Young Steve Blass Given Second Look By Pirates
The 23-year-old Blass, after a 13-11 season with the Jets, is eyed for major league success with the Pirates in 1966. Gm Joe Brown praises his pitching, attitude, and potential, as Pittsburgh evaluates other young arms like John Gelnar, Luke Walker, and Bill Knoch for the roster.
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Pirates
Joe Reichler
NEW York
Columbus Jets
Connecticut
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Pirate
Steve
Oe Brown
Blass
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
John Gelnar
Columbia
Gelnar
Luke Walker
Asheville
Bucs
Walker
Harry Walker
Bill Knoch
Pittshargh
Colmbus
Jim Shellenback
Frank Shellenback
Jets
Dock Huis
Lyn Fetzer
Kingston
Brown
Jerry May
Jimmie Price
Gene Michaels
Columbus
May
Cincinnati
Price
Michaels
Roberts
Toave Roberts
Oklahoma City
Clurch
George Spriggs
Spriggs
Monterey quarterback Randy Bowlin chooses Texas Tech
Randy Bowlin of Monterey, the district 3-AAAA outstanding back and all-state pick, will sign a pre-enrollment letter with Texas Tech. The 6-0, 155-pound senior helped lead Monterey to a bi-district title before a late 1964 run by Permian, finishing with 1,903 passing yards and 17 touchdowns on 195 attempts across 12 games. Bowlin cited liking Tech’s style and plans to major in pre-law, becoming the sixth Monterey athlete to sign with Tech in recent years.
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Bill Hart
Avalanche-Journal
Randy Bowlin
Monterey
Texas Tech
Bowlin
Star
Plainsmen
Wichita Falls Rider
Permian
Randy
Philaview
Caprock
Raiders
Monterey Fense
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Lenas Tech
Reiders
James Beis
Tepes Shiples
Seavan
Butch Thenepson
Doars
James Odom
Tandy
Amfontonex
Tulia Hornettes topple Wayland Queen Bees 48 to 36
Tulia Hornettes defeated Wayland College Queen Bees 48 36 in Plainview on Thursday. Frieda Rousseau led with 34 points for Tulia while Dee Gregory and Gayle Nichols each scored 13 for Wayland.
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Plainview
Tulia
Wayland College Queen Bees
Frieda Rousseau
Dee Gregory
Gayle Nichols
Dizzy And Daffy 8st ae Ups St Louis 1934
Dizzy and Dally Dens won 49 games for St Louis in 1934. The fragment notes a team and year but lacks full context or dates.
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Dizzy
Daffy
Dally Dens
St. Louis
Eea
Bradley says Tech crowd taints visiting teams
The Texas Tech crowd draws strong reactions from visiting squads. Bradley criticizes the atmosphere at Tech as affecting the game, noting letters questioning his character and a lost warmup uniform. He praises rivalries with Texas A&M and SMU but says Tech’s atmosphere robs visiting teams of fun.
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Urday
Bradley
Austin American-Statesman
Austin
Fred Lanner
Texas Tech
Tech
Texas A&m
SMU
Texas
Lubbock
Longhorns
Rice
Beefore
Baylor
Coronado Faces Borger Bullpups in District 3-AAAA Test
Coronado Mustangs aim for their second win as they visit Borger Bullpups tonight at 6 p.m. Coach Carl McMillan plans to play all seniors a portion of each quarter to build experience for next season in 3-AAAA. Players listed include Clark Craddick De Sherlin Holt Leaverton Roseborough Shuttlesworth Sweatt Gobin Mattison Townley Black Kirksey.
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Borger
Coronado Mustangs
Mustangs
Carl McMillan
Mark Clark
Rodney Craddick
Ron DeSherlin
Sammy Holt
Mark Leaverton
Chuck Roseborough
Lynn Shuttlesworth
Robert Sweatt
Dan Gobin
Garry Mattison
Bob Townley
Richard Black
Gary Kirksey
Leaders Vie Tonight Across Area High School Districts
Sixteen district leaders face pivotal games as districts chart the race for outright titles. Andrews leads 2-AAA and eyes a margin against Ector in Odessa, while Anton holds an open date. Other leaders include Post, Springlake, Happy, Meadow, Shallowater, Quitaque, Jayton, Sands, and more with key matchups tonight shaping final standings.
