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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1962
Page
5
Former pro star Sammy Baugh is hired as Oklahoma State University freshman coach by head coach Cliff Speegle and the Board of Regents. The ex Redskin and TCU ace previously led the New York Titans of the AFL last season.
Ollie Black Shear of Houston knocked out Ray Gonzales of Houston in the seventh round in Beaumont Texas. The Associated Press dispatch lists the match as a decisive finish with Black claiming victory.
Commissioner Norvell Neve said the Missouri Valley Conference is interested in Tennessee A&I State as a prospective member. He noted mutual interest and that action is unlikely before next January while Neve attends the Blue Ribbon coaching clinic on the A&I campus.
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Chicago AP report says Ernie Davis will miss the College All-Stars game Friday night due to possible infectious mononucleosis. Otto Graham notes a balanced squad and contemplates Ron Bull replacing Davis. The team hinges on blocking and a mix of runners and passers led by Alworth Ferguson Gros Saxton Mc Clinton Jackson Hadl Gabriel Ply.
American League batting leaders include Runnels Boston and Jimenez Kansas City with 382 at bats. Pearson Los Angeles tops runs with 79, Wagner 72. Wagner leads RBIs with 74, Robinson 72. Rollins Minnesota and Lumpe Kansas City lead hits with 128 and 127. Robinson and Rodgers share doubles at 31 and 28. Cimoli Kansas City and Lumpe KC top triples with 11 and 9. Cash Detroit 30 homers, Wagner LA 28. Wood Detroit 23 stolen bases. Wickersham KC 82 decisions (.800). McBride Los Angeles 113 strikeouts .786. Pascual Minnesota 144 strikeouts, Pizarro Chicago 128. National League section follows.
The Chanute Tribune notes top players from August 1 1962 with season leaders in at bats runs and RBIs. It lists T Davis and Mays in multiple categories along with Wills Mays Robinson and others. Pitching leaders Purkey Koufax and Drysdale are highlighted with decision and strikeout tallies. A note defines Sheila as Australian slang for a girl.
A tentative revised schedule for the Majors sets all star games against other league clubs. The Minor League game opens at 7 p.m. Weather permitting two majors games are on tonight with Consolidated Oil vs Merle Kelly Ford and Ash Grove vs First National Bank. Friday features three 5:30 p.m. starts: Con Oil vs Ash Grove, First National vs Bank of Commerce, Orley’s vs Kelly. If completed, all star games and league trophies follow Saturday night.
A Missouri insurance man, W. Clare Sargent of St. Joseph, 55, was killed when lightning struck a boat dock area at Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collins. His wife and another Colorado couple were treated for shock. Sargent stood on a rock beside the dock. The Sargents had stayed in Loveland for three weeks. their daughter resides in Gilcrest.
Trans World Airlines posts a net loss of 12,482,000 for the first half of 1962, up 758,000 from the prior year. International revenues rise 28 percent, while total revenue increases to 185,113,000 from 166,311,000.
Latest statistics from Goddard Space Flight Center show 49 satellites in orbit around the earth and sun, with 41 American and eight Russian. Three U.S. satellites and two Russian ones are in solar orbit, according to government figures.
Kansas City AP reports Rev. Paul O Bryan Smith the Rockhurst College athletics director becomes rector of Chaplain Kapaun Memorial High School in Wichita. A Stark Kan native he helped found the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and led NAIA District 16 for two years after chairing Rockhurst faculty athletic council.
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