Good Ball Club Faces Tough Grid Opener In Baytown
Baytown’s Rolland Kudla and Spring Branch coach Pete Sultis unveil first units for Friday’s opener pitting the Ganders against the Bears as both squads project a close start. Key players include Darrell Tully for the Bears and John Cunningham at guard for the Ganders amid defensive line depth and backfield questions. Tickets are on sale at school offices with 2,000 reserved seats priced at 1.25 and student passes 0.50.
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Darrell Tully
Bears
Spring Branch
Sultis
Mac
Membe
Pasadena
Port Arthur
John Adams
Don Treuhardt
Kudla
Richard Hargraves
McAfee
Kelly Rushing
David Mangum
Rincon
Virgil McGahee
Dan Stallworth
Springs Branch
Adams
Kudlaj
Gome
Teel
Treuhardt
John Cunningham
Melvin Jernigan
Adame
Tommy Sooy
Frank Terry
Mike Ferrell
Butch Hub
Lee
Cashat
Danny Botkin
Oliver
Terry
Scoy Ping
Kudi
Cunningham
Heck
Cashatta
Tae
Clana
Wills Nears Stolen Base Record Of 96
Houston hosts Los Angeles in a key NL game as Maury Wills eyes Ty Cobb fifth-spot with 89 steals in 145 games. Frank Howard boosts Dodgers with 26 homers, Pete Richert to start for LA. Colt .45s chase stoppage of Wills and a strong Dodgers lineup.
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Fred Hartman
Houston
Los Angeles Dodgers
Maury Wills
Frank Howard
Dodgers
Wills
Dodger
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Cobb
Georgia Peach
Hal Smith
Merritt Ranen
Jim Campbell
Cart
Ken Johnson
Craft
Colt Skipper
Howard
Pete Richert
Los Angeles
Walt Alston
Sandy Koufax
Richert
Cincinnati Reds
Colts
Mets
Dodgers Giants Cubs Battle Streak Continues In Tight Race
Dodgers beat Cubs as Davis hits bases loaded homer and Wills swipes three bases to inch closer to Cobb’s stolen base mark. Mays hits his 43rd homer for the Giants in a 4 1 win over Pittsburgh behind O Dell’s five hit effort. Robinson belts his 2nd homer of the game as Reds edge Cardinals in 11 innings. Mathews and Aaron homer for Milwaukee in a 5 2 win over the Mets.
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Ury Wills
Willie Mays
Robinson
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Cincinati
Naacy
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Chicago Cubs
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Billy O'Dell
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St. Louis
Dick Ellsworth
Don Drysdale
Walt Alston
Jack Smith
Davis
RBI
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Cobb
Dodgers
Harvey Haddix
Felipe Alou
O'Dell
Vada Pinson
Cardinal
Ernie Broglio
Gene Oliver
Joe Nuxhall
Mathews
Aaron
Braves
Mets
Broncos Lead AFL Categories After 3 Games
Denver tops four AFL categories after three games led by total offense 505 yards passing 384 and total defense 203. Dallas leads rushing with 26 yards and Houston tops pass defense at 81 yards.
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Dallas
Tex
Denver
American Football League
Broncos
San Diego
Houston
Harmon TD Club Names First Coach of the Week
Oliver Harmon, Bay tonian and longtime Gander fan, was named Coach of the Week by the Touchdown Club as the 1962 season opened. He noted he has attended Memorial Stadium since its 1946 opening and rarely misses Gander games, and has been a regular at the club’s Monday luncheons for about five years.
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Jimmie Woods
Baytown
Hne
Roland Kudin
Jake Rutter
Edan
Aunt the House
Pete Sultis
Spring Branch
Oliver Harmon
Tulsa and Austin Set For Playoff Clash
Austin and El Paso split the series with Austin winning the decisive game in El Paso 8 to 2 before advancing to face Tulsa in the finals. The El Paso comeback stalled in the 14th as Austin struck for four runs off reliever Bill Lindner sealing a dramatic win. Chuck Teuscher homered for El Paso, his second of the series.
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Tulsa
Albuquerque
Austin
el Paso
Bill Lindner
Chuck Teuscher
Teuscher
Emerson
Laver
Australia
France
United States
Miss Hard
American Association Playoff Set Tuesday
Champion Indianapolis entertains fourth place Louisville and runner up Omaha hosts third place Denver in the start of the American Association base meet the International League playoff winner in what is called the Little World Series. Indianapolis Lewisville and Omaha Denver are matched in a best 2015 series. Two games will be played at the host cities before action moves to the bigger towns.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Louisville
Omaha
Denver
Lewisville
Laver opens bid for pro tennis with $150,000 price
In Forest Hills AP story, Rod Laver weighs a $150,000 ask to turn pro, with Jack Kramer predicting big dollars and a future as a top pro. Budge era plans, Davis Cup hopes, and Laver Emerson clashes frame the pro era talk as Margaret Smith wins the women’s Down Under crown.
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N.Y
Laver
Aus
Budge
Ty Internig
Jack Kramer
Ing
Cer
Roy Emerson
Pancho Gonzales
U.S
Lew Hoad
Ken Rosewall
Don Budge
Margaret Smith
Melbourne
Darlene Hard
Long Beach
Calif
Emerson
Marks of Steel: Houston’s Three Men and Their 3500 Workers
Three men of steel and 3,500 fellow Sheffield workers shape Houston’s growth west of Sam Houston Park. They are active neighbors and citizens, supporting community activities, church groups, and the United Campaign drive as marks of steel that Houston makes.
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Ment
Sam Houston Park
Men of Steel
Sheffield
Houston
Southwest
United Campaign
Marks of Steel
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University of Houston
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