Astros players snubbed by market as Cuellar draws heat
Astronotes to ONS Pro Astro stars Jim Wynn Rusty Staub and Bob Aspromonte push for top salaries while Mike Cuellar faces criticism for a $30 000 deal after a 16 win season with a subpar team. The Astros pitching staff should rebound with Cuellar Giusti Wilson Dierker and Lemaster. Sonny Jackson’s vacant shortstop job may go to Hector Torres or Dennis Menke.
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Open Letter Predicts Oilers’ 1968 Dominance at Astrodome
Lantern Sports Editor urges Oilers fans to buy season tickets, predicting a divisional title with quarterback Pete Beathard, Hoyle Granger, Woody Campbell, George Webster, and Miller Farr returning, plus Mike Haik and other stars to face AFL foes Lamonica, Alworth, Nance, Namath in 1968 season.
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Oilers Cowboys to Clash in Dome Interleague Exhibition
The Houston Oilers invite the Dallas Cowboys to an inter-league exhibition game in the Astrodome on August 31. Officials expect a standing room crowd above 50,000 as both teams boast recent division titles.
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Herskowitz Amuses Lyceum Crowd With Sports Talk
Mickey Herskowitz Houston Post sports editor addressed Lee College students in the largest lyceum turnout of the year. He explained why he writes about figures like Bob Blinsky Joe Namath and Paul Hornung in a humorous yet serious talk titled Sports and Related Nonsense. He urged resilience saying life tests us four points behind with four plays left and four yards to go then tests our character and courage.
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Hayes surpasses Alcindor in all around play say Herskowitz
Mickey Herskowitz said at a Lyceum assembly that Elvin Hayes is a better all around basketball player than Lew Alcindor, while Alcindor remains the most agile and coordinated 7 2 star. The No 1 Houston Cougars have 27 consecutive wins and Hayes reached 1000 points this season as Houston beat Virginia Tech 120 79.
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Golf Team Meets First Defeat
The Lee College Golf team suffered its first defeat last week to South Texas. Randy Randall shot 76 while South Texas player Harry Yawness carded 75 to win the round. March events follow.
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San Antonio Golf Tournament and Border Olympics Preview
Schedule lists events including a March 17 and 18 San Antonio golf tournament, March 9 Border Olympics in Laredo, and March 15 and 16 Lamar Tech tennis tournament at Beaumont. Organizers and venues appear as brief items for a regional sports page.
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TCU Seizes SWC Title With 72-65 Win Over Baylor
Texas Christian University captured its first Southwest Conference crown by defeating Baylor 72-65 in Waco. The Frogs shot 71 percent in the second half to seize and hold the lead, with Texas second and Baylor third in the final standings. The AP All SWC selections named Arnold and Overbeck of Texas, Bowman of Baylor, Phillips of SMU, and McCarty of TCU.
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Local Players Enter San Jacinto Golf Tournament
17th and 18th Leighton Littlefield, Jack Jones, Larry Nash and Randy Randall will participate in the San Jacinto Golf Tournament.
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