Bobcats Defeat Rockets In Non-District Showdown
Childress Bobcats led by Wilcoxson and Thornton with 14 points each and 10 rebounds, dominating the Wellington Rockets 48 26 in a non district game. Hopkins Lawrence Hamm and Tutor contributed as Childress built a strong first quarter lead and never trailed.
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Bobcats
Rockets
Wilcoxsd
Johnny
Bobcat
Wilcoxson
Thornton
Childress
Thorton
Hopkins
O Fis
Lawrence
Hamm
Huff
Wilson
Shires
Tutto
Vackhont
Tutor
Wellington
Raymond Sanders
Bobeats
Bruce Evans
Weene
Illinois Romps Over Purdue In Big Ten Clash
Illinois, ranked third, dominated Purdue 106 to 82 in Champaign. Mel Garland led Purdue with 27 points while Dave Downey scored 22 for Illinois, which built a 44-32 halftime lead and outrebounded the Boilermakers 60 to 29.
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Champaign — Til
UPI
Ilinois
Purdue
Iitins
Illinois
Mel Garland
Ron Hushes
Dave Downey
Tini
Bowie Remon
Billsmall
Bil Burwell
Skip Thoren
Tal Brady
Illini
Boilermakers
City Bowling Tournament Opens Monday at Greenbelt Lanes
The Men's City Associational Tournament starts Monday at Greenbelt Lanes with teen events scheduled Monday Tuesday and Thursday at regular league times. Double and single events run Friday Saturday and Sunday with an entry fee of 3 dollars per man per event.
Asperment Man Wins in Denver at Western Stock Show Rodeo
Bill Howard of Asperment Texas posted a 196 second calf roping time to lead the first three performances of the 1962 Western Stock Show Rodeo in Denver with 11,000 spectators. Sonny Davis of Kenna New Mexico and Jim Trahern of Flagler Colorado posted notable times in calf roping and steer wrestling, while other events listed top finishers including Ken Stanton and Mike Isley on bareback and saddle bronc respectively.
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Bill Howard
Asperment
Tex
Howard
Sonny Davis
Kenna
N.M
Jim Trahern
Flagler
Colo
Ken Stanton
Dre
Phil Weber
Baegs
Wyo
Mike Isley
Salmon
Idaho
Tuffy Fedderer
Cheyenne
Pete Lewis
Dale City
Bill Williams
Clarksville
Bill Howard Aspermont
Palmer New Money King Of Golfers
Palmer overtakes Cary Middlecoff to become the modern era money leader in golf with total earnings of 344 778.09 dollars for 17 through 1962. Doug Ford remains second at 306 080.51, while Middlecoff ranks third and Sam Snead fourth as the era’s top money earners are listed by PGA president Lou Strong.
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Dunedin
Fla
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Fram Ligonier
Cary Middlecoff
Lou Strong
PGA
Palmer
Middlecoff
Memphis, Tenn
Doug Ford
Sam Snead
Julius Boros
Ted Kroll
Billy Casper
Gene Littler
Don Finsterwald
Art Wall
Lillis Named Colts MVP for 1962 Season
Houston Colt shortstop Bob Lillis was chosen as the Colts MVP for 1962 by the Houston chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He will be honored at the third annual Major League Baseball dinner on Jan 22, edging Dick Farrell Bob Aspromonte and Carl Warlick in the balloting. The Colts also signed free agents Sammie Robinson and Miguel Ovando for their farm clubs Robinson to Modesto in the California League and Ovando to Moultrie in the Georgia Florida League.
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Houston
UPI
Houston Colt
Bob Lillis
Colts
Baseball Writers Association of America
Lillis
Dick Farrell
Bob Aspromonte
Carl Warwick
Houston Colts
Sammie Robinson
Miguel Ovando
Robinson
Oakland
Calif
Modesto
California
Ovando
Dominican Republic
Moultrie
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Childress Bobcats
Iowa Park
Wil
Seymour Quanah
Hirschi
Electra
Town Park
Olney
BSI Arf
Childress Index
Page Four
Denver
New Money
King of Golfers
Gordon Foster
Canada
China
Lai Lan Kang
Manila
Walgreen Agency
Dependable
B & J Drug
Main Street
DIAL
Aan Battery
Goodyears
Sive
Goodyear
Knapp
Monarch
Frost Guard
Fale
NORGE
Tran Malis
North Main
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