KU to lure Texas freshmen for 1962 football squad
Bill Mayers reports Texas standouts Aaron Brown and Albert Hamis are being recruited for Kansas University’s 1962 freshman team with Houston millionaire Bud Adams and Curtis McClinton backing the push. Adams cites Brown and Hamis as top Texas prospects, while Coan and Pilot’s histories color KU’s recent recruiting battles and eligibility issues with San Diego and the NCAA.
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Rodger McFarland
Mickey Walker
Bert Coan
Preacher Pilot
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Aaron Brown
Albert Hamis
Curtis McClinton
Big Curtis
Jayhawks
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Hamis
Brown
McFarland
Walker
Texas A & M
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Kingsville
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New Mexico State
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TCU
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Bert
Chicago
Big Eight
Missouri
Charitable mood about the Charger coach questioned
Gillman kept Cean in the news in San Diego during the all-star trip drawing NCAA attention. Doan was ruled ineligible over expenses and signed pro, while KU's Hadl and Arkansas' Alworth top the rookie hopes in the San Diego camp. Curtis McClinton may play power back for the AFL Texans as Dallas uses Haynes and Robinson as receiving threats. Havlicek from Ohio State signs with Cleveland, with speculation on his pro football role amid debates over Woody Hayes.
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Coan
Houston Oiler
Bud
Houston Colt
Sid Gillman
San Diego
Gillman
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Bert
Cean
NCAA
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John Hadl
Arkansas
Lance Alworth
Hadl
Alworth
Curtis McClinton
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Dallas Texans
Dallas
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Curtis
Jack Spikes
Spikes
TCU
Abner Haynes
Johnny Robinson
LSU
Billy Cannon
McClinton
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Robinson
Chris Burford
Cotton Davison
Hayes
Havlicek
O-State
Woody
Healthy Braves Rise in NL Race After Dodgers Win
Milwaukee Braves manager Birdie Tebbetts said the team is healthy again and in position to contend in the National League after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 to take two of three in the series. Tebbetts noted hitters waking up and strong pitching, despite a season of injuries and illness, with 101 games left to play.
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Tibbetts
Three Teams Still In College World Series
In Omaha AP reports a three way knot in the College World Series as Michigan gains a bye after an easy popup drop, while Texas and Santa Clara clash with elimination looming. The Texas Santa Clara game tonight decides who advances or is out.
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Champion bracket set as Wolverines await Saturday showdown
In the double elimination NCAA Championships Michigan watches from the grandstand as the winner earns a chance to face the Wolverines, the last team to lose in the tourney. Each remaining survivor holds a 3-1 record heading into the decisive night.
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Michigan
Wolverines
Collegians Credited With 2 World Marks
The NCAA credited two world marks as bettered and three tied in the 1962 track season. Oregon’s four mile relay cut 14.9 seconds from the record to 16 08.9, and Oregon’s 440 yard relay matched the 40.0 record set by Texas in 1957. Dallas Long of USC surpassed the world mark with a 65 feet 10 and a quarter inch shot put. Robert Hayes of Florida A&M tied the 100 yard dash at 9.2 seconds, Budd tied the 20.0 in the 200, and Dave Sime’s 220 time from 1956 remained a yard.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
Oregon
New Zealand
Texas
Dallas Long
University of Southern California
Robert Hayes
Florida A&m
Frank Budd
Villanova
Budd
Dave Sime
Duke
Defending Champion Sets the Pace at Oakmont Open
Gene Littler shot a 69 to lead the 62nd U S Open after one round at Oakmont. Arnold Palmer Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus sit within two strokes, with 150 players in the field. Nicklaus at 72, amateurs and others trailing. Sam Snead faces an uphill battle to reach the cut after a 76 opening.
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Gene Littler
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Jack Nicklaus
Oakmont Country Club
Littler
Palmer
Player
Tis
Nicklaus
Bobby Nichols
Bob Rosburg
Billy Maxwell
Frank Boynton
J. C. Goosie
Bobby Schoener
Bethlehem
Sam Snead
Monterrey Teens Star In Exhibition Bullfighting
Two 10 and 11 year old boys from Monterrey Eloy Cavazos and Gilberto Sanchez appear in a mano a mano bullfight in Nuevo Laredo to kill four bulls. They have fought in 26 past bouts and each has killed nine bulls in three years. They earn 5000 pesos per appearance and have performed in multiple Mexican cities.
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Monterrey
Eloy Cavazos
Gilberto Sanchez
Mexico
Impressario Lauro Longoria
Eloy
Saltillo
San Luis Piedras Negras
Sabinas, Tampico
Ciudad Victoria
Acapulco
Puebla
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