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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1968

Page

11

Crawley Fishing Camp a Trinity Bay staple for 26 years

Capt A J Crawley heads Crawley's Fishing Camp on Trinity Bay now in its 26th year with sons Jerry and Doug in charge. The family runs the camp alongside Amerada gauging work, operates The Cheryl Ann shrimp boat, and plans a new 52 by 18 foot all steel vessel. Mrs Crawley steers communications while the crew juggles boats, lifts, and bait rounds for visitors and locals.

Crawley Trinity Bay A. J. Crawley Jerry Doug Capt Beach City Mittie Lou Crawley Huband Baytown Port Arthur Amerada Robert Dames Cheryl Ann Crawleys

Regional gridiron notes on Ganders and Rangers clash

After a 21 6 loss to Port Neches and a 20 loss to Stephen F Austin, Robert E Lee Ganders and Ross Sterling Rangers discuss changes for district play. Coaches Kudla and Kramer expect roster shifts to boost two way players while planning non district tests ahead of Texas City and Aldine MacArthur games.

Gary Sherer Robert E. Lee Ganders Ross Sterling Rangers Baytown Roland Kudla Ken Kramer Port Neches Kramer AEL Ganders Texas City Memoarial Stadium Sam Kaybur Kudla Sterling Aldine MacsArthur Pasadena Bob Barfield Barfield Eagles

Astros Win 6-1 Behind Wynn Two Homers

Houston Astros slugger Jim Wynn earned the nickname Toy Cannon by blasting two homers as Houston topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 at the Astrodome. Wynn hit his 24th and 25th of the season, drove in Hector Torres, and expressed confidence in his power stroke after the game.

Houston Jim Wynn Houston Astros Wynn Cincinnati Reds Astrodome Gerry Ar Jie Hector Torres Wdlke Astros Mike Cuellar Cuellar Reds Alex Johnson Johnny Bench Denis Menke Jose Herrera Bob Aspromonte Arrigo Herrera Aspromonte Bill Kelso

Namath Returns Home in Jets Victory at Birmingham

Jets toppled Boston 47 31 at Legion Field as Namath passed for three touchdowns and led new York to sole East lead while Cincinnati beat Buffalo and Kansas City beat Denver in Sunday AFL action. Patriots suffer another loss as Mel Witt pick six narrows gap before third-quarter surge.

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Pro Football Standings From The Associated Press

Eastern Division shows New York and Boston at top with varying records. Western Division lists Oakland Kansas City Cincinnati and Denver with mixed results alongside Saturday and Sunday game outcomes. Coastal and Central divisions include Baltimore Green Bay Dallas and Chicago with notable scores and matchups.

New York Boston Houston Miami Buffalo Oakland San Diego Kansas City Cincinnati Denver

Major League Leaders Snapshot From The Associated Press

The Associated Press tallies top season marks in batting runs and RBIs for both leagues. Key figures include Yas-Tremski Best and Rose in batting, McAuliffe Stanley Tovar in runs, Harrelson Howard and Beckett Perez among leaders in RBIs, with Campaneris Alou and Brock leading in hits and doubles for the NL.

Associated Press Yastremski Best Cater Oak McAuliffe Del Stanley Det Tovar Minn K. Harrelson F. Howard Wash Campaneris II. Tovar B. Robinson R. Smith Rose Cin Mo Alou Pitt Beckett Perez Brock St.l

Tovar Plays Everywhere In Minnesota Victory

Cesar Tovar starred by playing all nine positions for Minnesota at Metropolitan Stadium as the Twins beat Oakland 2 1. Tovar also scored a run and drove in one, while Rod Carew added an RBI single. Oakland’s Bert Campaneris, the other player to cover all nine positions in a game, went 0 for 4.

Hal Bock Associated Press Cesar Tovar Minnesota Metropolitan Stadium Twins Oakland Tom Hall Var Tovar Baltimore Chicago Washington Detroit Boston New York Cleveland California Bob Allison Rod Carew Bert Campaneris Athletics Reggie Jackson Danny Cater Salando A’s Hall al Worthington Dave McNally

Vikings Upset Packers In NFL Shock Victory

Minnesota grabbed an upset over Green Bay 26 13 as coach Bud Grant gambled on fourth down inches, Joe Kapp sprinted two inches for a first down and the Vikings drove 74 yards for a decisive score. Other NFL results featured Detroit over Chicago 42 0, New Orleans over Washington, Los Angeles over Pittsburgh, Dallas over Cleveland, San Francisco over St Louis and New York Giants over Philadelphia.

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Texas and Houston Battle To A Tie At Memorial Stadium

Texas and Houston played to a 20-20 tie in a season opener that featured a back-and-forth struggle. Houston dominated time of possession and relied on short passes from Bailey to Daulong while Texas, led by Bill Bradley and strong defense, missed chances to win as boos greeted coach Darrell Royal.

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SWC Teams Leave Defense At Home

Southwest Conference football opened the 1968 season with defensive lapses as ties and upsets dominated the results. Rice shocked Washington in Seattle 35 36 in a high scoring weekend while Baylor and Arkansas suffered losses to Indiana and Oklahoma State respectively.

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Major League Standings and Results Snapshot

The page lists major league standings with teams and scores such as Los Angeles 3 over St. Louis 2, San Francisco 10 over Atlanta 2, New York 5 over Philadelphia 2, along with fragments showing team records, pennant clinches, and noted games like Washington 6 Detroit 1 and Baltimore 3 Chicago 0. It includes partial season metrics and pennant indicators for several clubs.

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