Mauch Named National League Manager of the Year 1962
Gene Mauch, Philadelphia Phillies manager, wins NL Manager of the Year in AP voting. At 36, he edged Alvin Dark and Walter Alston in a tight ballot from Baseball Writers Association, based on regular season performance.
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Philadelphia Phils
Associated Press
Baseball Writers Association
Alvin Dark
San Francisco Giants
Walter Alston
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dixon Nets 15th Hole-In-One This Year
Middletown golfer Les Dixon aced the No 2 hole at Wildwood for a 137 yard hole-in-one. He marked the eighth ace of 1962 at Wildwood while playing with W T Adams and Dick Gray. Dixon is a first year golfer.
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Middletown
Les Dixon
Wildwood
Brown
Forest Hills Country Club
Dixon
W. T. Adams
Dick Gray
Golfing brothers win city junior and Lookout Mountain cups
Chattanooga brothers Jimmy White 118 wins the city junior golf championship while Larry White 16 takes the Lookout Mountain junior golf cup. Larry also earns medalist honors in both events.
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Chattanooga
Larry
Jimmy
City
Lookout Mountain
South Atlantic League seeks AA status and midseason All-Stars game
The South Atlantic League voted to elevate to double-A status, aiming for a midseason All-Stars game in 1963 to celebrate its 60th anniversary. The Eastern League is also expected to move up, creating three AA leagues, while Nashville, Tenn. awaits entry. Teams include Asheville Pittsburgh affiliate, Knoxville Detroit, Macon Cincinnati, Augusta New York Yankees, Greenville Los Angeles Dodgers, Chattanooga Philadelphia, Lynchburg Chicago White Sox, Charlotte Minnesota Twins, and Portsmouth with St Louis in past plans.
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Charlotte
N.C
National Association of Baseball
South Atlantic
Texas
Sally
Nashville
Tenn
Asheville
Pittsburgh
Knoxville
Frick Plans Rules For American Players In Japan
U S baseball Commissioner Ford C Frick said he would meet Japanese officials in Tokyo to set rules allowing American players to contract to play in Japan and Japanese players to play in the United States if possible He spoke during a luncheon at the Tokyo Foreign Correspondents Club while touring with the Detroit Tigers on an Asian goodwill tour and noted a meeting with his Japanese counterpart would be arranged later this week to address past contract conflicts.
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Tokyo
U.S
Ford C. Frick
Japan
United States
Frick
Detroit Tigers
Foreign Correspondents’ Club
Goalie Sawchuk Revitalizes Red Wings With Masked Play
Terry Sawchuk has been exceptional in the Detroit nets after donning a protective mask, lifting the Red Wings to a 3-1 win over Chicago and moving two points ahead of Montreal. Montreal tied New York 3-3 while Toronto beat Boston 6-4, with Pulford scoring the deciding goal for Toronto.
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Associated Press
Terry Sawchuk
Red Wings
Detroit
Sawchuk
National Hockey League
Dei
Terry
Chicago
Montreal
Canadiens
New York
Toronto
Boston
Rangers
Bob Pulford
Redskins Stop Browns in Narrow 17 16 Victory
Washington coach Bill McPeak hailed the performance after the Redskins halted Cleveland 17 to 16. The turning point came when Cleveland failed to score from Washington’s 3 yard line in the third quarter after a sequence of plays.
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Cleveland
Washington
Bill McPeak
Redskins
Cleveland Browns
Tom Wilson
Jimmy Brown
Wilson
Tiger Favored To Lift Crown In World Middleweight Title Fight
Nigerian Dick Tiger, the WBA challenger, is favored to dethrone Gene Fullmer at Candlestick Park. If Tiger wins, questions arise over recognition as world champion by Britain and other regions. The 15 round bout begins 7:30 p.m. PDT with TV in 53 locations.
