Pro Grid Roundup Browns Packers Seen NFL Winners As Season Starts
Green Bay and Cleveland loom as favorites as the NFL opens its 43rd season with Green Bay hosting Minnesota and Cleveland meeting New York Giants. Exhibition play showed the Packers and Browns dominant, with key wins shaping early title hopes in a crowded league.
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Minnesota
Wills Sparks Dodgers Lead with 3 Stolen Bases Versus Pirates
Maury Wills stole three bases and had three singles as the Dodgers beat the Pirates 5-3 to preserve a half game lead over the Giants, who won 5-4 over the Cubs. Wills extended his hitting streak and moved closer to Ty Cobb’s modern record with 86 steals in 144 games.
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Laver Seeks Tennis Grand Slam Against Emerson in Final
Rod Laver meets Roy Emerson in the National Championship final at Forest Hills for a chance at the grand slam. Laver crushed Rafael Osuna to reach the final while Emerson defeated Chuck McKinley in a four set match. A win could earn Laver a professional contract worth up to 125000 dollars after the Davis Cup.
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Chuck McKinley
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Miss Hard
Margaret Smith
Australia
Vicky Palmer
Phoenix
Miss Smith
Maria Bueno
Bill Shendow Elected Wake Grid Captain
Wake Forest announces Bill Shendow of Winchester Virginia as the 1962 football captain. Coach Bill Hildebrand praised the senior guard as a hustler and strong leader, noting his honor student status and political science major.
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Lincoln Service prepares thousands for tests
WANTED five pass. Lincoln Service helps thousands prepare for these tests every year. It is one of the largest and oldest privately owned schools of its kind and is not connected with the Government.
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Nicklaus Tops World Series with $50 000 First Prize
22 year old Nicklaus wins inaugural World Series of Golf in Akron Ohio. He finishes four strokes ahead of Arnold Palmer and Gary Player, boosting 1962 earnings past $100 000. Palmer earns $12 500 for second place tying with Player. Palmer leads this year in official money with over $80 000. Nicklaus has been in the money in every event this year though has only two wins.
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VFW Wins Pony League Title Over Moose 8 2
The VFW defeated the Moose Club 8 to 2 at Senseny Park to claim the 1962 Pony League championship in the best-of-five series. Larry Buckner earned the win with five innings pitched, and Sam Russell hit a first inning homer as VFW builds early lead and seals victory with a four-run sixth inning. Russell Buckner and Ron Clevenger each had two hits for the victors while Clarke Dixon led Moose with two singles.
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Dick Radatz
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Boston
Bob Allison
Minnesota
Tigers
Don Mincher
Detroit
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Twins
Brooks Robinson
Angels
Oriole
Hoyt Wilhelm
Radatz
Billy Moran
Charley Lau
Russ Snyder
Joe Horlen
White Sox
Floyd Robinson
RBI
Luis Aparicio
Yankees Slip In Doubleheader Setback To Red Sox
The New York Yankees lost two to Boston in a 16 inning doubleheader 9 3 and 9 4. The defeats drop the Yankees to eighth place pacing while the Red Sox surge with late runs and clutch hitting. Billy Gardner and Carl Yastrzemski sparked Boston with timely hitting.
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Weatherly Wins Capitol 300 in Richmond Race
Joe Weatherly, 40, of Norfolk won the Capitol 300 at State Fair Grounds in Richmond driving a 1962 Pontiac. The race covered 150 miles in 2:18 at 65.2 mph, drawing 13,000 fans. Jim Paschal finished second in a 1962 Plymouth, with Fred Lorenzen, Richard Petty, and Rex White following. Weatherly led from the 227th lap after Lorenzen stopped for tires and gas.
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Ill
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Spartanburg
S.C
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