Mets End Slump With 5 4 Win Over Braves
New York fans cheered as rookie Ron Hunt delivered a two run double in the ninth, turning a 4 3 deficit into a 5 4 Mets victory over Milwaukee. Choo Choo Coleman and Jim Hickman contributed key hits as Jed Kranepool hit his first major league homer.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Mets
Milwaukee Braves
Ron Hunt
Mets
Roger Craig
Braves
Ken Mackenzie
Eddie Mathews
Choo Choo Coleman
Tim Harkness
Jim Hickman
Coleman
Claude Raymond
Frank Funk
Hunt
Hickman
Jed Kranepool
Milwaukee
Bob Shaw
Hut
Craig
Len Gabrielson
Hank Aaron
Mathews
Don Dillard
Cokes Favored In Welterweight Bout
Curtis Cokes of Dallas is a slight 6-5 favorite to beat Cuban Jose Stable in a Saturday night 10 round welterweight bout at Sunnyside Garden New York. The bout airs on ABC at 10 p m est from Queens with Cokes aiming for a title shot and Stable seeking a major upset amid strong past records. Also, twenty one steeplechase and hurdle races will be run during the 1963 thoroughbred season at Aqueduct Belmont and Saratoga.
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UPI
Curtis Cokes
Dallas
Tex
Jose Stable
Sunnyside Garden
Slender Cokes
World Boxing Association
ABC
Sunnyside
Queens
Madison Square Garden
Cokes
Aqueduct
Belmont
Saratoga
Raven Squads Hit Road for Marian Central Bethel Meets
Anderson College launches three Raven squads on road trips for spring contests. Golf at Marian College in Indianapolis features standout Ron Treesh and top freshmen. track battles Indiana Central with momentum from a Franklin win. baseball faces Bethel after a 4-1 season start and prepares for Hanover.
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Anderson College
Raven
Bob Macholtz
Marian College
Indianapolis
Bob Freeman
Tracksters
Indiana Central
Carl Erskine
Bethel College
Mishawaka
Earlham
Macholtz
Linksters
Ron Treesh
Alexandria
Treesh
Anderson
Charles Tops Duo By Stroke In Houston
Lefthander Bob Charles of Christchurch New Zealand shot 66 to post 133 for two rounds and lead by one stroke over Jack Nicklaus and amateur Kermit Zarley in the Houston golf classic. Nicklaus and Zarley followed strong rounds with bogeys while Zarley, University of Houston, led amateurs with a 68. Fred Hawkins shot 65 to reach 136 tying Charles Sifford and Homero Blancas for third. Rainy, breezy conditions did not derail lower scores.
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UPI
Bob Charles
Christchurch
New Zealand
Jack Nicklaus
Kermit Zarley
Charles
Tommy Aaron
Nicklaus
Zarley
University of Houston
Ohio State
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Tex
Charles Sifford
Los Angeles
Homero Blancas
Fiber Glass Fish Pole Blanks 8 to 12
Gun Barn offers fiber glass fish pole blanks in 8 to 12 feet lengths. Ideal for hobbyists building their own rods with moderate action. Stock includes common diameters and guides. Local shop hours apply.
Karras Moves to Wrestling After NFL Suspension
Alex Karras, suspended Lions star, wins许可 to start a full time wrestling career in Michigan. Athletic Commission official Dave Gudelsky supports the move, noting Karras is licensed as a wrestler and has been inactive for a year. The lineman believes wrestling could pay nearly double his former NFL salary.
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Mich
Alex Karras
Detroit Lions
Lions
Michigan
Dave Gudelsky
National Football League
Pete Rozelle
Gudelsky
Karras
Pan American Games Open In Brazil With Parade
The fourth Pan-American Games begin in Sao Paulo with nearly 2,000 athletes from 24 nations attending an opening ceremony at Pacaembu Stadium. The United States leads the delegation with about 500 total including Lou Montgomery as track coach. Competition opens with soccer between the US and Cuba and Brazil versus Peru, while judo first rounds also start.
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Pacaembu Stadium
United States
Lou Montgomery
Cornell
Miami
Winnipeg
Canada
Santiago
Chile
Caracas
Venezuela
Adhemar de Barros
FST
Jose Telles da Conceirao
Cuba
Peru
All-America high school basketball team named by Scholastic
The 1963 Scholastic Magazine All-America basketball team includes Rich Mason from East Chicago Washington and Rick Jones from Muncie Central as two Hoosiers among a 35-man squad that also features a 7-foot-3 Lew Alcindor, a 15-year-old sophomore at New York Power Memorial, while the Detroit Tigers hit 31 home runs against Baltimore last year.
