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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1961

Page

15

South Plains anglers hear crappie and bass warming up

Conchas Lake in Tucumcari New Mexico shows rising crappie activity with large specimens near the graveyard and Green Island. Largemouth bass are shallow along banks with topwater and shallow lures catching them. Catfish fishing remains strong and pike have started. Conchas water runs clear warm with 70s temperatures. Other reports note good channel and blue cat catches at Burson Lake and quail leases on nearby ranches. Granite Shoals Lake yields yellow cat and mixed string with notable angler catches. Lake Stamford shows crappie heavy at 69 70 degree nights and 7 8 degree days while Lake Whitney reports bass on topwater and active catfish and sand bass with 70 degree water. Lakes Colorado City and Buchanan produce large black bass and yellow cat limits. Possum Kingdom fishing slows as water warms, with many anglers targeting black bass and crappie.

Conchas Lake Tucumcari New Mexico South Plains Red Nelson Green Island Nelson Conchas Burson Lake Dusty Taylor Cushing Little Red River Dusty Taylor Clarendon Margie McDougald Kingsland Granite Shoals Lake Marcus Wilke Southland Winter Knight Lubbock Granite Shoals Margie Lake Stamford Veda Lake Whitney D. E. Rosen T. J. He Hillcrest Elmer Allison Levelland Cherokee Lodge Leo Nixon Street Stamford Watson's Camp Shaw's Nixon Lake Buchanan W. M. Boling Boldin Buchanan Preston Lewis Seagraves Lewis Boldin’s

Pittsburgh State Leads Small College Grid Poll

Pittsburgh State, the all conquering unscored upon Gorillas, rose to first in The Associated Press small college football poll after recent upsets. Baldwin Wallace moved to No. 2, Hofstra rose to No. 6, and several teams fluctuated in the rankings as other games affected the week’s order.

Associated Gorillas Tess Agl Pee Yes Howard Stu Tews Humboldt State Ear Bain Wallace Conquerire Eastern Michigan Sevond Wis

Johnson Tops Catcher in Westerner Tascosa Offense

Tascosa totaled 395 yards in a loss to Westerners last Friday as Tom S Lub bock aerials fueled 151 passing yards led by Tom Middleton Leete Jackson and Gregg Lott. Johnson led receivers with two catches for 50 yards while John Healy managed eight rushing yards. Johnny Murphy, former Yankee pitcher and Mets scout, notched 93 wins for New York.

Tascosa Tom S. Lubbock John Healy Tom S Tom Middleton Leete Jackson l Gregg Lott Middleton Jackson Phil Johnson Johnson Passea Reson Ayer Leete Jackson Gregg Lot Pail Johnson Jerry” Hayhurst Danny Saberry Gars Dement Steve Smart Tom Micky Stalone Micaision Steve Amare Li Phil Johneos Dement Ashore Doug Sanders Jerry Hayhurst Secs Fenn

Undefeated Teams Set to Clash Across Texas District Play

Texas schoolboy football enters district action with nine of 256 games not counting toward state playoffs. Key matchups include Huntsville at Silsbee in AAA and Springlake at Kress as well as Anahuac at Hull-Daisetta in Class A. Multiple unbeaten squads face tests with top districts like San Angelo Bobcats versus Abilene High in AAAA and Brownfield facing Andrews in AAA.

By Tasted Frees Internationa Texas Huntsville Silsbee Springlake Kress Anahuac Hull-Dassetta Wichita Falls Corpus Christi Miller Monterrey Mex Tech Brownwood Vernon Denver City Stanton Albany Eastland San Angelo Bobcats Abilene High Boriger-Lubbock High Grand Prairie- Arlington Olney- Seymour Azle-Grapevine Cooper - Plano Winnsboro-Hughes Springs Rusk- Gladewater Marlin-McGregor LaGrange-Katy Little Cypress-Squr ‘Lake Premont- Hebbronville Grover White Deer

Kaline Wins Comeback Player of the Year in 1961 AP Poll

Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 23 votes, named comeback player of the year for 1961 after improving his batting average by 46 points and contributing 19 homers and 82 RBIs. Dick Donovan placed second with 18 votes, while Norm Cash and Elston Howard tied for third with 13 and Rockey Colavito had 13. Donovan had a 10-10 record for the Senators. Kaline, 21, finished second in batting title with .324. Howard raised average by 103 points to .348 but was ineligible for title with 502 plate appearances. Thomas batted .391 in September for the Angels.

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Holiday feasts made easy for large groups

November Better Homes and Gardens offers planning tips and recipes for a traditional turkey dinner and an informal holiday buffet. Clear guidance helps with timing and preparation to ensure a successful, stress free meal for relatives.

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