Fireball Roberts on pole for Bristol 500 race
Glen Fireball Roberts earned the pole position for the Volunteer 500 at Bristol Speedway with a 22.12 second lap averaging 81.374 mph setting a new track record. Fred Lorenzen starts beside him in a Holman Moody Ford while Marvin Panch and Nelson Stacy follow in Ford and Holman Moody cars respectively. Richard Petty, 11th in his 62 Plymouth, challenges for victory as Lee Petty skips to let Mauricey drive. A field of 36 NASCAR drivers competes for a 20390 dollar purse with nearly four thousand to the winner.
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Bob Hoffman
Bristol, Tenn
Glen
Fireball
Junior Johnson
Bobby Johns
Joe Weatherly
Johnson
el Petty
Daytona Beach
Roberts
Bristol International
High Point Swim Club Dominates Carolinas Open
In Spartanburg High Point Swim Club tops three events. Peggy Hart set a meet record in the 200 yard backstroke with 2 38.2. Lucy Latimer won the 100 yard backstroke in 1 13.0 and earlier 1 12.8 in a trial. Nancy Marsh set a 10 and under meet record in the 200 yard breaststroke at 3 24.0.
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Spartanburg
8. C
High Point Swim Club
Peggy Hart
High Poit
Lucy Latimer
High Point
Nancy Marsh
Saturday College Baseball Results From AP
West Virginia defeated Furman 3 to 2. Lenoir Rhyne beat Western Carolina 12 to 10. Wake Forest topped Maryland 5 to 0. Clemson won 9 to 2 against N C State. Clemson y Georgia Fresh men 3 Pfeiffer 18 East Carolina 7. William and Mary 2 George Washington 0. VMI 4 Virginia Tech 0. Appalachian 6 Catawba 5.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Furman
Lenoir
District 26 Track Meet Set at Albion Millis Stadium
High Point College hosts the NAIA District 26 meet with entrants from Atlantic Christian Appalachian Elon East Carolina Guilford Catawba Lenoir Rhyne Pembroke Presbyterian and more. Field events begin 9 30 a m finals 2 30 p m mile relay at 4 10 p m. Trials wrap Wednesday morning with field finals after prelims.
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South Carolina
High Point
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Fred Ruppenthal
Albion Millis Stadium
High Point College
Atlantic Christian
Appalachian
Elon
East Carolina
Guilford
Catawba
Lenoir Rhyne
Pembroke
Presbyterian
Derby 88th Run Gains Fabled Fame and Big IF Rationale
This Kentucky Derby preview weighs the field headed by Sir Gaylord and Aidan, noting the 88th Derby at Churchill Downs with a star lineup and timing for 4:20 p.m. Saturday. It recalls past champions and upsets while outlining contenders like Sir Ribot, Tomy Lee, Na tive Dancer, and Carry Back and predicting the telecast on CBS from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. EST.
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Citation
Preakness
Belmont
Big Cy
Coaltown
Louisville
Native Dancer
Dark Star
Gray
Swaps
Nashua
Needles
Tim Tam
Tomy Lee
Kentucky
Radio and Television
CBS
Sir Gaylord
C. T. Chenery
Meadow Stable
Hialeah
Everglades
Palmer Trails Campbell Retains Texas Open Lead
Joe Campbell shot 2 under par 66 to extend his lead at the Texas Open with 54 holes completed. Arnold Palmer dropped two strokes behind after a 70, while Gene Littler and Doug Sanders shared second with 205s. Jay Hebert, Dave Marr, and Palmer sat at 206, with Littler and Sanders in pursuit entering the final round.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Joe Campbell
Arnold Palmer
Campbell
Pendleton
Ind
Palmer
Gene Littler
Littler
Doug Sanders
Oak Hills
Sanders
Jay Hebert
Dave Marr
Bruce Crampton
UE Rei
Énau Vere Tor
Sin Boe Ectinaen
Pheadly Ste Ear
Tommy Aaron
Dave Hill
Jimmy Powell
High Point College Tops Guilford Quakers 8-5 in baseball
High Point College won its 11th straight victory with an 8-5 win over Guilford College. Harold Moose delivered an eighth inning two run single to break a 5-5 tie while Larry Nolan earned his fifth straight win in relief. The Panthers improve to 11-8 on the season and 5-5 in the Carolinas Conference.
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High Point College
Guilford
Quakers
Harold Moose
High Point
Panthers
Ray Fraley
Sam White
Larry Nolan
Nlan
Charlie Willard
Nolan
High Point 26th at NAIA bowling championships
High Point College finished 26th out of 32 teams at the NAIA championships in Overland Park Kansas City area. The Panthers totaled 9503 pins over 12 games with two 200 plus efforts, while Gannon College led with 10982 pins and Bob Johnson of Detroit Tech earned individual honors.
