Astros renew Walker coaching staff for 1971 season
The Houston Astros extend contracts for field manager Harry Walker and his coaching staff led by Salty Parker Mel McGoha Buddy Hancken and Jim Owens. Praise comes from a sports observer who credits Walker with developing a stronger lineup around Cesar Cedeno Bob Watson and Larry Howard while noting pitching disappointments in 1970. The piece predicts a stronger 1971 season if pitching holds up as well as in 1969.
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Astros rally past Giants 5 4 in ninth inning win
Pinch hitter Bob Watson delivered a run scoring single in the ninth to lift the Houston Astros to a 5 4 victory over the San Francisco Giants and extend their late season win streak to seven games. Joe Morgan hit a seventh inning homer to give Houston the lead before the Giants tied it on an error in the ninth.
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Major League Standings Snapshot of Games
Major League results show Detroit defeated Cleveland 1 0, Baltimore beat Washington 3 2, Chicago over California, Minnesota 4 Kansas City 9, Milwaukee at Oakland, Chicago 4 New York 1, Philadelphia 2 Montreal 10 innings, Pittsburgh 9 St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 4 Atlanta 1, Los Angeles at San Diego, Houston 5 San Francisco 4.
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TCU and Arkansas Clash at Amon Carter in Fort Worth
Claire Sowerton notes the 47th meeting between TCU and Arkansas at Amon Carter Stadium in Fort Worth with Arkansas holding an 11 game winning streak over the Frogs. TCU is 1-1-1 this season while Arkansas stands 2-1. The last TCU win was 12-7 in 1958 before their SWC title run.
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Gobbler II Seeks Second Season Win
The Cuero Gobblers travel to Edna for a non district game against the Cowboys at eight tonight aiming for a second win. Edna also seeks win number two as Cuero is 1-2 and Edna 1-1-1 this season in 3-A districts.
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Notable 1876 Baseball Tale Ends In Bizarre Grandstand
An unruly St Louis Nationals player, obsessed with a home run, finally hits a two base shot then fires a revolver twice at infielders as he rounds second and shoots the home plate, thrilling himself before also shooting the plate umpire.
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Cuero Youth Football Teams Go 3 0 Amid Home Wins
Cuero’s seventh and eighth grade football teams won at home while the freshman squad edged toward a 3-0 mark with a 56-6 win over Yorktown. The Cuero junior varsity lost 26-0 to Victoria High and prepare to face Columbus next Thursday.
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Sportswriter E Z. Ho Hum Co Sell Reports Play by Play
Not enough readable facts to identify teams or event. The fragment mentions an announcer style play by play and hints at a sports report voice but provides no names, places, scores, or dates to anchor a concrete card.
Asia Is Four Times As Large As Europe
A concise comparison notes Asia covering about four times Europe in land area highlighting vast geographic scale differences between the two continents.
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