Colt .45s rally in loss to Dodgers in St Louis report
A Houston Sun Major League special reports on Alvin Dark’s Colt .45s and their night of two tasks. The Giants beat the Dodgers 11-2 in St Louis as Willie Mays and teammates pounded pitchers, with Colt .45s players contributing at the plate and in the field. Social events and honors surround the game, including ceremonies for LSU and Baytown supporters and notes on Colt backers and pitching plans for next season.
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Fred Hart
Alvin Dark
Sun
Houston
Cali
San Francisco Giants
Angeles Dodgers
Giants
Harry Craft
Bobby Tiefenauer
Jim Umbright
Dodgers
St. Louis
Charlie James
Cardinals
Ronont
Bob Aspromonte
Aspro
Mets
Bob
Norm Larker
Colt Piel
Mays
Willie Mays
Chuck Hiller
Felipe Alou
Matty Alou
Willie
Athenavers
Louisiana
Great
Lake Charles
LSU
Con- Houston
Colt Stadium
Colts
Hats Offfman
Ficuemi
Colt .45
Thad
Richards
Baytown
al Spangler
Spangler
Jose Pagan
Tom Haller
Jim Davenport
Baylor
Bears
Paul Richards
Defense Rugged Falcons Top St Pius 18–7 in Teh Play
Channelview Falcons built on fleet backs led by Mike McManus to beat St. Pius 18 7 Friday night. Sam Matek scored on a Falcons fumble return for the Panthers 61 yard early lead. McManus added two first half scores and Carl Green closed the scoring in the third quarter as Channelview’s defense held St. Pius to 71 rushing yards and 33 passing. Coach Dan Hooks praised the unit led by Reggie Corley and Bo McManus.
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Sun Area
Channelview
Channelview Falcons
St. Pius
Mike McManus
Panthers
Falcons
Sam Matek
Falcon
Ray Vittuli
Lonnie Bennett
Panther
Scott Powell
Vittuli
McManus
Carl Green
Dan Hooks
Hooks
John Manley
Powell
Paul Otis
Jackie Stevenson
Reggie Corley
Corley
Bo McManus
St Pius
St Plan Wis
Marek
Vitti
Ick
Green
Erme Am Pasty
Georgy Rincon
Underwood
Pony Express
Virgil McGa J
Lilliedahl
Bear Bryant
Apsistant
Buckmoat
Nickles
Buckshot
David ‘Conway
Bayl
Parthers
Carroll Wilborn
Russell Ezer
Anahuac
Buccaneers
East Chambers
David Kinzer
Winnie Stowell
Kinzer
Bulldogs blank Cy-Fair 34 to 0 for season-opening win
La Porte Bulldogs overpower Cypress-Fairbanks 34 to 0 to improve to 1-2. Key scores came from David Moore, Pete Gallagher, Ronnie Owens and Jesse Vasquez with a 73-yard pass from Gallagher. Hutchins added four extra points as La Porte led 27-0 late in the game.
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Elsie Moore
la Porte
Cypress
Fairbanks Porte Bulldogs
Cypress - Fairbanks
Bobcats
Bulldog
Ted Strange
David Moore
David Hutchins
Bulldogs
Pete Gallagher
Hutchins
Ronnie Owens
Gallagher
Jesse Vasquez
Local grid action shocks 12-4A contenders in week one
Brazosport, Port Neches and Galena Park stumble as South Park, Pasadena and Texas City rally. Baytown and Ball High diverge from predictions with losses to South Houston and Port Arthur. Galena Park dominates Port Neches 41-0 while Pasadena fights back to 30-22 after a heavy third period. South Houston shuts out Galveston Ball 18-0 as Port Neches, LaMarque and Baytown show varied results.
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Brazosport
South Park
Port
Neches
Indians
Galena Park
Port Neches
Pasadena
Spring Branch
Texas City
LaMarque
Baytown
Ball High
Ball
South Houston
Port Arthur
Yellow Duckets
Mickey Holder
Kenny Williams
Louis Rafford
Lloyd Kelley
Ricky Brant
David McLain
Holder
Bellaire
AG Pasadena
Glen Phillips
Phillips
Eagles
Bobby Sebastian
Rusty Rains
Rains
Ricky Carlisle
Jackie Hall
John Garay
Sebastian
Dale ¥Ellett
Eagle
Frank Hale
Chris Gilbert
Bears
Phillip Primm
Carlisle
Ronnie Brown
Brown
George Cheshire
Robert Tallon
Freeport
Darrell Johnson
Mike Fleming
Johnson
Fleming
Gayle Owens
Mike Tracy
Bo Burris
Walfback
Lynn Brandstetter
Burris
Mike Murray
Doug Harber
Barber
Stingatees
Vidal Carlin
Dump Bulldogs 30 8 Eagles Post Third Straight Victory
Hitchcock's Barbers Hill Eagles dominate Hitchcock Friday night 80 8 for their third consecutive win. Randy McCollum threw for 225 yards completing 13 of 31 passes. Kilgore rushed for 67 yards and scored twice while Kilgore caught a 44 yard pass for a touchdown.
