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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1963
Page
6
Boston Red Sox sit in second place in the American League while the A's and White Sox challenge for the early spots. The piece questions expectations for Boston and peers, noting preseason buzz favored weaker finishes.
Major league games left Boston in second place one game behind Chicago and ahead of the A’s, while the Angels moved into a sixth place tie with Cleveland. Houston Burlington Colts won their fifth straight and climbed from last to ninth, edging the Mets 4 2 in a cliffhanger behind Bob Bruce strong eight inning effort before Mets errors and late rallies.
Youngsters from Hutchinson Abe Brown Jones Garfield and Georgia Matthews compete in the annual city grade track meet at Penrose Stadium with events by grade and 21 member teams in tug of war and softball relay. Starts 1 30 p m with no admission charged.
The standings show Boston ahead of Washington with an 8 to 5 matchup and Los Angeles leading Chicago 7 to 3. Monday’s results and today’s listed games include Minnesota at New York, Detroit at Chicago, Kansas City at Cleveland, Baltimore at Washington, Los Angeles at Boston, and a late Houston at New York game with New York 4, Houston 2. Wednesday features Minnesota at New York and several cross league matchups with Philadelphia at Los Angeles and Pittsburgh at San Francisco among others.
Leonard Roth of the Knights of Columbus led with a 247 high game and 598 high series as the Sportsman League concluded its 35th week at Garden Bowl. His team posted 1,002 for a top game and 2,848 for a top team series, with other results including Eagles over Ladd Machine Shop 2,748 to 2,454 and ADM beating Chappel Construction 2,679 to 2,566.
About 50 area golfers will compete at Loucks Park Municipal Course in a 18 hole invitational. Susie Nicholson directs the event with 6:30 a.m. coffee and rolls and 7 a.m. tee off. Trophies will be awarded in four flights and special prizes cover medalist on nine holes longest drive and closest to pin on several holes. A dual tennis meet Garden City High vs Hugoton follows at 2:30 p.m.
Big Eight coaches express optimism after spring drills. Nebraska coach Bob Devaney touts ahead-of-last-year progress as QB Claridge shines and Fred Duda leads a strong line. Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, and others report aggressive play, solid QB options, and solid defensive focus entering fall.
New York AP reports fans embrace the Mets as a fresh object of passion. Dr Shasberg and Dr Tinsberg discuss collective zeal, rejection dynamics, and Casey Stengel as a comforting paternal figure amid a season of losses. The piece frames fan behavior as contagious and psychologically driven.
Palmer, once golf’s leading money winner, said he feels lousy after a poor Colonial Invitation showing. He has a cyst on his back, contemplated withdrawing, and plans a week of rest at home before resuming practice, aiming for a late start before the National Open at Brookline.
Dodgers manager Walt Alston shifts National League MVP Maury Wills to third base to steady a troubled infield. Wills, who set a 104 stolen base record last season, returns to third after Sunday’s series sweep of the Giants as the club aims to share defensive duties and improve a weak fielding record despite his ankle issue.
The United States, already in the final round, faces undefeated Italy in São Paulo at the world basketball championships. The U S clinched a finals berth with a 161- over Argentina while Italy secured a finals spot with a 90-82 win over Mexico in the same first round group.
Western Texas Quadalups Mountains showcase a striking exposure of Capitan reef, a renowned fossil organic barrier reef believed to be the most extensive of its kind.
Garden City Juco entries were eliminated in a first round at the state ice tennis meet. Hutchinson 3C swept singles and doubles titles. In doubles, John Moller and Dave Solenberger of Hutch beat Dick McKown and Phil Jacobs of Pratt 6-4, 6-4. Singles crown went to Van Thompson 6-2, 6-0 over Bill Bork in an all Hutchinson final. Garden participants included Nuteh, Garden, Pratt, Dodge City, and Arkansas City. Garden’s top doubles Don Sonderegger and Don Brookshire lost 3-8, 2-4 to Joe Dark and Tim Hayman of Dodge City. Lanny Pauley and Jim Griffin of the Broacbusters fell 4-6, 5-7 to Collins and Salters of Ark City. Garden’s Jin Nesbitt dropped to Bill Bark of Hutch 2-6, 0-5, 1-6. The tourney closed Garden City’s season under Coach John Simy.
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