Raise Olympic Hopes U S Men Surprise Russians In Track
At Stanford California the United States men upset the Soviet Union with a record team score of 128 to 107 in the USA USSR meet. Valery Brumel set a world best 7 feet 5 inches in the high jump. Hal Connolly added a hammer world record of 231 feet 10 inches. Soviet women defeated American women 66 to 41.
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Stanford
Calif
Soviet Union
United States
Uncle Sam
U.S.A
Valery Brumel
Hal Connolly
Senana Tee
Stanford Stadium
John Oelkers
Tulane
Dove
Oelkers
Japan
Gavriel Korobkov
U.S.S.R
Brumel
Pyotr Bolotnikov
Jim Beatty
Jerry Tarr
Dallas Long
Bolotnikov
Ron Morris
Willie Atterberry
al Oerter
Jerry Siebert
Dave Archibald
California
Frosh
Ray Saddler
Texas Southern Frosh
Alis Williams
Arizona State
Rex Cawley
Southern
Elyvira Ozolina
Tamara Press
McKinley to clash with Solle on clay in Davis Cup bid
U S Davis Cup ace Chuck McKinley and Australia's No 1 seed Fred Stolle meet in the national clay court championship. McKinley advances then leads the U S team to Mexico City for practice before the American Zone semifinals August 4 to 6. Marty Riessen joins the U S squad replacing Whitney Reed.
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Chicago
Chuck McKinley
U.S
Major League League Leaders Summary
Major League Leaders list top values for batting runs RBIs hits doubles triples and home runs in both leagues. It notes players like Runnels Wagner Mays Aaron and Koufax among leaders in categories such as batting average runs and strikeouts with team affiliations Boston Kansas City Chicago Los Angeles Saint Louis and Milwaukee.
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Runnels
Boston
Jimenez
Kansas City
Siebern
Pearson
Wagner
Los Angeles
Robinson
Chicago
Cunningham
Cimoli
Lumpe
Cash
Detroit
Wood
Howser
Wickersham
McBride
Pascual
Minnesota
Pizarro
T. Davis
Musial
St. Louis
Wills
Mays
San Francisco
Great
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
W. Davis
Navy Youth Staunton Woman Win Skeet Shoot
Kenny Sedlecky 21 of Washington and Mrs Page Kable of Staunton Va led the Clark Invitational skeet shoot weekend with top honors. Sedlecky won the all gauge title after a 100x100 tie and extra rounds, while Kable claimed the women's all gauge title with 89x100 and joined Buntrock to win the two man team title. The Rocky Mount five man team won the team crown with 476x500. Junior honors went to George Rasmussen Jr 15 of Palm Beach Fla and sub junior to James Rucker Jr 10 of Rocky Mount.
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Hot Springs
Kenny Sedlecky
Navy
Washington
Page Kable
Staunton
Sedlecky
C. B. Allen
Baltimore
Kable
al Buntrock
Rocky Mount, Va
A. D. Simpson
Henry Hewitt
H. B. Woody
L. E. Perdue
F. L. Peake
George Rasmussen Jr
Palm Beach
Fla
James Rucker Jr
Rocky Mount
J. E. Rucker
Henry Alcus
New Orleans
Feller Robinson Roush and McKechnie inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown ready for 10 000 autograph seekers as Bobby Feller Jackie Robinson Edd Roush and Bill McKechnie join Hall of Fame. Feller and Robinson honored in morning ceremony with plaques. veterans’ committee elected Roush and McKechnie.
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Feller
Robinson, Roush, McKechnie
Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
N.Y
Bobby Feller
Jackie Robinson
Edd Roush
Bill McKechnie
Robinson
New York Yankees
Milwaukee Braves
Hall of Fame
Veterans’ Committee of 12
Roush
McKechnie
Boxing results from Tokyo New York and Nashville
The Associated Press reports on boxing bouts with Samart Sorndaeng stopping Kawakami in Tokyo, Don Fullmer defeating Rivera on points in New York, and Billy Collins knocking out Fortunato in New York.
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Tokyo
Samart Sorndaeng
Thailand
Yasunari Kawakami
New York
Don Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Juan Rivera
Argentina
Billy Collins
Nashville
Tony Fortunato
Glenn Skies with Kennedys in Hyannisport Weekend
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr vacationed with the Kennedy family at Hyannisport Massachusetts. Glenn water skied in a tandem tow with Jackie Kennedy and Caroline Kennedy joined Mrs Kennedy on skis. The Marlin yacht hosted the gathering with David Ormsby Gore and others aboard.
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Hyannisport
Mass
John H. Glenn, Jr
Lewis Bay
Glenn
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Jacqueline
Sunda Coe
Virginia tackles loss of Kowalakowski ineligible
Virginia announces freshman tackle Bob Kowalakowski is academically ineligible. Coach Bill Elias may shift Bill Mason from guard to fill the gap, while fullback remains a problem after Doug Thomson’s ineligibility and anticipated departure to Kentucky.
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Charlottesville
Bob Kowalakowski
Universe of Virginia
Bill Elias
Letterman Bill Mason
Kowalakowski
Virginia
Doug Thomson
Thomson
University of Kentucky
Weekend road deaths rise with two more fatalities
A weekend traffic toll includes Easterling a 45 year old Navy man at Norfolk killed in a collision on Virginia 10 near Michael Hubbard 113 of Sandston died after his bicycle was struck on Meadow Road in Sandston.
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Associated Press
Ead
Virgisle
Easterling
Norfolk
Virginia
Michael Hubbard
Sandston
Meadow Road
Princess Anne False Start in Pool Finish Third
Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, slipped during the start of a 30 yard freestyle at a girl scout meet in Hampton. She recovered and finished the race third as the starter ordered on your mark. Also Dow Chemical to add acrylic fibers plant at James City County with occupancy by August 1963.
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London
Anne
Elizabeth II
Abbey Troop
Hampton
Dow Chemical Co
James City
Michigan State Sophomore Tailback Doug Roberts
Michigan State University reports sophomore tailback Doug Roberts, brother of former Spartan captain Jack Roberts.
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Michigan State
Doug Roberts
Spartaney
Jack Roberts
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McKinley
Stolle
Bob Hewitt
Bill Lenoir
University of Arizona
Donna Floyd
Arlington
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Santa Monica
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Long Beach
Sue Behlmar
Marilyn Montgomery
San Antonio
Carol Hanks
THE
Purkey
Drysdale
Koufax
Harry Robb
Gettysburg
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Naivral Gas
Everett
Red” Knowles
Frank Malzone
Boston Red Sox
Malzone
MoeKechnie
Oldtimers’ Group
Yanks
M & M Boys
Braves
Henry Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Baseball Writers Association of America
Iowa
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodger
Veterans’ Committee
Clifford Manning
Bobby Richardson
Clifford
Perry Engineering Co., Inc
Winchester, VA
Dor David Ormsby-Gore
Princess Anne
Dow Chemical
Footers Cleaners
Valley Ave
Drug Fair
W. Amherst
Loudoun St
B&m Chevrolet
Corvairs
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