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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1963
Page
9
Sandy Koufax, now baseballs hottest pitcher, tossed a three hit shutout over the Mets at the Polo Grounds boosting his season total to 15 wins and 163 strikeouts. The Dodgers extended their lead to five games as Philadelphia and St Louis each won.
Dodgers left-hander Sandy Koufax improved to 15-3 with a 6-0 shutout of the Mets at the Polo Grounds. He extended the club's winning streak to five, lowered his ERA to 1.64, and increased his strikeout total to 163. He said his only target is 20 wins, not 30, as he pursues another stretch run for Los Angeles.
The New York Yankees will play a Sunday and Monday doubleheader in Kansas City, with ticket demand high and most seats sold out. Despite Roger Maris’s absence and Mickey Mantle’s likely limited participation, fans remain eager as the Yankees’ drawing power boosts gate receipts for both teams.
Registration for the Lawrence junior tennis tournament opens Monday with a 5 p.m. Friday deadline. Entry blanks are available during regular tennis classes on the KU courts, Centennial Park, Edgewood Park, or at the Recreation Commission office. Open to Lawrence residents 18 and under with events in multiple boys and girls age divisions. three events per player. July 22 to July 26 with trophies for division winners.
Ottawa beat the Topeka Rockets 5-1 in a first round Kansas Non-pro Baseball Tournament game with John Gabler earning 11 strikeouts. Wichita Royals blanked Winfield 13-0 as Love Sparks took the loss. Rain halted Wichita Transits vs Junction City at 1-0 in the fourth. action resumes Monday night. Schedule lists 5 pm McPherson vs Altomont and 7:45 pm Wichita Glass vs Bonner Springs followed by 9:45 pm Independence vs Greeley.
The Lawrence and Hutchinson Legion teams will not play tonight’s baseball doubleheader at Municipal Park due to wet grounds. Uncertainty remained Sunday about whether a second scheduled doubleheader could be played.
Yaz hits an opposite field homer in the 12th to lift Boston over Minnesota 3 2 and move the Red Sox into second place. Yankee power, Berra's three run shot, helps beat the Angels 4 3. Baltimore defeats Washington 4 3 as McBride loses to the Yankees. Yastrzemski leads Boston with 104 hits and 23 doubles in his third season.
Daily schedule list for Monday through Friday shows church and civic teams across City, South Park, Junior Church, and Industrial leagues. Entries name opponents such as Ellis, Lecompton, Haney's, Optimists, St Johns, Police, Haskell, Nazarene, First Methodist, Jayhawks, Kiwanis, Hawks, Dodgers, Giants, Pirates, Yankees, Twins, Elks, Reds, and more with start times from 6:30 to 8:50 PM.
National League results feature Los Angeles, Chicago, St. Louis and others with scores from recent games. American League results include New York, Cleveland, Detroit and Baltimore with postgame lineups and upcoming matchups.
A 1000 pound grizzly broke through a plywood barrier at a Memphis Zoo enclosure and roamed a gas filled service tunnel for nearly five hours as police and keepers tried to subdue it. The bear finally collapsed after being struck by more than fifty bullets from machine guns rifles and shotguns.
World featherweight champion Sugar Ramos is a strong favorite for the 15 round title defense against Rafia King in Mexico City. Ramos defends the title he won March 21 in Los Angeles, amid a sellout crowd of 24,500 with a possible $160,000 gate and $40,000 for Ramos. King predicts victory by decision and has fought mostly in Europe. Ramos hails from Cuba and fights out of Mexico City.
Eddie Sachs, veteran car racer, tried unlimited hydroplane driving on the Detroit River in Such Crust. He plans to race in Diamond Cup at Coeur d'Alene and Seattle Seafair, adjusting to water speed and steering challenges.
Sam Snead lost 2 and 1 in an exhibition match at Prairie Dunes with Ross Wilson as partner. Winners were Labron Harris Jr. of Stillwater and Chuck Fish of Hutchinson, while Snead tied for medalist with a 72.
Oklahoma basketball coach Bob Stevens predicts a stronger Sooners squad next season after a 12-13 finish. The team loses four regulars including Eddie Ivans, but returns Ferrell Johnson and Jim Gatewood. He highlights two sophomores from Indiana, 6-5 George Hawkins and 6-2 Fred Heetwood, as key new material.
The 12 year old Bruce Sloat died in Jackson Mississippi after being struck near the ear by a pitched ball during warmups. His death marks the third baseball fatality of the year with several earlier cases from schools and leagues noted in AP files.
Steve Oppermann and Bob Lunn, rising San Francisco players, meet in 36 holes for the National Public Links Championship semifinals. Oppermann defeated Dante Vicini 4 and 3 after a strong back nine showing, while Lunn beat Jerry Yuke with late birdie putts to reach the final.
Roger Maris underwent surgery and was reported feeling better after brief support. He is expected to stay in the hospital and rejoin the Yankees within a week as they start the series at home against Cleveland next Friday. Mickey Mantle was activated after a long layoff due to a broken left foot.
The 43 year old Cleveland righty aims for his 300th victory in the second game of a doubleheader with Kansas City after a 196 ERA and a 0 1 record in three starts. Jack Kralick starts the opener for Cleveland while Moe Drabowsky and Diego Segui start for Oakland. Gary Kolb hit his first major league homer for St Louis as the Cardinals edged Milwaukee.
Billie Pat Daniels, 19, from San Mateo, California, won her third straight AAU women's pentathlon title with a 4,261-point meet record, surpassing Jo Ann Terry’s 4,249 from 1960. Barbara Brown, Joyce Lawson, and Eleanor Montgomery trailed in the event before Daniels boarded a plane to Russia as part of the U.S. track and field squad.
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