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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes Uelses sets outdoor vault John vetoes aim for 16%. Santa Barbara Calif. A John Uelses rocketed to 16 feet inches in the pole vault saturday to become the first Man to clear16 feet outdoors and set a world record in the process. Just As he became the first athlete to break the 16-foot Selling indoors  Winter Uelses propelled himself Over the bar on the second try. The 24-year-old former Alabam athlete who live in Miami and Only recently was discharged As Marine Corporal leaped High out of the sawdust As soon As he  was first announced that the height was 16%. However a subsequent measurement raised it to Uelses feat erased the existing world record of 15-10%, set in 1961 by George Davies of Oklahoma state. Davies and Uelses were billed Ashe headliners but Davies dropped out after Clearing 15-4 and missing at is Xvi. The Competition then developed Between Uelses and Dave Tork. A 26-year-old Marine first Lieuten ant from Camp Pendleton  rept Over the bar at 1s-8k the Best either had done out doors and then they went after the 16 Challenge. But Tork could t make it. Uelses then failed in three tries at 16-4. Two of them were com misses. T i was confident i could Clear 10feet," Uelses told newsmen before depart but i 164. Hawe Wymore than i second two by nation former Ordy nov Inch an the world a Conovas Bab Kamark twice. Lan Arizona Wea 100-Yard Lowed twas aided pistons trip . To prolong series los Angeles a the revitalized Detroit pistons prolonged the Western division finals of the National basketball association by whipping us lot Angeles lakers 133425. Saturday night before %263 Wilmington . A first round Leader Jim Ferrier leaped Back from third position into tie for the 54-Hoia Lead saturday in the $20.000 Azale open Golf tournament with Mason Rudolf and Billy Maxwell their 209 totals seven under Par put them a stroke ahead of Dave Man and two up on Tommy Jacobs going into sunday s final round. Maxwell and Rudolph each shot 69, lowest round of the Day i which a steady 20-mlle-an-hour toe Victory trimmed the Laker Lead to 3-2 in the Best of seven series which resumes tuesday night at Detroit it was the first tuna the pistons have Defeated the Laker sin the sports Anna. The pistons momentarily los their poise in the last Quarter but their earlier 30-Polnt Lead was to great an advantage for lot Angeles to  Willie Jones and Johnny Egan substitutes for most of the season and Veteran Forward Bai Ley Howell provided the Piston with their scoring punch. Jones led the attack with 27 Points Howell got 36 and Egan 23, Laker Star Elgin Baylor was cold at the Start but got his scoring Eye Midway in the contest and Ledall scorers with 37. Other top Laker scorers were Rudy Larusso with 24, Jerry West with 22 and Frank Selvy who connected for 2l Laker booed after building up a 6-0 Lead the lakers trailed at half late 68-52,and were booed when they trailed by 38 points102-74t the end of the third Quarter. It War at the Start of the fourth Quarter that los Angeles began its big drive. The lakers ran off 11 straight Points to reduce the mar Gin to 10246, and near the end of the game got the pistons Down Toa 10-Potnt Lead at 134-114. The lakers pressed offensively but time ran out Jones who fouled out along wit Walter Dukes with Only minutes to play in the game was the Pis tons spark plug. He set up Many Points with assists and got his own buckets on drives and it  swept i los Angeles opened the series sweeping the first three games. Bat Detroit stayed alive with 118417 Victory test thurs Day in  lakers is Points in the fourth Quarter was an allot mensa playoff record shattering the old. Mark of 46 by  coach Fred Schaus was charged with two technical  second one automatically put Ting him oat of the game near the end of the fourth Quarter. Warriors Down celtics 11 to lie series at 2 i Philadelphia a Wilt Chamberlain received a trophy Ashe most valuable player in the National basketball. Association Here saturday and then went out 3 tied for 3rd-Day Lead in Azalea open tourney South tops North 99-90, to sweep . Cage series Lawton. Okla a the South team with four of its play ers accounting for 76 Points Defeated the North. 