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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1963
Page
7
Jim Grelle of the Los Angeles Track Club wins the feature event at the Los Angeles Invitational Indoor Meet in 4:04.3, edging Lt. Cary Weisiger of Camp Pendleton as other sub four-minute runners falter. Weisiger times 4:05.9 with Dotson, Salonen, and Seaman close behind.
The Ladies Professional Golf Association begins its 1963 season in Naples Florida with a 36 hole tournament offering 4200 dollars. The field includes amateurs and some men.
The piece explains how snow texture affects safety and performance, stressing that hard-packed and icy surfaces are easier but require skill. It outlines waxing needs for different snow types, recommending hard waxes for cold snow and soft wax for wet snow, and advises carrying two waxes for late winter and early spring conditions.
AP poll roundup shows Cincinnati 14-0 defeating Bradley 52-46 while Loyola Chicago 16-0 dominated Kent State 96-55 and Illinois 12-1 edged Northwestern 78-76. Arizona State 15-2 beat New Mexico 59-47 then lost to Wyoming 88-81.
Newton Mass AP reports Massachusetts principals vote to withdraw from the New England Schoolboy Basketball Tournament after the 1964 competition. Connecticut left earlier, Vermont plans to withdraw, and hockey status for Massachusetts remains undecided pending May council meeting in Boston.
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Bo Belin has signed for the 1963 season, ending speculation about his future with the club. The move formalizes his status as part of the Angels rotation under club management.
The 51 year old veteran John Barnum won the PGA National Golf Club Championship in a sudden death playoff against Ansel Snow and Chick Harbert at Port St. Lucie Florida. Barnum tied the field of 519 players with 281 seven under par and captured $1700 while Snow and Harbert earned $1250 each.
Fryberger of Middlebury tops eastern college goals with 27 after a 5-2 loss to Dartmouth and an 11-2 win over Amherst. DuPere adds two goals two assists in Northeastern 6-3 win over Bowdoin, bringing his total to 45. Norwich edges New Hampshire 6-5 as Priestley scores late. St. Lawrence leads Ivy after 3-1 Cornell win. MIT loses Denny. Big games loom at Boston University and Boston College.
A broad set of college men digit scores across the nation shows Temple narrowly defeated Villanova 50 to 49 while Holy Cross beat Dartmouth 93 to 75. Other results include Pitt over Army in double OT 79 to 73 and New Hampshire topping Maine 101 to 84.
The Providence Reds seized the Eastern Division lead in the AHL after a weekend marked by three straight victories. They beat Buffalo 2-1 Friday to join Hershey and Quebec top, then edged Hershey 1-0 Saturday and thumped Cleveland 4-1 Sunday to hold the lone lead. Buffalo beat Baltimore 6-0, while Saturday Cleveland routed Baltimore 6-0 and Pittsburgh defeated Rochester 6-3.
Cincinnati's Bearcats, 14-0 with a 32-game win streak, dominate the national scene and lead the Missouri Valley Conference with potential to capture an unprecedented third straight NCAA crown. The report surveys major conferences and notes key results affecting title chances.
The Chicago Black Hawks defeated the New York Rangers securing a ninth straight win over New York and moving two points ahead of Montreal for first place. Montreal and Toronto won their weekend games while Detroit and Boston also earned wins. Stan Mikita and Eric Nesterenko scored twice for Chicago as they widened the top of the standings.
Saturday results show Cincinnati defeating New York and Syracuse narrowly beating Boston in an overtime thriller. Sunday featured Boston edging Los Angeles and a Chicago loss to Cincinnati in a tight Chicago loss to St Louis. Upcoming games include Detroit at Los Angeles and joint matchups St Louis versus Syracuse and Boston versus New York.
Luis Rodriguez of Miami outpointed Joey Giambra of Hollywood California in a ten round welterweight bout in Miami Beach. Ismael Laguna of Panama stopped Bobby Grey of Stockton California in eight rounds in Panama City.
In Athens Greece UPI reports that more than 2 000 years ago the original Olympic Games sparked arguments over whether athletes were genuine amateurs or state funded professionals mirroring contemporary national debates over funding and status of competitors.
New York defeated Boston 5 to 3 while Montreal beat Detroit 5 to 1. Chicago topped Toronto 4 to 1 and Montreal edged Boston 3 to 3 in a tie with Toronto 2 to 2. Detroit and Chicago both tied 2 to 2, and New York rolled past Chicago 6 to 2. No games scheduled.
Billy Casper earned $5,300 and a Crosby victory at Pebble Beach after a 75 yard wedge to a foot from the pin on the 18th. Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player tied for second at 286 as Arnold Palmer endured a disastrous final round and a 17th hole ruling disqualification.
The 1859 Olympic Games promoted by Evangelios Zappas failed as the events were held in Athens streets due to the lack of a suitable stadium.
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