Pistol Pete Pedro Leads West Texas State Rushing Rise
Canyon profile of West Texas State College sophomore Pete Pedro, a legend in Texas and beyond. The 5-7, 158-pound back sits second in the nation in rushing with 641 yards, after a breakout start despite injuries. Coaches and peers laud his speed, versatility, and potential for an All-America bid as WTSC remains undefeated at 6-0.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Pistol Pete Pedro
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Pistol Pete
Peter Charles Pedro
West Texas State College
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Eldon Fortie
Lynn
Mass
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North Shore
Trinidad Jr. College
Colorado
Ssecond
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Logan
Jerry
WTSC
Hank Feldberg
West Point
Glen Davis
Buffs
Trinidad
Pedro
West Texas
West Texas State
Texas Tech
Tech
Raiders
South Plains anglers report rising water boosts bass and crappie
Lake levels at Alcon Lake rise about two and a half feet over two weeks as catfish and bass bite improves. Ray Creel of Lakefront Lodge notes largemouths in 2 to 3 feet of water, with anglers taking up to 60 bass in a day and many over two pounds. Crappie remain good in protected areas, while channel cats vary with weed growth. Weather remains favorable with highs near 85 and cool nights. scattered fronts bring clouds but not to fishing.
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Alcon Lake
Ray Creel
Zapata
Herb
Lakefront
Creel
Falcon
AKE
Stamford
Bea Springs Lake
Bill Riddle
Buffalo Springs Lake
Ake Granite Shoals
Kingsland
Margie McDougald
Granite Shoals
McDougald
Tim Lyle
Ralls
T. H. Craig
Odessa
Ruth Collier
Ake Thomas
Thomas
Eastmasters
Mr. Champ
Roscoe
Abilene
Blackwell
Oak Creek
Betty Smith
Dunn
Boyd’s Lodge
Betty
South Plains
Cubs Roll On In 13-6 Win
Baylor Cubs stay undefeated at 3-0 in the Southwest Conference freshman football race by beating Texas Christian Polywogs 13 to 6 in Waco. Baylor opened with a 62 yard drive ending in Mike Marshall scoring from the three yard line. Mac Emfinger returned a TCU pass 48 yards to set up another Baylor score and Mike Marshall capped the late rally.
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WACO
Baylor Cubs
Texas Christian Polywogs
Baylor
TCU
Mike Marshall
Irving
Tommy Shaffner
Odessa
Mac Emfinger
Brownwood
Kent Nix
Corpus Christi
Mount Pleasant
David Wheelis
Jacksboro
Richard Westbrook
Thorndale
Wheelis
College and high school football scores end early season
Early grid results show Youngstown topping Hillsdale 29 to 6 and Texas Tech beating West Texas State 27 to 12. Baylor and TCU split 12 to 6 as Texas A&M led Houston 14 to 14. High school games include Quanah over Bok Estelline 6 and Dallas Samuel 32 over North Dallas 6.
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Hillsdale
Texas Tech
West Texas State
Baylor
TCU
Texas A&m
Houston
Wichita
North Texas
Quanah Bok
Estelline
Dallas Samuel
North Dallas Dallas
South Oak Clif
Adamson
Dallas Madison
Waco Moore
Arlington Heights
Fort Worth Poly
Houston Waltrip
Houston Davis
Bellaire
Houston Austin
Cuban Crisis Forces Ft. Eustis Football Schedule Cancellations
The Cuban crisis has led to the cancellation of the remainder of Ft. Eustis football schedule in Newport News Virginia. The team, national service champions last season, stood 4-2-0 this year.
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Newport News
Ft. Eustis
National Service
Lakers Forward Yates Signs with Oakland Oaks
Wayne Yates former Lakers player and Memphis State star signs with the Oakland Oaks of the American Basketball League. He becomes the sixth player to join Oakland for the season joining a growing ABL roster.
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Calif
UPI
Wayne Yates
Los Angeles Lakers
Hhas
Oakland Oaks
Yates
Memphis State
Oakland Iterms
Four Wins Lost By MacArthur Star Ineligible
San Antonio MacArthur High School loses four non district football victories after ineligible quarterback Glen Howerton violated residence rules. Howerton lived abroad with his serviceman father and returned, but no official district residence remained. MacArthur voids wins over Travis Sam Houston Carroll and Seguin.
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UPID
San Antonio MacArthur High School
Glen Howerton
Howerton
MacArthur
England
Austin Travis
Sam Houston
Corpus Christi Carroll
Seguin
Musial Named NL Comeback Player of the Year
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals accepts the National League comeback award after a .330 season with 143 hits 19 homers and 83 RBIs. He says Del Crandall and Ed Roebuck had stronger comeback stories and plans to train this winter to prep for 1962.
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Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinal
Crandall
Musial
Roebuck
Dodgers
Drysdale and Donovan Named Pitchers of the Year
Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Dick Donovan of the Cleveland Indians win UPI Pitcher of the Year honors. Drysdale goes 25-? with 2.92 ERA and 232 strikeouts in 314 innings, while Donovan posts a 20- win season with a 2.40 ERA after a prior 10-10 year.
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NEW York
UPI
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dick Donovan
Cleveland Indians
United Press International
Drysdale
Donovan
UPI Board
Sandy Koufax
Dodgers
Joey Jay
Bob Purkey
Cincinnati Reds
Ralph Terry
New York Yankees
Smokey the Bear) Radatz
Boston Red Sox
Hank Aguirre
Detroit Tigers
Don Newcombe
Washington Senators
What’s Important About 500 Grand
UNC athletics director Chuck Erickson receives a letter revealing a $500000 check from William Rand Kenan Jr. The donation covers two thirds of a gift to fund 16000 additional stadium seats and campus football improvement projects at Chapel Hill.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Chuck Erickson
University of North Carolina Atheltic
Betty Lambert
Erickson
New York City
William Rand Kenan Jr
Deadline Extended For Harris County Stadium Bids
Harris County commissioners extended the bid deadline to November 29 for the proposed air conditioned domed stadium to house the Houston Colts baseball team and the Oilers AFL football team. The extension follows a recommendation by county engineer Richard Doss.
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Houston
UPI
Commissioners Court
Harris County
Houston Colts
Oilers
Richard Doss
Lancers Fall to Borger in District Showdown
In Borger, the Borger Bullpups blanked the undefeated Monterey Lancers 22 to 0. Interceptions set up two Borger touchdowns in the first quarter, a second quarter two point safety, and a third quarter fumble return for a final score.
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Borger
Monterey
Lancers
Alderson Defeats O. L. Slaton 13 0 for Third Win
Quarterback Roy Farmer ran 25 and 35 yards for touchdowns and Richard Lyons added the extra point as Alderson beat O. L. Slaton 13 to 0. The win moved Alderson to three wins, one loss and a tie.
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Alderson
Roy Farmer
Richard Lyons
O. L. Slaton
Goose Goslin Owns Fleet of Boats Says New Jersey
Boating legend Goose Goslin, longtime American League star with the Senators Browns and Tigers, is reported to own a fleet of boats based in New Jersey.
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N.Y
UPI
Goose Goslin
Senators
Browns
Tigers
New Jersey
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