James Wood Colonels Face Size and Experience Gap in 1962
The Colonel football squad under new coach Casey lacks beef and experience. With a 175 pound senior line and backs around 135-140, the team relies on four seniors and several juniors as starters. They open against Sulldes Elkton and schedule include Luray George Mason Mosby Loudoun County and Handley as key opponents.
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Casey
James Wood
Loudoun County
Herndon
Clarke County
Handley
Colonels
John Mosby Academy
Lo County
Lou
Doun Valley
Warren County
Case
Sulldes
Elkton
Luray
George Mason
Cleveland bidders plan 1963 NBA venture with Luce
Two Cleveland businessmen Marks and Glickman announce a verbal contract to pursue a National Basketball Association franchise in 1963 for All-America Jerry Luce and a bid to save the Cleveland Arena. They cite money problems as a factor in the NBA’s defunct Cleveland franchise decision. Bing Devine to continue as St. Louis Cardinals general manager after a five hour meeting with Gussie Busch.
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Neland
Cleveland
Jerry Luce
Marks
Oneida. Ing
Audamerica
Ohio State
NBA
Steinbrenner
Pipers
Carl Glickman
Cleveland Arena
ST. Louis
Bing Devine
St. Louis Cardinals
August A. (Gussie) Busch Jr
Devine
Frank Lane
Qualifying Set For National Amateur Golf
Sixty golfers compete for five berths in the National Amateur at the James River course Country Club of Virginia next Tuesday. Vinnie Giles of Lynchburg leads the field, with former champions Ed Gravely, Connie Sellers, George Fulton, Ned Baker, James O Watts Jr among others from Roanoke Richmond Rocky Mount Virginia Beach Blacksburg Williamsburg Newport News and North Carolina. Ed Justa and Charley McDowell also appear in the 36 hole sectional event.
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Richmond
Virginia Campion
James River
Country Club of
Virginia
Vinnie Giles
Lynchburg
Hot Springs
Ed Gravely
Rocky Mount
N.C
Connie Sellers
George Fulton
Roanoke
Ned Baker
James O. Watts Jr
Ed Justa
North Carolina
Charley McDowell
Virginia Beach
Billy Deemer
Blacksburg
Sam Wallace
Williamsburg
Morris Beecroft
Newport News
Yankees Drop Doubleheader To Indians As Pair Sealed
Cleveland wins 3-2 and 9-5 to sweep the Yankees in a doubleheader tying the skid to eight losses in ten games for New York. Camilo Pascual notches a win as Minnesota and Baltimore also post wins while Detroit and Boston have rained out their doubleheader.
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Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Indians
Yankees
Cleveland
Tribe
Ralph Houk
New York
Bombers
Camilo Pascual
Minnesota
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Washington
Detroit Tiger-Red Sox
Boston
Hummer Edges Halltown in City League Playoff Duel
Hummer and Burnt Factory can clinch the City and Church league playoffs tonight at Senseng Park after decisive wins in a best-of-three set. Hummer beat Halltown 2-1 with a seventh inning rally, while Burnt Factory routed EUB 7-2. Bill Gosnell delivered an inside-the-park homer for R Hummer in a dramatic win as Gene Singhass notched the mound victory.
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R. H. Hummer
Burnt Factory
Senseng Park
Hummer
Valley Board of
Halltown
Bill Gosnell
Jim Lloyd
Gosnell
Valley Board
Frank Simons
Ramey
Randy Ders
Anders
Jerry Fink
John Bowers
Simons
Earl Peacher
Peacher
Bill Longerbeam
Roebuck Leads Dodgers Past Reds 2-1 On 13th-Inning Rally
Ed Roebuck pitched four shutout innings to back a 13th inning comeback ending with Johnny Roseboro’s bases loaded single. Dodgers edge Reds 2-1 as Roebuck improves to 9-0 with key late relief in a tight NL matchup.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Ed Roebuck
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Reds
Johnny Roseboro
Roebuck
Arizona Instructional League
Dodger
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Giants
Bob Hendley
Hank Aaron
Lou Johnson
Bob Friend
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Jim Campbell
Houston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York Mets
Don Drysdale
Don Blasingame
Vada Pinson
Joey Jay
Frank Howard
Duke Snider
Jousting Tourney Set By Clear Brook Trailriders
The Clear brook Trailriders stage a traditional jousting tournament on Labor Day at 2 p.m. on the George Yeakley farm west of Welltown Pike route 663. Events include open jumping barrel and flat races before the main jousting crown ceremony with a queen and four maids. Congressional candidate Jack Marsh will give the coronation address.
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Lancelot
Clearbrook Trailriders
George Yeakley Farm
Welltown Pike
Jack Marsh
Threatened Picketing Is Averted
Lynchburg officials and a Southern Christian Leadership Conference committee announced a satisfactory solution ending the threatened picketing of Savannah White Sox games. The hotel agreed to house both white and Negro players, resolving one grievance. a second grievance about segregated housing in other cities could not be settled locally.
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Lynchburg
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
William C. Vaughan
Savannah
White Sox
SCLC
Virgil A. Wood
Arlington
Major League Leaders Batting and Power for 325 At Bats Plus
Top batting averages feature Runnels Boston .339 and Siebern Kansas City .318 over 325 at bats. Siebern also leads in runs with 95 and RBIs at 101. Richardson New York hits 169 while Rollins Minnesota hits 165. Robinson Chicago leads with 37 doubles and Yastrzemski Boston 34. Cimoli Kansas City and Bressoud Lumpe Boston tie with 14 triples show Br. Cash Detroit and Killebrew Minnesota lead home runs with 34. Aparicio Chicago and Wood Detroit share 24 stolen bases.
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Runnels
Boston
Siebern
Kansas City
Pearson
Los Angeles
Killebrew
Minnesota
Richardson
New York
Rollins
Robinson
Chicago
Yastrzemski
Cimoli
Bressoud
Lumpe
Cash
Detroit
Aparicio
Wood
Baseball season leaders in batting and power
Batting leaders include T. Davis Los Angeles 838 at bats Robinson Cincinnati and H. Aaron Milwaukee 387. Runs list Robinson Cincinnati 114 and H. Aaron Milwaukee 111. RBIs led by T. Davis Los Angeles 126 and Robinson Cincinnati 118. Hits top T. Davis 182 and Robinson 170. Mays San Francisco and H. Aaron Milwaukee lead in doubles and home runs respectively.
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T. Davis
Los Angeles
Robinson
Cincinnati
H. Aaron
Milwaukee
Mays
San Francisco
W. Davis
Virdon
Pittsburgh
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Harmon Killebrew
Bernie Allen
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Teta
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