SWC Teams Begin Drills in Tight Title Chase
Five teams vie with Arkansas for the 52nd SWC title as Baylor SMU Texas TCU Texas Tech Texas A&M and Rice prepare for early drills. Arkansas leads with 27 returnees while others push for a breakthrough as Rice hosts final practice under coach Jess Neely before opening Sept. 24.
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Clay Resumes Training Today in Frankfurt for Mildenberger Fight
Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay plans to resume training today at a Frankfurt gym in preparation for the September 10 title bout with West German challenger Karl Mildenberger. Clay arrived Tuesday with seven including his trainer Angelo Dundee and his mother Odessa Clay. He declined to predict the outcome but noted Mildenberger is a southpaw requiring a style change.
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Cats Drill Once Daily As Grid Season Nears
CHS under Ja inme Gragg shifts to single daily practices after twice daily drills end. New uniforms and staff mark a fresh start as the Bobcats enter Class 4AAA. Starting QB Gary Smotherman out three weeks, Joe Hardison and John Baker compete to lead the offense.
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Don Martin
Baseball Standings and Upcoming Games Across Leagues
National League standings show San Francisco two games back of Pittsburgh with Philadelphia and St. Louis close behind. Tuesday results include New York routing Los Angeles while Philadelphia and Pittsburgh won. American League lists Baltimore atop Detroit by four games with Minnesota, Cleveland, and Chicago in pursuit as the schedule shows nightly matchups and pitchers’ timings.
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Buckpasser Tops World in Expert Ranking for United Nations
Atlantic City racing secretary Kenneth H Lennox named Buckpasser the best horse in the world after evaluating 109 entrants from North America Britain Ireland and Argentina. Buckpasser is assigned 128 pounds for the 13 16 mile United Nations Handicap at Atlantic City on September 15. Tom Rolfe also carries 128 pounds as the second high weight with Diatome Bold Bidder Native Diver and four foreign runners rounding the field.
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Fastest golf round tied to 1931 record in Cape Town
Ler Richardson, member of the South African Olympic track squad, reportedly completed the 6,248 yard Mowbray Club course in 3 minutes 22 seconds in 1931. The item also references rapid Parlay payoff calculations using a standard multiplier method.
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Sluggers of the 30s: few hit under .270 in 1930 season
UPI notes that only seven major league players who appeared in 75 or more games in the 1930 season failed to bat at least .270. The item highlights the consistency of top hitters and the rarity of low averages among durable players.
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