Unanimous Stengel Enters Hall of Fame
Casey Stengel is voted into Baseball's Hall of Fame by the 11 member veterans' committee in a special election. The 75 year old becomes the 104th member after rules changes allowed immediate eligibility. Induction set for July 25 in Cooperstown, two days before the milestone hip fracture anniversary.
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Champs Dominate All-Tournament Teams Across Classes AA A B
In Austin AP reports the state champions fill seven of the 15 all tournament selections in classes AA A and B. Lake Worth Fort Worth three picks Gillum Koeniger Wakin. Crane Eddie Jones unanimous AA. Rockdale Stanley Bower and Grover duo on Class A with Lieb Tipton 32.5 ppg. Hon ey Grave Morrow Toliver Smith also on Class A. Snook Calvin Gerke unanimous Class B with Kovar. Sherrod Hooton Gulden Davis also cited.
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Woodsboro
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Calvin Gerke
Larry Kovar
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Randy Sherrod
Channing
Mac Hooton
Alba
Gulden
Dick Davis
Deweyville
Trinity Tigers Rout Texas In Early 1966 Tennis Duel
Trinity University men’s tennis rolls to a 3-0 dual match record by routing Texas 5-2 in Austin. Bill Harris wins in straight sets over Leo La Borde while Teo Gorski defeats Harris and Conner beats La Borde. Other Trinity wins include Al Hill Jr over Nelson and Roemer over Liddle, with Hill Roemer pairing defeating Nelson Liddle.
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Lamar Roemer
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Survey shows Astros fans outside Houston far from few
About 50,000 mail questionnaires went to non-Houston residents who ordered Astros tickets. Houston Sports Association publicist Bill Giles produced 16,178 responses. 782 came from Bexar County. Harris County respondents numbered 9.1 percent, with Galveston 4.5 percent and other areas including Brazoria Orleans Parish Dallas and Corpus Christi following.
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Houston Dome Drama Hovers Over Baseball Prospects
The Houston Sports Association and San Antonians predict strong attendance as baseball activity rises with fans driving to the dome. Estimates show ticket sales reaching near record levels while questions linger about management and the domed stadium plan under Grady Hatton’s guidance.
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Houston Astro Dome Draws 80 Million In Revenue
Fans estimated their Jacksonville style trips to Houston with an average spend of 40 dollars. The sports association conservatively projects that two million dollars came from outside the city, totaling over four million and implying the Astro Dome attracted about 80 million dollars to Houston's commercial coffers.
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Survey reveals visitor origins in Houston sports events
A survey shows 12 percent of visitors staying in hotels 10 percent in private homes 50 percent in motels with the rest going elsewhere and returning home. It notes 10 percent came from states other than Texas and Louisiana and three tenths of public funds funded the course into the Houston Sports Association coffers.
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Dome tours draw huge crowds as Astros host first Dome events
Major League figures show 2,539,470 on guided tours and 4,352,013 total home-town visitors. Judge Hofheinz promotes domed stadium tours aiming to surpass 4.25 million in year two, with exhibitions by the Dodgers at the Houston Astrodome drawing from all states and even foreign crowds.
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Western Kentucky Beats Loyola Rambers In NCAA Opener
Western Kentucky, ranked Top Ten, upset Chicago Loyola Rambers 105-86 in the NCAA Mid-East Regional at Kent Ohio. Coach Johnny Oldham praised his Hilltoppers after the decisive win, as Kentucky and other top teams advance in early tournament action.
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NAIAS Tourney Thriller Ends In Overtime
In Evansville Indiana the NAIAS tournament produced a dramatic finish as Texas teams battled for a first round win. Danny Fab of Howard Payne sent the game to overtime with a 50 foot buzzer beater while Georgia Southern clung to a late 72 70 lead before the dramatic finish. Georgia Southern 83 Adler 23 Ritk ard 21 Pickens 15 Seeley 12 Rose 12 Carmichael 1 Stanley 1. Howard Payne 80 Smith 24 Nelson 22 Gibbs 16 Carter 8 Fabian 6. Day Utecht Sceri Byerly 2 Adoy 2 Sceri.
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Rattlers Meet Baylor at Keefe Field This Afternoon
L A colleges and Trinity University clash for home crowds as St Marys hosts Baylor at Keefe Field with Dickie Franz starting for the Rattlers to snap a winless stretch. Trinity planned to start Jimmy Carter as they faced Southwestern at Fort Sam Houston's Mathewson Field.
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Fight Results From Multiple Cities
Philadelphia scene shows Luis Rodriguez III stopping George Benier in nine rounds. Paris bout has Yoland Leveque earning a decision over Art Hernandez. George Foster scores a knockout against Maurice Tavant in six. Wellington features Ul Santos beating Jimmy Fields by points. Sassari bout ends with Howard Winstone defeating Andrea Silanas on points. Las Vegas card has Mel Ferguson prevailing over Melvin Mott by decision.
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Evansville star Humes headlines Little All-America five
Evansville's Larry Humes, a 6-4 senior from Grambling and Evansville Purples, heads AP's 1966 Little All-America first team. Teammate George McNeil also makes the squad. Humes wins the honor by a wide AP voting margin.
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Roundup of Baseball and Sports News From The Wire
A roundup from wire reports notes a pitcher can still be ejected for beanball incidents while an automatic $50 fine for throwing one legend has been removed by the majors. Other items cite NCAA and NBA developments, upcoming spring defenses, and various horse and track events with mentions of Tulane, San Juan Capistrano, and Rockingham NASCAR, plus hockey and skiing results and coaching changes.
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Schoolboy Baseball Schedule Highlights and Results
Four games on Wednesday feature Haly Cross at Edgewood Antonian at Judson St John s at St Anthony s and St Gerard s at Alamo Heights at 4 PM opening the Judson season and marking St John Seminary s first game as it eyes future varsity play and TCIL ties. Earlier action saw nine games including TCIL District 4 AA pairings and several non district matchups with South San Antonio, Kennedy, and Antonian also in play.
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Amateur Softball Clinic Registration Deadline Highlighted
Today is the deadline to register for Saturday's 9 to 5 Amateur Softball Association Umpires clinic at Woodlawn Recreation Center. Registration can be made at the City Recreation Division office located at 950 Ey Hildebrand.
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Amateur Ball PRAUNCES 5 A Red Sox
Frank Moreno reports on a local amateur ball game at Good Counsel Field where the La Manite Cardinals schedule a Wednesday game at Zarzamora and Leop. The entry lists contact details and a time of 7 pm.
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College Goalers NCAA Regional First Round Scores
Eastern Regional saw J Josephs 65 Providence 48 while Davidson topped Rhode Island 95 to 64. Mid East Regional included Miami Ohio 58 over Western Kentucky 105 and Chicago Loyola 89 over Texas Western 7. West Regional Houston 82 over Colorado State 7. Midwest Regional Championship North Dakota 122 over Vesperaiso 82. Other results include Norfolk State 12 over Upper Iowa 97 and several tight finishes across Central Michigan Edinboro Morris Harvey Peru State.
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Texas A&M Opens Doubleheader After 4-3 Rally Win
SWC action in College Station sees Texas A&M extend a four game win streak as they prepare for a doubleheader with Sul Ross after a 4-3 rally victory. Washington names Mike McCormack as offensive line coach, Otto Graham announces the move.
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