Nikula Clears 16-8 Indoor Pole Vault Boosts U.S. Tour
Pentti Nikula of Finland vaulted 16 feet 8.4 inches indoors in Pajulahti, topping the previous indoor best and signaling a U.S. meet run starting February 20 including the AAU indoor championships at Madison Square Garden. He aims for 17 feet next.
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Pajulahti
Finland
Penuti Nikula
Nikula
Pentti Nikula
U.S
International Track and Field Federation
IAAF
Kauhava
Helsinki
C.k.yang
UCLA
Portland
Ore
Dave Tork
Charleston
W. Va
Toronto
Canada
Bragg Praises Glass Poles As Vaulters Break 16 Feet
Don Bragg world champion pole vaulter says he loves watching vaulters use fiberglass poles and jokes about catapultists. The piece mentions 16 foot vaults by Nikula and Belitza, U.S. Marines John Uelses and Penns Grove residents, with notes on pole history and upcoming records.
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John Uelses
Boston
Yang and
Tork
Don Meyers
Colorado University
John Belitza
University of Maryland
Ron Morris
University of Southern California
Nikula
U.S
Bragg
Pentti Nikula
Finland
U.S. Marines
Penns Grove
N.J
Philadelphia
Belitza
Wright Leads Sea Island Open With 2 Under 70
Mickey Wright shot 70 to extend her lead to four strokes at the Sea Island Ladies Open. Wright, 139 after two rounds, faces Ruth Jessen who is 143, with Jessen’s first nine marred by delays and traps. The field shows Gloria Armstrong and Shirley Englehorn tied for third at 147 as others chase on the Sea Island course.
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Sea Island, Ga
Mickey Wright
Sea Island
Miss Wright
Ruth Jessen
Mickey
Miss Jessen
Bonsall
Calif
Gloria Armstrong
Oakland
Shirley Englehorn
Los Angeles
Marle Lindstrom
Cape Girardeau
Marlene Hagge
Delray Beach
Fla
Shirley Engienorn
Murile Lindstrom
Marlene Haage
Betty Jameson
Betsy Rawls
Jackie Pung
Marilynn Smith
Mary Lena Faulk
Mary Mills
Jo Ann Prentice
Ann Creed
Kathy Whitworth
Peggy Kirk Bell
Carol Mann
Norma Shook
Peg
Daytona Road Race to Crown 1963 SCCA Champion
A 40-car field competes Sunday at Daytona International Speedway in the SCCA FIA National Open 200 mile road race, the first of eight 200 mile events this year to determine the 1963 SCCA American driving championship. Two divisions race 53 laps on a 3.81 mile combined course with $1,200 first prize in each division.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Sports Car Club of America
Daytona International Speedway
United States
Harry Heller
Chicago
Chaparral
Don Devine
Scarab
Jim Hall
Odessa
Texas
Bernie Keller
Mansfield
Ohio
Elva Buick
Bob Marvin
Indianapolis
SHE Roads
Allston
Mass
Lotus 23
Ralph Trieschman
Glen Ellyn
Ferrari Mondial
Chuck Cassel
Ft. Lauderdale
Fila
Porsche Abarth
Apps Surprise LA Bears 77-72
Appalachian State defeats Lenoir Rhyne 77 to 72 as Wayne Duncan leads with 20 points and Jim Wiles adds 19. Lenoir Rhyne rallies in the second half but App State holds the edge to clinch the conference matchup in Hickory North Carolina.
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Apps
LA Bears
Lachion
Lenoir Rhyne
Wayne Duncan
Doug Wall
Appalachian
Tommy Burton
Jerry Wells
Jim Wiles
Bears
Duncan
Jim Richardson
Wiles
Wells
Appalachian Lenoir Rhyne
Hickory
N. C
Halley
Walls
Rich’son
Mia’ski
Lytton
Burton
Wall
McG
Chy
Dobbs
Dixon
Goff
Deehan
Reynolds
Elders
Hailey
Richardson
Lenoir
Panthers Edge Indians In Conference Thriller
The Panthers won by a narrow margin as Catawba drew two technical fouls late in a game decided after the outcome. Pope and Byers were involved in a confrontation triggering a technical on Byers. Catawba’s John White also earned a technical amid late tensions.
