SWC Openers Highlight Texas Oklahoma Showdown in Dallas
SMU hosts TCU in Dallas at Cotton Bowl in a renewed rivalry as SWC kickoffs. Oklahoma and Texas clash as unbeaten teams at 3:20 p.m. with national TV. Arkansas faces Baylor at Waco and Texas A&M meets Texas Tech at Lubbock. Rice idle. Texas leads series 40-21-2. SMU trails 26-18-7 in head-to-heads.
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Steve Judy
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Hayden Fry
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Eddie Hill
Gene
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Humble
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UPI
Navy
Steve Owens
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Sar
Chris Schenkel
Bud Wilkinson
Bill Flemming
Connie Alexander
Dave Smith
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Li Southall
Jerry Smith
Randy Cooper
Bill Montgomery
Chuck Dicus
Dicus
Montgomery
John Eichler
Bill Burnett
Bruce Maxwell
Jim Bertelsen
Jack Dale
Mike Mistovich
Rumble Network
Bud Campbell
George Walker
Razorback
Texas A I Tops NATA Grid Poll
Texas A I, with three straight wins and a defense of its Lone Star title, remains No 1 in the NAIA football poll. The Javelinas earned first-place votes and 147 points after beating Angela State 19-9, but Northeastern Oklahoma State narrowed the gap with 136 points after a 27-6 win over Southeastern Oklahoma.
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National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
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Sterling Sophs Rally Past Trojans 38-16
Sterling Sophomores defeated South Houston sophomores 38-16 at Pasadena. Key plays featured Scott Sheley scoring repeatedly, Dave Koyeton adding rushes and scores, and Dennis Litton converting two point tries. Sterling built a 24-0 lead, held off SH’s late rally, then added a late score to seal the win and set up a Memorial Stadium showdown with Sam Rayburn’s sophomores.
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Ross
Sterling Bandits
Ranger
South Houston
Sophs
Scott Sheley
Dave Koyeton
Blue
Silver
Sterling
Bobby Littlefield
Sheley
YMCA Grid Year Begins Saturday
The YMCA Junior Football League opens its 1969 season Saturday with nine games on two fields behind the YMCA at 201 Wye Drive. A Division features five games starting at 9 am, with Travis Tornadoes vs Travis Vikings and Ashbel Smith vs Lamar Cowboys, followed by four more matchups through 1 pm. Division B also schedules five games including Alamo Shorthorns vs Northshore and Travis Texans vs Travis Tigers.
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Wye Drive
Travis Tornadoes
Travis Vikings
Ashbel Smith
Lamar Cowboys
Alamo Shorthorns
Northshore
Bowie No
Crosby Cubs
Bowie Rams
Lamar Colts
Travis Texans
Travis Tigers
Fort Worth teams clash in varied scores across districts
Fort Worth Terrell 22, Fort Worth Pascnaltz Hurst Bell 24, Hallam City & Houston Austin 15. Houston Yates 33, Milby 34, Floresville 44, San Antonio Holy Cross 7. Other games include Allen Academy 55 and Kerrville Crane 0, with numerous unparseable fragments from the page.
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Pascnaltz
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Houston
Austin
Bellaire
Spring Branch Westchester
Aldine
Yates
Milby
Linger
Claas
Carter
Everman
Wichita
Paus Hirsens
Grecienrigge
Floresville
San Antonis
Holy pCrass
Weekend Boat Races Slated at Port Haven Marina
Houston Drag and Ski Club hosts a two day racing event at Port Haven Marina La Porte with Saturday marathons for single engine outboards and multi engines and inboards at 2 and 4 pm. Sunday features drags and five lap heats with top drivers Hiram Muecke Jack McPhaill and Red Adair. Tickets 1.50 at the marina free for under 12. advance 1 on Baytown locations.
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Interstate 146
Highway 225
la Porte
K Mart
Baytown
Dari-Dream
Park
Record Trotting Mile and Monmouth Park Racing Feats
The one mile trotting record stood at 1 45 and 4 for Greyhound in 1938. At Monmouth Park in 1969 Chuck Baltazar led jockeys with 63 winners, 16 ahead of Ed Maple. Carlos H Marquez Ray Broussard Walter Blum and Ed Maple each rode four winners on a single program at Oceanport New Jersey this season, with Marquez achieving the feat twice.
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Greyhound
Chuck Baltazar
Monmouth Park
Ed Maple
Carlos H. Marquez
Ray Broussard
Walter Blum
Oceanport
Nwl
Marquez
REL Junior Varsity Rips Galena Park 32-12 at Cement Stadium
REL Junior Varsity defeated Galena Park JVs 32-12 at Cement Stadium. Morgan and Olaison starred with Morgan setting up scores, Taylor directed drives, and Holloway adding key kicks and a 66 yard run. GP opened with a kickoff return for a score but REL pulled away by halftime and finished with their fifth straight win.
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Robert E. Leel
REL Boys
Jvs
Cement Stadium
Steve Olaison
Charlie Morgan
Eddie Taylor
Suiciders
Olafson
Taylor
Gene Basse
Jerry Brewer
Maroon and White
Mets Open Series Bid Saturday
The New York Mets arrive in Baltimore to face the Orioles in the World Series opener at Memorial Stadium. Tom Seaver pitches against Mike Cuellar in a best-of-seven for the prize of 15,000 per winner, with 53,000 expected in attendance and NBC carrying the game.
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New York Mets
Tom Seaver
Jerry Koosman
Orioles
Memorial Stadium
Seaver
Mets
Mike Cuellar
NBC
Koosman
Atlanta
Galena Park Tops Lee Rebels 18 14 at Cedar Bayou Field
Galena Park rallied from 12 6 halftime down to beat Robert E. Lee 18 14 in Cedar Bayou Field as the Rebels dropped their fourth straight. Tim Litton had a first half Rebel score while Agee Holloway and Mike DeHoyas added third quarter points before Galena Park sealed the game late.
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Littlefield
Litton
Robert E. Lee
Rebels
Galena Park
Maroon and White
Cedar Bayou Field
Don Brown
Tony Hingsos
Tim Litton
Kel
Agee Holloway
Mike DeHoyas
Hebels
Milton Kellner
Roy Hutchins
South Houston
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