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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1962
Page
22
The Tropicana Specials failed to reach Indy qualification as Novi engines struggled against gremlins returning from 1941. Brothers Granatelli fought to overcome mechanical limits while 10 cars failed to post necessary speeds before Wednesday’s parade.
USC dominated the Big Five track meet at the Coliseum led by Rex Cawley who set two records including 48.6 in the 440 and 23.3 in the 220 hurdles and Dallas Long breaking his own shot put mark with 63-7 as the Trojans claimed the title with 78 points. UCLA placed second with 73, Stanford third with 50, California 21, and Washington 17. Cawley anchored USC's mile relay. Long had three record tosses.
Hollywood Park card features multiple races with Johnny Kreedman and Taniguchi ridden winners. Notable performers include Court Tower Dixie B Texas Bloc and Knight Prowler among a large field as spectators count reaches 49 317. Total handle or payouts aggregate to millions across events, with purses listed for various divisions and classes.
Tom Hester of San Bernardino High School clocked 183 seconds to better the national 180 yard low hurdles record during the CIF Southern Sectional finals at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut California.
Willie Mays hit his second homer of the game in the 10th inning to cap a comeback 7 6 win for the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets. The center fielder also hit a 16th homer of the season and earlier tied the game at 5 5 with a solo shot in the eighth in a see saw afternoon that included a Mays triple. The Mets stretched their skid to six straight.
Gino Cimoli lined a ninth inning single off Art Fowler to score Dick Howser and give the Kansas City Athletics an 8-7 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Ed Charles belted a grand slam in the third for KC, while Lee Thomas homered for LA. Diego Segui notched the win. Fowler absorbed the loss.
The Tantoran meeting reports multiple race results with Indian Johnson and Blue Serenade among winners. Attendance reaches 14,175 with total meeting handle around 627.6 million, and overall attendance listed at 513,498. Additional entries include fat profits for Double Crown O Victory and various up for Gliding Wings, Stylish Maid and Kelmanary among others.
Las Vegas Colts start a 43 game 1962 schedule in the Southern California American Baseball Congress Major Division with a three game series against the Hollywood Stars at Cashman Field. Opening night Friday features 8 15 p m batter up time. Lou Pisani says Jackie Wilson brings a strong Los Angeles roster led by Reuben Rodriguez and Jim Duckworth.
Sandy Koufax struck out 16 Phillies and added a run scoring single as the Dodgers beat Philadelphia 6-3 to extend their winning streak to six. Koufax went the distance, fanned 10 or more for the third time this year, and drove in a run with his bat to break a 3-3 tie in the seventh. Willie Davis hit his 6th homer, and Dennis Bennett walked Maury Wills and Jim Gilliam to set up two first-inning runs.
Creed South Champ. Cliffora Ann Creed a schoolteacher from Alexandria Louisiana won her second southern women's amateur golf title with a 6 and 5 victory over Mar gie Burns of Greensboro North Carolina.
Nichol as Martini rides Pepper Patch to a three quarter length win in the 57 000 Top Flight Handicap at Aqueduct. The 17 to 1 long shot led from the first turn to defeat Counter Call while paying 36 30 14 10 8 50 as her third win in eight starts this year.
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