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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1962
Page
11
VMI's Keydets rise as a formidable Southern Conference team, with coach Louis Miller insisting the squad always had it in them and noting how earlier in the season they were tight and struggled to find rhythm.
Arnold Palmer dominates the Palm Springs Classic birdie barrage to finish 5 rounds at 342, three under par. Dick Mayer, happiest with a hole in one, takes the $50,000 bonus while others share prize money. Don January and Eric Coles also earn top payouts as final scores span 347 to 349.
Ohio State dominates Northwestern 97 to 61 while Kansas State beats Nebraska 72 to 53 and Duke defeats North Carolina 79 to 57. Furman tops George Washington 97 to 92 as Davidson keeps winning, and West Virginia edges NC State 82 to 81 in overtime. Golf results list Johnson C Smith and other players with prize money amid a tournament storm of scores.
In Boston and New York, Lance Uelser, a 24 year old Marine born in Berlin, vaulted 16 ft 4 in using a fiberglass pole, amid questions about the pole’s impact on records. Veteran trainers warn the fiberglass pole shifts the balance toward equipment over athlete and predict possible 17 ft marks. Uelses claims the height was achieved on his first try at the mark before an injury check.
In hockey Knoxville topped Greensboro 5 to 4 and Johnstown defeated Charlotte 6 to 2 while New Haven beat Clinton 2 to 1. In swimming NC State posted 64 points to Virginia Military's score.
Inverness Florida AP reports Houston Colt 45s begin spring training with 23 major leaguers and 16 newcomers. The club emphasizes youth, defensive strength, and an open competition for every position, aiming to be competitive in the National League's first year.
Glenn Roberts known as Fireball roberts earned the Daytona 500 pole with a record 156.044 mph average in the first 25 mile test. Darel Dieringer from Charlotte took the other pole with 155.086 mph. Roberts broke a 155.836 mph mark set last July by Joe Weatherly.
Bragg criticizes the new fiberglass vaulting pole as not true vaulting while noting the evolution from bamboo to aluminum and now fiberglass. The discussion traces progress in pole design and its impact on vaulters. Fireball Roberts dominates Daytona Speed Week qualifying with a record 156.044 mph.
The Associated Press reports ABL results with New York defeating Cleveland 112 to 109 Chicago beating San Francisco 109 to 107 and Kansas City overcoming Hawaii 105 to 92 No games scheduled Monday in the league schedule.
The roundup notes several conference shifts with Yale Massachusetts upsetting Rhode Island 77-69, Mid-American Bowling Green dominating Miami Ohio 94-61, and Arizona State trimming Texas Western 68-62. Delaware Lafayette and St Josephs lead the Mid-Atlantic pack with 5-0 and 4-0 marks as independents list Duquesne atop the group at 16-2.
Boston defeated New York 130 to 114 while Philadelphia won 128 to 117 over Syracuse. Chicago edged Los Angeles 113 to 105 and Detroit triumphed over St. Louis 121 to 113.
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