Falk Reported In Line For State Ring Chairmanship
State Athletic Commission meets Friday at 2 pm to elect a new chairman to replace Doug Hayden. Ukiah figure Harry Falk, a proponent of boxing clean-up, is mentioned as a likely choice. meeting also to discuss handbills at Cow Palace and other arenas and maintaining California's state control of wrestling to protect fans and performers.
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Ring Body Sets Meeting on Friday
California Athletic Commission executive officer Jack W. Arch released the agenda for Friday afternoon’s San Francisco meeting at the 1158 New State Building Golden Gate and Linkin. Items include election of officers, fighter ill and unavailable status, new contracts, reinstatements, boxing club licenses, and a dispute between the Olympic Boxing Club and a boxer.
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Air plantings of fish rise in 1962 across 789 lakes
The Department of Fish and Game reports 4,939,516 gingerling trout and salmon released by air in 1962, up from 3,729,877 in 1961. The effort covered 789 lakes in remote regions, with 1,708,495 rainbow trout and 1,278,290 eastern Brook trout among species stocked.
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Golden Eagle Granted Protection Under New Act
The Department of Fish and Game announced that the golden eagle is now protected under amendments to the Bald Eagle Act. The bird, native to foothill regions and wintering near deer areas, is protected to prevent extinction. Ranchers may seek permit to take damaging birds, with the Governor requesting federal authorization before any destruction.
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Palmer and Player Eye Crosby Tourney in California
Gary Player and Arnold Palmer arrive in Monterey to tune up for the Bing Crosby tournament. Palmer aims to win his first Crosby while top pros Nicklaus Lema Ford Littler and Casper join the pro-am field with celebrities at three Del Monte Links venues starting Thursday.
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Packers Voted Best '62 Pro Sports Team
Green Bay Packers, champions of the NFL, were voted the top professional team of 1962 in the weekly editors poll with 86 percent of ballots. The New York Yankees placed second at 79 percent, Boston Celtics third at 66, and the San Francisco Giants fourth at 64, followed by the New York Giants, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Lions, and Houston Oilers in order.
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Thompson to enter four Chevrolet powered Indy 500 cars
Detroit report says Mickey Thompson will field four cars for the Indianapolis 500 with Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray engines in rear mounted design. Two cars are modified previous entries from 1963, and two are new ultra light machines with anticipated shorter lifespans. Harvey Aluminum Co. of Torrance will cast engines and enter the team as factory entrants.
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Bowling Proprieties All-Star Tourney Opens in KC
The BPAA All-Star benefiting event starts Wednesday at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. Top bowlers chase $100,000 in prizes with defending champions Dick Weber Shirley Garrs aiming to defend titles while Don Carter Marion Ladewig seek to reclaim crowns. Carter owns four wins, Ladewig seven. The 1 day event ends Jan 26 and features 288 men 144 women for over 14,000 games.
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Ancient Olympic Amateurs Stir Debate Across Ages
In Athens Greece UPI reports that over two millennia ago athletes debated if competitors were truly amateurs or state-supported hires, a dispute mirroring modern national arguments about athlete funding and eligibility.
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All-Star Classic Features Top NBA Basketball Stars
United Press International reports the NBA All-Star Classic will held in Los Angeles as top players from both teams head to the event. In a recent game San Francisco defeated the New York Knicks 142 to 134, extending Golden State’s four game losing streak and marking a fifth straight win over New York. Wilt Chamberlain scored 48 points while Richie Guerin added 39 for the Knicks. The Warriors led by 23 in the second period before New York narrowed the gap late. Rodgers' late baskets and a free throw helped salt away the game for San Francisco.
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Preview of Boom Year at San Francisco Sports and Boat Show
Thomas R. Rooney predicts a boom year as the 19th Annual San Francisco National Sports and Boat Show at Cow Palace runs February 1–10. Vacationing Pavilion exhibits far exceed previous years with wide out of state participation including Wyoming, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Canada, plus numerous California entries.
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Silver Salmon Egg Take Ended for Year at Noyo
The DFG ended an egg take at Noyo after collecting 49 000 eggs in a test effort to refine a new facility. They also received 750 eyed eggs from Degen in December and eggs from Oregon and near Pudding Creek totaling about 80 000. Plans include yearling stock for 1964 and planting this year in streams such as Smith Fork Eel Noyo Big Garcia Lorenzo Rivers and Pudding Creek. The program supports a decade long coastal stream clearance effort for rehabilitating salmon spawning and nursery areas.
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Don Doll Named New Lion Defense Coach
Detroit press reports Don Doll, former defensive backfield coach, named new defensive coach for the Lions. Head coach Wilish said Monday the team is ready to have a man of Doll's ability on the staff.
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