Scheduling Confusion Clouds Allegany County District Tournament
A reporter details the tangled, changing schedule for Allegany County basketball’s district tournament. Officials including Frederick County's Brunswick and Walkersville in class B and A face venue shifts between Cumberland and Hagerstown depending on AA finals. dates span March 2 to 3 with potential daylighting in Cumberland or Hag erstown and Annapolis games for Frederick High.
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Bats
Batty
Frederick
Allegany County Board of Education
Cumberland
Pence
Robert Pence
Allegany County
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
Frederick County
Washington County
Hagerstown
Allegany
Fort Hill
Allegany-Garrett County
Walkersville
Allegany-Garrett
Frederick High School
Annapolis
Wicomico High School
Annapolis-Glen Burnie
YMCA Swim Team Victories in Cadet Prep Senior Divisions
The Frederick YMCA girls team defeated Chambersburg in Cadet Prep and Senior Divisions, losing only in Junior. Individual winners include V Grove in three Senior events and T Grove in two Junior events, plus multiple relay wins across divisions.
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Frederick Ymca
Chambersburg
V. Grove
T. Grove
Wilfon
Hildrick
Laver barred from New York indoor tennis meet
Rod Laver, Wimbledon and Australian champion, was barred by the Australian Tennis Association from competing in the New York indoor meet starting February 7. He had accepted a world tour starting February 28 but declined a February 8 Philippine Islands event saying he was too tired.
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Laver
Melbourne
Australia
Rod Laver
Australian Tennis Association
U.S
New York
Philippine Islands
Exodus Begins Soon To Training Camps
Spring training looms as 800 players vie for 500 spots across 20 big league clubs. From mid March to May 9, many will head to Honolulu Vancouver Atlanta Jacksonville Louisville Omaha or other hubs. rosters shrink to 25 by May 9. New clubs Mets and Houston Colts join the expanded leagues and Yankees relocate to Fort Lauderdale. eight teams start with new managers.
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Frank Eck
AP News
Honolulu
Vancouver
B.C
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Louisville
Omaha
American Association
AAA
Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles Angels
New York Mets
Houston
Milwaukee Braves
Washington Senators
Florida
Arizona
California
Cleveland
Sam Mele
Washington
Chicago Cubs
Charlie Metro
Denver
Officials say hockey tourney in Colorado will be played
The world ice hockey championships are slated for Colorado Springs March 7 to 18 despite potential team withdrawals due to travel bans. East Germany’s entry complicates permits, while officials say the decision will rest with the International Federation committee in Colorado Springs.
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Colorado
Associated Press
Colorado Springs
Colo
Walter Brown
Amateur Hockey Association of the
United States
Brown
New York
International Ice Hockey Federation
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Netherlands
NATO
East Germany
Berlin
Montreal
Robert Lebel
Chamonix
France
International Ski Federation
Carry Back Narrowly Misses Palm Beach Handicap Victory
Tarzan Stable’s Intentionally won the Palm Beach Handicap at Hialeah Park in 1:22 3-5 for seven furlongs. Carry Back, the Derby champion ridden by John Sellers, finished second as Ambiopoise took third and Beau Admiral fourth in a 13-horse field.
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Miami
Fla
Tarzan Stable
Palm Beach
Hialeah Park
Carry Back
Ambiopoise
Beau Admiral
Florida
Robery Ussery
John Sellers
Bill Hartack
Ambropoise
Navy routs Colgate 113 61 in intersection game
Navy jumped to an early lead and raced Colgate 113 to 61 in an intersection matchup at Annapolis. Ron Terwilliger led with 21 points as 14 Navy players saw action, setting a new Naval Academy fieldhouse scoring record. Colgate dropped to 5-10 while Navy improved to 9-5.
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Tom Seppy
Annapolis
Navy
Colgate
Middies
Ben Carnevale
Middie
Ron Terwilliger
Dave Tremaine
John Mahoney
Bill Kirwan
Bob Duffy
Red Raiders
Dickinson
Colgate Navy
Mays Signs for 1962 Contract with Giants
Willie Mays signed his 1962 contract with the San Francisco Giants likely making him baseballs highest paid player at about 90000 dollars. The center fielder handed the pact to vice president Charles Feeney at Candlestick Park with a small raise. Mays hit .308 last season with 129 runs 123 RBIs 18 steals and 40 homers.
