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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1960
Page
2
Blackie Sherrod, Dallas Times Herald sports editor, spent about ten days in the East watching football and other games. He says Yale Harvard was his favorite, noting the players’ fun and lack of seriousness, which he found refreshing.
Texas association for Health Physical Education and Recreation ends a 3 day Granada Hotel convention with record attendance. Bonnie Prudden delivers keynote on youth fitness decline and factors lowering American youth fitness compared to Europe. World Invitational Bowling in Chicago features six open records in the men’s division with Johnny King leading after day one. Ellie Konicek tops women’s standings with 815 through four games.
Sports brief notes LEN AYOFFS at Randalen and Sandolph air records for the 9 10 age group. Players compete in a local volley ball event scoring attempts and team matchups. The fragment suggests competition at Randalen AFB and Sandolph AFB with unclear results.
Bellville Brahmas, led by Joe Ed Lynn and Ernie Kay, defeated previously unbeaten Gatesville 41 to 8 in a Class AA quarterfinal. Lynn ran 163 yards on nine carries with three touchdowns, while Key added 133 rushing yards and a 3 yard TD. Gatesville mounted only one fourth quarter score as Bellville piled up 25 first downs and 329 rushing yards.
Gene Fuller defends his Middleweight crown against Sugar Ray Robinson in a third meeting set for Saturday night at a new Los Angeles arena. Robinson, 39, seeks a 20 year long era of ring work or a new chapter, while Fullmer, 29, is the betting favorite in a 15 round max bout televised nationally on ABC.
University of Corpus Christi boxers won three open division matches at the House of Neighborly Service on Friday, with Chares Wood drawing Louis Leng in the 180 pound main event. The host team and West Side Y split two additional wins, while HNS secured two wins in the other bouts. Charles Wood drew Louis Seng in the 7 pound class.
In Guam Jer Bally 130 pounds stopped Sammy Forja 138 pounds. In Sao Paulo Brazil Sebastio Nascimento 188 pounds knocked out Lauro Salas 210 pounds. Manila reports Philippines and Japan bouts with multiple boxers and weights.
Seguin, 210-2, finished 10-0 season with a 49-14 defeat as Pt Lavaca Sandcrabs rolled to a 39-7 halftime lead. Cervenka connected on long passes, Baker scored twice, Edwards added extra points, while Seguin struggled on the ground with 17 rushing yards to Pt Lavaca’s 239. The loss ends Seguin’s Class AAA playoff run though Pt Lavaca remains 1-1.
San Antonio two senior college teams face weekend games as St Marys Rattlers host Texas Southern at Alumni Gym while Trinity travels to Houston to play Rice Owls. Queius Jackson headlines Southern with 6-9 freshman, and Rice seeks its first win after a 65-53 loss to Lamar Tech.
Longhorns see undefeated streak end at 12 games as Crosby Buffaloes mount late rallies to win 30 to 14 in the Class A quarterfinals. Bennie Lopez scores twice for Crosby, while Longhorns rally from 14 0 halftime deficit to tie before Crosby pulls away. Crosby advances to the semi finals against White Oak.
Florida Golf notes Flan Mery and a field of players led by Sam Snead and George Bayer in the Palm Beach Open. Top scores include Snead 68-70 138, Bayer 65-73 140, Barnum 72-68 140, Palmer 71-72 143, with many others listed and round-by-round totals. The report also includes football play-by-play of a Crosby vs George West game with multiple touchdowns and yardage details.
The report lists multiple class matchups and scores from quarter finals across divisions AAAA AAA AA and A with teams including Pt. Arthur, Houston Bail-Life, Ysleta, Wichita Falls, Lufkin, Paschal, Jefferson, Miller, Jacksonville, Greenville, Pi Lavaca, Seguin, Monahans, Lamarque, Cleburne, Olney, Gilmer, Gatesville, Sweeny, Denver City, Angon, Suimnet, Plains & Arcany, Mt Vernon, White Oak, Clifton, Crosby, George West, Miami Florida, Air Force East Central OXIs, Hende, Rice board, San Jose State, Hawaii, SE Sisto.
Medina Valley High tournament action at Castroville features the John Marshall B-team from San Antonio meeting Sabinal for the championship at 9 p.m. Saturday. Friday results saw South San Antonio B defeat Sabinal 45-41, Medina Valley lose 31-27 to Sabinal, with Tony Langfeldt of D’Hanis scoring 20 and Tommy Kurz of Somerset tallying 15 in other games.
Devine High School powered to the Class AA state football semifinals with a 23 to 12 win over Sweeny Friday night. Fullback Frank Bain and quarterback Charles DuBose led a 476 yard rushing attack, Bain 138 yards on 22 carries and DuBose 142 on 22 with a 58 yard TD run.
Houston professional Pi Sellman and Homero Blancas, a Houston amateur, led the Texas State Open after two rounds at Sharpstown Country Club. Blancas fired a 68 to overtake Sellman who shot 2 under par. Chuck Klein of San Antonio and Rion and Tony Fonseca of Bryan posted 245s as contenders emerged.
New York reports college football odds for January bowls. Minnesota is favored for the Rose Bowl in Pasadena over Duke, with Alabama and Florida listed in other bowl matchups. Odds share a spread of 14 to 20 points in various games including the Sugar, Orange, Liberty, and Gator bowls, with teams like Washington Texas Navy and Baylor appearing in multiple forecasts.
Pt Arthur, once picked to win the Class AAAA title, reaches the semifinals after a 27 15 win over Bellaire. Other Class AAAA clash looms as Corpus Christi Miller faces San Antonio Jefferson Saturday. Quarterfinal upsets include Crosby over George West 30 14 in Class A.
Roundup notes coach Jog Kuharich faces job concerns over Notre Dame's poor football record but receives a three year contract extension. Also covered are Phil Dickens at Indiana with a four year deal, Eder Jofre named Boxing Assn fighter of the month, Kefauver announcing Barone as leadoff witness in boxing probe, Al Monchak named Quad City Braves manager, Drie Monti winning the Southern California Open playoff over Phil Rodgers.
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