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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1963
Page
5
Vern Law failed to fix his shoulder in a 250-foot drill and will be sent to the minor leagues while Bob Friend pitched a four-hitter in a 3-0 Pirates win over the Twins in Orlando. Other spring action noted includes Maris injuring a hamstring, Snider sale to the Mets, and multiple exhibition wins across Florida.
Victor Breit of Garden Bowl rolled a 238 high game as the American League completed week 20. Fred Haffinger led the Sportsman League with 230 and 578 series. Garden Bowl posted 973 team game while Santa Fe Motors topped 2,752 in team series. Multiple matches and high scores listed across leagues.
Warren Hensel, Cincinnati businessman, said he completed a deal to buy 56 percent of the Royals from Emprise Corp. The sale, worth about 500000 dollars, keeps the team and Gardens in Cincinnati as the Eastern Division playoffs unfold. Hensel will retain control and keep the club in Cincinnati.
Byron Nelson, 50, after two decades of partial retirement, hints at a comeback at the Masters in Augusta. He says he may shake off old nerves, has trained hard, and posted improving scores in practice rounds and a high-profile best-ball session with Ken Venturi as Arnold Palmer and Gary Player watched.
Lakeland Florida AP Roger Maris left hamstring troubles threaten a makeshift Yankees lineup for the season opener next week. He pulled the hamstring diving for a line drive in a 3-2 exhibition win over Detroit and is likely out for the remainder of the exhibition schedule. Hector Lopez and John Blanchard will field in left as he rests.
Big Eight baseball teams went 2 of 3 on Monday as Missouri defended with a 15-7 win over Kansas at Lawrence. Arkansas rallied for 15 runs aided by 16 walks, seven errors and nine hits, while Iowa State opened the season with a victory and Missouri beat Centenary 7-2 in Shreveport. Kansas, led by Del Cotton’s 10 hits, stands 2-2. the same matchups recur today with Missouri at Centenary, Arkansas at Kansas and Iowa State at Air Force.
News reports say Georgia Alabama and SEC probes expand after Saturday Evening Post allegations that Wally Butts shared Georgia football secrets with Paul Bryant before a 35-0 Alabama win. Butts and Bryant deny the charges and sue for 10 million. Investigations stretch to a U.S. Senate panel and gambling inquiries.
Hundreds of athletes are expected to compete Thursday at the annual Garden City High Relays with Garden City Junior College Relays to follow Friday. The meet showcases past strong performances across Class AA, A and B divisions, highlighting record times and marks from Garden City, Great Bend, Hays, Scott City, Liberal and others.
Duke Snider, 36, long a Dodger star, is sold to the New York Mets for about 30 000 to 40 000. Mets President George Weiss announced the deal as Snider traveled west, with Snider planning a few days with family in Fallbrook before joining Casey Stengel’s club in New York in May.
DENVER AP The Denver Country Club will host the annual Denver Open Golf Tournament from August 28 to September 1. Prize money rises by 5000 dollars to 35040, with a stronger purse drawing entrants to the event.
Giants football personalities blend into a basketball squad in a Seton Hall exhibition loss to the Philadelphia Eagles 69 to 54. Star defender Dick Personen leads a disciplined Eagles group with Tim Brown and Frank Budd providing sharp shooting and rebounding in a rare cross code outing.
Major league and city matchups listed from exhibitions. Notable results include Chicago (N) defeating Los Angeles (N) 13 to 3 and Philadelphia topping New York (A). Several other scores shown with teams such as New York (N) Detroit Cincinnati Milwaukee Minnesota and Baltimore Washington. Upcoming games feature Cincinnati Chicago (A) Milwaukee Minnesota New York (N) St. Louis Philadelphia New York (A) Los Angeles (N) U of New Mexico Chicago (N) Boston Houston Los Angeles (A) San Francisco Cleveland.
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