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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1962
Page
9
Stockton California reports Amos Alonzo Stagg turns 100 on August 16 marking a century of football coaching and influence. The storied mentor of the sport is celebrated as a pioneer and enduring figure in American athletics.
The article recalls Amos Alonzo Stagg's 70 year coaching career, his choice of amateur sport over professional baseball, and his later life with wife Stella in Stockton. It notes his Yale beginnings, All America status, and decades at Chicago and Pacific, including teaching and mentoring roles and his principled stance.
Ron Herrenkohl of Roanoke scored his first hole-in-one in six years on the 155-yard seventh at Greenbrier Lakeside. He used a 7 iron while teamed with Joe Hill and C. D. Barnard, both of Roanoke and Virginia Beach respectively.
Puzzle style list includes trading centers and Jewish religious literature with scattered clues like Roman official and Atlantic and several obscured terms. The fragment shows a crossword grid prompt and partial entries such as Penny abbr and Brazilian palm, ending with a garbled line.
Ern ie Milburn rolled a 178 game to top Mac Hyde’s 168 in the Health Center’s Men’s Triples League. He opened with three spares, then a triple strike in the 6th frame, finishing 178.
Charley McDowell of Virginia Beach enters the state Jaycee junior golf championship as the likely winner at Boonsboro Country Club. The 36 hole event opens with 18 holes today and concludes tomorrow, featuring a field of 109 players and potential qualifiers for the national Jaycee tournament in Huntington, W Va. Kenneth Toney, Ricky Napier, Mike Wynn, and Zach Clement are among other notable contenders.
New York AP Dodgers slugger Tommy Davis and Red Sox first baseman Pete Runnels top the midseason batting leaders at the All-Star break. Davis piled 16 hits in 31 at bats for a .516 week and raised his average to .353 while also leading the League in runs batted in with 90.
Top pitcher Hillary Bossier of Grambling College posted a 6-1 record and allowed three earned runs in 51 innings across the season, establishing himself as the leading pitcher in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Ed die Machen meets Cleveland Williams in a heavyweight showdown seen as a key step toward a Liston Patterson title bout. Odds favored Williams 2 to 1 or 3 to 1 with Liston backing Williams after past clashes. Machen brings a 3 4 record against Williams 53 4 as both seek a title shot.
The Shawnee Bowmen held an afternoon shoot at Iz aak Walton Park with 58 archers. Tommy Frye won the men s A class with 447 points, edging Stewart Bradford and Bill Boden. Winners in B C D and E classes followed, plus Free Style sight shooters led by Lee Collins. Women and junior divisions were won by June Craun Annabelle Collins Ruth Lee Orth Joe Butts and others.
Monday and Wednesday listings show no schedule changes with an All-Star game slated in Washington. Fans anticipate a showcase of top players while no other games are on the docket for the week.
Washington report on players push to cut 1963 games from 162 to 153 or other near figures. MLBPA seeks travel relief and opposes day night doubleheaders. Two All-Star games in 1963 supported to aid pension fund. Hall of Fame inclusion discussed.
The VFW team outscored the Jaycees 11 to 8 to stay atop the Winches ter Pony League standings. Steve Milburn led VFW with a double and three singles in four trips, while Fletcher and Jaycees bats fueled the near comeback. Milburn earned the win on the mound as Nickelson took the loss.
A report notes Penn State football teams have posted winning records across 23 consecutive seasons, highlighting sustained success and program stability with consistent coaching and recruitment.
Rotary Downs Kiwanis extended an undefeated Little League streak with a 5-1 victory over the Kiwanis nine. Bruce Clevenger pitched for Rotary, allowing seven hits and one walk while Byron Kelly took the loss. Yost hit a three run homer in the fifth to spark the winners.
The report notes Kentucky played 39 basketball games in the 1947-48 season, the most in the program’s history. It highlights the unusually busy schedule and places the fact in Lexington, Kentucky.
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