James Wood Colonels roll past Loudoun for 68 31 win
James Wood's 68 31 league victory over Loudoun County boosts the Colonels to a three game win streak. Billy Pugh led with 16 points, Granville Kerns added 13, and Ronnie Kerns 12 as four James Wood players reached double figures. Speedy Fields top-scored for the Raiders with 13.
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James Wood
Colonels
Loudoun County Raiders
Billy Pugh
Granville Kerns
Ronnie Kerns
Speedy Fields
Raiders
Walter Britton
Gary Tissinger
Wilson Braithwaite
Martin Dietz
Russell Luttrell
Loudoun County
Peake's 555 Series Sparks Desperados Victory
Bob Peake led Desperados with a 555 series and a 256 final game at Northside Mudway Lea gue, boosting Desperados to a 2687 to 2516 win over Preachers as Sustrick and others contributed solid scores. Other league results included Gutter Gang 3 1 over Pistons and Bottlenecks over Cats with strong 503 reduced by high-scoring foes.
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Northside
Bob Peake
Desperados
Senu Hoyith
Andy Sustrick
Preachers
Gutter Gang
Pistons
John Moser
Frank Cook
Dick Samfec
Alice Menefee
Alyce Michael
Elmer Sallinger
Carter
Ron Smith
Nina Brown
Falcons
Dick Richard
Mil Brill
Ing
Petty Bennington
Mil’s
Parker Green
Earl Poston
Walt Grawthein
Boyce Fire Co Installs New Officers
New officers were installed at the Boyce Volunteer Fire Co during the annual banquet at the Fire Hall. Jorge Rosier serves as fire company president, Rob ert McDonald as vice president, Burch McKay as secretary, and William Yowell as treasurer. Auxiliary leadership includes Mrs. George Rosier as director head, Mrs. Lynwood Lanam as vice head, and Mrs. William Yowell as secretary. The event was held at the local Fire Hall with members from both groups in attendance.
Martin Co develops space death ray for 1963 tests
Denver AP report says Martin Co rocket plant scientists announce a space weapon to evaporate targets with a beam hotter than 100000 degrees, about the size of a large searchlight, weighing 30000 pounds. On earth it would work under a mile, in space 50 to 200 miles, with Air Force interest but no comment from Washington.
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Colo
Outer Space
Martin Co
Carl. L. Kober
Advance Systems
Earth
Kober
Air Force
Washington
Tigers Star Norm Gash Tops AL Batting Power
Detroit first baseman Norm Gash batted .431 against Kansas City last season and .290 against Baltimore and the Yankees, hitting .296 overall against the Y.
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Norm Gash
Detroit Tiger
Kansas City
Baltimore
Yankees
Wilt Chamberlain Nets 78 Points In Loss In Triple OT
Wilt Chamberlain scored 78 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 151 147 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers in three overtimes. Coach Frank McGuire praised Wilt’s stamina while Elgin Baylor noted Wilt could reach 100 in the future. Baylor added Wilt’s hot hand and free throws affected the outcome.
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Jim Walters
Philadelphia
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia Warriors
National Basketball Assa
Wilt
Warriors
Frank McGuire
Lakers
Elgin Baylor
McGuire
Chamberlain
Baylor
Elgin
Chiefs and Community Food Triumph in City Basketball League
Kern Motor Chiefs overwhelmed the Student Nurses 67 to 12 led by Ann Custer with 23 points and Betty Brown 20. Community Food beat Paul's TV & Radio 55 to 51 with George Whitmore scoring 27 points and nine free throws.
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Kern Motor Chiefs
Paul’s TV & Radio
Ann Custer
Kern Motor
Betty Brown
Annie Otto
Anita Oates
Connie Baker
Sandy Bray
Judy Hurst
Sandy Cochran
Sally Happ
Candy Horn
George Whitmore
Paul
Fullmer Paret clash deepens title muddle in Las Vegas
Gene Fullmer and Benny Paret meet in a 15 round bid for Fullmer’s NBA middleweight title at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The fight, telecast ABC 10 p.m. EST, pits the 30 year old Fullmer against the 24 year old Cuban challenger with Paret seeking two titles at once amid questions of rematch rights and division status.
