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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1962
Page
6
Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission expands dipping season from January 1 to April 15 to boost harvests. Dipping allowed on Monocacy and Potomac in Frederick County with nets of any size, away from tributaries and dam breasts. Most dippers prefer cloudy water and some fishers use supports like bridges.
Frederick County schools run a Red Cross Beginning Swim program with twelve lessons for 204 fourth graders from November to January. Roy Okan leads eight daily classes at the YMCA, teaching crawl, back crawl, elementary diving and water safety. After completion 92 students earned swim cards. list of passing students from North Frederick to Elm Street includes Cheryl Baumgarner, Susie Shaeffer, Stephen Andrews, Kathy Flohr and many others.
The Army George Washington football game originally set for West Point is shifted to Washington DC. It will be played on October 27 in the District of Columbia Stadium, marking Army’s first capital-area appearance with many military personnel stationed nearby.
Minnesota All America quarterback Sandy Stephens signed a professional contract with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Terms were undisclosed but he secured a quarterback guarantee and a signing bonus. Stephens had drawn AFL and NFL interest from the New York Titans and Cleveland Browns.
Brunswick faces St Johns in a top area schoolboy contest at McSherry Gym as Bill Kubat and John Wenner lead a high scoring Railroaders squad. Frederick hosts Robert Peary after a bye week while Middletown meets Maryland School for the Deaf and other local games tip around 3 p.m.
In New York, fans hurled lead pieces onto the ice during a 3-0 loss to Detroit. Wings GM Jong Adams showed the shard to NHL referee chief Carl Voss, who noted Chicago pool balls are also tossed, while Ranger GM Mazz Patrick recalls egg bombardments and suggests frisking spectators.
The Baltimore Orioles announced the reenlistment of Dick Williams and Marv Throneberry, bringing the total to five players under contract for the 1962 season. Williams hit .975 as a pinch hitter and Throneberry batted .304 in pinch duties last year, with Williams a four season veteran and Throneberry mainly filling first base when Gentile rested.
A six horse field was drawn for the Santa Anita Maturity at Arcadia California, a 14 mile event offering 100000 dollars added with a total purse of about 147910 dollars. Prerace favorite Four and Twenty carries 126 pounds with Johnny Longden aboard. Other probables include The Axe II garwol Park Royal and Joshua's Command.
Walkersville overcame a 19-12 first quarter deficit to beat Lincoln 79-75 at West Frederick Jr High. Bob Smith scored 24 for Walkersville, Leo Duncan 22, Larry Haines 13, while Lincoln's Bill Lee sparked a first period burst. Walkersville sealed the win with five made foul shots in the final period.
Professional bowler Harriet Ebbets will appear at Terrace Lanes Saturday afternoon and night. She explains her four step drifted approach helps avoid hitting the thigh during backswing and will host a free clinic and exhibition with additional local bowlers.
United States Open champion Gene Littler shot a 65 to take the first round lead at the $50,000 San Francisco International Open on Harding Park. He held a two stroke edge over veteran Marty Furgol, with a 33-32 balancing a rare left handed shot and a 35-foot putt at the 11th. The field included Ken Venturi, Tommy Aaron, Stan Leonard and others, as 33 players broke par in the 159-player field.
Billy McGill of Utah, a 6-9 senior, averages 37.1 points over his first 17 games, a mark surpassed only by Frank Selvy in history. Nick Workman and Jack Foley trail as the closest 30-point scorers, while Loyola and Arizona State push team scoring leaders. Also noted is a $100,000 youth fitness film announced by the President’s Council on Youth Fitness and a major insurer.
The four man bobsled championships in Garmisch Partenkirchen open Saturday amid heavy snow limiting practice. U S hopes rest on Lloyd Johnson 47 of Madison with his No 1 crew after the No 2 sled piloted by Gary Sheffield was withdrawn. The event will be shortened to two runs with crews one descent each day due to warm weather.
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