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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1962
Page
14
Floyd Patterson required the help of about fifty police to move him out of the crowded Cairo exhibition ring after the heavyweight champ enthralled 10 000 spectators. The scene followed an event Thursday drawing a dense crowd and tense moments as officials cleared the arena.
Alan Alexander and Robert Wilson of Long Beach posted 1,131 in regular division doubles at the American Bowling Congress tournament for the best California performance. Wilson led with 566. Alexander totaled 565. Another 1,104 was recorded by a partner pairing.
Freddie Blassie needed only 26 minutes to defeat Mr. Moto in the feature match at the Municipal Auditorium on Thursday night. Other results listed include Dick Hulton victory and Backwinke securing a win, with unclear secondary details lingering in the report.
Los Angeles Porsche dealers Jack McAfee and Vasek Polak were honored at a Los Angeles Press Club luncheon marking Porsche sales’ 10th anniversary in Southern California. Charles Knapp received a silver cup for owning the oldest Porsche in the region, a 1951 1300c convertible with 173000 miles. John von Neumann noted Porsche’s small, family owned factory and two week to six month back orders, emphasizing handcrafted low volume.
A 10,000 horsepower racing car using a surplus F86 jet engine is being built by three Oakland mechanics for a Sebring race on Saturday. The 26-foot car, dubbed The Untouchable, will undergo test runs next week at Vacaville. Driver Archie Lederbrand plans a 250 mph attempt in six seconds at a quarter-mile drag strip next month, while other races at Sebring feature Gurney driving a Porsche in the 12-hour event and various national drivers entering the CRA and drag racing showcase at Ascot Park.
The factory produced 8240 cards in 1961, a 540 rise from 1960. Of the total 3098 were sold in the United States, more than in any other country including Germany. Production plans for 1982 call for about a 10 percent increase over 1961.
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