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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1963

Page

8

Superb Wedge Wins For Casper At Crosby Show

Billy Casper captured Crosby Open title at Pebble Beach with a 2 over 74 final round totaling 285. He secured $5,300 first prize after a 75 yard wedge from the cliffs gave him decisive pressure on Nicklaus and Player. Nicklaus bogeyed the 18th to finish tied for second, while Palmer faced a disqualification earlier for a ruling misinterpretation.

Poodle Gary Player Pebble Beach Calif Billy Casper Crosby Bing Billy Shusky Jack Nicklaus Nicklaus Player Casper Cary Middlecoff Rancho Santa Fe Sam Snead Arnold Palmer Monterey Bay Bob Rosburg Dave Hill Art Wall Palmer Portland Bob Duden Big George Bayer Julius Boros Doug Sanders

Long Reign Predicted For John Barnum Golf Legend

John Barnum, 51, a longtime PGA pro, won the National Golf Club Championship in a sudden death playoff over Ansel Snow and Chick Harbert. The 6 foot 3 inch Texan, now with Blythefield Country Club, vaulted past rivals by finishing 281, seven under par, after a wind swept 7,010 yard course. Barnum clinched the title on the 525 yard first extra hole.

Port ST. Lucie Fla John Barnum Blythefield Country Club Belmont Mich Ansel Snow Chick Harbert John Louisiana Snow Keswick Harbert Port St. Lucie's Country Club Barnum

Bearcats Stand Alone As Nation's Top College Team

Associated Press notes Cincinnati Bearcats hold a 14 0 mark and a 32 game win streak as they loom as the leading team in college basketball. Other conferences show title races with Illinois, Ohio State, Colorado, Mississippi State, Duke, Wake Forest, West Virginia and Stanford among contenders Canfield notes UCLA USC and Arizona State as threats in the new alignments.

Associated Press Cincinnati Bearcats

Buckeyes Exit Big Ten Hoop Race After Iowa Loss

Ohio State, the three time Big Ten champion, falls from contention with an 81 74 defeat at Iowa dropping to 2 2 in league play. Illinois leads 4 0 as Cincinnati and Wittenberg hold strong in Ohio standings while Akron and Ohio University stumble in MAC play. Loyola Chicago rattles Kent State as MAC action shifts to Kent State at Ohio University and Western Michigan.

Columbus Ohio Ohio State Iowa Buckeyes Hawkeyes Illinois Michigan Creighton Cincinnati Bradley Peoria Bearcats Chicago Buckeyeland Akron Ohio Wesleyan Zippers Wittenberg Springfielders Wesleyan Ohio University Joep Toledo Bobcats Miami Western Michigan Ohio U Green Loyola of Chicago Loyola Kent State

Top 10 College Teams Recap From Last Week

AP top ten teams went as Cincinnati beat Bradley 52-46 Loyola Chicago overwhelmed Kent State 96-55 Illinois edged Northwestern 78-76 Arizona State defeated New Mexico 59-47 then fell to Wyoming 88 81 Duke idle Ohio State lost to Iowa 81-74 Georgia Tech dropped 81-69 to Mississippi State then beat Florida State 70-55 Wichita State fell 85-83 to Tulsa then beat Drake 68-60 West Virginia beat Penn State 89-73 and Virginia Tech 83-83 Stanford defeated Washington 57-48 and 58-49

Ohio State Iowa Colorado Hank Iba Oklahoma State Buffaloes Southeastern Mississippi State Auburn Georgia Tech Mississippi Alabama Florida State Cincinnati Bradley Chicago Loyola Kent State Illinois Northwestern Arizona State New Mexico Wyoming Wichita Tulsa Drake West Virginia Penn State Virginia Tech

Yankees Schedule 26 Night Home Games in 1963

The New York Yankees will host 26 night games at home in the 1963 season. The article notes prior seasons with 30 home night games in 1961 and mentions the champions won four of five games in a related context.

New York Yankees

Celtics Russell fuels win over Lakers after tough night

Boston, 133 12 victory over Los Angeles ends Lakers 11 game win streak. Russell logs 2 points 43 rebounds 12 blocks 5 steals 3 assists in 48 minutes despite a third quarter mouth jaw collision that left him briefly unconscious. Hawks edge Warriors 116 115 while Zephyrs beat Royals 113 98. Detroit visits Los Angeles tonight.

