Playoff races loom in both major leagues this year
Across the majors pennant races tighten as the Yankees and Red Sox in the American League and the Cardinals and Dodgers in the National League chase titles. Brooklyn slips past St Louis 2 straight in the NL playoff era, while Detroit and Chicago hold precarious leads as teams prepare for the late-season stretch and potential doubleheaders.
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New York
Yankees
Box
Cardinals
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Hed Sox
Roston
Ice Dikfagzio
Boston
Tammy Henrich
Tommy Byrre
Vic Raschines
Yogi Berrs
Bostin
Mel Parnell
Ellis Kinder
Fenway Park
Alaskan hunting trip ends with bears moose and film
Elmer Gray and Baytown helper Bebe Badgley return after three weeks in Alaska. They flew in Gray's plane to the U S territory and hunted a Kodiak bear and a moose while Badgley shot a бел bear. Gray praised the trip, noting exceptional fishing and dramatic mountain flights.
Bay Colt Good Time Tops Three Year Old Pacers
Delaware September 25. Good Time a swift bay colt owned by William Crane of Goshen New York was named the nation’s outstanding three year old pacer after winning the Little Brown Jug mile pacing classic. The event drew 27000 fans as he captured two of three heats posting 2 04 3 5 and 2 03 2 5 in the opening and third heat for a record purse of 23313 and the top honors.
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Delaware
Williem BL Crane
Goshen
New York
Philadelphia Eagles Rally to 7 0 Victory Over Bulldogs
The defending Nations Football League champions the Philadelphia Eagles opened their title defense by beating the New York Bulldogs 7 to 0 in a driving rain at the Polo Grounds. Eagles defense and the weather dominated the game as they secured the score in a strong showing.
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Hen Fork
Philadelphia Eagles
Easies
Chicago Cordinals
New York
Bulldogs
Stingarees Lose Center To Serious Injuries
Stings coach Homer Smith faces loss of center Berman Hall to a broken arm in scrimmage and starting left end John Ford Acrae likely out for the season after last Friday's 22 loss to Sam Houston. Jack Marion to take iron man duty at Orange Friday night with a replacement center hoped for by next week.
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Texas City
Homer Smith
Berman Hall
Smith
Sam
Houston
John Ford Acrae
Jack Marion
Orange
Jack
55 Schoolboy Games Slated This Weekend
Opening night football moved as 55 weekend games unfold. Highland Park beat Fort Worth Paschal 7-1 while Zster routed North Dallas 38-0 and San Jacinto edged St Thomas 14-6. Tech crushed McAllen 48-7 as Abilene and Breckenridge fought to a 7-7 tie. West Texas matchups loom.
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United Press
Highland Park
Fort Worth Paschal
Zster
Galveston Man Freed On Bond In DWI Case After Crash
A Galveston man, Welter C. Thomas, 25, was freed on a 406 bond in Justice Rosleins court after a crash at West Main and Moerker Street Road. He swerved, hit a 4 car driven by Lewis R. Garrison, 31, of Baytown. neither driver injured. Another accident left 93 year old Bartown BRegre charged with failing to keep a proper lookout after Broussard truck collision with C Es Bonds. The Suiciders defeated South Park B team 24-0 at Beaumont in a game with short touchdowns and strong defensive play before hosting Houston Milby B next Saturday.
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Galveston
Justice Roslein
West Main
Moerker Street
B. W. Veteski
Robert Loenig
Welter C. Thomas
Lewis R. Garrison
Baytown
John Broussard
Bartown Bregre
C Es Bonds
Missouras Bonds
West Texas
Broussard
Lee Gander
South Park
Beaumont
Parker
SuiciGers
Bil Bradbury
Carl Harrison
Jack Cremer
James Cernis
Hegene Foyle
Houston Milby
Sf Memories
Bears Seek Fourth Straight win at La Marque
Cedar Beyou Bears aim for a fourth straight victory on the La Marque gridiron after a string of wins. Hundred s of Bear fans expected to travel. La Marque opened with a 13-6 loss to Crosby. Henneth McNulty out with a knee injury.
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Cedar Beyou Bears
la Marque
la Brarque
Bruins
Suntsville
Bob Barfield
Barbers SH
Crosby
Bruin
Henneth McNulty
Big Spring Extends Lead In Longhorn Championship
Big Spring Broncs push ahead in the Longhorn League title series against Midland NII, winning game two to go two games up in the best of seven. If Big Spring wins the series, they will meet the Rio Grande Valley League champion, likely Corpus Christi Bees, in the Class D Texas championship playoff.
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United Press
Big Spring
Broncs
Midland
Brones
Corpus
Christie Bees
Texas
Baytown JH Downs Cotton Bowl In 25-0 Juco Matchup
Baytown Junior High dominated South Houston in a District 12-AA showdown at Memorial Stadium. The rout featured a 65-yard punt return and a decisive, one sided victory as Baytown improved to win column status.
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Baytown JH
South Houston
Baytown
Pasadena
Memorial Stadium
Texas Colleges Involved In 19 Weekend Contests
Nineteen games feature Texas college teams on a weekend schedule. Highlights include Texas A and M at San Antonio, SMU hosting Wake Forest, Baylor hosting South Carolina, and Houston hosting Clemson, with multiple conference and independent matchups across the Southwest, Gulf Coast, and Border circuits.
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Texas
University of Corpus Christi
St Ambrose
Davenport
Towa
Little Rock
Rice
Clemson
Houston
Texas Christian
Oklahoma A and M
Fort Worth
Texas A and M
Texas Tech
San Antonio
Howard Payne
Kingsville
Texas A and T
McMurry
West Texas State
Southwestern
Sam Houston State
Sul Ross
New Mexico Institute
Sam Houston
Ioné Star Conference
SFL Austin
Mexico City College
Southwest Texas
Trinike
Gulf Coast
Hardin
Arkansas Tech
Trinity
Worth
West Texas_ State
Texas “Western
John Cerroll
Hardin- Simmons
Cincinnati
Ohio
Daniel Baker
Oklahoma
Texas Baptist
Texas Litheran
Mangrum Palmer Still In British Match Play
Mangrum and Palmer advanced to the quarter finals in the British match play championships at Walton Heath. Mangrum faced Charlie Werd of Little Aston, Birmingham, while Palmer took on Henry Cotton, former British titleholder. Meanwhile Harvey Johnson kicked a 31 yard field goal as the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dons 10 to 7 in their first home game of the 1969 All America Conference season.
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Brooklyn
Bi. Louis
Dodgers
Braves
Cardinals
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Taveh
Pirates
Murry Dickson
Cubs
Phils
Giants
Reds
New York
Cincy
Walton Heath
Eng
Lloyd Menegrum
Johnny Palmer
Mangrum
Charlie Werd
Little Aston
Birmingham
Palmer
Henry Cotton
Eteld
Wens
Harvey Johnson
New York Yankee
Los Angeles Dons
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Watsons Geographic Society
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Texas Research Foundation
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Charles- Seligman
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