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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1963
Page
4
Dodgers edge Pirates 1-0 as Jim Gilliam, off the bench, drives in the only run with a ninth inning single. Johnny Podres notches the win as Los Angeles climbs to second in the NL while Giants, Cubs, Braves, Phils, and others post results across the league.
Earl Wilson of Boston allowed two hits and added a single as the Red Sox blanked the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 to seize the American League lead. Brooks Robinson Grilles delivered three singles and four RBIs as Baltimore routed Washington 9-1 to move into third place in the league.
American League standings show Boston Chicago Baltimore New York Kansas City Cleveland Los Angeles and others with varied games back. Thursday and Friday results list Baltimore Washington Richmond Rochester Columbus and Indianapolis among others with multiple league and Pacific Coast matchups scheduled across venues.
Lou Clinton doubled in two runs with two outs to lift the Red Sox into the American League lead as Earl Wilson pitched a two hitter over the Angels in a 3-0 Boston win. Baltimore and Chicago won, San Francisco and Chicago also won in the NL, while Brooks Robinson drove in four for Baltimore in a 9-1 rout of Washington and Max Alvis hit a late homer to put Cleveland ahead of Detroit.
Major league leaders list top batters and pitchers by league. Wagner Los Angeles leads National and Chicago/ Kansas City players appear in batting and home runs. Pitching leaders include Fisch er Kansas City and Koufax Los Angeles with high win totals and strikeout counts.
Philadelphia card features multiple bouts with weight classes listed. Len Mat and Charley Seal record wins on points and knockouts amid a lineup including fighters from Newark and Miami. The event highlights may include four round bouts and technical knockouts with local and regional competitors.
TORONTO AP A Board of Education committee approved the purchase of 14 electric erasers to be operated by a specialized crew. The move aims to end students banging chalk from blackboard erasers after class and improve classroom cleanliness.
Sixty eight golfers, the largest field, qualified for the 1963 Hope Open at Hope Country Club on Sunday. Henry Fenwick shot a 68 to medal, with Larry Bruce Homer Beverley and Mitch LaGrone next at 71.
Richmond beat the Travellers 5-3 as a starter yielded four hits in the sixth before two consecutive homers by Richmond fueled the victory. The defeat left the Travelers a half game behind in the International League South division standings. Other games saw Syracuse upend Indiana, and four teams contest results in a busy schedule.
New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner says New Yorkers do not get enough exercise. He warned that most residents have gone soft and urged tougher physical fitness, as about 100 school pupils demonstrated exercises in front of City Hall after his remarks.
Arkansas UOL 010 160 37 Richmond 000 014 39 in a low attendance game. Joe Durham doubled and Fred Hooke Tom Umphlett homered for Richmond while Lee Elia and Locke went deep for Arkansas. Pitcher Locke earned the win for Arkansas as 535 fans endured frigid conditions.
The term holystone refers to a soft, porous stone used by sailors to scrub ship decks. Some authorities tie the name to scrubbing for Sunday services, others to the stone’s natural porosity and holes. A small flint with a hole worn as a charm is also called a holystone.
New York AP report shows a uneven early session with sugar issues strong, major groups fluctuating. Dow 722.50 at noon as industrials and rail shares inch higher while airlines and steels show mixed results and several names like Great American Sugar rise on profits, others slip on profit taking and cautious investor sentiment.
Washington AP President Kennedy's science adviser Dr Jerome B Wiesner told a Senate subcommittee that uncontrolled use of pesticides and other chemicals could pose a greater hazard than radioactive fallout. He cited a P S A C report noting 150 Americans, half of them children, killed yearly by misuse of pesticides and urged stronger federal controls to ensure judicious use and protect humanity and wildlife.
A Superior Court on Thursday ordered Angilves to pay $400 monthly child support to ex-wife actress Lynn Bai. The court will review his finances in six months to determine if a new plan is needed.
The Mountain Cooperative in Meng Ark has secured a $150,009 loan arranged by the Rural Electrification Administration to fund the construction of a new distribution line. The project aims to serve about 400 customers and expand service in the area.
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