Baseball Season To Bring New Faces New Stars and Yankees Giants In Series
The preview credits the Yankees and Giants as favorites for the World Series with strong rosters. Key moves include Billy Skowron traded for Stan Williams, Joey Amalfitano added by the Giants, and Willie Mays remaining a star. Other improvements target Twins Tigers Cardinals Red Sox, with Hodges slated to replace Casey Stengel, retiring around 1963.
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Giants
Joe Reichler
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
New York Yankees
San Francisco Giants
New York Mets
Casey Stengel
Mets
Gil Hodges
Yankees
Joey Amalfitano
Billy Skowron
Los Angeles
Stan
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
Cardinals
Dick Groat
Pittsburgh
George Altman
Chicago
Union Hill Edges Sparkman in 67 56 Victory
Union Hill Seniors avenged a prior loss by beating Sparkman 67 56 here last night. Sparkman won the B Senior game 49 47. Union Hill aims for its 17th win in 26 starts as Woodville visit Tuesday night. Key scorers: King 14 Bowling 19 Bowling 16 Flack 10 Abercrombie 3 Hill 5 for Union Hill. Sparkman top scorers Smith 13 Darnell 12 Allen 14 Hart 9 Brown 2.
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Union Hill
Sparkman
Senators
Woodville
King
J. Bowling
C. Bowling
Flack
Abercrombie
Hill
Smith
Darnell
Allen
Hart
Brown
Three Share Phoenix Lead In Open After First Round
In Phoenix Arizona AP report three players Jack Nicklaus Gary Player and Jay Hebert share a one stroke lead at 67 with many within four strokes after the opening round of the Phoenix Open for 35000 prize money. Arnold Palmer Tommy Aaron Bob Harris Cary Middlecoff Julius Boros and Jimmy Clark are among those at 68 and 69.
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Carl Beli
Phoenix
Ariz
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Player
Jay Hebert
Arnold Palmer
Tommy Aaron
Bob Harris
Cary Middiecoff
Julius Boros
Jimmy Clark
Billy Casper
Nicklaus
Palmer
Player
Casper
Arizona Country Club
Jack Burke Jr
Clark
Dave Hill
Hill
Joe Black
Arnold Palme
Cary Middlecoff
A-Ha
One New Foe To Face Tide
Alabama announces Florida as a new opponent for the 1963 schedule. The Tide will host three games in Tuscaloosa and travel to Birmingham Mobile and out of state venues. The slate includes homecoming vs Mississippi State and key SEC clashes.
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Ala
Alabama
Paul Bryant
Florida
Crimson Tide
Birmingham
Mobile
State
Tide
Georgia
Athens
Tulane
Vanderbilt
Nashville
Tennessee
Houston
Mississippi State
Miami
Georgia Tech
Bir
Auburn
Happy Back for NYU Shines in 108-82 Furman Victory
NYU star Harold Happy Hairston returned after academic issues and scored 34 as the Violets defeated Furman 108-82 at Madison Square Garden. Barry Kramer added 32, lifting NYU to 11-2 and boosting hopes for NCAA or NIT berth amid other big games across college basketball.
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Associated Press
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Harold
Happy) Hairston
New York University
Topsy
NYU
Lou Rusini
Violet
Hairston
Barry Kramer
New York U
Furman
Madison Square Garden
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Clem Gaillard
Don Blaha
Blaha
The
Kramer
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Temple
Manhattan
Providence
DePaul
Niagara
Syracuse
Notre Dame
Boston College
Newton
Mass
North Carolina
Maryland
Oklahoma City
Hardin-Simmons
Transcon And Kelly Summers Win At Ryan
RY AN Transcon of Birmingham beat 3M of Decatur 73 60 and Kelly Summers of Huntsville beat Calhoun Ga 88 74 in Ryan Invitational quarterfinals. Semis set for Saturday with Kelly Summers vs Chattanooga VFW and Transcon vs OK Rubber Welders.
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Transcon
Birmingham
Decatur
Kelly-Summers
Huntsville
Calhoun
Kelly Summers
Chattanooga Vfw
OK Rubber Welders
Gadsden
OK Rubber
Lester Ralph
St. Bernard
Bill Bowling
St. Bernard College
Don Smith
Delta State
Zack Dunlay
Athens College
Warriors Hold Narrow Lead Over Pistons in West Race
The San Francisco Warriors and Detroit Pistons remain in a fierce battle for the final Western Division playoff spot. The Warriors slipped to a 134-129 loss to the Cincinnati Royals after a 117-116 win over Detroit, leaving San Francisco 22-36 and Detroit 21-36, half a game apart.
