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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1963
Page
6
Juan Marichal pitched 16 scoreless innings against Milwaukee, edging the Braves 1-0 as Willie Mays homered to cap a marathon duel. The win boosts Marichal to 9 straight victories and keeps San Francisco near the pennant race while elsewhere Dodgers and Cardinals split, Yankees edged White Sox, and other majors results noted.
Al Downing pitched the pace setting Yankees to a 3-0 win over the White Sox striking out seven and allowing only a single in the seventh. Dave Morehead saved a no hit bid to beat the Indians 6-1, breaking it with a bad hop single in the eighth. The Twins extended their streak to eight with a 7-4 victory over Detroit, lifting them to second place three games behind New York.
Billie Jean Moffitt sails into the Wimbledon semifinals after a 6 2 7 5 win over Maria Bueno and a path past Lesley Turner. Darlene Hard advances as Margaret Smith beats Renee Schuurman while Jan Lehane’s injury ends her quarterfinal.
Tuesday results show New York 3 over Chicago 0, Baltimore 4 over Los Angeles 3, Boston 6 over Cleveland 1, Washington 7 over Kansas City 2, Minnesota 7 over Detroit 4. Tonight Chicago visits New York, Boston visits Cleveland, Los Angeles visits Baltimore, Minnesota visits Detroit. Thursday Minnesota visits Detroit and Boston visits Cleveland. Chicago visits New York.
Los Angeles edged St Louis 1 0 as Don Drysdale pitched to move the Dodgers ahead in the National League standings. The day also featured a 16 inning 1 0 SF Giants win on Willie Mays home run and Cincinnati 6 Houston 4.
There will be no Interstate League games tonight. Play resumes Monday with CYO at Kiwanis North Bennington at Lakes and Arlington versus the Elks at Alumni Field. Games start at 5 45 p.m.
Dick Stuart and Bill Monbouquette questioned as omissions from the American League All Star squad. Stuart, who led Boston with 50 RBIs and 17 homers, complained about manager Ralph Houk choosing a third string catcher while not adding him. Monbouquette, 11-5, voiced disappointment at missing the game despite his strong season.
Lime Rock, Conn. hosts two four hour races this Saturday with a 9 a.m. start for touring cars up to 2.5 liters and a 1 55 p.m. start for C D and E production class sports cars. A mandatory driver change limits each ride to two and a half hours. Art Riley of Franklin Square L I is a touring class favorite while Bob Grossman of Nyack N Y drives a Sunbeam Alpine, likely the first of its kind in the United States. Thompson, Conn. then hosts over 150 road racing cars Sunday as the northeastern divisional championship race drawing entrants from multiple states. Starting at 2 p.m. top contenders include Peter Sachs of Waltham Mass with a Lotus Ford and John Caley of North
Juan Marichal pitched the first San Francisco no hitter since 1929 as the Giants defeated Houston 1 to 0 at Candlestick Park. The game drew crowd buzz and chatter in the press box about the rare feat amid rapid scoring chances.
Kelso and Beau Purple meet in the 77th Suburban Handicap at Aqueduct on July Fourth. Ismael Valenzuela rides Kelso as the 4-5 favorite against Bill Boland on Beau Purple, a six horse field with Cyrano weighing 115 in the lead for the Met Mile prior win.
Gail Purdy of Saratoga Springs New York defeated a strong Northeastern Golf Association field at Mt Anthony Country Club firing 39 and 40 for 79 to win first gross. Margaret Cramer of Antlers New York shot 82 for second, Elaine Sykes of Ballston Spa had low net 74 on 11 handicap. Chylinski Pine Haven Connecticut and Mrs Beck Wolferts Roost New York tied for second in net with 78 each. Buffalo beat Arkansas Toronto 7 3 Rochester beat Syracuse 10 5 Jacksonville Columbus rain Atlanta 6 5 in ten innings.
Boston AP Umpire-in-chief Cal Hubbard discusses baseballs new strike zone raising from armpit to shoulder top. He cites a shorter game time by 14 minutes in early 1962 and fewer walks and pitching changes. Hubbard notes few pitchers throw hard in the high zone except Dick Radatz of the Red Sox, while Ted Williams and George Kell once hit that speed. He mentions a Hoosick Falls League matchup Hayden’s vs Salluzzo’s at Noble Wood Field.
Seattle AP reports Brian Sternberg world’s top vaulter, left partially paralyzed after a trampoline workout accident. He remains in hospital while his 16 foot 8 inch vault attempt is pending as a world record and his condition is reported serious.
Ted Kroll, 42, Fort Lauderdale, former Canadian Open champion, critiques his weak chipping during practice at Scarboro course. He aims to rebound in defense of his title as a 156-player field contends for $9,000 top prize of a $50,000 purse.
Undefeated Cassius Clay, who stopped England's Henry Cooper in the fifth round as predicted, was named Fighter of the Month by Ring Magazine. Cooper rose from eighth to seventh in heavyweight ratings while Clay stayed No 2 behind Floyd Patterson.
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