Palmer grabs early lead in American Golf Classic
Arnold Palmer shot 67 to take a two stroke lead at the American Golf Classic in Akron. He notes his hot putting and a wrist itch from a bee sting, aiming to break his year money record as the tourney offers 9000 to the winner and possible bonuses. Ferree Souchak Bayer and others trailed with 69s while Nicklaus and Snead sit near the top half after opening rounds.
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Exhibitions Herald New Grid Season
Ex Browns quarterback Milt Plum joins the Detroit Lions prompting a pre season clash with his old team in Detroit. The Browns backfield reshuffle follows Ernie Davis’s season ending illness as Plum and Tom Watkins join Detroit while Jim Ninowski eyes Browns quarterback duties alongside Frank Ryan. The six NFL exhibitions Saturday include Packers Cowboys in Dallas and Bears Steelers in Atlanta with Rozelle officiating the Hall of Fame game in Canton. Baltimore Philadelphia in Hershey, Minnesota San Francisco at the World Fair, and Washington versus the Rams in Los Angeles follow.
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FOP Stans Esso Edges Esso 7-6 In City League
Fraternal Order of Police broke a 6-6 tie with six runs in the second inning and held on to beat Clarke County Esso 7-6. Bud Gray allowed most of the damage as FOP rallied with singles and errors to secure the state tournament win.
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F&M and C P Telephone Face Softball Doubleheader at Senseny Park
F&M Games Farmers and Merchants Bank girls softball schedule a twin bill with C P Telephone of Richmond at Senseny Park tomorrow at 1 p.m. Pat Perry and Doris Connors will pitch for F&M with Thompson and an unnamed hurler for C P. Charlie Hill earned the win for FOP in a separate City League game as Lucky Inn beat Coca Cola 7 5.
Virginia names Ralph Law Jr as new UVA swim coach
Ralph Lee Law Jr., longtime Granby High School coach in Norfolk, was appointed swimming coach at the University of Virginia. Law, a Morfolk College of William and Mary graduate, becomes UVA’s first full time swim coach in years. He has 10 years in club AAU and school programs and led Granby to a 11 record with city and district titles.
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Feerick Named New Coach of the Warriors
Bob Feerick, 42, longtime college coach, becomes coach of the San Francisco Warriors in the National Basketball League. He signs a three year deal to lead Wilt Chamberlain and a team moving from Philadelphia to San Francisco after Frank McGuire exits. Feerick previously coached at Santa Clara and played for the Washington Capitols.
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Dodgers Set for Giants Series After 8-3 Win
Dodgers open the weekend with a 5 1/2 game lead over the Giants as Tommy Davis homers in an 8-3 victory over the Phillies. Ed Roebuck rallied for the win while Jack Sanford remained strong for the Mets, and San Francisco beat the Mets 7-1 to trim the gap.
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Rollins and Allen Lift Twins Toward Second Place Tie
Twins gain a share of second by beating Kansas City 12-10 as Rollins and Allen combine for four RBIs each and post batting averages around .290 and .272. Angels, Angels: Fisher shines in White Sox win. Monbouquette blanks Indians. Koplitz supports Detroit over Washington with Bruton key in center.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The data shows top league leaders across batting and pitching based on 275 at bats or more. Runnels Boston tops with a .330, Jimenez Kansas City at .328, Moran Los Angeles and Rollins Minnesota with 139 hits each. Kategorien include Pearson with 90 runs, Siebern 81 RBIs, Killebrew 79, 31 homers Cash, 24 stolen bases Wood. Pitching leaders include Donovan Cleveland with 155 decisions, McBride Los Angeles 114, Pascual Minnesota 144 strikeouts, Pizarro Chicago 137.
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Baseball Stat Leaders 1962 Highlights
At bats Musial leads with 354 and Davis tops runs with 99. Mays drives in 101 or 115, hits leaders include Davis 161 and Flood 144. Robinson and Mays share 40 doubles, Mays adds 26, W. Davis and Virdon lead triples, Mays and Aaron pace home runs with 34 and 30.
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LL All-Star Game Slated Rotary Wins
The Little League All-Star game will be played tomorrow night at 7 30 at Senseng Park with Rotary and National Fruit clubs providing the lineups. Rotary clinched the American League title last night by beating Kiwanis 8 to 5, improving to 13 2 on the season. Bruce Clevenger earned the win, with Mike Thompson and Phil Smallwood pitching in relief. Mike Chapman took the loss as Rotary rallied for a three‑run seventh inning to break a six inning deadlock.
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Baseball Standings and Results From Thursday to Saturday
Standings show New York leading with 67 43 remaining in the A division, Los Angeles 64 50, Minnesota 64 50, Baltimore 58 56, Chicago 57 58. Thursday results include Boston 4 Cleveland 0 and Minnesota 12 Kansas City 10. Saturday has Milwaukee beating Chicago 1 and San Francisco routing New York 7 1.
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