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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1962
Page
3
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Hope captures two of three games Tuesday night at Keim Fieldhouse. Reinhardt and Haneyeatt lead scoring with 12 and 11 points as the Cal stars edge closer to contention. Harvey, Watkins, Strom, and McGale contribute in a high scoring segment, while Wie leads a late surge by the home team.
Detroit Red Wings defeat Port Huron in an exhibition affair as they kick off the National Hockey League season with an open practice and new credentials.
Arkansas A&M 71 and State Teachers 67 in a tight college game. Central Oklahoma 74 beat Henderson 77. Ozarks beat Texas Baptist 92. High school results include Blytheville 85 over Leachville 30 and North Little Rock 70 over Jacksonville 31. Other area games: Stuttgart 60 over Nine Bluff 46. Fort Smith 48 over Harrison 37.
AP reports results across divisions with a slate of scores including St Anselm's over Cornell 64 and Syracuse 95 Syracuse 77 and Duke 69 at various venues. Other highlights include Northwestern Iowa State Missouri ties and midweek matchups across conferences.
United Nations officials warned Katanga air activity posed a serious and immediate threat of bloodshed. U N observers said MLN forces would not seek a new fight but would retaliate if attacked. Reports accuse Katangan forces of crude bombings that delayed a December seizure of Kongolo by central Congolese troops.
Eight members of the Green Bay Packers were named to the Western Division squad for the Pro Bowl in Los Angeles. The Western team, selected by Western Division coaches, will face the Eastern squad which includes eight New York Giants. The West leads the series.
New York AP reports Jack Faulkner, longtime Gillman assistant with Cincinnati, San Diego, and Los Angeles, named AFL Coach of the Year for 1962 after a first Denver season that ended 7-7. Faulkner led the Broncos through midseason sparks before a late slide.
Cincinnati AP reports Drysdale, Dodgers right-hander, won the National League Cy Young in 1962. He led NL in games won 25, strikeouts 232, innings pitched 314, games started 41, and batters faced 1,289, while posting a 2.84 ERA. Koufax won the AL title with a 2.54 ERA aboard the Dodgers.
Cincinnati, riding a 24 game win streak and set for a date with Dayton Thursday, prepares for a test against Davidson after the Wildcats shocked Duke 72-69 in Charlotte. Fred Hetzel led with 27 and Bill Jarman added 21 as Duke suffered its first loss in seven games. Other top games saw Colorado beat Creighton, Vanderbilt rout Louisville, Memphis State defeat Minnesota, UCLA over Butler, Wake Forest comeback vs Virginia, Oklahoma trounce Texas Tech, Stanford edge Oregon, Tulsa set scoring record in beating Adams State, Oklahoma City over North Texas State, Cornell over Syracuse, Holy Cross over St Anselm's, and Rhode Island’s high scoring win over New Hampshire.
Montreal police continued a major hunt for a four man bank robbery gang that killed two constables. Yvon Duquette, 32, a Montreal underworld figure, was questioned for an hour and released. The Santa Claus-clad gunman and three masked robbers fled with $10,000 in bonds.
The text highlights wild man leading with 107 bases on balls and 22 wild pitches. Art Mahaffey is noted as a 1% game winner who allowed the most homers at 36. Bob Friend of Pittsburgh and Bob Gibson of St. Louis each pitched five shutouts, pace setters. Pittsburgh posted the lowest collective ERA at 3.38, followed by St. Louis at 3.55 and Los Angeles at 3.01.
In Brisbane Mexican captain Pancho Contreras declared the team came to take the Davis Cup back to Mexico ahead of the December 26 to 28 challenge round against Australia. He cited recent upsets as proof the Mexicans could win, while Australian captain Harry Hopman acknowledged Mexico’s strength at a mayoral reception.
Gov. Faubus named A. J. Red Moss among four to five candidates for welfare commissioner to replace Carl Adams who will retire. Moss has served as Adams’ chief assistant for seven years and earlier as welfare commissioner under Gov. Cherry. Faubus did not specify the appointee or date, but noted the new commissioner will be bound by federal rules on earned income and welfare grants.
Frankfort Germany AP reports that East German border guards foil about ten attempted escapes for every successful flight through the West Berlin border. Former major Bruno Krajewski, who escaped in an inflated rubber boat with his wife, child, and two friends ten days earlier, says most arrests occur behind the border and few are caught on the wire. He notes rescape chances are shrinking and spoke at a news conference arranged by Western security authorities.
In Montgomery Alabama on February 16 the first Indoor track meet in SEC history will be held during the Coli seum Relays. SEC Commissioner Bertie Moore announced all 12 conference schools are expected to send representatives.
The governor praised a Congressional welfare exemption as encouraging while advocating a flat $50 exemption. He noted earnings above $50 would be largely exempt from penalties, and said there would be limited scrutiny of earnings beyond that threshold.
Champion Sonny Liston on Canadian TV floated a three man proposal for a heavyweight round robin involving himself Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson with Cassius Clay. He doubted a Patterson rematch after the one round KO and criticized Clay while praising Johansson but doubted Johansson could last two rounds. Liston noted a $1 million offer from Edwin Abt Quest to stage Johansson vs Liston in Stockholm but cited money owed from the Patterson bout and tax related seizure of receipts as obstacles to any rematch.
Gilchrist, Buffalo Bills fullback, named Player of the Year by an Associated Press panel from eight AFL cities. The 243-pound back, age 27, joined the Bills after nine Canadian seasons and helped lift Buffalo from near the bottom. Len Dawson finished second with eight votes.
The note questions whether Clay would draw well against Patterson, reflecting doubt about matchup appeal or crowd reaction in the planned bout.
In New York 1952 Ray Batey scored a knockout over Lew Moses, improving his standing in local boxing bouts. Moses suffered a first round KO as Batey pressed forward with decisive blows.
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