Boston Celtics Bill Russell National Basketball Association Los Angeles Lakers Russells Russ St. Louis Hawks San Francisco Warriors Wilt Chamberlain Chicago Zephyrs Cincinnati Royals Detroit

Davis Future Hinges on Doctors for Browns

Cleveland AP report says Ernie Davis, former Syracuse star, faces uncertain Browns status next season and only doctors can decide his eligibility after leukemia sidelined him in his pro rookie year. Blanton Collier, new Browns coach, says he will let the quarterback call plays, a change from the Brown era.

Cleveland Ernie Davis Cleveland Browns Blanton Collier KYW - TV Davis Collier Browns Arthur B. Modell Paul Brown Modell Brown

Chicago racing season at Arlington-Washington Balmoral 1962

The 103 day Chicago racing season drew 1,579,024 fans who wagered $133,730,539 in 1962 at Arlington-Washington-Balmoral.

Chicago Arlington-Washington-Balmoral

Lucas opens door for Royals in NBA interest

Jerry Lucas, in a UC interview with Ed Jucker, implied a possible NBA future with the Cincinnati Royals. He said Cincinnati offers were below his expectations while Cleveland interests offered more, and he would consider pro basketball if he could further his education. He noted no statement on his Royals play until consulting his contract agent for the next three years.

Lucas University of Cincinnati Ed Jucker National Basketball Association Ohio State All American Cincinnati Cincinnati Royals Royals Cleveland Cincinnati Rooters Cleveland Pipers Jacker

Mile Race At LA Invite Puts 4 Minute Pace In Spotlight

Veteran Jim Grelle won the feature event at the Los Angeles Indoor Meet in 4 minutes 4.3 seconds, edging Lt Cary Weisiger of Camp Pendleton amid a field that included three other sub four minute milers. Weisiger clocked 4:05.9 while Bill Dotson Olavi Salonen and Bob Seaman trailed.

Los Angeles Jim Grelle Cary Weisiger Camp Pendleton Jim Beatty

Boxing results from Miami Beach and Panama shows

Luis Rodriguez of Miami outpointed Joey Giambra of Hollywood California over ten rounds. Ismael Laguna of Panama stopped Bobby Grey of Stockton California in round eight.

Miami Beach Luis Rodriguez Miami Joey Giambra Hollywood Calif Panama Ismael Laguna Bobby Grey Stockton, Calif

Reds to play White Sox eight times in spring schedule

Cincinnati will face Chicago in eight of 30 spring exhibition games. The teams meet twice at Tampa and twice at Sarasota before four early northbound games. The series opens April 4 in Macon Georgia with successive games in Lynchburg Virginia Charleston West Virginia and Indianapolis.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds Chicago White Sox Tampa Reds Sarasota Sox Macon Lynchburg Charleston W. Va Indianapolis

Old Soldier Draws Praise For Peace Role

New York AP report notes Gen. Douglas MacArthur mediating an AAU NCAA peace settlement end to a two year dispute over control of amateur athletics. The truce ends a possible threat to the 1964 U S Olympic team with a six member Olympic eligibility board and authority for future governance of school age athletes in indoor track season. The Eastern College Athletic Conference ban on AAU events is lifted, allowing participation in Toronto and Boston meets.

Bob Green NEW York NCAA Douglas MacArthur John F. Kennedy Washington U.S MacArthur Waldorf Towers AAU Eastern College Athletic Conference Toronto Boston

Settlement Terms Outline Olympic Dispute Resolution

General MacArthur presents a statement to rival delegates detailing settlement points. Key provisions include lifting boycotts on meets, removing suspensions on athletes for competing in rival-sanctioned events, retaining MacArthur as arbitrator before the 1964 Olympics, and creating a six member board to oversee sanctions on US athletes. Additional terms call for ending discrimination against full facility use and athlete participation for scheduled meets.

Gen. MacArthur Sixeman MacArthur

Wills Named California Athlete of the Year 1962

Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers, famed for stealing bases, was voted California Athlete of the Year for 1962 in the AP poll. His record 104 stolen bases broke Ty Cobb’s 96 mark, highlighting the season.

Los Angeles Maury Wills Mighty Mite Los Angeles Dodgers California Associated Press Wills Ty Cobb

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