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Indians
Panthers
Lexington
Catawba
Pope
HPC
Sam Byers
Byers
High Point YMCA Club Dominates Walkertown 94-78
High Point YMCA cagers beat Walkertown 94-78 after a fast start 24-8 and a 41-35 halftime edge. Danny Sewell scored 32 for High Point with Roy Dix On, Gene Yates, Dickerson, Hackler, Kendall Farlow, and Bill Bennett among double digits. Next week they host Campbell then travel to Western Carolina and Appalachian.
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High Point
YMCA
Walkertown
Danny Sewell
Roy Dixon
Gene Yates
Dickerson
E. H. Hackler
Kendall Farlow
Bill Bennett
Tony Barber
Dave Neal
Merriman
Hackler
Neal
Farlow
Barber
Sewell
Reeves
Dixon
Bennett
Yates
Beeson
Dunbar Bray
Rip Sewell Reveals New Blooper Pitch In Oldtimers Game
Rip Sewell, famed for his blooper, unveiled a new version in the eighth annual oldtimers game in St. Petersburg. A pitch rose 30 to 40 feet before a parachute opened and the ball landed after a miss by Red Ermisch. the National Leaguers fell 5-0 as Pete Castiglione led the offense with three singles.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Rip Sewell
Pittsburgh Pirate
Sewell
Red Ermisch
Sarasota
Jim Kaat
Kaat
Minnesota
Deacon Bill MecKechnie
Bob Hall
Max Lanier
Frank Smith
Jack Harley
Chris van Cuyk
Vander Meer
Pirates rally to edge Atlantic Christian 79 78
East Carolina trailed by eight with eight minutes left but 32 points from Lacy West and 26 from Bill Otte propelled the Pirates past Atlantic Christian 79 78. Jerry Lawson and Bill Fugate led ACC scoring with 14 and notable contributions.
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N. C
East Carolina
Pirates
Atlantic Christian
Bill Otte
ACC
Jerry Lawson
Otte
Lacy West
Bill Fugate
Lawson
Ecc
West
Rogers
Parker
Eskew
Ashworth
Williams
Stinson
Brogden
Parham
Knowles
Guilford Quakers Rally to Beat Pfeiffer 59-56
Guilford College hosts Pfeiffer in a tight Carolinas Conference battle. Dan Kuzma hit a go ahead jumper with 2:20 left as Kuzma and Turlington led Guilford with 17 and 14 points respectively, keeping alive a tournament berth bid.
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N. C
Pfeiffer
Quakers
Falcons
Guilford
Dan Kuzma
Kuzma
Turlington
Parker
Hal McMannus
Pfeiffer Guilford GF
Teft Tucker
Shirley
Hottinger
Tarl’ton
Lawson
Raab
M‘manus
Lentz
Wynne
Degraff
Ftole
Tucker
McMannus
Updegraff
Odom
Western Carolina Edges Elon 68 67 in Close Conference Battle
Western Carolina edged Elon 68 to 67 in a tight Carolinas Conference game. Mel Gibson led WCC with 24 points while Gaston Seal added 16 and Elon’s Dewey Andrew had 22. Ed Doherty named Nashville South Atlantic League general manager.
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Western Carolina
Elon
WCC
Christian
Mel Gibson
Gaston Seal
Dewey Andrew
Dave Winfrey
Ed Doherty
Nashville
Doherty
Washington Senators
W. Carolina Elon
TJ Gibson
Branson
Murray
Smith
Lavelle
D. Andrew
Seal
Morn
Star
Tharpe
Miller
Peterson
Winfrey
Gustafson
Davis
H. Andrew
Wee
Gibson
Morningstar
H Andrew
Attendance Derby Set By Minors
Minor league baseball will hold an attendance derby for its sixth straight season. The National Association president says trophies go to teams with the greatest attendance gains in each league divided into East and West sections across Triple A and Class A levels. A special prize rewards the team with the highest percentage increase in attendance.
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Columbus
Ohio
George M. Trautman
National Association
Carolina
Florida State
Georgia-Florida
New York-Pennsylvania
Western Carolinas
Appalachian
Northwest
California
Northern
Pioneer
Midwest
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