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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1963

Page

7

Bearcats Duke Start On Tournament Road

Duke faces NYU in East Regionals as Wisconsin and other top teams join a stacked NCAA second round. Illinois plays Bowling Green. Cincinnati meets Texas in the Midwest. Arizona State clashes with UCLA in the West. Mississippi State faces Chicago Loyola in a matchup with historical SEC depots and integration tones.

Blue Devils Kings Atlantic Coast Constangle New York University College Park Duke NYU West Virginia St. Joseph's Mideast Sansi Mich Illinois Bowling Green Chicago Loyola Mississippi State Midwest Lawrence Kan Cincinnati Texas Colorado Oklahoma City Provo Utah Oregon State San Francisco Arizona State UCLA Louisville Tle Heyman Barry Kramer Maroons Chicago Loyola Jerry Harkness

Koufax Stuns Yankees 5 To 2 In Exhibition Win

Sandy Koufax pitched five innings allowing three hits and one earned run to lead the Dodgers to a 5-2 victory over the Yankees in a Fort Lauderdale exhibition. Tommy Davis hit two homers and Maury Wills added three singles as Dodgers back Koufax with early support.

Mike Rathet Associated Press Midas Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees Koufax Yankees Fort Lauderdale New York Mets Chicago Cubs Baltimore Orioles Minnesota Miami Orioles Chicago White Sox Kansas City A’s Sox Pitts

Exhibition Baseball Results From Thursday

AP reports Thursday exhibition results with Los Angeles N defeating New York A 5 2 Milwaukee edging Detroit 4 3 Cincinnati 3 St Louis 2 Chicago A 16 Pittsburgh 5 Baltimore 11 Minnesota 7 Kansas City 5 Philadelphia 1 Washington 4 New York N 2 Los Angeles A 5 Cleveland 7 San Francisco 3 Houston 12 Boston 11 in 11 innings. Tonight games include Cincinnati Philadelphia Detroit Pittsburgh St Louis Chicago Boston etc.

Burgh Fort Myers A’s Philadelphia Clearwater Ted Bowsfield Cleveland San Francisco Phoenix Ariz Washington New York Mets St. Petersburg Cincinnati St. Louis Tampa Los Angeles Angels Chicago Cubs Mesa Milwaukee Detroit West Palm Beach Houston Boston Apache Junction Dodgers Koufax Yankees Whitey Ford Tommy Davis Maury Wills Orioles Twins John (Boog) Powell al Smith Ron Hansen White Sox Pirates Woody Held Tito Francona Willie Tasby Indians Giants Don Lock Senators Mets Gordie Coleman Reds Cards Ed Kirkpatrick Angels Cubs Jim McKnight Braves Tigers Colts Red Sox Dave Adlesh Los Angeles New York Chicago Pittsburgh Baltimore Minnesota Kansas City Miami Lake Scottsdale Pompano Beach Fort Lauderdale Bradenton el Chicago Syracuse

Duffy Has Name For Irish Job

Notre Dame executive vice president Rev Edmund P Joyce says no decision on a new football coach will be made for months after Devore. Daugherty, linked to the vacancy, declines comment while his status at Michigan State remains on a year to year contract.

Joe Kuharich Edmund P. Joyce Notre Dame Associated Press Daugherty Devore Kuharich Michigan State Biggie Munn Terry Brennan Irish Spartans

Celtics rout Lakers as Cousy nets record assists

Boston defeats Minneapolis 173-139 as Bob Cousy sets an NBA single game assist record with 28. Maurice Podoloff orders an inquiry into defensive assignments while the Warriors and Hawks play a meaningless game, drawing 2,261 fans at San Francisco.

San ‘Francisco Boston Celtics National Basketball Association Minneapolis Lakers Celtic Bob Cousy League Maurice Podoloff NBA Cousy Guy Rodgers San Francisco Warriors St. Louis Hawks Pacific Coast Hawks

St Louis Edges San Francisco 114 109 In NBA Action

St Louis defeated San Francisco 114 to 109 on Thursday. Other results listed include Chicago at New York and St Louis at Oakland with additional matchups Cincinnati Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles.

National Basketball Association Associated Press St. Louis San Francisco Chicago New York Oakland

Colts Sign Merritt Ranew To 1963 Contract

Apache Junction Arizona reports Merritt Ranew agreed to terms with the Houston Colts to end the club's holdout for the 1963 season. The catcher became the franchise's first signed player after negotiations concluded Thursday.