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Enterprise Kansas City
High Point College
Panthers
Fair Lanes College Village
Dick Craig
High Point
NAIA
Craig
King Louie Lanes
Overland Park
Kan
Kansas City
Gannon College
Erie
Gannon
Bob Johnson
Detroit Tech
Sir Gaylord Sees Triple Crown Bid in Derby Favor
New York AP veteran Bryan Field says Sir Gaylord, favorite for next week's Kentucky Derby, has enough class to contend for the triple crown despite a gap since February. He praises trainer Casey Hayes and owner Chenery, notes Cicada as a possible Derby entrant, and tempers expectations for Jaipur and other nominees.
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New York
Sir Gaylord
Bryan Field
Field
Delaware Race Track
Royal
Princequillo
Hialeah
Florida
CBS Mikes
J. H. (Casey) Hayes
Jaipur
Aidan
Crimson Satan
Pfeiffer Blasts East Carolina Past 18-7 Victory
Pfeiffer scored 18 runs in a big fifth inning against East Carolina to beat the Pirates 18-7 in Greenville. Joe Barnes drove in five with a three run triple and Bill Wynn added a three run homer amid five walks and two errors in the frame. Randy Ewing collected two doubles and a single, while Wynn drove in four for Pfeiffer.
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Greenville
N.C
Pfeiffer
East Carolina
Joe Barnes
Bill Wynn
Barnes
Randy Ewing
Wynn
Staley
DeMucci
Holcomb
Boykin
Norman
West
Johnson
Patton Wins North and South Amateur in 7-6 Victory
Billy Joe Patton, 40, of Morganton NC, defeated Hubert Manley of Savannah GA 7 and 6 in the North and South Amateur final at the Country Club after leading 5 up at lunch and finishing strong with steady iron play and notable early-round trick shots. Manley, 35, had earlier captured two holes with a birdie at 15 but could not overcome Patton’s morning lead and afternoon par game on the 7,000-yard No. 2 course.
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Patton
Manley
Billy Joe
Golf
Fisher Predicts 50000 Pass AAU Physical Fitness Tests
Amateur Athletic Union President Louis J. Fisher says about 50000 boys and girls will pass the AAU physical fitness tests during National Physical Fitness Week May 6 12. He notes 5000 schools and youth groups have requested information, Texas leads in participation and pass rates, and Barbara Bluhm of Phoenix is named Most Courageous Youngster for 1962 after excelling in seven events despite near blindness.
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Amateur Athletic Union
Louis J. Fisher
AAU
Fisher
High Point
Daniel J. Ferris
Texas
Barbara Bluhm
Phoenix
Ariz
Barbara
Tigers Rout N. C. State in ACC Clash
Clemson routs North Carolina State 9-2 to pull Wolfpack from a first place tie in the ACC. Clemson gains its 6th conference win while State drops to 4-3. Wake Forest leads after beating Maryland 5-0.
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Raleigh
N.C
Johnny Jones
Clemson
North Carolina State
Wolfpack
State
Wake Forest
Maryland
Dave Olson
Bill Burnette
Deacs Shut Out Terps In ACC Showdown
Wake Forest beat Maryland 5-0 as pitcher McDowell threw a six hit gem over seven innings with seven strikeouts. Williams drove in the decisive run on a double in the eighth after an early 1-0 lead, followed by four runs in the inning to seal the victory.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
McDowell
Williams
Wake Forest
Maryland
Terps
Deacons
Virginia
Roger Coon
Wake
Duke Tops Cavaliers 9-2 in ACC Baseball Clash
Duke built an early lead and coasted to a 9-2 victory over Virginia Cavaliers in Durham. The Blue Devils pieced together a fourth inning rally with two timely hits that produced four runs, including Tommy Taylor driving in two and Lynn Fader adding a two run double.
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Durham
N.C
Duke
Virginia
Cavaliers
Blue Devils
Tommy Taylor
Lynn Fader
Texas Southern Leads Drake Relays With Four Titles
Texas Southern won four Drake Relays titles led by a sprint medley record 3:21.2 and a 2-day meet with six marks set. Florida A M and Don Smith of Missouri also posted top efforts as 18 000 fans watched in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Texas Southern
Texas
Kansas
Drake
Florida A&m
Bob Hayes
John Welses
Hayes
Florida
A&m
Houston
Missouri
Don Smith
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Turner
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Kemp
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Fraley
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Hampton
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Currie
Joe Gosnell
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Ken Deal
Gaylord
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Gorewitz
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H'meyer
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Ture
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