Bosox Trio Sign Pacts
Boston reports No hit pitcher Earl Wilson and two outfielders Carl Yastrzemski and Roman Mejias have signed 1963 contracts. Mejias starred with 24 homers for Houston last season and Yastrzemski hit .296 with 19 homers and 191 hits in 1962. Wilson finished 12-8 after a no hitter last June at Fenway.
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High Strike Brings Springtime Experiments
In the second year of two 10 team leagues spring training expands to experimentation as the high strike rule returns the zone to the pitcher while raising home run risk. Players like Harmon Killebrew Mickey Mantle Willie Mays and Ken Hubbs face new tactics and the pace of games may quicken. Pitching habits change with windup rules and managers Tebbetts Bragan Lopat Pesky set spring plans as teams relocate camps and lineups.
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Rocket Car Will Attempt Speed Mark
Oakland inventor Romeo Palamides builds a rocket powered car named Mach 1 to chase the land speed record. The vehicle uses a surplus space rocket engine, weighs about 800 pounds, and features 15 inch winglets to push the car to ground hugging stability. Static tests are planned in a Southern California desert this spring.
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Brattleboro Announces Washington's Birthday Cross Country Tour
Application forms available for a three town cross country touring race as the Winter Carnival kickoff. Men women and children may enter with adult supervision for under eighth grade. Course 9.7 miles from Hogback Poma to Ames Hill Abbott roads via Marlboro MacNeil Evans homes and Marlboro College.
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