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Odessa
Ector
Anton
Post
Springlake
Happy
Meadow
Shallowater
Quitaque
Jayton
Sands
Lobis
Torn
Dumas
Canyon
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Levelland
Lamesa
Dimmitt
Abernathy
Arestill
Friona
Floydada
Petersburg
Lorenzo
Stanton
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Pop
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Kermit
Mustangs
Iwinning
Pecos
Pep
Roosevelt
Seagraves
Cowboys
Tahoka
Frenship
Farwell
Hale Center
Wolverines
Bovina
Wellman
Southland
Cooper
Cameron star Mack McKinney heads to Texas Longhorns
Cameron High School quarterback Mack McKinney, 6 foot 2, 175 pounds and team MVP last year, is set to enroll at the University of Texas at Austin as Longhorn officials announced on Thursday.
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Texas Austin
Mack McKinney
Cameron High School
Texas
Longhorn
Mets Sign Harrelson and Bressoud to Shortstop Duo
The New York Mets add Ken Harrelson and Ed Bressoud as shortstops. Bressoud arrives from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for outfielder Joe Christo during the off season.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Mets
Ken Harrelson
Ed Bressoud
Bressoud
Boston Red Sox
Joe Christo
Pennel Misses 17-Foot Bid At Millrose Games
In a crowded Madison Square Garden crowd of 16 000 the indoor pole vault star John Pennel failed in three tries at 17 feet missing the mark and keeping his bid unrealized. Kipchoge Keino won the Wanamaker Mile in 4 03 9 while Bill Crothers finished fifth and was disappointed.
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Bob Green
New York
John Pennel
Rais
Kenya
Kipchoge Keino
Crothers
Bill Crothers
Sxeino
Madison Square Garden
Pennel
Belcium
Gaston Roelants
Secord
Fordham
Sam Perry
Darel Newman
Penney
Boston
Keino
Keiro
Keith Forman
Marines
Bob Day
UCLA
Lucky Open Leaders Narrow Lead After Opening Round
Billy Casper sits in strong position to become the first two time winner of 1966 by carding a 70 in the Lucky Open at Pebble Beach where he won the San Diego Open. Defending champ George Archer recovered from a rough start with a 33 after a 40 first nine, while Pebble Beach contender struggles to make the cut.
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Billy Casper
San Diego
San Francisco
George
Keith Brown
Dave Ragan
Howie Johnson
Lick Sikes
Y Thompson
Jack Burke
Jerry Pittman
B Verney
Tick Lytle
Jean Joa
Taylor
Buster Cupit
Ken Downe
Paul Harney
Tom Agron
Iputen A Vison
Paris Bifford
Kermit Zarley
Terry Wilcox
Maxwell Bo Ratey
Dagen
Birndale
Torres Ordered To Fight Thornton For Title
New York light heavyweight champion Jose Torres must sign to defend his title against Wayne Thornton or another eligible challenger by February 24 as Thornton files a forfeit challenge. Torres, 29, has been on the medical list for intestinal illness but was reinstated February 10.
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New York
New York State Athletic Commission
Jose Torres
California
Wayne Thornton
Thornton
World Boxing Association
Ring Magazine
Torres
Willie Pastrano
Neeley
Pastrano
Tom McNeeley
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Melvin Krulewitch
Harry Markson
Tor gy retained as new head coach of Pisabureh Bisalers
New head coach Bill Austin led Pisabureh Bisalers in his first game as defensive coach amid a reshuffle of the team for the Ong football season.
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Torgy
Bill Austin
I” Pisabureh Bisalers
A Ong
Ootbal
Torgy) Torgenon
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