Colts and Mets Clash in 1963 NL Debut at Polo Grounds
The New York Mets beat the Houston Colt .45s 10 to 3 as Charley Neal opened with four straight hits for the Mets and Howie Goss added a leadoff homer. Nottebart took the loss for Houston while McKenzie lasted seven innings for the Colts. Burright tagged two triples and Johnny Temple contributed key plays in a game that featured five Colt pitchers and a weather-delayed start.
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Patterson Named Longhorn Coach Shows Baylor Exhange
HOUSTON AP The Houston Post reports Jack Patterson head track coach at Baylor has accepted the Johns coach at the University of Texas. Patterson, a former Rice hurdler, accepted Wednesday and an official announcement will follow next week's Southwest Conference meet. Lovvorn plans to resign after the season end. Patterson led Baylor to its 1960 SWC title and has a storied Rice past.
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Cousy Quit Just In Time
Worcester report says Bob Cousy may have retired from the NBA just in time after a travel mishap. On the road to New York for a speaking engagement his car hit a toll station mishap as coins fell from the window, drawing a guard’s quip about retirement.
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Longhorns Take Lead In SWC Baseball Race
The Texas Longhorns moved atop the Southwest Conference standings with a 5 4 victory over Rice. Jimmy Clark sparked the win with a first homer and a go ahead RBI single in the eighth. Bob Myer allowed nine hits for his third conference win while Ken Schoppe suffered the loss.
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TIL Meet Draws 700 Athletes
Austin AP reports the Texas Inter scholastic League track meet opens with about 700 athletes in five divisions. Randy Matson of Pampa headlines the Class AAAA finals in discus and shot put as he chases records, with Red Oak’s Doug Cockerham also in the limelight in Class B. Ample entries and multiple records loom as the event unfolds.
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Rocket Ship Could Reach 80 Mile Flight This Summer
Edwards Air Force Base report says X15 pilot Joseph A. Walker believes the rocket plane will climb to 80 miles, 20 miles shy of orbital Mercury altitude, with Walker noting the craft could reach 400 000 feet safely and planning a late summer test.
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Musial ties major league extra-base mark with three-run hit
Stan Musial, left handed, lined a three-run double in the seventh as St. Louis beat Chicago 24-3. The 42-year-old slugger matched Babe Ruth with his 1,356th extra-base hit and moved to 2,199 singles, 717 doubles, 73 triples, 464 homers in his lifetime chart. Cardinals moved two games up on Pittsburgh and San Francisco while other league results included Honus Wagner? adjusted.
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Ford No Candidate For The Old Pitchers Home
Whitey Ford, 34, in his 72nd Yankees season, pitched seven shutout innings as New York beat the Angels 7 0 in Los Angeles. He extended a scoreless streak to 16 innings despite a finger ailment. Joe Pepitone hit his first major grand slam, helping the Yankees move within a game of first in the American League. In other action, the Red Sox led by percentage, Kansas City fell behind after a 15 6 loss to Cleveland, and Washington topped Detroit 9 1. In the National League, St Louis beat Chicago, Milwaukee blanked Cincinnati, San Francisco won at Pittsburgh, Los Angeles edged Philadelphia, and the Mets trounced Houston 16 3. Ford revealed a finger issue on his pitching hand but said it is not serious.
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