Weather Dims Outdoors Action Crimped by Drought
In Texas, drought curbs fishing as giant bass die in a small lake while Lake Texoma anglers struggle. Gulf Coast winds hamper offshore catches though redhot kingfishing off Freeport shows some hope. Antelope numbers drop 2 percent in trans Pecos due to weather with fishing reports varying across lakes and regions.
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Associated
Texas
Isl
Earl Golding
Wacol News-Tribune
Lake Texoma
Rigsby
Cumberland
Gulf
Gulf Coast
Fisherman's Paradise
Bridgeport
Caddo
Lake of the Pines
Lone Star
Black Lake
UT Cagers Accept Gator Bowl Bid
Jacksonville AP report states the University of Texas basketball team accepted a bid to the four team Gator Bowl tournament in Jacksonville Coliseum on December 29 30 1961 Texas last season placed third in the NCAA tournament and will feature a sophomore group now seniors in the event Florida already signed as the first team to participate.
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Jacksonville
Fla
University of Texas
Hal Bradley
Texas
South Plains Sportsmen Club Holds Monthly Meeting
The South Plains Sportsmans Club met Tuesday with strong turnout under President David Bates. Members praised door prizes, family membership at $2, and an upcoming film about river float trips by Marvin McLarty and Dr. John Miller. Funds are being raised to support Operation Noah to save wildlife on the Zambezi, with donations directed through David Bates at the First National Bank.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Gibson's Discount Center
Bates
Ken Gray
Dale McKown
Marvin McLarty
Sportsman
John Miller
McLarty
McCall
Idaho
Lubbocks
Middlefork River
Flying B Ranch
Dr. Miller
Marvin
Salmon River
First National Bank
Zambezi
Kariba
African Wildlife News
Shelby Johnstone
Cape-to-Cairo
Johnstone
Angola
Bechuanaland
Uganda
Rhodesia
Lew Zimmermann
Fothergill
America
Noah
South Plains Sportsman's Club
David Bates
Bar Fem Group To Stage Clinic At TeBar Goentry
The Bar Bar Fem Group and TeBar Goentry will sponsor a women's golf clinic for members Monday at Lubbock Country Club. Golf pro Pat Gamer Stapler, renowned in Texas circuits, will direct instruction featuring a West Texas championship winner.
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Ties Golf Association
ACD
TeBar Goentry
Pat Gamer Stapler
West Texas
Lubbock Country Club
Clash in San Antonio TL Stars Engage Colts Thursday
In San Antonio the Texas League announces a meeting of all star squads as Lou Fitzgerald, San Antonio, and Graver Resin men headline the All-Star selections. Tulsa coaches named, with Houston Colts and other clubs placing multiple players as managers name rotating picks for the No 1 team.
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SAN Antonio
Aggie Pre Season Ticket Sale Ends
Texas A&M pre season ticket sale ends next Wednesday for football games. Mail order applications open Thursday with 50,000+ listed prospects, including Engel and Estevis leading hitters and strikeouts. Final four games at College Station pit the Aggies against SMU and Texas.
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Richardo Carty
UPI
Austin
Dick Dietz
el Paso
Ario
Texas A&m
Engel
James Beauhome
College Star Gate
Aggies
House New York
Sportsvision, Inc
SMU
Sonny Liston
Peason
Pittsburgh
NEA
Non Law
Ron Brand
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tory
Texas Calls Off White Wing Dove Season This Year
Texas will not have a white winged dove season this year. Howard Dodgen, executive secretary of the Game and Fish Commission, cites wildlife science and long term protection of the species to justify the closure. The decision follows past closures and emphasizes that season timing is based on research rather than guesswork.
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Austin
Texas
Howard Dodgen
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Aso Srt
Engel
Ron Camp
Crosbell
Albuquerque
Cecil Hundley
el Paso
Joe Patterson
Tulsa
Dodgen
Commission
Tokyo Tom and Sputnik Challenge Olympic Team in Grand Forks
The card features Tokyo Tom and Sputnik vs Funk and Romero in a best two out of three falls tag match as part of an NCAA tiedown. Also on the bill are Jose Lothario vs Fritz and Rick Romero in separate bouts with fights set for 8 30 p.m. at Fair Park Coliseum.
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Sputnik Mon von Erich
Grand Forks
N. D
UPD Roe
Southwestern
University of North Dako Pians
Dork Funk Jr
Rickey Romero
Mr. Kleen
Denver
Pionship
Bill Romanoff
Romero
Funk
Dory
Karl Kox
Nick Roberts
Fair Park
Jose Lothario
Lubbock
Fair Park Coliseum
Rugged Fritz
Top Netters To Compete At Colonial
Twenty four top ranking players from the United States and foreign countries will be invited to Colonial Country Club for the second annual National Invitational Tennis Tournament on Sept. 9 45. Men's singles and doubles will be played on Colonial's expanded facilities with a new stadium court. Last year Roy Emerson of Australia won the event, defeating Chuck McKinley of the United States. Rafael Osuna and Antonio Palafox won doubles. Bernard Tut Bartzen will direct the tournament and seating and boxes are being prepared.
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Fort Worth
UPI
United States
Colonial Country Club
Colonial
Roy Emerson
Australia
Emerson
Chuck McKinley
Rafael Osuna
Antonio
Beauchamp Pushes TL Bat Leader
Tulsa Oiler first baseman Jim Beauchamp leads the Texas League in hits and close behind Dick Dietz for the batting title after a week with 15 hits in 27 at bats. Beauchamp has 128 hits and a .362 average, with nine triples tying for the league lead. Dietz scores 100 runs and 104 overall, while Arlo Engel shares the home run lead with 29 and tops in total bases.
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United Press International
Jim Beauchamp
Tulsa Oiler
el Paso
Dick Dietz
Beauchamp
Dietz
Austin
Santos Alomar
Sun King
Arlo Engel
Engel
Amarillo
Paul Popovich
Stolen Bases Tie: Reigning Title Contested
Cliff Davis of SSn Antonio leads in wins with 11 while Albuquerque’s Camilo Estevis tops with 128 strikeouts and 153 innings pitched. The season links stolen bases to last year's leading figure, mirroring the title race.
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Cliff Davis
Ssn Antonio
Albuquerque
Camilo Estevis
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Bill) Gillespie
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