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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1963
Page
5
United Press International reports cocky Dick Stuart claiming he edged Ted Williams in a dialogue over baseball prowess while dismissing any concern about Boston’s star first baseman.
Stuart, the AL home run leader, belted his 38th of the year as he raised his season total to 93-13 ahead of the nearest challenger. Ed Bressoud drove in six with a grand slam and two sacrifices while rookie Dave Morehead earned his eighth win. The Yankees held a 16 game lead despite a 7-4 loss to the Indians. In the NL, the Cardinals beat the Dodgers to trim their rival’s lead to 6 1/2 games as the Giants and Pirates won.
In a reminiscence about the Stuart trade to the Red Sox last winter, a question arose at Fenway Park if he would surpass Williams in homers. Stuart asked how many Williams hit in his first year, then learned Williams had an early record he could not quite match.
Baseball season leaders listed by league with players and stats for hits home runs runs batted in and pitching wins losses. Notables include Aaron Mays Santo Kaline Williams and Koufax among others with team affiliations such as Dodgers Giants Braves Yankees and Cubs.
In Williamstown Massachusetts defending champion Jo Anne Gunderson and former winner Anne Quast Welts reach the semifinals of the 63rd U S Women's Amateur. Peggy Conley 16 of Spokane faces Carol Sorenson for the other final berth as Gunderson eyes a fourth title.
World flyweight champion Pone Kingpetch of Thailand signs to defend his title against Hiroyuki Ebihara of Japan on September 18 in Tokyo. The bout would be Kingpetch's fourth title defense in Japan and is expected to net him about $30,000.
Per Dunn will start as Ole Miss quarterback this autumn after a pivotal 1960 college interest. Coach Vaught sees Dunn as potentially as good as any Rebel, with a history of offers and a return from a shoulder injury to lead the Rebels’ offense.
In Midland Texas 17 year old Don Iverson of LaCrosse Wis and 15 year old Jeff Riley of Balboa Canal Zone led the field as the final round of the International Jaycee Junior Golf Championship approached. Riley held a two stroke edge after opening rounds and Iverson closed to within one late Thursday as the leaders prepared for the Midland Country Club test. Closest challengers included Wendell Coffee Richard Anthony and William Wade with 216 217 and 218 respectively in a tight chase.
Sugar Ray Robinson cancels his September 5 boxing match in Montreal with Wilfie Greaves after injuring a sprained left wrist. An alternate opponent is sought for the Montreal card.
Tom Dooley of Sterling City Texas tops the first round of the American Junior Rodeo Association championship with 176 points in Odessa Texas. Johnny Crawford of The Rifleman fame appears, fails to ride successfully, and suffers a fall but remains uninjured. Bronc riding and numerous events list top results including Eddie Puckett Muleshoe Tex 172, Matty Petska Carlsbad N M 17, and Jan Glasscock San Angelo Tex 17.4 in various divisions.
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