
Loyola
Cal
Santa Barbara
Stanford
California
Oregon
Oregon St
Ripen
Grinnell
Cornell
Towa
Lawrence
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Robert
Lea Ganders
Border Olympics
Pat Boyle
AEL
Scotty Liggett
Mike Thompson
Bil Lewis
Dwayne Robertson
Jay Cox
Baytown Carver
Harold V. Ratliff
Laredo, Tex
Randy Mason
Wreck Me
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Market St
Welcom
pWagon
Aee Anderson
Ciruti
Arnold Castillo
Jerry Acosta O
Stephen F. Austin
Sterling Parriste
Houck
Goodbody & Co
Goodbody 4&4 Co
Fannin
Medical Towers
Texas Medical Center
Uptown
New York Stock Exchange
Spring Branch
Bears
Scytown
Littleoane
Burch
Henderson
Lopez
Barnes
Carroll
Garcia
Borringer
Stond Johnson
Wishington
Rf Watkins
Vatatez
Briscoe
Pty Finch
Ib Gilmore
Wittenberg
Sebastian
Hamilton
Ester
Falcons
Mike Miranda
Dan Baker
Miranda
Hill
Larry Roberts
Roberts
Guadalupe
College
San Jose
Leslie Wiggins
Geo
R. Smith
Arctic
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