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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1963
Page
10
The Atlanta 500 endured raw rain and mud as fans faced traffic jams long parking lines and soggy seating. Fred Lorenzen led a delayed start then triumphed in a 1963 Ford as spectators endured drenched lunches injuries and sunny breaks before the finish.
Associated Press reports Ultiminio Ramos faced a weight overage for his 126 pound featherweight title bid with Davey Moore. Ramos weighed two pounds over in the early weigh in and slimmed down to the limit before the Thursday Dodger Stadium card. Moore weighed 125 1/2 pounds as the other title bout proceeded.
A High Point Y club defeated Fritts Motors of Winston-Salem 78 to 68 in a warm up game. Kirk Stewart led High Point with 20 points, Dale Neel added 17, while Bill Mandy scored 16 for the losers. Bill Anderson contributed 15 for runner up.
The fifth annual Boys Home Invitational pits Carolinas Conference seniors against a Big Four line up at High Point College Alumni Gymnasium at 8 p.m. Proceeds go to Boys Home of North Carolina. Coaches are Dean Smith and Bill Wells.
NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle and staff map the 1963 schedule amid conflicts with baseball venues cold weather and World Series towns. They weigh stadium seating, team draws, and TV contracts in a two seven team division format with 12 intra division games and two interdivision games.
The MacArthur ruling on open meets sparks a clash between the Amateur Athletic Union and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. AAU president Louis Fisher calls it a victory for AAU allies while NCAA executive Walter Byers says the ruling is not final and binding. Eleven of nineteen baseball leagues reported attendance gains.
Georgia officials ordered an investigation into charges in the Post article alleging collusion between Bryant and Walsh in the Georgia Alabama game. Butts and Bryant deny the accusations. Butts plans a libel suit while Bryant faces another libel action. court inquiry to cover players coaches and sources.
Edward L. Cloyd Jr of Atlantic Christian College says he attended the Laurinburg meeting as an observer and ACC has no plan to leave the Carolinas Conference. He notes the council is not dissatisfied with Carolinas membership and cites the Dixie rule banning athletic scholarships. Six small schools formed the Dixie Conference last Saturday.
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