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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1963
Page
1
Major league standings show Chicago leading American League with 12 losses? Boston and Kansas City nearby, New York and Baltimore chasing. Monday results include Boston 8 Washington 5 and Los Angeles 7 Chicago 3. Tomorrow’s schedule features Minnesota at New York and Detroit at Chicago among others.
Major League leaders include batting averages with Taylor Causey of Kansas City at .352 and Wagner of Los Angeles at .349. Hinton of Washington leads runs with 23, Nicholson of Chicago and Wagner of Los Angeles tied for RBIs at 24, while Wagner again tops hits with 44 alongside Hinton with 40. Double leaders include Yastrzemski of Boston and Versalles of Minnesota with 9. Hints of triples show Hinton with 5 and Clinton Cimoli Thomas combined at 3. Home run leaders feature Nicholson and Wagner with 7, Tresh of New York and Hinton of Washington. Stolen bases see Aparicio of Baltimore with 10. Pitching leaders show Fischer of Kansas City 5-0 and Stock of Baltimore 3-0 with 1.000 ERAs, along with Berber and Cheney tied for 51 strikeouts. Batting averages also list Covington of Philadelphia at .267 and F Alou of San Francisco at .355 with Aaron of Milwaukee and Fairly of Los Angeles prominent in runs and other categories.
By Jim Hackleman Associated Press Sports Writer the Red Sox sit second in the American League. The Angels beat the White Sox 7-3 while Boston moved one game back of Chicago and ten percentage points ahead of the Athletics. The Mets lost to Houston 4-2 as the Colt shift into ninth with Milwaukee. Rob Tillman homered for Boston and Don Rudolph struggled for Washington. Gene Conley earned the win in relief.
A boxing event summary notes bouts listing Allan Thomas from Chicago and Sixin Rodriguez from California with results and locations in Hollywood and San Francisco. A bout between Charlie Scntt and Manny Burgo is canceled amid scattered OCR artifacts and unclear details.
International League games featured Arkansas 3 Columbus 2 and Rochester 10 Syracuse 8 with Buffalo 10 Atlanta 4 Indianapolis 9 Jacksonville 2 and Toronto at Richmond postponed. Pacific Coast League Spokane 1 Tacoma 0 Tallas Fort Worth 6 Denver 1 Oklahoma City 5 Salt Lake City 5 Hawaii 7. Major League news notes Leon Wagner Angels had three hits and his seventh homer as they beat the White Sox 7-3. Bob Bruce Colts allowed three hits and 11 strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings as Houston beat the Mets 4-2.
Baylor University trackmen swept the Southwest Conference meet in Fayetteville as a brisk wind limited several marks yet six records stood. Baylor led with 64 1 5 points, Rice 54 1 5, Texas A&M 37 2 5, Arkansas 32 1 5, Texas 28, SMU 26, Texas Tech 14, and TCU 12, with Warren Bratle of Rice setting a new pole vault mark and Ed Red of Rice vaulting the javelin standard. Garvin of Baylor overcame a broken leg setback two months ago to win the 440 and Baylor anchored the mile relay in a fast 3 10.7 for the meeting, while Arkansas shined in the broad jump placing Dick Perry, Jim Mace and George Russ all at 24 feet.
Hughes captured the Class B state track title at Searcy edging Harding Academy 274 to 27 points. David Young set a new shot put mark at 35 feet 2.5 inches and Elwood Brooks of Mineral Springs posted two records in hurdles. John Martin won the high jump, Moag White the broad jump, and Young won the discus with 136-2. The meet featured multiple record performances across 1962 style events and relay wins for Harding Academy and Stamps in various events.
At the SWC Track Meeting several events crowned winners. Danny Roberts of A&M set a record in prelims with 57-0 in shot put, while Charles Jordan of Texas posted 90-3% in the same event. Other first-place marks included Dick Perry of Arkansas 24-10 in broad jump and Mickey Wade of SMU 4:20.5 in the mile. Rice and Baylor led multiple events, with SMU and A&M posting swift relay and sprint times as Texas Tech faced disqualification for lane violations.
Roper and White anchored an 80 yard relay to victory in 1 35.6 at the regional meet. Kent Smith of Harding won the 440 yard dash in 52.5, and John Selph of Sparkman took the 80 yard run in 2 03 flat. Brooks claimed the 220 yard dash in 23 flat, while Charles Douglas of Charleston won the pole vault at 11 feet 10 inches. Harding
Hope High School closes a very successful track season as Billy Aldridge Jacky Russell and junior Eddie Asfin advance to the state meet. The junior mile relay Watkins Ball Samuels Aslin also qualifies. Senior participation returns after years with three year lettermen Horton Wray, two year lettermen Sullivan Porterfield Aldridge Thrash Parris, one year lettermen Guerin Jordan Barber Samuels Waller McNair Purvis Hudson, junior high two year Purdue, one year Aslin Parris Watkins Samuels Poole Ball Davis Thompson Ingram Duke. Managers Jones Walker McMurrough and golf lettermen Wadldia Strong Pilkinton.
FORT WORTH Texas AP Arnold Palmer, a member of golf's Big Three, underwent minor surgery during the Colonial National Invitation tournament. He left town before the news surfaced. His 299 for 72 holes was his highest score since 1955 when he shot 312 in the Colonial. The surgery type was not disclosed but described as potentially handicapful for golf.
Julius Boros won the Colonial national invitation by four strokes with a 279 total and a final round 71. Gary Player surged late, finishing second, seven behind Boros, with Jack Nicklaus third and Arnold Palmer well back in the field.
In Memphis Tennessee Harriet Doyle and Ruth Jordan of Saginaw Michigan moved into fourth in division two doubles of the Woman's International Bowling Congress tourney. A 3 36 6 mile relay time was recorded by a Woodward Ely Henson and Smith team.
Mrs Sargent Shriver addressed 1500 attendees at the sixty annual Arkansas Association for Retarded Children meeting in Conway. She drew parallels between her demeanor and President Kennedy and joked about an Arkansas farmer’s travel anecdotes. Governor Faubus named her an Arkansas ambassador, prompting a quip about a unique assignment.
New York context jokes about men resisting new hats while women enjoy shopping. The column notes men fear any hat makes them look ridiculous, cites public figures like Kennedy and Khrushchev in light humor, then sketches the push from wives to buy a new hat and the store encounter that follows.
A winter hat shopping scene unfolds with a salesman offering absurd styles from two-story derbies to green felt slanted-backs. The narrator searches for a proper crown and brim, recalls past fashion, and learns the desired hat hasn’t been made since 1930. He plans to have it cleaned and blocked and hopes his wife won’t notice.
City docket items show Reckless driving charges with guilty pleas and fines ranging from 16.50 to 31.50. Several defendants, including Hendricks Berry Jr and Robert G C Hendricks, face suspensions, dismissals, or fines for drunkenness drag racing and driving offenses. Multiple bonds and forfeitures are listed with various outcomes including not guilty verdicts and suspensions.
A ledger of civil actions detailing forfeited cash bonds for offenses including driving while intoxicated and overweight charges. Several default judgments issued for accounts totaling amounts such as 65.00, 43.12, 102.39, and 31.54, with Garnishee statuses and dismissals noted for various corporate parties.
Ken Rosewall beat Rod Laver for the third straight time and moved to a 7-4 lead in a pro tennis playoff for $25,000 in prize money in New Haven Connecticut Sunday night.
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