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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1963
Page
17
Willie Pastrano shocks Harold Johnson to become champion after 5-1 hype against him. Rumors link Pastrano to Guilio Rinaldi in Italy, Wayne Thornton rematch prospects, and Mauro Mina's possible return if injuries heal.
Johnson praised Mina as a dangerous challenger and warned Pastrano was underrated by his camp. He argued Harold Johnson could have peaked too soon and noted training disruptions from switching sparmates and styles. Pastrano’s grit was highlighted after hard bouts with Thornton in 1963.
In a volatile exchange Willie brings energy to a light heavyweight division long dormant under Johnson. Johnson cites self-blame for his cautious approach while Pastrano shows heart and grit, forcing moments of danger as he trades blows and earns respect amid Johnson’s bursts and retreats.
The writer scored the bout 70-69 for Johnson but believes Pastrano could have won. The fight was fiercely contested with stylistic clash and strong official scoring, as Johnson's late rounds edged out Pastrano while the final minutes stayed even. Nevada officials credit defensive work, a rarity noted by the observer.
Willie Pastrano, 27, Miami Beach, plans future defenses after defeating Harold Johnson for the light heavyweight title. Johnson, upset by a split decision, vows a return fight as Olivieri and PA Commissioner Klein press World Boxing Council to overturn the result. Pastrano earned $21,250 with Johnson at $37,500 after a 15 round bout in which Pastrano retained the title on 69-68, 69-67, and 70-69 scorecards.
Mickey Wright fired a record 208 to win the Babe Zaharias Open at Beaumont Country Club, defeating Clifford Ann Creed by five strokes. Wright, from Dallas, completed her fourth straight tour victory with an eagle on No 12 and 31 putts, including a 20-foot birdie on the ninth.
Allen Crowe 34 of Springfield Illinois was fatally injured when his car hit the wall and flipped on lap 11 of a 30 lap sprint at New Bremen speedway Ohio He died at Good Samaritan hospital Dayton Crowe's crash occurred after a previous Indy 500 crash and involved several cars with crews stopping the race Roger MacCluskey won the feature with Hulse second and Branson third in a race marred by the fatal incident and a protest over second place results
Gimeno defeats Laver to win the Pro Net title and $1,000 first prize. Earl Buchholz, top ranked, outlasts Ken Rosewall 8-6 for third place after Gimeno’s second upset in two matches. Rosewall double faults in ninth game as serve falters.
St Louis slugger Stan Musial will miss several games after breaking a blood vessel in the back of his right knee during a game with the San Francisco Giants. A Cardinal spokesman said he would probably be out a few games as a pinch runner replaced him in the ninth inning.
Fragmentary text lists cities Cleveland Boston Chicago Detroit Minnesota Washington Kansas City Los Angeles Baltimore with unclear context. Incomplete data suggests a reduced puzzle or index of locations, possibly for a sports or travel roundup, but no concrete event or outcome is provided.
The report lists scattered baseball scores with Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh New York and Cincinnati in various innings and results. Notable lines include Pittsburgh 3 and New York 4 with mixed innings and several ambiguous entries mentioning cities St. Louis San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Pizarro earned his fourth win with a two run double backing seven runs as the White Sox leave Boston by an 11 9 score in game one and move within 13 percentage points of the AL lead. Boston reliever Earley earned his second win while Brosnan took the loss.
Fred Lorenzen of Elmhurst Illinois surged to the lead with three laps left in the World 600 late model stock car race at Charlotte and won the $117 000 event despite running out of gas near the finish line.
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