Unclear fragmentary sports note with stray names
Fragmentary report mentions players and a game sequence with a 3 0 score line and reded efforts. The text is garbled and lacks clear names, teams, places, or outcomes to form a complete summary.
24 May 1962
Page 7
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 24, 1962
Page
7
Fragmentary report mentions players and a game sequence with a 3 0 score line and reded efforts. The text is garbled and lacks clear names, teams, places, or outcomes to form a complete summary.
Ottawa delegates to the CAHA meeting will decide on a national amateur hockey team for the 1964 Olympics or alternatives due to cost. Saskatoon Quakers applied to tour as Canada’s Olympic squad, while Edmonton won the 1952 title and Russia in 1956. CAHA also plans a monthly magazine with Len Taylor as editor and reduced junior hockey fees. Four Eastern Canada veterans received meritorious awards for service to amateur hockey.
Trail British Columbia team manager Ugo Degrasio says the Trail Smoke Eaters are interested in representing Canada at the world hockey championship next year if CAHA provides more financial support and a shorter tour than in 1960. Decision postponed until mid June after reviewing details.
Gordon Juckes reports net earnings for senior and junior A clubs. Edmonton Oil Kings lead Memorial Cup money with 18 787 while Hamilton Red Wings get 12 284. Allan Cup leader Winnipeg Maroons 10 921. many teams listed. A new TV fee plan shifts shares: teams receive 25 percent, CAHA and rink 25 percent each.
Roger Ward, aiming for his second Indianapolis 500 title, has entered the 200 mile Mosport race set for June 9. Mosport located about 60 miles northeast of Toronto.
Prince d Amour, a French bred colt racing for Mrs Suzy Volterra, has been sold to Alberta Ranches owned by Max Bell and Frank McMahon and may start in the June 6 Derby if a veterinary exam passes. Breasley could ride if he takes the saddle as hype surrounds a Derby open to surprises.
Victoria businessmen say the Toronto Maple Leafs will supply a full WHL franchise if Victoria is readmitted. John Bassett Jr. announces Punch Imlach will back the bid, with Imlach set to attend the San Francisco meeting. The group filed a $7500 bond and cited Vancouver’s sale to Hume and a Rangers bid as factors in backing Victoria.
The New York Mets bought left handed reliever Willard Hunter from the Los Angeles Dodgers Omaha farm club in the American Association for cash. Hunter, 27, previously pitched 70 games in 1960 for Montreal and 66 games for Omaha last season and will report to the Mets in Los Angeles on Friday, with one player to be dropped to accommodate him.
The Medicine Hat and District Ladies' Fastball League released its 1962 schedule. Nine teams play 12 games each from May to Aug 14 with two-point games. Bow Island starts at 2 p.m. The list includes dates for Fillies Jewels Wrens Bow Island White Caps Elkettes Orphans and schedules through August 14.
Standings show King Pins leading with 54 and Whiz Bangs at 51 while Flintstones top team totals with 4044. Individuals include Dave Hicks 325 high single Gerry Fitzhenry 713 high three, Marg Corrins 267 high single and 629 high three. Schedule for Thursday May 24 features Another against Happy Six cone against Flyers Flintstones Pickups versus Park Laners and King Pins versus Whiz Bangs.
Mickey Mantle was released from hospital and reported to Yankee Stadium on crutches. He will travel with the team to Kansas City Sunday, with the torn right thigh muscle heavily taped and the left knee bound. No playing date is set. Whitey Ford, nursing a back injury, expects to pitch Sunday against Detroit.
The pamphlet Chart Guide for Correct Stance advises golfers to stand with knees flexed to reduce tension and achieve a stance at the top of the backswing. A self addressed stamped envelope is requested for a copy, with 10 cents. Cary Middlecoff promotes this stance guide in the newspaper notice.
Bob Cleroux the Canadian heavyweight champion from Montreal has signed for a non title 10 round bout in St. Jerome June 6 against an unnamed opponent. Cleroux ranked No 6 by the National Boxing Association most recently lost a 10 round decision to Zora Folley in San Francisco last month. Promoter is Rene Leveillee. St Jerome lies 30 miles north of Montreal.
Heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson announced the title fight with Sonny Liston would take place in Chicago in mid September. Patterson said Comiskey Park or Soldier Field are possible venues and noted promotion issues shifted plans from Detroit. A final date and promoter confirmation were expected soon.
The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association moved to ice puck infractions as soon as it crosses the goal line in CAHA rules games for junior and juvenile next season. They also backed major penalties for the first two bench-sitters in fights and 10 minute misconduct for others, plus a match penalty for using a stick as a weapon. Memorial Cup teams would dress 18 players plus two goalkeepers.
San Francisco Saints of the American Basketball League pledged a fight to stop the NBA Warriors from moving to San Francisco. General manager Kevin O'Shea said they will file a suit and proceed. The NBA granted permission for the Warriors to move from Philadelphia to San Francisco.
AP reports Paul Hornung, star halfback of the Green Bay Packers now in the army, had appendicitis surgery Wednesday at a Kansas City hospital. His condition is satisfactory.
Indianapolis AP Louis Meyer the three time Memorial Day 500 winner says no firm plans for a new power plant with partner Dale Drake Offenhauser engines have won every post war Indy 500 since 1946 Most qualifiers for the 46th race next Wednesday are Offenhauser powered except for the single V-8 Buick block driven by Dan Gurney The design hasn t changed for 32 years yet winning speeds rose from 100 to over 139 mph and qualifying records from 122 to 150 mph.
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