Koufax and Drysdale Dominate 1962 NL Pitching Honors
In Cincinnati the Dodgers duo Koufax and Drysdale swept major NL pitching honors for 1962. Koufax led with a 2.54 ERA and 216 strikeouts despite injury. Drysdale won 25 games, started 41, and fanned 232 batters. Pirates led team ERA. Hall of Fame game set for August 5 at Abner Doubleday Field with inductees to follow.
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Bob Shaw
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Bob Purkey
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Abner Doubleday Field
Sophia Shady In ACL Contest Tonight
Raleigh County basketball night features Sophia United against Shady Spring in a pivotal ACL battle at Beaver with Sophia aiming for its third win and Shady seeking its second as Mount Hope hosts Mullens and Pineville visits Baileysville in area contests before Christmas.
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Rebels
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Stoco
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Bob Douglas
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Duke Quarterback Jerry Barger Hustles to Halt Wild Punt
In the 1955 Duke vs. Nebraska Orange Bowl, Duke quarterback Jerry Barger attempted a punt into a strong wind. The ball fluttered and bounced backward across the field, eventually returning past the line of scrimmage before Barger recovered, causing Duke to lose two yards on the play.
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Duke
Jerry Barger
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Blue Devils
Collegiate Basketball Scores From Various Matches
A compilation of scores from multiple games across universities and colleges including West region matchups. Notable results feature Morris Harvey 120 Beckley College 92 and Auburn 79 Chattanooga 37, with several invitational tourney losers and close finishes across campuses such as Indiana Central Earlham and Tulane Houston.
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Tampa
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Millsaps
Lambuth
S.w’ern la
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Oglethorpe
Toledo
Town
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Pac. Lutheran
Concordia
Illinois
San Jose St
Augsburg
Gust. Adolphus
NY Must Score Early To Top Packers LeBaron
NY Giants must score early to beat the Green Bay Packers in the NFL championship game, says Eddie LeBaron at a New York pro quarterbacks meeting. He warns Packers pressuring defense after an early lead makes offense difficult and urges the Giants to force the Packers to adopt their own style and risk mistakes.
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LeBaron
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UPI
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Green Bay
Eddie LeBaron
Dallas Cowboys
Giants
Clay to Fight Powell in Pittsburgh Boxing Showdown
Cassius Clay, undefeated heavyweight, is set for a 10 round bout with Charlie Powell of San Francisco at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena on January 24. If he wins, he could face Doug Jones at Madison Square Garden on March 2 or 9. The event is promoted by Archie Litman and the Pittsburgh Dapper Dan Club. Powell, a former NFL player with the 49ers and Raiders, won two knockouts this year.
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Charlie Powell
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Doug Jones
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Madison Square Garden
Archie Litman
Pittsburgh Dapper Dan Club
Archie Moore
Los Angeles
San Francisco Forty-Niners
Oakland Raiders
Liston Patterson bout tops 1962 sports year
UPI reports the Sonny Liston knockout of Floyd Patterson in 2 06 of the first round to claim the heavyweight title stands as the top sports story of 1962. The year’s best includes the Yankees' World Series comeback, Maury Wills' 104-base season, Benny Paret’s death, Nicklaus Palmer Open finish, America's Cup race, John Veles pole vault, Brumer world high jump mark, and USC’s West Coast myth-?
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Charles
Sonny) Liston
Floyd Patterson
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Patterson
Dodgers
Yankees
Maury Wills
Ty Cobb
Benny
Kid) Paret
New York State
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Weatherly
Gretel
John Velses
Valery Brumer
Russia
University Southern California
West Coast
Sports Year 1954 to Liston Patterson Fight Highlight
A brisk survey of a busy sports year features Oscar Fraley and top wins across football golf tennis and boxing. Arnold Palmer dominates links with a record Open victory while Liston’s devastating knockout of Patterson at Comiskey Park stands as the night’s centerpiece.
