grid exhibition stars highlight NFL opening week
Don Heinrich returns for Oakland in a 21-? victory over the Patriots while rookies Lance Alworth Jim Collier Merlin Olsen pace standout showings for Chargers Rams and Giants. Olsen stars for Rams in 37-7 win over Redskins as eight Saturday games unfold with Packers Cowboys Oilers and Bills notable results. Collier's nine yard TD helps Giants reach a 21-21 tie with the Cardinals in Canton.
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Jerry Robinson
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Americans Begin Soviet Tennis Champs Second Round
In Moscow the United States aims to keep a perfect record in the Soviet national lawn tennis championships. Frank Froehling and Donna Floyd meet Russian opponents in the second round after all four Americans won their first round matches without dropping a set. Donald Dell impressed a Soviet expert with a magnificent display, as Billie Jean Moffitt, Miss Floyd, and Froehling advance. Dell and Moffitt sit idle while Froehling plays Andrei Potanin and Floyd faces Galina Baksheyeva.
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UPI
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Fla
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United States
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Bethesda
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Calif
Alevtina Sorokina
Miss Floyd
Tutious Kivi
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First Grid Hall Of Fame Exhibition Tilt Ends In Tie
The Giants and Cardinals opened the NFL Hall of Fame exhibition season in Canton to a 21 21 deadlock before about 16 000 fans. The Giants scored in the first period and once in the second. The Cardinals answered with a second period score and two in the third. No scoring in the fourth.
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Pirates rest before Dodgers series after tight win
Pittsburgh Pirates hold a 11 2 game lead over the Cardinals after a 5-4 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Bob Skinner hit two homers and drove in three as Harvey Haddix and Jack Lamabe earned wins. The Pirates prepare for a three game series against the Dodgers at Forbes Field Tuesday night.
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Dunlevy Tall End Joins WVU Football Prospect List
Six-foot-four Bob Dunlevy of Warwood is the 30th prospect for West Virginia University's freshman football team. Coach Gene Corum calls him a sleeper and notes that tall ends are scarce. Dunlevy is WVU's first Warwood recruit since Chuck Howley. Other WVU ends include Jim Harris of Sutton and Bill Sullivan of Claridge, Pa.
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UPI
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Tony Hosek
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West Virginia
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Dallas Cowboys
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Sutton
Bill Sullivan
Claridge
Brand Named To WVU Athletic Council
A Hancock County physician and a West Virginia University instructor were named to the WVU Athletic Council for the 1962 63 school year. Dr J M Brand of Chester will serve a two year term as alumnus member succeeding Dr Jack T Gocke. Physics instructor Stanley Farr takes a three year term succeeding Walter H Jarecke. Ward D Stone Jr Morgantown was elected by students to a one year term as student representative succeeding Robert C LaLance Jr of St Albans.
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Clarksburg
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St. Albans
Keatley Wins Handicap Event at Triangle Gun Club Shoot
Gene Keatley of Beckley shot 98 of 100 to win the handicap event at Sluefield on Sunday. He is preparing for the upcoming Big National shoot, marking one of his strongest four-year runs.
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World records fall at AAU national swimming meet
Tom Stock and Carl Robie set world records while Don Schollander tied one in AAU men's national swimming championships. Ohio State's Lou Vitucci wins springboard diving title in Philadelphia. Porter House debuts a world record pace to win Roosevelt’s 14 mile race. Firm Policy takes Alabama Stakes at Saratoga. Fred Stolle defeats Whitnee Reed to win Meadow Club Invitational. Arnold Palmer posts 70 to win American Golf Classic. Bob Webster and Barbara McAlister claim AAU platform diving titles. Indianapolis A C B team sets 400 meters relay world mark. Murray Rose and Ingrid Leverstock set American marks in their events.
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Ohio
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Carl Robie
Don Schollander
AAU
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Murray Rose
Ingrid Leverstock
Mullens Grid Equipment To Be Issued Tuesday
Football equipment for Mullens varsity is to be issued Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon. Coach Ray Caldwell announced that only varsity gear will be distributed and asked all interested players to attend.