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SAN Francisco
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Giants
Candlestick Park
Charles Feeney
Feeney
Mays
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankee
Willie
Ted Williams
Stan Musial
Lincoln Edges Thurmont in 78 75 Slim Win
Lincoln held a 46 38 halftime lead but Thurmont rallied in the second half to fall short 78 75. Charlie Brown led Lincoln with 28 points while Thurmont’s Charley Boller poured in 29 and George Zinkham added 17 in a tight game.
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Lincoln
Mountaineers
Charlie Brown
Harrison Middleton
Neal Hall
Dave Allen
Charley Boller
George Zinkham
Dick Dewees
Lincoln Thurmont
Es Oort
Hall
Free
Allen
Roger
Middlett
Miller
Collins
Zinkham
Brown
Roller Wi Dewees
Secre
U S Skating Hopes Centered In Boston
Monty Hoyt 17 of Denver and Lorraine Hanlon 16 of Boston are favorites for the national figure skating championships opening in Boston. The event follows a deadly Brussels air crash that killed 15 skaters on the U S team. Hoyt is junior champion. Hanlon balances school with dawn practice. challenger James Short is Army Private from Pasadena who aims for glory.
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ED Corrigan
Associated Press
Boston (Ap
Monty Hoyt
Denver
Colo
Lorraine Hanlon
Boston
U.S
Brussels
Belgium
Prague
United States
Dick Button
Hayes Alan Jenkins
David Jenkins
Tenley Albright
Carol Heiss
Boston College
Hoyt
Scott Allen
New York
David Edwards
Haverford
James Short
Pasadena
Calif
Hanlon
Barbara Ann Roles Pursley
Paramount
Pursley
Sheeley
Scranton Baseball’s Lasting Echoes In Transit Town
A Scranton obituary on the decline of professional baseball in the coal region traces the switch from minor league dreams to major league TV coverage. Featuring reflections from Joe Butler and Chic Feldman, the piece notes the 1939 1950s era crowds, the vanished stadium, and doubts about a minor league return, underscored by memories of players and a town once proud of its park.
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Oldbmer
Scranton
Dunmore
Philadelphia
Richmond
Joe Butler
Scranton Times
Boston Red Sox
Chic Feldman
Scranton Tribune
Butler
Yankees
Roger Maris
Phillies
Wilkes-Barre
Feldman
O'Neill Boys
Bucky Harris
Hugh Jennings
Mike McNally
Jack Egan
Joe Shaute
Mike Martineck
Mickey Harns
Tex Hugheon
Tony Lupien
Nemo Seibold
Jimmy Piersall
Senators Sign Pair for 1962
The Washington Senators announced the signing of left handed pitcher Pete Burnside and outfielder Willie Tasby as part of extending their roster. Both players reportedly received pay raises with 15 of 39 players currently signed. Tasby led the team with 63 RBIs and finished strong after a midseason surge, while Burnside went 4-9 overall and 3-2 in September losses to New York and Baltimore.
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Washington
Washington Senators
Pete Burnside
Willie Tasby
Senators
Tasby
Burnside
New York
Baltimore
March of Dimes Tenpin Tourney Sets Saturday at Terrace Lanes
The First Annual March of Dimes Alibi Doubles Tournament at Terrace Lanes heads into its final weekend with Saturday lanes at 1 3 and 5 PM and Sunday sessions at 1 3 5 7 and 9 PM. Teams of two compete with four games and top three counted with handicaps. Jack Grove and Charles Jones lead with 1295 total. Lloyd Heatherly and Earl Kolb Jr. follow at 1195. Entry fee is 5 dollars.
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Terrace Lanes
Frederick
Jack Grove
Charles Jones
Grove
Jones
Lloyd Heatherly
Earl Kolb Jr
Heatherly
Kolb
Expansion helps Cubs pocketbook
Expansion of the National League to ten teams saved the Chicago Cubs from a roughly $400 000 loss in 1961 operations. At the stockholders meeting the club posted a $29 166 profit largely from selling five players to Houston Colte and the New York Mets for $425 000, while reporting a $395 834 operating loss due to weak attendance and lower TV radio revenue.
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Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Houston Colte
New
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