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Rod Laver
Decidedly
Aidan
Cincinnati
Ohio State
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New York Mets
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Gary Player
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Nicklaus
Dick Tiger
Gene Fullmer
Cassius Clay
Archie Moore
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Liston
Patterson
Espinosa and Wright Victors In International Boxing Showdowns
In Sydney Leo Espinosa of the Philippines outpointed Italian Frederico Scarponi in a 12 rounder. In Paris Teddy Wright from Detroit KO’d Lima Peru’s Dante Pelaez in round one.
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Australia
UPI
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Philippines
Frederico Scarponi
Italy
Paris
Teddy Wright
Detroit
Mich
Dante Pelaez
Lima
Peru
Lakers Top Nationals In Narrow 126 120 Win
West scores 30 as Los Angeles beats Syracuse 126 120 in Los Angeles the only NBA game of the night. Elgin Baylor nets 42 points in the fifth straight Lakers win with Jerry West adding 30 as Rudy LaRusso sidelined by a swollen ankle and slated to return Friday against St. Louis. Attendance 7 241.
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Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
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Lakers
Elgin Baylor
Jerry West
Lee Shaffer
Hal Greer
Los Angeles
Rudy LaRusso
St. Louis
Area Hoop Schedule Highlights Region Matches
Area teams schedule includes Sharples at Clear Fork and Clay County visiting Fayetteville while Bramwell hosts Glen Rogers. Trap Hill travels to Greenville with Sandstone at Mark Twain and Mullens at Mount Hope. Pineville meets Stoco and Sophia visits Shady Spring. Collegiate action notes Wesleyan at Fairmont and Tech at Glenville while WVU State competes in Quantico, Virginia tournament.
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Sandsone
Mark Twain
Sharples
Clear Fork
Bramwell
Glen Rogers
Shady Spring
Sandstone
Glen Rogers News
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Seth
Stoco
Trap Hill
Sophia
Shady
Mullens
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
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Pineville
Baileysville
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Glenville
WVU State
Quantico
McKinley Named No 1 American Singles Player
New York United Press International reports Chuck McKinley of St. Ann Missouri was recommended as the No 1 singles player in the United States by the U S Lawn Tennis Association. Once hailed as the Golden Boy he reached the U S nationals semi finals last September and won several titles. Official status awaits USLTA meeting in Fort Lauderdale February 2 1963.
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UPI
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Chuck McKinley
St. Ann
United States
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McKinley
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
WVU 10th Cincinnati Still Tops In Nation
The University of Cincinnati basketball team remained No 1 in the UPI major college rankings, earning 33 of 35 first place votes from the coaches. Cincinnati extended a long winning streak to 24 in two years and had defeated Kansas and Kansas State the prior week.
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Virginia Tech Upsets Mississippi State in Blacksburg
Virginia Tech, trailing late, rallied to beat fifth-ranked Mississippi State 82-65 at Blacksburg. The win caps a strong season for the Gobblers, who now stand 4-0 under freshman coach Bill Matthews, after previously defeating Kentucky. Bobby Vicars led with 20 points, while Howard Pardue and Barry Benfield added 19 each.
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Loyola of Chicago
United Press International
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Illinois
San Jose State
Arizona State University
Bobby Vicars
Howard Pardue
Barry Benfield
Frank Alvis
Bill Matthews
College basketball ratings list top 20 teams from UPI
The United Press International ranking places Cincinnati first with six to zero record and 348 points. Duke follows with 286 points and a 6-0 mark, while Loyola of Illinois, Ohio State, and Mississippi State also hold top spots. The second ten includes Colorado, Kentucky, Oregon State, Seattle, Minnesota, Notre Dame, UCLA, Wisconsin, Marquette, and Princeton with varying points and records.
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Packers Receive Hero's Welcome In Green Bay
Green Bay Wisconsin fans greeted the Western Division champion Packers in freezing weather as Vince Lombardi led the team off the plane. Lombardi urged players to hurry home to their families while Hornung and Taylor called the division title win tremendous. Lombardi avoided talk of the upcoming playoff with the Giants.
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Packers
Paul Hornung
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New York
Engle Sets Out To Remove Fat Restore Balance
Penn State Coach Rip Engle leads the Nittany Lions toward the Gator Bowl clash with Florida after a White House visit with President Kennedy. Engle cites excess weight among players, vows spirited workouts through the week before Jacksonville bowl trip.
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