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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1963
Page
15
In Fort Worth AP report Boros shoots 71 to finish 208 three strokes ahead of Doug Sanders who cards 72 for 211. Boros rallies after opening bogeys, birdies 11 and 13, and ends with par after a 4 foot putt on 18 while Nicklaus and others stumble in the field.
At Colonial Country Club 7,122 yards in 95 degree heat and light wind, Tony Lema shot 73 to stand third at 213. Nicklaus rallied with a 74 after birdie start and tied for fourth at 214 with Rosburg Bruce, Nichols, Littler, and others. Arnold Palmer posted 75 as defending champ.
Auburn head coach Ralph Shug Jordan discusses the 1963 team with a wait and see stance. He highlights quarterback Jimmy Sidle, left half Tucker Frederickson, left end Howard Simpson, center Mike Alford, guards Bill Van Dyke and Don Heller, and hopes for a full season from fullback Larry Rawson. Sophomores Cody, Gross, Lewis, Cochran and linemen Walton, Thornton, Popwell, Bennett, Burns, Price, McAfee, Miller, Ryland show SEC readiness. all star candidates are Van Dyke, Simpson, Sidle, and Frederickson.
The piece notes fans rally to the New York Mets while Yankees receive cold reception. Joe Reichler of AP remarks Mets are described as amazin and other mixed terms, reflecting sports media paradox as underdog appeal grows and team pace improves.
Houston Colts came from behind to beat the Chicago Cubs 5 3 in the first game as Hal Woodeshick pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings. Johnny Temple had three hits and Al Spangler drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Alabama defeated Georgia Tech 69 to 60 in Atlanta by winning the final mile relay in 3:24. Charles Moseley led with wins in the 330 yard hurdles broad jump and hop step and jump. Bobby Evans won the mile and two mile for Tech and Dave Austin threw a 154 foot 1% inch discus for Tech.
Nashville AP reports center Sam Sullins of Huntsville Alabama was unanimously elected captain of Vanderbilt's 1963 football team. He becomes the first Commodore captain without an alternate in 14 years, a starter the past two seasons at 6-3 210 pounds.
The 1963 Preakness at Pimlico looms as a defining moment for Chateaugay, aiming to complete the Triple Crown after his Derby triumph. The field includes Never Bend Candy Spots and On My Honor, all hoping to dethrone the Derby winner in Baltimore next Saturday.
In 1845 Elias Howe, a young machinist with small wages, watched his wife sew and envisioned a machine to lighten that labor. After funding help and a workshop, Howe built a model, proved it by sewing garments, faced fear from tailors, and fought for his patent. By 1850 he began manufacturing as Isaac Singer improved the design and Howe earned substantial patent payments.
Hurlbut led the Whites in a day game with a 10 stripe run and finished strong after taking over. He completed six of eight passes for 83 yards while Nelson carried 15 times for 85 yards. Red team debutant Namath was 0 for 18 for 119 yards.
Auburn’s SEC baseball champions had four players named to the All-SEC squads with three unanimous selections on the eastern team. Unanimous picks included Auburn’s Joe Overton Vic Svetlay and Jim Bachus along with Kentucky’s Charles Nash and Florida’s Tom Moore Danny Eggart.
In Moscow the 19th World Chess Tour game paused after 41 moves and to resume Sunday. Tigran Petrosian, white, holds a 10-8 lead over defending champion Mikhail Botvinnik after 18 of 24 scheduled matches.
Jaclyn Stable's Ahoy, once seen as a likely Preakness challenger, is out after injuring his right hind leg while en route from New Jersey to New York for a Withers Stakes tune up. The field for the Preakness remains compact, with recent history noting few horses completing both Derby and Preakness.
Auburn defeats Mississippi 6-2 to claim its third Southeastern Conference baseball title. Joe Overton pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts and one walk, holding the Rebels to six hits. Auburn jumped on Ole Miss early, scoring three in the third and two more in the fifth, then added a final run in the eighth as Mississippi scored in the ninth.
The last-place Houston Colts swept the Chicago Cubs in a twi-night doubleheader 5-3 and 1-0. Ex-Cub Dick Drott blanked the Cubs in the second game before Ken Johnson relieved in the ninth. Larry Jackson allowed two hits through seven, but a second-inning run won the opener for Houston.
Los Angeles Dodgers left hander Sandy Koufax dominated the San Francisco Giants, holding a 4-0 lead and facing no-hitters through six innings. Dick Tracewski saved the no-no bid by nabbing Orlando Cepeda at first on a slow roller, while Jim Davenport was retired on a deep fly by Willie Davis. Koufax fanned four.
Moscow reports that the Soviet Union will test remodeled carrier rockets over the Pacific between May 15 and July 15. Tass lists two drop areas about 2,000 miles northwest of Honolulu and 1,500 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands. Launch origins and final-stage status remain undisclosed.
Murphy of Mobile defended the Class AA crown as Sylacauga dethroned Deshler in Class A. Eight AA records fell including Eckert’s pole vault 14 feet and Iverson’s 14.2 hurdles, with McGill’s 19s in sprints and Banks’ Neiswender clearing 6 ft 7½. Holtville edged Sylacauga 26–25 in AA relay marks.
New York AP reports a spray lubricant that prevents snow from sticking to shovels and clogging equipment, promising easier snow removal during winter storms.
Art Guepe, who resigned last fall as Vanderbilt University football coach, was picked Saturday as the first full-time commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference.
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