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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1963
Page
6
London weather forecaster predicts afternoon rain then dry skies for the Wembley Stadium open air 10 round heavyweight bout. Cassius Clay, 21, seeks to prove himself against Henry Cooper, 28, in a capacity crowd expected to reach 5 000 with promoter Jack Solomons targeting at least $280000 gross. Cooper plans a strategy to curb Clay speed.
Tar Heel Speedway owner Cliff Stewart announces ending weekly modified sportsman and hobby races on the quarter mile track. He will still host select sprint events and Grand National races, including Thanksgiving Day Turkey Day 250. A later summer race with invited model drivers is planned, and a large 100 car Demolition Derby is in the works.
Virginia Beach based report notes Southern Conference athletic directors from Davidson and others debating a plan to require all conference teams to play each other. Davidson aims to minimize conference games to qualify for the championship tournament while slated for Charlotte, Feb 27 28 29. Other site dates for cross country indoor track rifle and wrestling are tentatively set.
Veteran NL umpire Al Barlick, who announced quitting baseball last weekend, will return to work Friday after Warren Giles, NL president, said the misunderstanding that led to his departure has been cleared up. Neither Barlick nor Giles commented further.
In yesterday's Enterprise an error listed Don Young as beating John Zimmerman in a playoff for second in the Seventh Flight of the Enterprise Classic. The playoff has not yet occurred and is not scheduled, but is expected to take place this week.
Bob Lutz captured the men's President's Cup at Emerywood Country Club in a 72-hole medal play event run May 14 to June 26. He posted a gross 293 with a 28 handicap for a net 265, including rounds of 75 73 73 and 72. Runner up was Bob Craver with a 266 net after a 4 handicap from rounds 82 91 87 90. Thirty eight players competed.
Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax fights to beat the San Francisco Giants again, insisting he must win rather than seek revenge. He shut them out on four hits, keeping San Francisco from regaining first place as the NL chase tightens.
Critics from the golf world blasted the Brookline course ahead of the U S Open, calling conditions the worst they have seen and citing ankle deep rough, blind shots, and unplayable lies on several holes. Arnold Palmer and Julius Boros joined George Bayer Sam Snead Art Wall and Joseph Dey in voicing concerns.
Detroit model Mary Margaret Revell, 25, aims to swim every major channel and invites Khrushchev to send a Soviet athlete to join her English Channel attempt. She boasts past long swims including the Straits of Messina and Galway Bay, plans fall campaigns, and seeks sponsors to fund her endurance quest.
The High Point Ladies Golf Association hosts its monthly 18 hole tournament at Emerywood today. The group meets monthly at Emerywood Blair Park or Colonial as part of preparation for the High Point Ladies Invitational later in summer a five hole medal play event across three courses over three days.
Bill Gluyas, a about 30 years in golf, notched his first hole in one on the 16th yard sixth hole at Emerywood. He finished the round with a 77 while playing with Roscoe Adams.
HPGA plans a meeting at the Highway Patrol office to decide the format for the upcoming championship. Proposals include 72 holes over two weekends, 54 holes over one weekend, or a three weekend format with qualifying then match play. The article notes golfers prefer fixed times and days to keep interest high.
In Baltimore at Civic Center seats for 13 000 sold, Joe Dupas defended his middleweight crown with a 15 round decision over Denny Moyer. Judges scores were 69-68 and 70-66 for Dupas. referee Benny Goldstein also favored Dupas. Mull of funds split gate receipts totaled $12 151 from 2 544 paid fans amid optimistic but unmet attendance projections.
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