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Nev
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Utah
Benny
Kid) Paret
Cuba
ABC
Fullmer
National Boxing Association
Paret
Henry Armstrong
England
Terry Downes
Europe
New York
Massachusetts
Carmen Basilio
Gene
Las Vegas’ Convention Center
Ime
Fallmer
Marv Jenson
Basketball Standings From The Associated Press Report
The East shows Navy over Manhattan 67 to 50 and NYU 83 over Denver 69. Penn State edged Syracuse 77 to 60. Vermont beat Maine 53. West Virginia 78 over The Citadel 70. Duke 86 defeated Louisville 56. South Carolina 71 over Virginia 63. Miami Florida 69 beat Murray 67. East ranges noted. Midwest Ohio State 85 over Wichita 62. South Dakota 84 over Westmar 67. Southwest New Mexico 56 over Oregon 46. Arkansas 68 over North Texas 61. Southern California 78 over Kansas 70. Far West Colorado 72 over Arizona 51. Utah State 105 over Los Angeles Loyola 91. Santa Clara 64 over Brigham Young. San Jose State 71 over Nevada 43. Idaho 70 over Montana State 62. Gonzaga 78 over Eastern Washington 57. Wyoming 73 over Hardin-Simmons. Cincinnati has a working agreement with San Diego of the pact.
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NYU
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Maine
South West Virginia
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Santa Clara
Brigham: Young
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Montana State
Gonzaga
Eastern Wash
Wyoming
Hardin Simmons
Hall fires Hall at West Point
West Point announces the termination of Dale Hall’s contract as head football coach effective immediately, in a sudden leadership shakeup at the United States Military Academy.
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West Point
N. Y
Dale Hall
United States Military Academy
Ohio State and Wake Forest Clash In Showdown Tonight
Ohio State coming off an 85-62 home win over Wichita to stretch its unbeaten streak to three faces Wake Forest in Winston-Salem. Jerry Lucas played with a bandaged knee and scored 27 points in 23 minutes as concerns linger over his readiness for tonight's matchup. Wake Forest, rested at home after two early nonconference wins, relies on Len Chappell to pace the offense.
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Winston-Salem
Wake Forest
Buckeyes
Wichita
Jerry Lucas
Lucas
Pittsburgh
Davidson
North Carolina State
Decoas
Len Chappell
Pro Basketball Results and ABL Scores Flash Across Weekend
Saturday results show Philadelphia 151 over Boston 147 and Detroit 133 Chicago 07 while Cincinnati 128 and St Louis 128 tie. Sunday card lists Philadelphia Chicago New York Cincinnati in Jacksonville and Cincinnati. Also Detroit Tigers have strong balance toward batting title with Leeda and Cobb among leaders.
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Boston
Syracuse
Detroit
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Los Angeles
New York
Jacksonville
Fla
Kansas City
San Francisco
Hawaii
Washington
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Douglas Dominates West Luray 104-28 in Season Opener
Douglas High School opened its basketball season with a dominant 104-28 win over West Luray. Noah Laws led Douglas with 26 points, followed by Paul Walker 22 and Clarence Curry 15. six others scored. West Luray’s Fry led visitors with 18 points as Douglas built a 21-4 first quarter lead and coasted.
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West Luray
Noah Laws
Douglas
Paul Walker
Clarence Curry
Richard Har
Ris
John Laws
Robert Newman
Bulldogs
Fry
Garry Tutt
Casper Billings
Simms
Harrisonburg
Mt Pleasant Triumphs Twice Over Market St
Mt Pleasant teams won two out of three matches against Market Street churches led by Bob Harrison and Floyd Luttrell. Feature scores included Edwin Fiddler 154 and Blair Webber 139, with Stephen son Methodist defeating Golden Rule twice. The Health Center mixed doubles handicap tournament is announced for this weekend with multiple cash prizes.
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Church Keane
Mt. Pleasant
Market St. Methodist
Floyd Luttrell
Congregational Christian
Stephenson Methodist
Edwin Fiddler
Blair Webber
Jake Skiles
Stephenson
Chauncey Snapp
Dick Renner
Lee Ebert
Sam McCall
Robert Spaid
Carl McKee
U.B. No. 1
Congregational
Jack Boyd
Sonny Cooper
Ed Triplett
First Baptist Gaim
Lawrence Grim
Richard Haymaker
Allen DeSchon
Charles Lake
Charles Schen
Billy Graham Plans Crusade In Japan in 63
Greenville AP reports evangelist Billy Graham will lead a team to Japan early in 1963 for a crusade scheduled in April and May with services in Tokyo Stadium seating about 100000 and additional meetings in about 100 smaller cities.
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Japan
Greenville
S.C
Bibly Graham
Tokyo’ Stadium
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