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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1963
Page
6
The Higgins family of Duluth Minnesota led the 64th Grand American trapshoot in Vandalia Ohio. Bardon Higgins and his wife Eulalie won the husband wife championship with 387 total. their son Jim joined for a 398 total, highest ever in the father son race.
Chuck McKinley and Dennis Ralston open the national doubles championships after Davis Cup wins. They face Mexico’s Rafael Osuna and Antonio Palafox, Wimbledon champions, who beat them in last year’s title match. The event also features Buchholz-Fischer and Dell-Froehling in late matches, with Hard and Bueno leading in women’s play alongside Smith and Ebbern.
Bill Bergman and I tied for third at 306 while Don Bergman and I tied for fourth. Al Bailey, Ellis Park’s free swinger, is son of Joe Bailey a longtime umpire and ex baseball manager. Jeff graduate Al plans to attend Arkansas. Dr Ray Hirleman jokes about elm disease on the Cedar Rapids course.
Oakland Raiders players Clemon Daniels Art Powell Bo Roberson and Fred Williamson threaten not to play at the Kiwanis Boys Club benefit game in Ladd Stadium Mobile over segregated seating. Raiders coach Al Davis says the game will go on and he will not penalize the four. Jet owner Davis Weblin warns the issue could spread to his team.
World Boxing Association members backed Commissioner Abe Greene in Miami Beach urging tight control of boxing to curb one shot promoters. Greene called boxing a vast wasteland dominated by promoters who take from the sport and urged federal oversight under Kefauver’s bill. He said promoters must be brought into line.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers secure their first CFL victory with a 16 to 1 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. After opening with two losses to Calgary, Winnipeg mounted a second half surge to pull ahead.
One owner seeks to sell a 38 foot 1957 Chris Craft Constellation with two 200 hp Chris engines, full channel radiotelephone, depth finder, automatic CO2 system, 2500 watt Kohler generator. Sleeps six. Documented craft in excellent condition. Contact Walter A. Sheaffer Ft Madison IA by mail or at 372 3300 day or 372 9923 evenings.
Arnold Palmer shot 69 at Firestone Country Club to win by five over Phil Rodgers and seven over Jacky Cupit, earning a spot in the World Series of Golf with Julius Boros Jack Nicklaus and Bob Charles. The Akron round featured steady par, a late birdie at No 8, and a 30 putt total.
In Wichita Kansas the 29th annual National Baseball Congress tournament entered its fourth day with a day-night program. Tuesday matchups included Warren Pennsylvania Beveridges versus Forest Park Georgia Braves, Waltham Massachusetts Stewarts versus Phoenix Arizona Stewarts, and Fallon Nevada Merchants versus Emerson Westwood New Jersey Athletics. Watkins Iowa team slated to play again next weekend.
In major league action the International League All-Stars defeated the New York Yankees 5 to 0. Concurrently the Pacific Coast League games saw Dallas-Fort Worth top Salt Lake 9 to 1, San Diego win 4 to 0 at Spokane, Oklahoma City beat Denver 3 to 2, and Hawaii edge Tacoma 8 to 7 in 11 innings.
Red Droste staged a comeback at the All Iowa fair double card to win the Hawkeye Downs championship race and reach 345 points. East Moline's Jerry Reinhart moved to second with 315, Bob Hilmer fell to third at 309, and Bill Starr trailed by three at 306.
John Millis, Cedar Rapids, will umpire the ASA regional tournament at Springfield Missouri on September 6 7 8. Fleck's Falstaff of Cedar Rapids is the defending regional champion.
Carbondale Ill Former Mt Vernon football coach Frank Sovich is named Southern Illinois University freshman coach. Sovich played at State College of Iowa and coached high school football at Kuemper of Carroll.
Fragmentary league record lists players Zachar Realtor Hamed Skelly Graham Bean Iles and teams UPWA WBFA with partial scores 1-6 2-4 2-10 500 100. Mentions May's City, Strett Hartsock Minor Open League Hanson Caviness Wallander but lacks clear results or dates.
Cincinnati signs Oscar Lucas, the 6 foot 8 former Ohio State star, to play for the Royals. Lucas hopes to help Cincinnati become a coming NBA team after years out of action choosing the rival league before its collapse.
Steve Wilkinson of Sioux City Iowa defeated Bill Brown of Omaha 6 4 6 0 to retain the Missouri Valley adult tennis championship. The mixed doubles crown went to Arden Stokstad Cedar Falls Iowa and Doris Popple Des Moines Iowa 7 5 4 6 11 9 over Gene Land Muskogee Oklahoma and Teddy Dukeminer Oklahoma City.
Anamosa Reforma tory Cats earned a 6 5 win over Dubuque 5 and 10. Walker earned the win and collected three hits. The Snappers closed their season with a 9 6 victory over Delhi as Winter pitched seven innings and struck out many.
Ulis Williams ran the 400 meters in 47.3 seconds and Jim Du competed in five events at an international meet in Goteborg Sweden on Monday.
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