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Jack Stevenson
San Francisco
Dick Tiger
Nigeria
World Boxing Association
Gene Fullmer
Tiger
British Boxing Board
Paul Pender
Massachusetts
WBA
Fullmer
Britain
Americas
Orient
National Boxing Association
Sugar Ray Robinson
New York
Europe
Pender
Robinson
Carmen Basilio
NBA
Jersey Jones
Jose Torres
Jones
Candlestick Park
Kelso poises for third straight title in Man O War clash
Kelso, the Bohemia Stable star, seeks a third consecutive American championship by winning the $100,000-added Man O War Stakes at Belmont Park. He previously dominated the Jockey Club Gold Cup, finishing 10 lengths ahead in 3 minutes 19.45 seconds, boosting his 1962 record to five wins in nine starts and $938,130 career earnings. Beau Purple, trailing Kelso and Carry Back, won the Hawthorne Gold Cup at Chicago in clear fashion, paying $11.60 and earning $82,250 for Jack Dreyfus.
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Widener Turf
Belmont Park
Hoban
Middletown Bowlers Lead Eliminations for All-Star Berth
Four local bowlers top the eliminations for a single spot in the National All-Star Tournament. Don Bowlin of Middletown led with 4,801 pins in 24 games for a 200 average at lanes in Franklin Wilmington Fairfield and Hamilton. Final details to come after a Wednesday meeting.
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Don Bowlin
Southwestern Ohio Bowling Proprietors’ Association
Layrecrest
Franklin
Airport Bowl
Wilmington
Fairfield
Linden
Hamilton
Bowlin
Dick Davidson
Jack Frisbie
Don Dennis
Carl Compton
Cincinnati
Jules Stamm
Loveland
Harold Blount
Chuck Hacker
Southwestern Ohio
Peterson
Kansas City
Moyer Becomes First World Jr Middleweight Champion
Portland's Denny Moyer won the World Boxing Association junior middleweight title with a unanimous 15 round decision over Joey Giambra. Weigh-ins showed Moyer at 153 pounds and Giambra at 154. Gate receipts were 9500, covering neither Giambra's 6000 nor Moyer's 4000 guarantees. Emile Griffith challenges the title after beating Teddy Wright. Griffith and Moyer have split three meetings with Griffith winning two.
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Portland
Ore
Denny Moyer
World Boxing Association
Joey Giambra
Los Angeles
Moyer
Giambra
Emile Griffith
New York City
Teddy Wright
Griffith
Geiberger Wins Ontario Open Despite Cold
Al Geiberger, tall and slim, captured the Ontario Golf Open title at Ontario California with a 72 hole total of 276 and a 1 under par 70 final round. He earned 3500 dollars and extended his earnings for the year to 25000 dollars. Teammates and rivals included Tommy Jacobs and Chuck Rotar among others.
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Calif
al Geiberger
Geiberger
Caracas
Venezuela
Tommy Jacobs
Bermuda Dunes
Chuck Rotar
Las Vegas
Nev
John Ruedi
Billings
Mont
Bob Goalby
Belleville
Ill
Gardner Dickinson
Tequesta
Fla
University of Chattanooga Football Uses Water Boy as Punter
Chattanooga AP reports Charles Pounders, a student equipment manager, doubles as a player for the Moccasins specializing in punting during the season.
Top Elevens Report Saturday College Football Results
The nations top ten teams posted mixed results. Texas beat Arkansas 7-3 while Alabama defeated Tennessee 27-7 and Southern California topped California 32-6. Northwestern beat Ohio State 18-14 and Wisconsin crushed Iowa 42-14.
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Arkansas
Alabama
Tennesse
Southern California
California
Louisiana State
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tulane
Ohio State
Northwestern
Washington
Stanford
Wisconsin
Iowa
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U. S
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Dubuque, In
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Echo Spring Dist. CO
Louisville, KY
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Mr. Brardt
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Beltone Hearing Center
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3Rd St
Covington
Scott St
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Dallas
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King Features Syndica
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