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Associated Press
San Francisco Warriors
Detroit Pistons
National Basketball Association
Warriors
Pistons
Cincinnati Royals
Detroit
Wildcats Take Scoring Lead In SEC Basketball
Kentucky leads SEC scoring at 78.2 points per game with 1,486 in 19 outings. Auburn tops field goal percentage at 51.1 percent while holding opponents to 57.9 per game. Tulane’s Jim Kerwin and Kentucky’s Cotten Nash share scoring headlines with 21.9 and 20.8 PPG respectively. Mississippi State’s W D Stroud leads free throw percentage at 90.2 percent.
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Kentucky
Auburn
Moore
Wildcats
Tigers
Florida
Mississippi State
Tulane
Green Wave
Jim Kerwin
Cotton Nash
SEC
Kerwin
Nash
W.d.stroud
Scotty Baesler
Stroud
Baesler
Hammering Harmon Signs For Boost
Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins signed a 1963 contract for about 40 000 to 45 000 dollars. Owner Cal Griffith said the slugger received a nice raise from 36 000 last season and will report to the Orlando training camp February 26. Teammates Bill Pleis and Gerry Arrigo also signed.
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Associated Press
Harmon Killebrew
Minnesota
RBI
Killebrew
Twins
Cal Griffith
Harmon
Ontario
Ore
Griffith
Orlando
Fla
Bill Pleis
Gerry Arrigo
Prep Scores From Alabama High School Basketball Menu
Linden 53 Moundville 40. McAdory 39 Hueytown 38. Demopolis 62 Choctaw Co 46. Montevallo 68 Jemison 55. Coffee 63 Rogersville 62. Shades Valley 63 Fairfield 39. Hartford 80 Arizon 49. Ala Christian 71 Ramer 43. Plantersville 48 Union Town 24. Frisco City 57 Grove Hill 26. Highland Home 67 Ft. Deposit a0 Evergreen 61 Georgiana 46. Troy State 82 Spring Hill 77. Florence State 97 Lambuth Tenn 87.
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Associated Press
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Jemison
Coffee
Rogersville
Shades Valley
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Hartford
Arizon
Ala. Christian
Ramer
Plantersville
Union Town
Frisco City
Grove Hill
Highland Home
Ft. Deposit
Indonesia Draws IOC Suspension
Indonesia has been suspended indefinitely by the International Olympic Committee making its teams ineligible for the 1964 Games. IOC President Avery Brundage announced the action after a seven hour meeting citing scandalous occurrences at the last Asian Games in Jakarta. This is the IOC's first suspension in its 69 year history.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Indonesia
International Olympics Committee
IOC
Avery Brundage
Jakarta
International Olympic Committee
Last crew shoot ends on Wheeler Refuge this Saturday
The final winter crew shoot on Wheeler Refuge concludes Saturday. Permits for today and Saturday start at 4 p.m. at the far end of Stortford Road. Only shotguns allowed. In sports, Decatur Junior High 7th graders beat Priceville 37-20 and Decatur 8th graders won 37-19.
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Stortford Road
Decatur
Priceville
Austin and Danville Winners in District Tournament
Danville defeated Decatur 44 to 41 while Austin beat Priceville 24 to 22 to set up consolation and finals. Consolation features Priceville versus Decatur at 2 p.m. and the main final follows at 3 p.m. Players listed include Mathis 12 Bethune 10 Livingston 19.
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Decatur
Austin
Priceville
Deca
Mathis
Bethune
Stephenson
Aycock
N. Smith
Livingston
Lake
Sapp
Smith Leads After First Round At St Petersburg Open
Marilynn Smith shot 69 on the Sunset Golf and Country Club course to lead the St Petersburg Women's Open by three strokes over Judy Kimball who stands at 72. Tied behind are other contenders at 73 and 74 as play continues.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Marilynn Smith
Wichita, Kan
Tequesta
Sunset Golf and Country Club
Judy Kimball
Sioux City
Towa
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