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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1963
Page
19
Alan Laythorpe breaks down the Kentucky Derby where Chateaugay wins decisively. Candy Spots Never Bend No Robbery underperform. Bonjour also failed to meet expectations. The piece notes trainer J. P. Conway receiving credit and doubts future age three form.
The observer notes Spots lost ground on the final turn but finished strongly once straightened. He expects to be twice the horse next time out and suggests a prep race at Keeneland or Churchill Downs would have better prepared the Rex Ellsworth runner. No Robbery led early, was outrun by Never Bend, and failed to respond after the start.
Race preview notes a TV mishap delaying the start as fans await the greatest race. Never Bend looks favored at Pimlico with Chateaugay Candy Spots as threats while Aha Ahoy speeds in. On My Honor shows sustained effort, Braulio Baeza hails Chateaugay’s strong ride.
Howard Capps, organizer of the Las Vegas Tournament of Champions and golf director at Desert Inn Country Club, reviews fishing gear presented by Harvey Wing of the San Francisco News Call Bulletin. Capps retires from his Desert Inn post.
Southern Nevada women lead the lth Annual Women's State Bowling Tournament at Silver State Lanes Carson City. Top finishers include A Newman Las Vegas Mary Sparrow Las Vegas C Barry Las Vegas and J Aveta Las Vegas, as the event crowns champions Saturday.
Marilynn Smith shot a final round 71 to finish 216 for 54 holes and win the Peach Blossom women's PGA event by two strokes over Marle Lindstrom. Five players tied for third at 220 including Peggy Wilson Betsy Rawls Cathy Whitworth Mary Lena Faulk and Sandra Spuzich.
Gay Brewer Jr. ends a two year drought by clinching the third annual Waco Turner Open in Burneyville Oklahoma. He stacks a 67 with a 40 foot eagle putt and a 10 foot birdie to finish 12 under par 280 earning 2,800 plus 295 bonus. Australian Ted Ball finishes second after a 69 and 281 total.
Jack Nicklaus posts a course record 64 opening round and 132 total as Lema ties Palmer at Las Vegas. Billy Casper withdraws with a hand injury after chipping onto the ninth green. Palmer settles for 68 while Gardner Dickinson and Ted Kroll share fourth prize. Barnum and Floyd both post strong late rounds.
Five players qualified for the 1964 Las Vegas TC event after yesterday’s Tournament of Champions and Waco-Turner Open results. Jack Nicklaus posted five victories in the combined day, with Gay Brewer also in the field, joining Doug Sanders Bob Charles and Phil Rodgers who were already qualified.
The Chicago White Sox obtain relief pitcher Jim Brosnan from Cincinnati and send Dom Zanni to the Reds. Brosnan, 33, had a 7-2 record in 1960 and 10-4 in 1961 for the pennant winners, slumped to 4-4 last year and is 0-1 this season. Zanni, 31, came from the Giants last year and posted a 6-5 mark with five appearances this season.
Final standings show J Nicklaus winning $13 000 for first place followed by A Palmer and T Lema tied for second each earning $5 300. Other notable payouts include G Dickinson at $2 900 and B Goalby D Sanders J Cupid J Barber each receiving between $1 850 and $2 250 as the event distributed prize money to numerous finishers.
The Minnesota Twins bought the contract of third baseman John F. Ward from the Dallas Fort Worth club and optioned George Banks to the same team. Ward, 24, leads the Pacific Coast League with seven home runs and will report to Los Angeles. Banks was drafted from the Yankees in December 1961 and batted .097 in 12 games this season with four homers in 63 games in 1962.
Lowell Wilson, Stanford University guard, remained in critical condition at the Stanford Palo Alto hospital after a neck injury from diving into a tackling dummy. The Honolulu native underwent cervical disc surgery Friday, woke briefly, then fell into a coma before regaining consciousness.
SUN correspondent John Durniak ended with a fourday total of 37 wins 16 losses and 7 ties for his specials including a 104 1 record yesterday.
Jack Nicklaus won the Tournament of Champions at the Desert Inn Country Club with a 273 total and a $13,000 first prize. Billy Casper withdrew after eight holes with a left hand tendonius attack, while Palmer and Tony Lema chased Nicklaus, who credited his victory to accurate putting and solid iron play.
Listings show American League games with Minnesota at Los Angeles Chicago at Kansas City and New York at Detroit. Pitchers include Reland Chance Peters Bowsfield Ford Aguirre and others with records in parentheses.
The page lists scattered results including Cincinnati and St. Louis in a 4 to 7 score split across two games, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh in a 7 to 3 first game, Philadelphia and Houston with Houston winning 45 to 6 in a first game, and New York defeating San Francisco 4 to 2 in the first game. Night games feature Pittsburgh at Chicago, Philadelphia at New York, Houston at Cincinnati, and San Francisco at Milwaukee.
The tally notes two fewer bronze medals and one fewer silver, with only a gold awarded in a three day event. at the end there were no bronze medals in one rowing event.
Larry Loughlin held Nevada to five hits as Santa Clara beat the Wolf Pack 11-4 in California. Conaway took the loss after being replaced for a pinch hitter in the fifth. Loughlin earned his seventh win in 10 decisions, fanning eight and walking two. Glover delivered a two run pinch hit in the Nevada rally frame.
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