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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1963
Page
6
Hank Aguirre pitched three complete games in three starts, improving to 3-0 with a 1.67 ERA as the Tigers beat Boston 5-2. He struck out seven while allowing eight hits, fueling a pennant race update as other AL games unfolded with Barber, Donovan, Bouton and Tresh contributing key performances across Boston, Baltimore, Chicago and New York.
The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 8-5 and 9-2 as Jim Hickman drove in seven runs with a 450-foot double and two homers, including a grand slam, lifting the Mets from the NL cellar for the first time since May 23. Giants split with Cubs, Dodgers top Astros twice, and Phillies rally to beat the Cardinals.
Bennington Minor League registration set for Tuesday and Wednesday at the YMCA from 7 to 9 p m. Little League president Ted Sausville announced registration for all boys wishing to play, including returning players, who must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
In a Pan American Games update from Sao Paulo Brazil the United States suffered a 13 to 1 baseball defeat to Cuba as the U S tennis team faced Brazil and Mexico amid organizational hiccups. Swimmers set Pan Am marks while Chet Jastremski and Steve Clark led U S swimming with meet records.
Results from Saturday and Sunday show Baltimore routing Cleveland 8 1 and Detroit edging Boston 15 innings 4 while Chicago topples Minnesota 10 7 and Los Angeles defeats Kansas City 7 4. Sundays feature New York 7 Washington 6 Baltimore 7 0 Cleveland 0 2 Detroit 5 Boston 2 Minnesota 7 0 Chicago 0 8 Los Angeles 6 Kansas City 2. Today's games include Detroit at Kansas City Chicago at Cleveland and Los Angeles at Washington. Tuesday schedules list Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Washington Minnesota Baltimore Boston New York and more with multiple interleague matchups and rivalries noted.
New Zealand left handed Bob Charles won the $10,000 top prize at the Houston Golf Classic with a 268 72 hole score a PGA event record and became the first left hander to win a PGA sponsored tournament Fred Hawkins Homero Blancas challenged but Charles held on Nicklaus finished fourth with 273 while Gary Player earned 283 for 400.
Dick Woolley of Hartford Conn is appointed track announcer for Green Mountain Park following a six year career at eastern thoroughbred tracks. A 33 year old Navy veteran and American University graduate, Woolley has announced at Shenandoah Downs Timonium Bel Air Hagerstown Beulah Park Scarborough Downs and more. He will move to Vermont after spring meet and return to West Virginia for fall racing season.
The Vermont State Chess Association tourney began at the Bennington YMCA with 18 players. Bob Walker of Bennington led Class B with two wins and one loss, while Ralph Williams of Rutland and Renie Costales of Burlington tied for first in Class A. Four players tied for second and four for third, as finals set for April 28 after a meet and officer elections.
Lakers top Celtics 126 to 119 at Boston Garden as Elgin Baylor and Jerry West spark a comeback from a 1 3 deficit. West scores 32, Baylor 43, leaving the series 3 games to 2 with Game 6 in Los Angeles pending.
Cohoes junior bowlers defeated Bennington 2858 to 2323 at Bennington Lanes. Bennington team members included Dennis Hogan Bob Millington Dave Ordway Gary Bronson and John Burgess. The Cohoes five rose above their averages while Bennington fell behind their typical score. Visiting Cohoes players were Gary Killian Bob Patrician Ed Adamczyk Drew Procak and Jim Ruffer.
The 7th annual YMCA tournament reaches a wire finish with Dennis Hogan defending intermediate title against Chip Durocher in the 8 p.m. final. Junior finals follow at 6:30 p.m. with Teddy Rogers facing Alan Plante and other semifinals today.
The New York Yankees completed three deals to add Steve Hamilton and Harry Bright while trading Jim Coates and Hector Brown. Hamilton came from Washington for Coates, Bright was bought from Cincinnati, and Brown sold to Houston for about 25 000 dollars. The moves give the club more balance with Whitey Ford not yet fully ready and Bright to spell Joe Pepitone at first base versus left-handed pitchers.
Ingemar Johansson narrowly defeated Brian London in a 12 round bout staged in Stockholm. London accused Johansson of a past remark as he fought a dull contest until a late rally, with Johansson winning on the bell and the referee noting a possible London stoppage if time had allowed.
The Lakers defeated the Celtics 126 to 119 in Sunday action. Boston leads the best-of-seven final 3-2 with game five completed and no game scheduled for Tuesday.
Jim Hickman fueled New York against Milwaukee with seven RBIs including a grand slam and a two run homer while the Mets won 8-5 and 9-2. Jim Roland, a 20 year old rookie, threw seven innings of three hit ball for the Twins in a 7-0 victory over the White Sox. In boxing, Ingemar Johansson outpointed Brian London in Stockholm and Jose Stabile beat Curtis Coker in New York.
Tomorrow night the Lions Club hosts an athletic banquet at 6 30 p m in the Bennington Catholic High School cafeteria. The event honors athletes from both high schools with one exemplary student athlete from each school. Fuzzy Evans of the University of Vermont will be guest speaker and Harold Kramer gives the opening address. A roast beef dinner caps the affair. Tickets available from Lions Club members.
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