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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1963
Page
9
A columnist argues boxing is headed for ruin mirroring wrestling’s decline. He blames television and flashy personalities like Cassius Clay for turning the sport into exhibitionism. The piece warns the sport traps itself with gimmicks and headlines rather than true skill.
A light clever gag piece notes a breakable golf putter and suggests spares replace broken parts. It asks who will keep the nation’s greens free of splinters and jokes that a floating iron could follow.
A seven member committee concluded pro boxing remains worthwhile and should continue under tighter safeguards. It urged federal TV control remain for telecasted bouts and warned boxing could end if not properly supervised, in response to calls to abolish the sport after Davey Moore's death.
Hundreds of Moore supporters gathered at Mount Zion Baptist Church for the funeral of Davey Moore the 29 year old featherweight champion who died after losing his title to Sugar Ramos in Los Angeles. Officials cited brain injury from the 10th round as the cause. The service followed a week of public remembrances as Moore's body was returned home.
Alabama coach Paul Bryant begins spring football with more than 80 hopefuls and 29 lettermen as questions loom about leadership and talent. Spring practice runs Tuesday through Saturday, pauses for Easter, resumes April 16, and ends with the May 11 spring game amid a backdrop of criticism from national sources.
Candy Spots ridden by Willie Shoemaker won the $114,700 Florida Derby for Rex Ellsworth by four and a half lengths over Sky Wonder at Gulfstream Park before 23,906. Cool Prince finished third and Gray Pet fourth in a field of eight. The 1 1/16 miles took 1 minute 53.5 seconds. Candy Spots earned $74,700 and career earnings climbed to $336,812 as plans moved to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby.
The 15 round lightweight title bout between Carlos Ortiz and Doug Vaillant, set for Saturday, was postponed after Ortiz fell ill with gastroenteritis. Doctors expect no virus, with a new date fixed for April 7 in San Juan Puerto Rico.
Ayala the 66 to 1 longshot wins the 122nd Grand National by a neck or three quarters over Carrickbeg in a tight finish at Aintree. Jockey Pat Buckley, 19, rode the Mayfair coiffeur owned horse bought for 735 dollars in 1959. Hawa's Song held third, Team Spirit fourth. crowd bets boosted by fashionably minded women.
Jose Gonzalez a 4-1 underdog from Puerto Rico defeated Rubin Carter of Paterson New Jersey by sixth round technical knockout on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Referee Petey Dellacqua followed Dr Sam Swetnick’s instruction to declare the stoppage and record it as a sixth round TKO under New York rules. Gonzalez weighed 1604, Carter 158.
Veteran goalie Johnny Bower posted his first playoff shutout as Toronto defeated Montreal 2 0 to seize a 3 0 lead in the best of seven semifinal. Eddie Shack scored at 13 14 of the second period with a Pulford assist as the Leafs built the margin.
Senate Investigations Subcommittee led by John L. McClellan will monitor charges tied to Wallace Butts of Georgia and Bear Bryant of Alabama after a Saturday Evening Post report alleged pregame telephoning. Butts and Bryant deny collusion, but legal actions and state probes are under way.
Auburn beat Georgia Tech 5 to 3 in a SEC baseball game as pitcher George Nichols delivered a homer double and single to pace the win. Nichols limited Tech to five hits and Auburn improved to 4 0 in the conference and 4 4 overall while Tech fell to 0 4 and 2 7. A key fourth inning catch by Larry Dempsey helped avert a Tech threat.
Angels blanked Houston 8 to 0 to maintain an early exhibition lead. Pitcher Ken McBride and Dan Osinski combined for the shutout, George Thomas homered for Los Angeles, and Detroit beat Cincinnati 16 hits in a separate slate of spring games.
Charley Douglas, once undefeated in his 56 bout record, has opened a Rome restaurant with Tony Giannone, a New Bern native and Rome boxing club secretary. Since retiring last October, Douglas plans to focus on kitchen work, serving American dishes and experimenting with Italian pasta.
West Palm Beach AP report notes Dan Schneider, 20, a southpaw who starred at Arizona and Louisville, drew a $10,000 bonus from the Milwaukee Braves. Braves must protect him or place him on waivers at $20,000. If waived, Schneider would be used heavily at Denver, Braves’ top farm club, under coach Jack Tighe.
Vintage car listings from Kennedy Motors at 243 Grant St. present a mix of Pontiacs and Chevrolets. Notable entries include a 1962 Impala 4 door hardtop with one owner and low mileage, plus several Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles in clean condition.
The slate shows New York N defeating Philadelphia 11 to 7 while Chicago A posts 5 over New York A 1. Detroit and Cincinnati split, Milwaukee bests Washington, and Los Angeles N ties Minnesota after rain. Pittsburgh edges Kansas City 3 2, Chicago N defeats Boston, Los Angeles A beats Houston, and Baltimore downed St. Louis 2 to 1.
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