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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1957

Page

8

Five TCU grid stars head to Canadian pro football season

Five members of the Texas Christian University football squad that upset Texas Tech last fall will play pro football in Canada this season. QB Chuck Curtis and guard Vern Uecker are in Winnipeg. fullback Vern Halfback and end O'Day Williams in Vancouver. tackle Norman Hamilton in Montreal. Ken Wineburg plans to use his final baseball eligibility. Billy Grubbs, son of SWC secretary Howard Grubbs, will enroll at TCU in September. Cookie Barron named Buna girls basketball coach. Bobby Morrow still receives fan mail from Australia. Texas Tech announces 38 prospective freshmen signees across positions and list names and hometowns.

TCU Texas Tech Canada Chuck Curtis Vern Uecker Winnipeg Vern O'Day Williams Vancouver Norman Hamilton Montreal Ken Wineburg

Sonora Back Johnson to Transfer to Colorado

George Johnson from Sonora, a two time all state back, will attend the University of Colorado after previously signing with Rice. He cited Colorado’s single wing and a desire to be on the first team to beat Oklahoma. Johnson spent much of summer on campus, following a family tradition of players who moved out of state to run the single wing.

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Senior Flights Added to Lubbock Invitational Golf

A new Senior Flights Division for players over 50 is added to the Lubbock Invitational August 1 4. Eight man flights play one match daily with 9 a.m. qualifying July 31 then 1 p.m. matches. Championship flight changes include self sign in and 18 hole daily play with cut after 36 and 54 holes. Entry 17 50 wives 2 50 students 10 fee 17 50 2 50 additional events included.

Lubbock Jim Finley George McCall Austin Mal Kutner Lubbock Country Club Chicago Dick Donovan Boston Chicago White Sox Red Sox Ted Williams Donovan Jackie Jensen Williams Mickey Vernon Frank Malzone Vernon

Upsets Mark Opening of Plainview Junior Leagues

Plainview opened the second half of its Junior Baseball Programs with upsets. Harvest Queen Mill fell 8-7 to Rotary in Little League while Jaycees lost 8-7 to Green Machinery in the Farm League. Standings show Rotary, White Furniture leading Little League and Jaycees atop Farm League after one week.

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Courtney sets fast 860 meters in NYC meet

Tom Courtney of Fordham, Olympic 860 meter champion, ran the half mile in 1 minute 47.7 seconds as the New York City track team defeated a London aggregation 94 to 61. Rain and a wet track challenged runners in the opening half of the program.

London Tom Courtney Fordham New York City Courtney

Standings note: three AL players top 40 homers in a season

Only three American Leaguers have hit 40 or more home runs in a season Mickey Mantle with 52 in 1956 Ted Williams with 43 in 1949 and Gus Zernial with 42 in 1953.

Mickey Mantle Ted Williams Gus ‘Zernial

British runners set records as New York team dominates carnival

Courtney lowered the British all comers mark with 1:46.8 in one event as Derek Johnson took second with 1:48.5, despite an ankle sprain. New York swept 13 of 15 events in a duel meet, with Britain claiming only the mile and two mile titles. Derek Ibbotson’s mile world record time of 3:57.2 highlighted a two day invitational featuring Stanislau Jungwirth, Ron Delany, and Ken Wood among others. The British women defeated London Romi I 52 32 while 20,000 watched in near perfect sprinting form including Dave Sime and Filias Gilbert.

Derek Johnson London Courtney Melbourne Johnson Stockholm New York Peter Clark Britain Brian Hewson Laurie Reed Burt Grimm Maryland Derek Ibbotson Ron Delan Ireland Villanova Stanislaus Jungwirth Czechoslovakis Ken Wood Dave Sime Duke University Fairlawn N.J Filias Gilbert Winston-Laden N.C

Alhambra Wins Arlington Futurity Ahead of Leather Button

Alhambra won the Arlington Futurity in Chicago on July 20, taking the $150,000 purse. Leather Button finished second and Rellim 8. W. placed third in the race where Fred Hooper trained the unbeaten winner.

Alhambra Chicago Fred Hooper

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