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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1962
Page
10
Ken Alyta reports that the cats met Gudger's expectations with steady performance and calm behavior during the day. The feature notes the animals' adaptability and gentle disposition as observed by Gudger.
Jim Beatty world indoor 3 minute 58 9 second miler plans to skip further records this winter to focus on outdoor season and challenge Peter Snell. He competes March 9 Bankers Mile and March 10 Milwaukee Journal 1 000 of the mile while awaiting Tokyo 1964 Olympic decisions.
The ACC tournament opens in Raleigh with Wake Forest the No. 1 seed after finishing 12-2 in league play and 15-8 overall. Duke is No. 2 with 11-3 in league, 19-4 overall, while Maryland, Virginia, and Clemson follow in the first-round seeds. First-round games include NC State vs Clemson and Duke vs Maryland.
Ohio State defeated Illinois 102 to 79 Cobra Cincinnati beat Wichita 84 to 63 Kentucky topped Alabama 73 to 65 Kansas State won 89 to 57 over Oklahoma Mississippi State fell 58 to 48 to Louisiana State Bradley beat Notre Dame 93 to 87 Bowling Green defeated Western Michigan 84 to 64 Duke beat North Carolina 82 to 74 Colorado downed Iowa State 74 to 69 Oregon State won 65 to 50 over Idaho Wake Forest 97 to 85 over South Carolina West Virginia 101 to 8 over Furman Clemson 75 to 68 Maryland over The Citadel 70 to 62 Western Carolina 69 to 58 over High Point North GreenvilleSC 85 to 77 over Wingate Pembroke State 59 to 57 Richmond Professional Winston Salem Teachers 92 to 55 over Fayetteville
Western Carolina's Catamounts, champions, place two on the first team as Mel Gibson and Danny Tharpe star in the All Tourney selections. High Point's Phil Garrison earns first team honors and repeats as MVP. Elon Dewey Andrew, Catawba Bucky Pope, and others fill the top five with high scorer Garrison totaling 78 points.
Cincinnati wrapped up a share of the Missouri Valley title by routing Wichita 84 63 to reach a 10 2 conference mark. Bradley can tie the Bearcats with a win at St Louis, setting a neutral site playoff for the NCAA bid.
Furman swept six of 13 events at the Southern Conference indoor championships in the VMI Fieldhouse, finishing with 66 percent of the points. Coppley Vickers led Furman with wins in the mile and two mile, while Bill Keel and Dave Segal set marks and teammate Thad Talley won the 880. Citadel placed second, VMI third, followed by Virginia Tech and others.
Joe DiMaggio argues heavy bats deter slumps and raise average, noting 42 ounce bats used at peak Yankee power and contrasting with modern light bats. He warns young hitters may trade batting average for homers but could improve with heavier, properly pitched hits. DiMaggio also serves as Yankee camp coach offering fielding tips and spring training guidance.
About 75 pros indicate intent to compete in the 1962 PGA Tournament of the Carolinas at Sea Pines Golf Course Hilton Head Island South Carolina. The 54 hole event runs March 2022 with $3000 in prize money. An 18 hole team event follows on March 19 with $500 in prizes.
Bo Wininger, 39, captured the Greater New Orleans Open with a four under par 68 to finish 281, two strokes ahead of Bob Rosburg. Doug Sanders finished third at 285 as Wininger eyed a Baton Rouge Open future and weighed his oil firm duties against golf.
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