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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1962
Page
9
Boston. Dick Stuart, traded from Pittsburgh, says he expects to hit over 20 home runs in 1962 with the Red Sox. He notes his past totals of 35 in 1960 and 16 last season and emphasizes he was brought to the team to hit the long ball.
Sunday results showed Baltimore beating Washington 34 to 21 and New York defeating Cleveland 17 to 13. Detroit topped Minnesota 37 to 23 while Green Bay beat San Francisco 31 to 21. Chicago won 30 to 14 over Los Angeles and Pittsburgh edged Philadelphia 26 to 17.
The Warriors lost three straight games over the weekend. Wilt Chamberlain scored 51 and 39 points but clashed with officials and was benched for part of a game. Team slump left Wilt's Warriors at 8 1/2 games behind the Lakers and within two of last place Zephyrs in the standings.
St Louis Cardinals end Sonny Randle, after dropping three passes last week, caught an 84 yard touchdown on the opening play. He sprinted the final 50 yards despite being grabbed by a defender's pants. He quipped he would have kept running if his pants had come off or if he had dropped the ball.
A roundup of college basketball scores shows Kentucky edging Temple 56 52 and St Bonaventure beating Ohio 75 60. NYU defeated Toronto 104 57 while Niagara topped LaSalle 79 76. Rhode Island won 74 71 over Fordham. Miami Florida 82 75 over Providence.
NBA results show teams like Los Angeles beating Cincinnati 131 to 128 and Syracuse topping Boston 102 to 97. Detroit defeated St Louis 123 to 119 while Chicago beat San Francisco 110 to 102. Today's schedule includes Detroit versus Chicago in Baltimore.
Bill Bridges of Kansas City scored 55 points to break the American Basketball League single game record, leading the Steers to a 125 103 win over Oakland Oaks. He connected on 21 of 33 field goals and 13 of 19 free throws, surpassing Connie Hawkins 54 points.
Rhode Island tracks show an overall decline in average daily handle despite 21 extra racing days. Narragansett completed a 60 day meet with a daily average of 625 754 while Lincoln Downs daylight meet fell 3 percent and the other track dropped 15 percent. Pari mutuel betting totaled 95 028 350 in 150 days this year, up 3 372 767 from 129 days last year.
Emile Griffith of New York stopped Jorge Fernandez of Argentina in the ninth round to retain the world welterweight title at a Las Vegas arena. The match featured Fernandez’s stubborn defense as Griffith built a late rally to secure the victory.
Revisions outline the first winter without Connecticut in the New England Schoolboy basketball and hockey tournaments. Maine and Rhode Island add second basketball teams and four Massachusetts hockey entrants for March dates. Championships split between Boston Garden and Rhode Island Auditorium with multiple regional matchups. Other events include Ski At Lyndon Center and Track At Rutland.
West Texas State College defensive back Hoot Gibson was sidelined for part of the 1962 season after he shot himself in the foot during a quick draw demonstration in Canyon Texas.
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