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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1962
Page
7
Woodrow Wilson’s Eagles, fresh from wins over top Triple A teams, travel to Summers County to face the Hinton Bobcats in a region key game. Coach Wiseman’s Beckley squad, 10-0, plans man to man defense and expects a tough test from a 7-5 Bobcats riding a six-game win streak.
The Amateur Softball Association of America closed its convention naming sites for 1962 world and regional tournaments. Stratford Bridgeport Conn. will host the men's and women's fast pitch events on Sept. 14-22 and Aug. 24-Sept. 1 respectively. The slow pitch world tournament runs Aug. 31-Sept. 3. Clearwater Fla. was set as the next meeting site for Jan. 25-28, 1963.
Five City Church League games on tap with Johnstown Baptist meeting Memorial Baptist in a key tilt. First Methodist faces Methodist Temple at 7 p.m. Presbyterian versus First Christian follows, then Calvary vs First Baptist. Johnstown seeks its eighth straight win against Memorial Baptist in the fourth game, ending with Crab Orchard against Catholic in the nightcap.
Luis Rodriguez of Cuba, a welterweight contender, said he would even buck the Tiger to gain a welterweight or middleweight title shot. The 25 year old fought Federico Thompson to a lopsided decision in a nationally televised 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden, winning 9-1, 9-1, 7-3 on the scorecards.
Gene Littler clinched a $9,000 prize at the Lucky International golf tournament in San Francisco, finishing 10 under par at 274. He held off strong challenges from George Knudson and Bob Rosburg as Knudson bogeyed 18th to miss a final bid.
UPI reports Chuck Ferries of Houghton Michigan, a University of Denver student, emerged as a top American skiing star after winning the special slalom at Kitzbuehel and then tying for first with Albert Gacon of France on the Olympic course before finishing second to Charles Bozon. Ferries clocked a combined 2 minutes 18 seconds, winning by .4 seconds, and voiced confidence about future world championships in Chamoniix on Feb 10.
Oakwood Auto rallied from eight down with six minutes left using a press to tie Ward's Construction at 40-40 on Babe Riffe's late field goal then won 43-42 in double overtime. Columbia Grill edged Combined Insurance 79-78 after two extra periods while Coca Cola overwhelmed the winless Vikings 56-41. Riffe, Oakwood's top scorer, had nine points with crucial second-half contributions. Lusk and Bill Warden added double figures in the win. Stanley Gilbert poured in 42 for Combined Insurance. Bob Morris led Columbia Grill with 25 points and Tanner scored 17 in overtime. Coca Cola surged from an 11-0 start led by Dick Miller's 18 first-half points and finished with 30 points.
Wellington New Zealand UP I Peter Snell the new sla mor boy of track and field is considering several offers today to give himself a complete American exposure The New Zealand whiz needed just 3 minutes 54 4 seconds to pop into world prominence Saturday the time it took him to run a mile during an international meet here The clocking shattered by one tenth of a second the former world mark set by Australia's Herb Elliott on Aug 6 1958 Snell already is committed to appear in the Los Angeles indoor games on Feb 10 and American promoters are beckoning him to lengthen his stay Daniel J Ferris honorary secretary of the national AAU was first in line with a bid for Snell s services in the New York Athletic Club meet on Feb 16 and the national AAU championships in New York on Feb 24 Arthur Lydiard Snell s coach was openly optimistic about his youngster s chance to take over Herb Elliott s crown as mile champion The big thing to remember is that Snell is just a novice at mile running He will be carefully nursed along There is plenty of time and there is the 1500 meters at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo to plan for Make no mistake about it Snell is capable of much faster times and 3 minutes 48 seconds is well within his capabilities.
The Class A Eastern Baseball League adopted a 140 game schedule, starting Monday April 23 and ending Sunday Sept 9, with six teams in Charleston Williamsport York Binghamton Elmira Springfield. Openers feature Springfield at Williamsport and Charleston at York. The Shaughnessy playoffs resume this season and an All-Star game is set for July 16 as a North l versus South contest.
Boston Celtics center Bill Russell, sidelined a week with an Achilles injury, is expected back in the lineup in Chicago on Wednesday for the Celtics' game against the Packers. Doctor John Doherty said Russell was 95 percent fit after his evaluation Sunday.
John Uelses, a German-born Marine competing in the AAU division at the Washington Armory, cleared 15 feet 10% inches to set a world indoor record and beat the outdoor mark of 15 feet 9% inches. He believes breaking 16 feet is imminent, noting his prior best was 15 feet 6% inches at the Sugar Bowl. Davies of Oklahoma State, transferring to Arizona State, agrees the 16-foot barrier will fall.
The San Francisco Saints beat the Kansas City Steers 106-102 for their seventh straight win in the second half, led by Kenny Sears with 33 points. Kansas City coach Jack McMahon argued with officials as Pittsburgh Rens moved atop the Eastern Division with a 103-87 win over Chicago. In other action, New Star, a French-bred mare, earned a berth to the International at Roosevelt Raceway after winning the Prix d Amerique trot.
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