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Anderson
Franklin
Ron Parr
Metropolis
Ill
Parr
Ravens
Jerry Fox
Fox
Walter Hastings
Patrick Edeal
Freeman
Larry Hocker
Javlin
Jim Temple
John Wilson
Erskine
Anderson Diamondmen
Hanover
Eskinemen
Raven
Bethel
Bob Weigle
Denny Lehnus
Jim Henegar
Don Brandon
Weigle
Max Hopper
Bob Adcock
Frank Watkins
New York
Rich Mason
East Chicago
Washington
Rick Jones
Muncie
Scholastic Magazine
Lew Alcindor
New York Power Memorial
Belgian Sets Course Record In Winning Boston Marathon
Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium won the 67th Boston Marathon in a course record 2 18 58. He overtook Abebe Bikila with two miles to go and finished about 500 yards ahead of Johnny Kelley who was second. Kilby finished third and Okansan fourth as Bikila faded to fifth.
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Boston
Aurele Vandendriessche
Boston A.A
Abeba Bikila
Ethiopia
Johnny Kelley
Groton
Conn
England
Brian Kilby
Eino Oksanen
Finland
Bikila
Rome
Vandendriessche
Kilby
Kelley
Oksanen
Wolde
Nellie Fox Reaches 2400 Hits Without Fanfare
Chicago White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox, 35, notches his 2400th major league hit as Chicago defeats Kansas City. Fox downplays milestone, aiming for 2500 and reflecting on career with teammates Carrasquel Aparicio Hansen and Espostito among others.
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Chicago
UPI
Jacob Nelson Fox
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Athletics
Fox
White Sox
Nellie
Philadelphia Athletics
Luke Appling
Chico Carrasquel
Carrasquel
Luis Aparicio
Baltmore
Ron Hansen
Sammy Esposito
Sar Dente
Jim Bridewesiter
Highland Boosters Elect Officers Banquet May 11
Highland High School Athletic Boosters elected Gary Darlington as president Wilson Bronnenberg as vice president Daisy Melson as secretary and Leila Jones as treasurer. A pitch-in banquet is set for 6 30 p m Saturday May 11 at the school with Phil Eskew I H S A A commissioner as guest speaker. Merits and letters for all sports will be awarded at the event.
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Gary Darlington
Wilson Bronnnenberg
Daisy Melson
Leila Jones
Phil Eskew
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Soldiers Bowl In Army Tourney at Ft. Benjamin Harrison
INDIANAPOLIS AP A field of 141 soldiers WACs and Army nurses will compete Monday through Thursday in the Fifth Army bowling tournament at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Fort Harrison has won the men's team title for two straight years. Dick Green, its top kegler, averaged 199 in 15 games to pick the post squad.
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Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ft. Harrison
Dick Green
Kegler
Major League Standings and Yesterday's Results
Baseball round up with NL results New York beat Milwaukee St Louis defeated Philadelphia Cincinnati played Pittsburgh Chicago beat San Francisco. AL scores Boston lost to Minnesota Chicago defeated Minnesota Baltimore over Cleveland New York beat Washington Kansas City edged Los Angeles and other late night results. Today schedule lists multiple city matchups across leagues including Houston at Los Angeles Chicago at San Francisco and more.
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Chicago
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Atlanta
Syracuse
Little Rock
Conley and Delock Star as Red Sox Sweep Tigers
Boston pitchers Conley and Delock shine in a doubleheader sweep of Detroit. Eddie Bressoud and Chuck Schilling homer in the morning win, while Delock limits Detroit to two hits in the afternoon 5 1 victory. Kalen Kaline homered for Detroit. Yastrzemski adds four hits.
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Red Sox
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Chuck Schilling
Delock
al Kaline
Sox
Roman Mejias
Frank Lary
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Outdoor Writers Association Convention Heads to Erie
The Outdoor Writers Association of America plans its annual gathering in Erie Pennsylvania June 16 to 22. Co chairmen Bill Walsh and Roger Latham announce Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall will speak at the big dinner on June 20.
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Erie
Outdoor Writers’ Association of America
Bill Walsh
Roger Latham
Secretary of
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
No Robbery Favored In Wood Memorial
No Robbery a 4-5 favorite in the 39th Wood Memorial at Aqueduct as nine rivals challenge the undefeated colt in a $75 000 added race. Crewman Top Gallant Bonjour test the favorite with Orient figures, while John L. Rotz rides No Robbery after a 10 length win in a non stakes event last Saturday.
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New York
Top Gallant
Patrice Jacobs
Bonjour
John L. Rotz
Erskine National Tryouts For 9-12 Year Olds Today
Erskine National Little League schedules tryouts for boys aged 9 to 12 in the Erskine National district. Nine and ten-year-olds start at 9 a.m., while 11 and 12-year-olds take the field at 1 p.m. All eligible boys are urged to attend.
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Erskine National Little League
Erskine National
NL Eager to Calm Balks Controversy in 1963
Cincinnati AP The National League faces a balk surge as umpires issue 39 calls early in the season. Secretary Fred Fleig says the issue will likely settle, noting the rule requires a one second stop before delivery with runners on base. He mentions Augie Donatelli’s crew accounting for 20 balks. the American League reports none.
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National League
Fred Fleig
Warren Giles
Augie Donatelli
Fleig
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