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Jaycees Golf Opens At Huntington Aug 22
The 17th annual Jaycees international junior golf tournament opens in Huntington on August 22 with teenage golfers from all 50 states and three foreign countries expected. Four players from each state plus entrants from Panama, Japan, and Puerto Rico earn berths. Last year 205 players competed in Denver, Colorado, at the Spring Valley Country Club.
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W. Va
UPI
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Spring Valley Country Club
Denyer Wins 1st Game as Indians Sweep Binghamton
Charleston Indians extend their streak to eight with a 5-4 win and a 4-0 shutout over Binghamton in a doubleheader. George Denyer earned his first win of the season with a four hit shutout. York White Roses edged Springfield Giants 4-3 with a ninth inning run, while Elmira Pioneers blanked league-leading Williams.
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United Press International
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Binghamton
Indians
George Denyer
Denver
York White Roses
Springfield Giants
Elmira Pioneers
Williams
TAC Rules As Yankees' Of Swim World
Cuyahoga Falls Ohio UPI The Indianapolis Athletic Club IAC tops the Imen s National AAU outdoor championships sweeping four world records Stock Stickles and the IAC s B 400 medley relay set 4:01.6 alongside new backstroke and medley marks while Carl Robie at 17 quips two world records in 200 and 200 butterfly events Santa Clara runner up 35% behind IAC among top teams
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West Germany
Carl Robie
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Webster Vitucci champion divers vie for Chicago meet
US Olympic platform champion Bob Webster from Santa Ana California won the platform with 472.7 points while Lou Vitucci of Canton Massachusetts scored 487.1 for runner-up in the national AAU contest in Philadelphia Barbara McAlister of Madera California won the women's division Webster and Vitucci earned automatic berths on the US team for the international meet in Chicago and the Pan American Games in Sao Paulo Brazil next April
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Wright Holds Top Cash in Kansas City Open
Veteran golfer Mickey Wright earned the top prize from the $6,000 Kansas City Women's Open in Kansas City, Missouri. Mary Mills of Gulfport, Mississippi, surged with rounds of 69 and 68 to rise to second place after a sick 79 on Friday, finishing strong but Wright retained the lead.
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Post Homers as Reds Rout Mets 8-4
Wally Post hits a go ahead homer in the eighth inning to lift Cincinnati to an 8-4 victory over the New York Mets, extending the Reds current win streak to eight. Joey Jay wins his 18th, and Cincinnati moves within seven of the Dodgers as Ken MacKenzie relieves.
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Slab Fork Babe Ruth League Champions Crowned
Slab Fork led by MVP Raddy Polk wins the season title with a 10 5 victory. Polk hits above .450 and the award was donated by Bill Sellards. Miss Geneva Bowers is Miss Slab Fork Babe Ruth League with Brenda Richards runner up. Sophia Little League braces for postseason double elimination after rain delay. Slab Fork’s Oaky Calvert throws a no hitter in a 4 0 win over Truman Mine while Tams’ Donald Neff hits his 22nd homer as Smith tries 10 5. Finals set for next Saturday.
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Harper To Be Clinic Speaker At West Virginia Officials Meet
Jackson's Mill West Virginia UPI says Cliff Harper executive secretary of the Alabama High School Activities Commission will headline the weekend football officials clinic. The program runs Saturday and Sunday with panel discussions on officiating techniques duties of four positions and field technique demonstrations. Harper is noted for SEC umpiring in bowl games and for football rules writings.
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UPI
West Virginia Football Officials Clinic
Cliff Harper
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West Virginia Football Officials Association
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Viewmen Win 6-4 in Oak Hill Softball League
Piney View tallies five runs in the sixth inning to beat A and P 6 to 4. Harold Author hits two doubles and Ken Browning adds a double and two singles for Piney View. Hill hits a homer for A and P. Pitchers Hall and Jenkins, Richmond (5), Phillips and Gill.
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