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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1966

Page

8

Sterling Blue Devils Beat Forest Park 14-0

Sterling Blue Devils defeat Forest Park junior varsity 14 to 0 in Beaumont. Rex Fisher connected with Bill Hargraves for a 54 yard touchdown and later to Mike Chandler for 15 yards to seal the win. Fisher ran 63 yards on 14 carries, Downing and Melton led a stout defense with six tackles each.

Sterling Blue Devils Forest Park Bon Plocheck Sun Sports Beaumont Ross Sterling Blue Devils Hoss Sterling High School O. E. Downing Sterling Trojan Rex Fisher Bill Hargraves Fisher Mike Chandler Downing Ray Melton Jerry Acosta John ‘Odneail Hargraves Bily Bruce Neilson

Dodgers Sweep Astros to Seize NL Lead in Pitching Battle

Los Angeles snapped Houston 4 0 and 10 0 in a doubleheader to move atop the National League standings. Sandy Koufax earned win in both games, extending his 23rd victory while the Dodgers pushed ahead of the Pirates and Giants as New York approached. Wills and Fairly drove in early runs, Roseboro added key hits, and Koufax matched a career milestone with 2 357 strikeouts.

LOS Angeles Los Angeles Dodgers Houston Astros New York Mets Dodgers Pittsburgh San Francisco Giants Walter Alston Dick Coach Associated Press Sports Wavies Sandy Koufax Dodger Houston Astros St. Louis Pirates

Major League Standings and Sunday Results

Sunday results feature several shifting games with many runs. Minnesota defeated Baltimore 11 to 6 while Kansas City beat Detroit 5 to 1. Chicago edged Washington 4 to 1 and California beat Cleveland 8 to 2. New York won 4 to 2 against Boston, St Louis 4 to 3 over Pittsburgh, Chicago 4 to 0 over San Francisco, Los Angeles 4 to 1 over Houston, Philadelphia 10 to 9 against Cincinnati, and Atlanta 8 to 3 over New York.

San Francisco Giants Chicago Cubs Bob Bolin Atlanta Braves New York Philadelhia Cincinnati Minnesota Baltimore Kansas City Detroit California Cleveland Chicago Washington Boston Res John Roseboro Dodger Houston Chris Zachary Miller Moeller Ron Fairly Koufax Willie Davis St. Louis Pittsburgh Los Angeles Philadelphia Atlanta Associated Press Revie W. L. Pet G Atlanta Isene

REL Sophomores and JVs Fall to Spring Branch Bears

REL sophomores and junior varsity fell to Spring Branch teams Saturday. Gander sophomores lost 24-3 as Bobby Smith rushed 85 yards for a touchdown on a reverse. JVs were shut out 7-0. Both squads meet Spring Branch Memorial next Saturday at 4 p.m. in Cedar Bayou Stadium.

Robert E. Lee Spring Branch High School Gander Sophs Spring Branch Jvs Bear Bobby Smith Spring Branch Memorial Sophs Mustangs Memorial Cedar Bayou Stadium

Major League Leaders From The Associated Press

American League batting leaders include Oliva with .320 and Aparicio with 167 hits. F. Robinson leads in runs with 107 and RBIs with 103 tied with Kiebrew. Home runs favor F. Robinson at 43. Campaneris tops in steals with 46. National League batting honors go to Alou and Clemente at .347 and .327 respectively, with Aaron leading in RBIs at 109 and Aaron in homers at 37. Stolen bases feature Brack and Jackson, while pitching leaders show Nash and Regan with standout records.

Associated Press Oliva Minnesota F. Robinson Baltimore Powell Balmore Kiebrew Aparicio Yastrzermnski Rosjton B. Robinson Alou Pittsburgh Atlanta Clemente Aaron Qanta Allen Philadelphia Alley Clemene Alanta Alien Brack St. Louis Jackson Houston Regan Los Angeles Marichal San Francisco

Baylor Upsets Syracuse 35 12 Tops AP Top Ten

Baylor routed seventh ranked Syracuse 35 12 as Terry Southall threw four TD passes for 229 yards and Syracuse coach Ben Schwartzwalder lamented the defeat. Floyd Little scored both Syracuse TDs with two weeks to regroup before the UCLA game. Other Top Ten teams begin seasons this week including Michigan State Nebraska UCLA Arkansas Purdue USC Notre Dame and Tennessee.

Hal Rock Associated Press Alabama Syracuse Baylor Terry Southall Orangeman Ben Schwartzwalder Southall Schwartzwalder Floyd Little UCLA Paul (Bear) Bryant Louisiana Tech Michigan State North Carolina State Nebraska Texas Christian Pittsburgh Los Angeles Arkansas Oklahoma State Purdue Ohio University Southern California Texas Notre Dame Tennessee Irish Volunteers Auburn

Stolle Declines High Pro Offer After Wimbledon Victory

Forest Hills report says Fred Stolle, the new U S men’s tennis champion, rebuffs offers of 60 000 for two years, saying he is not interested in being just another pro. He defeated John Newcombe 6 4 2 0 6 4 6 4 to claim the grass court title. Maria Bueno, Brazil’s women’s champion, also discussed continued play after beating Nancy Richey 6 3 6 2.

Forest Hills N.Y Australia Fred Stolle U.S Sydney Frank Sedgman Lew Hoad P' Esten Maria Bueno Brazil Maria Wimbeldon Nancy Richey Dallas Tex

Texas Sports World Mourns Blair Cherry

Blair Cherry, longtime Texas football coach and later oilman, dies from a heart clot in Lubbock. He won three straight state schoolboy titles at Amarillo and, as Texas head coach, led one SWC title and three bowl teams. He is posthumously inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

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Clay Hurts Right Hand In Mildenberger Battle

Cassius Clay, fresh from his latest ring conquest, shows a puffed right hand at O Hara Airport after stopping Karl Mildenberger in 1 minute 30 seconds of the 12th round to defend his heavyweight title for the sixth time. He may visit a doctor to assess the injury and plans a fight with Cleveland Williams in Texas in a couple of months if all is well.

Chicago Cassius Clay Gonquest Clay O'Hare International West Germany Karl Mildenberger Mildenberger George Chuvalo Cleveland Williams Texas

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