Apache Junction Ariz Houston Colts Merritt Ranew

AHSAA League Votes to Add Third Cage Tournament

The AHSAA Legislative Council rejected a playoff plan but approved adding a third boys basketball cage tournament. Cliff Harper said a new three classification system will be studied and finalized before year end with each division holding its own state tournament.

AHSAA Harper

Bolt Paces St. Pete Golf Field

Tommy Bolt shot a 7 under 65 to grab the first round lead at the St. Petersburg Open held at Lakewood Country Club. Billy Maxwell shot 66 while Dave Marr Julius Boros and Raymond Floyd sat tied for third at 67. Bolt credited a new driver for added distance and his improved play.

ST. Petersburg Fla Tommy Bolt Bolt Lakewood Country Club Billy Maxwell Las Vegas Maxwell Dave Marr New Rochelle Julius Boros Raymond Floyd Fayetteville Floyd

Howard tops Alabama 5 2 in season opener

Frank Bethea cleared the bases with a two out triple in the third as Howard beat Alabama 5 2 in Tuscaloosa. Bethea also drove in a run with a second inning single. Alabama scored on a Griffin triple and Wells single in the third. Wayne Howard earned the win for Howard. The return game is set for Saturday in Birmingham. Ken Siebel of Wisconsin named to the East West College All Star game in Lexington Ky for March 30.

Tuscaloosa Ala Frank Bethea Howard Alabama Bethea Earl Griffin Ashton Wells Brother Oliver Yom Ae Wayne Howard Birmingham Smith Hare Hurst Wigginton Griffin Daraich Kosten Anderson Lexington Ken Siebel Wisconsin

College Scores From NAIA Quarterfinals and Related Games

South Dakota State beat Southern Illinois 80 to 76 in NAIA quarterfinal action. Pan American triumphed over Northern Michigan 99 to 73. Grambling defeated Carson-Newman 79 to ? and Fort Hays State 96 beat Rockhurst, with missing score details.

State St. Joseph's Francisco Wittenberg Oglethorpe South Dakota State Southern Illinois Villanova DePaul Memphis State Fordham Newark Wichita Canisius LaSalle St. Louis St. Francis N.Y Miami Fla Kansas City Tex Northern Michigan Grambling Carson Newman Ft. Hays Naia Pan American Carson-Newman

Earn-While-Learn Time For The Lip

Cassius Clay prepares for an earn while he learns program as offers flood in after his decision against Doug Jones. A return with Jones at Madison Square Garden in May is likely, with possible bouts against Ingemar Johansson or an England Europe tour. Clay to train hard on attack and defense.

New York Cassius Clay Unville Bill Faversham Angelo Dundee Cassius Doug Jones Jones Madison Square Garden Ingemar Johansson Sweden England Europe Jack Solomons Faversham Clay Louisville

Kelso Favored In Gulfstream Park Handicap Field

Kelso the three time Horse of the Year is likely to go off as near 1-5 in the $100,000-added Gulfstream Park Handicap at 1¼ miles. Ismael Valenzuela rides the 130-pound star who won the Seminole Handicap at Hialeah and finished second to Beau Purple in the Widner.

Miami Fla Kelso Bohemia Stable Gulfstream Park

Phillies Plan Use Duren as Spot Starter in 1967

Clearwater Florida AP reports Phillies manager Gene Mauch intends to deploy newly acquired right-hander Ryne Duren as a spot starter and count on him for six or seven innings per outing. Duren, 34, once a Yankees strikeout ace, was purchased Wednesday from the Angels for just over twenty thousand dollars.

Clearwater Fla Gene Mauch Philadelphia Phillies Ryne Duren Duren New York Yankees Los Angeles Angels

Protest Over Weigh-In Edict Roils Griffith Title Fight

Gil Clancy protests a weigh in rule ahead of Emile Griffith versus Luis Rodriguez for the 147 pound crown at Dodger Stadium on a nationally televised card. Clancy argues the policy forces champions to travel to meet foes at hotel weigh ins. The Griffith Rodriguez bout is set for 1 p.m. EST with two other fights on the card.

Los Angeles Gil Clancy Emile Griffith Clancy Clayton Frye California Athletic Commission Griffith Luis Rodriguez Dodger Stadium Davey Moore Moore Rodriguez

New 1963 Mercury Outboards Introduce Powerful Lineup

The Mercury 1963 outboard line debuts the Mercury 1000 and 850 engines with six cylinders and high power. It includes four twins and models from 6 to 35 horsepower with Power Dome chambers and options for manual or electric starting. The lineup features the light Mercury 110 at 9.8 hp and the ultra light 60 at 6 hp, all with full access neutral and reverse and optional single level remote controls.

Merc

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