99-90, saturday night to sweep the two gom Junior College All Star basketball series Here. The South As it did in Friday night s 107-97 Triumph never trailed in the  Barnes of Cameron okla College took scoring honors with32 Points for the South. Trailing him were oklahoman Bill Kus Lela of Bacone with 17, Willie Murrell of Eastern am with 15 and Mike Bryant of Cameron with12. Paul Henry of Coffey due kan.,and Joe Cut Audi of Mason City College Iowa each scored 18 Point for the North. Jack Halford of n o it h Greenville , got Points. Barnes got 23 rebounds and Mur Rell was next with 12 As the South led 58-45, in that department southerly wind swept the cup fear country club course with occasional guru up to 30 . Only 16 of the 77 players bettered Par 72 and 10 others equalled it Ferrier shot a 70 to move into the thick of the scramble for the top Money of$2,800 awaiting the Winner. In the event of a tie an 18-Hole playoff will be held monday. Thirty sex Hole Leader Jay he Bert slipped to 75 for a 212 total and a four Way tie with Jerry a gee Howie Johnson and Mac main. Ferrier a native australian whoa lived in this country for Many years returned to tournament Golfa year ago after spending six years As a Hollywood club professional. The leaders Illy Mundl. 73-tm� a my ki4l�hft.7l.ft Zwy Jato furl. S7-n.7t-mt do mar. 73-m-7i Kjtny Mem. 71-71-m 312 me main. 74-7i-7i 212 Hamto Minim. 7i Iii Wiy Luth Ltd. 73.7s-70 zi3 lath gift Man. W.7j.7i 1 pm hmm Ink. N-m-4i� a Bombin. 7t-7l.7t-ltl Bui tar. Is.71 13 Imo a urn. 7f--7�-au pm in flip. 74-71.7 la. 73.71-7b Bim Emht Tif. 7i.7j-7j Liitt in Tab it. Tf.m-73-Lji Liny a Mhz. Tb.is.rs-41 pm still. 7l 7-74-4ll by flute no .e�?-a-3lff Al a Hiitt. K.74-v9-hs on bum. 7-7.7 111 St nun Tom. 7t.72.7t 417 it Sewhik. 74.71-71-417 two no met. Is.7t.73 117 do Hill. K.7-7-ll7 sat sub. 71-71-74-417 by chariw.7v-m-7 21 Salt a. To to to 2i� see seem. And proved it As he scored 41 Point sin leading the Philadelphia warriors to a 118-105 Victory Over the Boston celtics deadlocking the Eastern finals at two games apiece. Wilt Chamberlain. Proves value Hershey smothers Rochester 12-0, in Ahl runaway Hershey a. A the Hershey bears smothered the Rochester americans 12-0, Satur Day night in an american hockey league game marked by two penalty shots. In the second period Clelan Mortson of the bears failed to make a penalty shot and in the final period Gerry Ehman was also stymied on a penalty try. Myron stankiewics scored die first three goal performance of his Ahl career. Mortson also scored pair for the bears. Bears goalie Bobby Perreault scored his fourth shutout of the season the third against Roches Ter. ". Athe score equated a league rec Ord for High scaring shutout which was first set by Cleveland in 1964. East Routs West in shrine Cage game.123-110 Kansas atty up the East overcame decided height disadvantage to rout the West 123-110, saturday in the Lith annual shrine collegiate All Star basketball  Gary Wheeler and Stu Sherrord a couple of 5-1 Long shot artists triggered the East to its fifth Victory in the series and off set ?-9 Bill us Gill and three time All americ Jerry Lucas the nucleus of the West offence. The game shattered All scoring records As the 288 Points were the most scored by two teams the 12s was the most tallied by a winning team and the 110 Points was the Ever made by a losing team. The West was a slight favorite because of Superior height but the East placed seven players in double figures led by Bradley Vall America Chet Walker with 19 Points. Wheeler Iowa state had 17 Points an army s Sherrard scored 16. Sherrard was named the outstanding player to the game Lucas the 6-9 Ohio state Center spearheaded a belated West rally in the last period an took scoring honors with 23 Points. Ohio state teammate John have look was runner for the losers with 17. A crowd of 9,000 and a National television audience saw the East pull away late in the first period As Cincinnati s. Paul Hofue an Walker helped the easterners to a 3wb Lead with 49 seconds remaining in the period. The East stayed ahead the rest of the Way swelling its advantage at one time to 2ff Points. The East hit 49l5 per cent from the Field while the West cashed in on 40,4 per cent the West enjoyed a 65-48 advantage in rebounds1,with Lucas and Mcgill combining to grab 26. Mcgill the nation s leading collegiate score from Utah woo held to 11 Points 28 off. His season average. He was harassed by the 245-Pound Hogue and cashed in on Only three of 13 Field Goa attempts. The move Back to i game  i on Only 1ft from the foul the 7-foot, also collected dominated Russell score celtics but his i was curtailed a first period foul with Russell no Boston coach re  
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