Astros struggle on the road as pace slips in standings
The Houston Astros drop from first to sixth as they endure poor road form. Joe Morgan eyes a return from knee injury by next week while Jim Wynn slumps with no homers and a low average. Grady Hatton and Harry Walker stay confident Wynn will bounce back.
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Rusty Staub
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Richey Siblings Capture River Oaks Tennis Titles
Cliff Richey defeated Jovanovic 6 4 6 1 6 0 to win the River Oaks men's title while sister Nancy crushed Bartkowicz 6 1 6 1 for the women's singles. Osuna and Loyo Mayo took men’s doubles, Emanuel and Harter won women’s doubles.
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Mexico
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Osuna
Lee sprint relay shines with 41.8 at South Zone meet
Ken Musgrove returns from a sprained ankle to lead Lee sprint relay to 41.8 in the South Zone, tying Schreiner’s mark from last year. Teammates Bobby Badeaux Billy Littlefield and Larry Wood also ran. South Zone times surpassed North Zone results, with Lee finishing fourth in their event and eyeing the Conference meet in Temple.
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Clem Hausmann
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Kay Rankin Down Second Seed At Temple Invite
Kay Rankin upset the tournament’s second seed Sue Norwood of Cooke College 6-4 5-7 6-3 at the Temple Junior College Invitational in windy conditions. Camille Bunting also won her first round match 6-2 6-4 over Peggy Krieger of San Antonio College as the team faced nine other schools.
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Navarro
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Temple
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Nancy Meier
Phyllis Pappas
Cheryl Cardwell
San Jacinto College
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Bollinger
Cardwell
Meier
Brothers
James
Susan Abbe Wins Paddle Tennis Tournament
Susan Abbe captures first place in the intramural paddle tennis singles event with Phyllis Bayer taking second. doubles remain in progress this week and results will appear in the next edition.
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CBS Airs 1968 NFL Re runs In 21 Week Series
The NFL with CBS will broadcast 21 weeks of 1968 season re runs including the Packers Raiders Super Bowl. Airing Sundays on KHOU Channel 11 in Houston and in 24 other major city areas. The piece notes AFL NBC reactions and potential prime time shifts. Houston Cougars lead in national offense defense and punting rankings last season.
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Batman
Astros Win In Dome Start 1968 Season Strong
The Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies in three straight at the Astrodome to start the season 5-1, then lost three straight in Pittsburgh and again to Philadelphia. They stand 5-5 with a four-game skid and 7 runs in 72 innings, before returning to Houston April 29 to host the Cincinnati Reds.
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Colts 68 season tickets sold out in Baltimore
Fifty thousand season ticket holders renewed for the next season. The league will offer 10 000 individual tickets per game, ensuring a 60 000 capacity for each home game. Baltimore does not even have a dome.
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Houston Varsity Football Downs Alumni 28 to 0 at Jeppesen
The University of Houston football team defeated its Alumni 28 0 last week at Jeppesen Stadium in Houston. In Texas A M vs Texas Tech baseball action the Aggies won 21 6 in the Southwest Conference clash. Dave Elmendorf hit three consecutive home runs.
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