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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1963
Page
6
Sandy Koufax, star pitcher of the Los Angeles Dodgers, adds to a record tally as he nears new milestones. Already a two no hitters and NL single game and season strikeout marks, his fastball continues to threaten fresh goals against the San Francisco club.
The Giants defeated the Phillies 11 to 1 in a rescheduled game. The Phillies protested claiming three 12 year old pitchers, then withdrew the protest as the game stood. Evans won for the Giants, Rowland took the loss, with early Giants scoring bursts setting the pace.
OSCAR FRALEY muses on boxing dangers boxing fan outrage and deaths in football not boxing and U S Open fatigue. He skewers boxing politics referees and USGA endurance while noting Sam Snead Hogan Liston and Soviet influence on Olympic track and field rivals.
The American League shows New York 34 23 .596 in first place with Baltimore 34 29 and Cleveland 32 27 chasing. National League leaders St Louis 38 27 and Los Angeles 37 27 pace the circuit as results include Baltimore 7 Boston 2 and Cleveland 1 Washington 0.
UPI reports the Chicago White Sox signed Keith Sieck a Nebraska pitcher and assigned him to Middlesboro Kentucky in the Appalachian League Sieck from Lincoln Nebraska.
Hank Bowman of Solebury Pennsylvania and Don Christy of Baltimore won the Albany to New York marathon boat race with their Glastron home ahead of 85 rivals. They posted a record average speed of 54.7 mph over the 136 mile Hudson River course. Norm Sherry of the New York Mets was spiked in the left foot in the third inning of the second game with Cincinnati Reds and received three stitches but is not expected to miss action.
Boston UPI General manager James A Campbell announced Detroit has fired Bob Scheffing and his entire coaching staff for the best interests of the team. Charlie Dressen, ex manager of Cincinnati Brooklyn Washington Milwaukee, will take over as manager with Bob Swift Stubby Overmire and Pat Mullin joining as coaches.
At Aqueduct, jockey Sandy Hernandez broke a collarbone when his mount Pitt Penna threw him in the sixth race. Fellow rider Manny Ycaza sustained minor injuries and was taken off his remaining mounts for the day.
Jack Kralick, a once-overlooked lefty, has led the Indians to a surge in AL contention with five straight wins and a 7-5 mark after a rocky start. He pitched five-hit ball in a 1-0 win over Washington, raising his season performance and drawing praise as Cleveland climbs toward the Yankees. The article notes a three-way AL race behind New York, with Orioles and Red Sox close in the standings.
Len Matthews stopped Dick French in Boston as Dupas outpointed Denny Moyer to retain the junior middleweight title in Baltimore. Tom McNeeley kayoed Bill Nielsen in Omaha.
Candy Moore Lacy describes her teen daughter learning fractions by studying stock reports. Her father is a stockbroker, shaping the family’s TV narrative and financial ties.
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