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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1963
Page
8
The Associated Press reports Casey Stengel dismissing a trade talk as the Mets win 8-5 and 9-2 in a doubleheader over the Braves. Jim Hickman drives in seven runs with a 450-foot double, two homers including a grand slam, lifting New York to four straight wins.
Charles, a 27 year old left handed from New Zealand, shot a final round 69 to win the Houston Golf Classic at Riv er Oaks. He finished 72 holes with a 268 to claim top money of 10 000 and became the first left handed player to win a PGA sponsored event. Fred Hawkins finished second at 269 while Blancas tied for third at 270. Nicklaus ended fourth with 272 and Gary Player earned 288 for a low finish.
Jim Maloney improved to 2-0 on the year with an eight to three win at Pittsburgh as Cincinnati jumped ahead early and rode solid early offense. Despite giving up a dozen hits he found the big moments avoiding trouble, with Donn Clendenon and Jim Pagliaroni homering for the Pirates. The Reds head to San Francisco for two with Jim O'Toole facing Jack Sanford.
Cleveland shifts Gary Bell to a possible starting assignment against the White Sox while keeping him as a reliever. The Indians split a doubleheader with the Baltimore Orioles as Dick Donovan pitched the nightcap shutout for a 2-0 Indians victory. Woodie Held hit his third homer of the year, and Tito Francona drove in a run as Willie Kirkland scored from second on a single.
Detroit pitcher Hank Aguirre wins his third straight start in a 5-2 victory over Boston, lowering his ERA to 1.67 through three outings. The article notes his dominance alongside other early season performances by Jim Roland, John Buzhardt, and Tom Tresh as openers across MLB.
NY edged Washington 7 to 6 as Baltimore and Minnesota posted shutouts. Cleveland lost to Detroit 0 to 2 while Chicago fell 0 to 8 at Chicago. Los Angeles defeated Kansas City 6 to 2. Detroit at Kansas City, Chicago at Cleveland, Los Angeles at Washington scheduled.
Standings show San Francisco 8 4, Pittsburgh 6 4, Milwaukee 7 6, Los Angeles 7 6, Philadelphia 6 6, Cincinnati 4 5, New York 8 3, Houston 9 3. Weekend slate lists New York at Philadelphia, St Louis at Houston, Milwaukee at Los Angeles, Chicago at Pittsburgh, Cincinnati at San Francisco.
Joe McCarthy, famed manager who retired almost 13 years ago, died at 76 in Amherst New York on Sunday. His long skyline of success in baseball marked by multiple pennants and managerial feats is recalled by peers and fans.
Ingemar Johansson from Sweden outpointed Briton London in a Stockholm bout, totaling 12 rounds. Jose Stable from New York defeated Curtis Coker by points in Dallas, scoring 10 rounds.
In Stockholm Brian London lost a close 12 round decision to Ingemar Johansson as the final bell saved Johansson. Referee Andrew Smythe indicated he would have stopped the bout for London if the bell hadn’t rung. London complained of a scornful remark from Johansson’s sister.
The Plains High and Racine split a Saturday doubleheader with The Plains taking the opener 13 to 2 behind Don Scurlock's six hit effort and Racine winning the finale 7 to 3. Bill Lanning homered with a man on in the opener and Larry Price had half of Racine’s hits. Racine heads to Rutland Tuesday for the Meigs County Tournament opener.
Buffalo defeated Indianapolis 7 to 5 while Richmond crushed Columbus 16 to 2. Rochester beat Atlanta 9 to 1 and Toronto topped Little Rock 8 to 2. Syracuse won 9 to 4 over Jacksonville. Dallas-Fort Worth won 5 to 2 at Ta coma. Oklahoma City rolled 15 to 1 past Spokane. Hawaii beat San Diego 7 to 5 and Seattle versus Salt Lake City was postponed.
Los Angeles recovered from a 12 game road drought to beat Boston 126 119 in Game 5 of the NBA finals. Elgin Baylor poured in 43 and Jerry West added 32 as the Lakers stay in the title series at 3 2.
The United States edged Puerto Rico 93 65 in basketball as Pan Am games opened with swimmers setting two Pan Am records. Cuba crushed the U S in baseball 13 1. Jastremski and Clark set Pan Am marks in swimming as track and field await the weekend start. Local infighting and host country dynamics highlighted the early days.
Los Angeles hospital rents a bed Sunday for a patient entering Tuesday for foot surgery. The hospital has none to fit him. The patient is Walter Dukes of the Detroit Pistons, noted as seven feet tall.
Jim Hickman powered the Mets with seven RBIs including a grand slam and two-run homer in a doubleheader sweep over Milwaukee. Jim Roland, a 20-year-old rookie, made his first big league start for the Twins and blanked the White Sox 7-0 on three hits with seven strikeouts.
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