Rival Pilots Vie For All Star Game Leads
In mid season play Tommy Davis of the Dodgers and Pete Runnels of the Red Sox top major league batting. Davis lifts to .353 with 16 hits in 31 at bats and 90 RBIs. Clemente climbs to second with .342 after 18 hits in 35 tries. Frank Robinson moves to sixth at .340, while Manny Jimenez slides in AL to .339 as Runnels edges atop the league. Norm Siebern sits third at .319 after a 13-for-32 stretch.
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New York
Tommy Davis
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pete Runnels
Boston
Davis
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
Frank Robinson
Cincinnati
Robinson
Runnels
Manny Jimenez
Kansas City
Norm Siebern
Siebern
Stars Over 40 Club Near New Baseball Records
Nicklaus Rodgers U. S. stars Stan Musial Warren Spahn Early Wynn and Diomedes Olivo target milestones in the 1962 season. Musial 41 seeks multiple NL and ML records as Spahn Wynn and Olivo chase top wins and relief roles with their teams.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Stan Musial
Warren Spahn
Early Wynn
Diomedes Olivo
Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Mel Ott
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Los Angeles
Ron Perranoski
Honus Wagner
Philadelphia
Cobb
Wagner
Ott
Spahn
Milwaukee
Eddie Plank
Plank
Wynn
Chicago
White Sox
Olivo
Open Championship at Troon Heats Up for Palmer Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus and Phil Rodgers faced par pressure at Troon Lochgreen in the British Open qualifying round. Palmer and Nicklaus shot 76 to slip toward the 148 cut line, while Rodgers stood near the edge after an opening 73. Kel Nagle set the pace with a 65.
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Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Phil Rodgers
Nicklaus
Rodgers
Kel Nagle
Australia
Palmer
Birkdale
England
Latrobe
Dai Rees
Sam Snead
Gene Littler
Snead
Littler
Gary Player
Nagle
St. Andrews
First Star Tilt Opens All Star Game in Washington
In Washington at the new D C Stadium President Kennedy attends the 32nd All Star Game as the American and National Leagues vie for prestige. Houk and Hutchinson announce plans to play strong lineups with Bunning and Drysdale to start, Mantle possibly moved, and Musial ready for pinch hits.
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Washington
Ralph Houk
Fred Hutchinson
National
Houk
Cincinnati Reds
Hutchinson
Kennedy
D.C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nationals
Star Tilts Schedule Big Topics
Baseball players push for a shorter 1963 schedule with 133 games while the American League opposes a second All Star game. The National League weighs two proposed schedules, 153 games or the current 162, with meetings not set until December and a possible August summer session.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Washington
Baseball Players
National League
Firecracker 250 crowned by Fireball Roberts at Daytona
Firecracker 250 ends in a blistering 1 hour 37 minutes paced by a first ever caution flag. Fireball Roberts wins as Bill France expands the event to a 400 mile format next season drawing about 27,000 fans.
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Bill France
Daytona International Speedway
Roberts
France
Daytona
War Department
Pop
Four Red Shield LeaguesGames Set For Evening Baseball
Four Red Shield Boys Club baseball games are scheduled with a National League match Civitan Club vs American Business at Harvell Park 5 30. A doubleheader Exchange Club vs Furnitures Kiwanis at 7 30 two five inning contests and a makeup from June 12. Rotary Club vs Elks at High Point College 5 15 a make up game. Last night Jaycees beat High Point Kiwanis 5 2 to stay atop the National League standings led by Gayland Powers bunt single Hoppy Whitaker RBI and Mike Hall pitched a 5 hit gem over Don Sink.
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NBC
Player Pension Fund
Chicago
Wrigley Field
Houk
Jim Bunning
Hutchinson
Don Drysdale
Bunning
Detroit
Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodger
Minnesota
Camillo Pascual
Cleveland
Dick Donovan
Bob Purkey
Reds
Juan Marichal
San Francisco Giants
Mantle
Rocky Colavito
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Wagner
Red Shield
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Harvell Park
Exchange Club
Furnitures and Kiwanis
High Point College
Rotary Club
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Elks
Jaycees
High Point Kiwanis
Kiwanis
Gayland Powers
Hoppy Whitaker
Mike Hall
Don Sink
Throneberry Powers Mets Roaring Down Inconsistency
Fans boo Marvelous Marv Throneberry as he struggles at the plate and in the field for the New York Mets. His mixed heroics include a ninth inning homer as a pinch hitter but also errors and misplays that fuel a franchise-wide slump and fan frustration.
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Jim Becker
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Marv Throneberry
New York Mets
Marv’’ Throneberry
Polo Grounds
Throneberry
Mets
Marv
St. Louis Cardinals
Marvelous Marv
Castro
Boxing Results From Los Angeles Cards
The Associated Press reports results from Los Angeles bouts. Phil Moyer defeated Ray Robinson by outpoint in a 159% contest in Portland. Davey Moore stopped Mario Diaz in two rounds in Columbus. Don Johnson knocked out Herman Duncan in Los Angeles in two rounds.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Phil Moyer
Portland
Ore
Ray Robinson
New York
Davey Moore
Columbus
Ohio
Mario Diaz
Mexico
Don Johnson
Herman Duncan
Los Angelma
British Open Scores After First Round Lead Contenders
Leaders and Americans posted scores after 18 holes at Troon and Lochgreen. Notables include Richard D. Davies 74, Don Essig 75, Phil Rodgers 75, Arnold Palmer 76, Jack Nicklaus 76, Harry Weetman 76, Bill Johnston 72, Latrobe William Castleman Jr 78, MacGregor Hunter 78, Willie Hunter Jr 80, Pavl Hardin 93, with many others listed by city and course.
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Troon
Scotland
Troons
Lochgreen
Richard D. Davies
Pasadnea
Calif
Washington, D.C
Don Essig
Indianapolis
Ind
Treon
Phil Rodgers
la Jolla
Treen
John F. Hardy
Bakersfield
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Joe
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