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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1949
Page
7
Rice meets Baylor and Texas at Austin and Houston as the Southwest Conference title race tightens. Baylor hits Texas A&M at College Station while Rice and Texas battle in Houston. Mount Vernon shows standout form in East Texas Class A football with 39 point win, led by Oate Moore and a strong backfield.
New York dates report Assault, the 1946 triple crown champion chestnut horse, nears retirement after an eighth place finish in the Grey Lag Handicap at Belmont Park. Veteran jockey Heldie Arcedo said the famed sprinter just isn’t there any more, with an official decision expected soon.
ACC and McMurry, both unbeaten in Toray Conference title play, meet Saturday in a top showdown after weekend wins. Abilene Christian beat Texas A. and M 39 14 while McMurry trounced Abilene, 38 12, and Western downed Daniel Baker 28 0. Austin College beat Howard Payne for their first conference win.
Larsen of San Francisco won the men's singles at the Dallas Country Club invitational tennis tournament defeating Earl Cochell. Larsen defeated Cochell 1-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 to claim the crown. in doubles, the Czech team Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cerniy beat Larsen and Chuchenl as Cerniy showcased strong play.
Texas Class AA and City Conference football races edge toward peak week with many districts still open. Wichita Falls remains undefeated and favored in 2-AA, while Breckenridge, Port Arthur, Austin, Alice, Ysleta, and others target district titles. Notable results include Abilene’s 29-6 upset of Odessa and a 19-6 loss for Galveston to Austin. many key showdowns loom in late October and November.
Horton c. O. Horton topped the Baytown Rifle and Pistol Club shoot held Sunday on Highway 146 range, winning three of five matches. M. W. Houston shared top honors in the other two events, as the field posted higher overall scores than in past matches. Top finishers across events included Minter, Herndon, Darsee, Watkins, and others in various yardage and sight categories.
Washington October 17 There were three Baughs at the Redskins practice Sammy age eight Todd and six year old Davey visited with owner George Preston Marshall They hope to play quarterback like their father Sammy Todd impressed by the drill Davey struggled to throw They will watch Washington face the New York Giants Sunday Marshall teased with a telegram about Baugh’s backfield start.
Nettles, star guard and pass catcher for the Gander squad, broken collarbone last Friday ends his season. Coach Dar Stallworth confirms absence. roster depth remains with six additional players including Perry Beauchamp and Ray Lee. Nettles hopes to return by next cage practice. prior injuries marked his high school career. Meanwhile Tokyo reports Army Chief J Lawton Collins departing for Washington to testify on unification.
Dallas reports praise for young linemen led by Eddie Hodges of Abilene who blocked two Odessa punts and scored a TD. Teammate Calhoun of Grand Prairie and Bill White of Denton share top honors. White suffers season-ending injury after Denton’s 21-2 win over Sherman. Other standouts include Coffey praising White and Calhoun’s multiple scorers, while noted players from several Texas schools compiled strong showings as the football weekend closed.
Three undefeated senior college football clubs remain in Texas after upsets last weekend. Baylor downed Texas Tech 28-7, Texas Western blanked Arizona 28-0, and Hardin swept Southwest Texas 18-6 to extend each team’s season-long unbeaten run.
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