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Eagles
Don McLeod
Witchcock
Hitchcock
John Munson
Randy Bush
Butch Whitner
Bill Kilgore
McCollum
Greg Ross
Joe Macaluso
Pat Breland
Tony Barbossa
Accrss
Barassa
Anahuac shuts out East Chambers 19 in Friday blowout
Anahuac overloaded offense and stout defense blanked East Chambers 19 to 0 before about 2,000 fans aiding a third straight win.GUY C. JACKSON II reports Anahuac steamrolled the Buccaneers for their third consecutive victory, posting a 19-0 shutout.
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Anahuac
Bucs
Guy C. Jackson
Sun
Winnie-Stowell
East Chambers
Baytown Edges Gan ders in Tough Port Arthur Showdown
The Baytown Jackets clinched a 26-10 victory over Port Arthur through Buckshot Underwood’s hard running and a standout defense. Buckshot shed a cigarette habit theme with a dramatic sideline presence as Charles Wilson powered 53 yards for a key score and Teddy Lilliedahl connected on a 7-3 play. Anahuac and East Chambers later traded scores as Kinzer and Wilborn led late drives in a high school gridiron clash narrative.
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Ganders
Charles Wilson
Underwood
Baytown
Lilliedahl
Wilson
Port Arthur
Bucs Host Dragons In Second Tilt
Baytown Carver eyes a second win as the Buccaneers host Wallace of Orange at Memorial Stadium Saturday night. The team opened last week with an 80 decision over Bay City Hilliard and seeks a 13th straight football victory. Waco’s Moore High beat Wallace in the Dragons season opener. Coach Johnny Peoples should field a similar starting lineup with Franks Bates at ends, Matthews Ford at tackles and Jackson Elder at center and quarterback. Injuries hamper the squad with Jenkins Sanders Lewis and others on the injury list.
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Baytown Carver
Buccaneers
Wallace
Orange
Memorial Stadium
Bucs
Bay City Hilliard
Waco
Moore High
Dragons
Johnny Peoples
Hilliard
Lawrence Franks
Clifford Bates
Clarence Matthews
Willie Moore
Carroll Clark
Walter Ford
Clarence Jackson
Leonard Elder
Kermit Smith
John Keys
Swanagan
Buc
Calvin Jenkins
Robert Sanders
Tommy Lewis
Lawrence
Jimmy Anderson
Peoples
Predicting champions in Texas sports lore
A reminisced tale contrasts a sportswriter who forecast Cincinnati as NL pennant winner with a photographer who toured Southwest Conference camps to pick champions by simple methods. The piece mocks overanalysis, noting predictions depend on selecting the school with the best setup table, and hints at TCU as a strong pick in the current Southwest.
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Texas
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Peaches
TCU
Longhorns and Rival Picks Stir Up SWC Forecasts
A gossipy, opinionated preview weighs Texas, Baylor, Rice and others for the SWC race. It critiques Jim Meyers replacement Hank Foldberg at Texas A&M, jokes about Arkansas and SMU, and suggests Rice as a strong dark horse while recalling 1961 contrasts with Kansas, Ohio State, and Texas Tech.
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Kansas
Ohio State
Texas
Texas Tech
SMU
Rice
Aggies
Jim Meyers
Hank Foldberg
Texas A&m
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College Station
Arkansas
Baylor
Ole Miss
Longhorns
TCU
Bears
Bruins
Owls
South Main
Football Game Quarter by Quarter Summary
In the game no score through the first. Conway 33 yard field goal in the second, Lijjedahl pass from Genmusine for yards, Wilson kick. Third quarter Lijedahl pass from Germusa for 9 yards, Wilson kick. Fourth quarter Wilson runs 1 yard, Daniels 3 yards. Hollier recovers Conway fumble at PA 14 in first quarter, Bray recovers Conway fumble at PA 39 in third. Bray intercepts Hargraves at B 35 for 7 yards in fourth.
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Lijedahl
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Wison Kek
Daniels
Hollier
Bray
Hargraves
Unclear High School Football Scores Across Districts
Fragmented OCR lists numerous high school football results with team names and scores scattered. Readable items include Port Arthur, La Marque, Brazosport, Pasadena, Channelview, Cy-Fair, Humble, Tomball, Klein, Waltrip, Sam Houston, Spring Branch Memorial, Port Neches, Deer Park, and C. E. King among others, with varied scores and several unreadable fragments.
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Mill
Hitchcock
Channelview
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Cypress - Fairbanks
Port Arthur
Leyions
BI Spring Branch
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South Houston
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Texas City
la Marque
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Roy
San Angelia
Jacksonville
Nederland & Lamar Consolidated
Alvin & Wwharten
Sweeny
el Campo
Deer Park
Stear Creek
Mt. Carmel
New Coney
Evadole
Wilis
Spring
C. E. King
Orangefield
Hardin
Calmesnell
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