Balk Rule Will Be Aired Soon
New York AP Ford Frick said the balk rule will be discussed at an executive council meeting to ensure uniform interpretation between the leagues. Umpires in the AL and NL differ on halting the pitcher for a full one second stop with runners on base.
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Frick
New York
Ford Frick
Executive Council
Joe Paparella
Augie Donatelli
Donatelli
Cincinnati
Dodgers
Los Angeles
Johnny Padres
Frank Robinson
Chateaugay Wins Blue Grass Stakes for Derby Berth
In Keeneland’s Blue Grass Stakes Darby Dan’s Chateaugay edged Get Around by a neck to earn Derby eligibility. Braulio Baeza rode the Swaps filly by Banquet Bell as Chateaugay battled Gray Pet and Running Bowline down the stretch. The colt covered 1 1/16 miles in 1 48 and paid 4.60 3.00 2.60 with Get Around at 3.80 3.20 and Lemon Twist 4.00 to show, boosting earnings to 38,457 and 19,695 for the win.
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Lexington
Darby Dan Farm
Maine Chance Farm
Keeneland
Braulio Baeza
Swaps-Banquet Beil
Walnut Hill Farm
Gray Pet
Chateaugay
Bowline
Baeza
Milo Valenzuela
Darby Dan
T. D. Buhl
Lemon Twist
Billy Phelps
Churchill Downs
Greentree
Get Around
Citation
Gray
Devil It Is
Costlave
Choker
Blaze Starr
Sleuth Hound
Texas Tech Golfers Face Texas Linksmen Today
Tech golf team led by coach Jay McClure meets Texas at Meadowbrook at 2 30 p m in a Southwest Conference clash. Texas ranked to the fore with five lettermen from a 5 1 win last year, while Tech seeks improved pairings after a 4 15 1 14 loss to TCU.
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Texas Tech
Meadowbrook
University of Texas
Jay McClure
Red Raiders
TCU
Horned Frogs
Longhorns
Texas Sports
Austin
Bill Munn
Randy Geiselman
Pat Thompson
Oscar Goode
Tech
McClure
Richard, Yates
Bruce Dobie
Housty Brewer
Jim Davidson
Gary Littlejohn
Tech Opens Three Game Texas Tech NMHU Clash In Las Vegas
Texas Tech righthander Joe Fox will start Friday against New Mexico Highlands in Las Vegas New Mexico. Coach Bert Huffman names Kippy Williams and Frank as Saturday starters with Dave Tartar set for relief. Tech stands 7-8 after a 5-2 and 3-0 series win in Lubbock. Highlands sits 10-10 with six straight wins, and Tech moves east to Weatherford for a Monday doubleheader versus Southwestern Oklahoma State with Ramey Brandon and Moose Pudley listed as starters.
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Las Vegas
N.M
Joe Fox
Gainesville
Texas Tech
Red Raiders
New Mexico Highlands University
Bert Huffman
Kippy Williams
Pampa
Frank
Abilene
Dave Tartar
Larbuddie
Cowboys
Lubbock
New Mexico Highlands
Weatherford
Okla
Oklahoma State
Huffman
Ramey Brandon
Moose Pudley
Bulldogs
British Laborite Harold Wilson to Visit Moscow
Labor party chief Harold Wilson will fly to Moscow on May 8 to confer with Premier Khrushchev as part of explaining the party doctrine abroad before Britain’s general elections due by October 1964. He will stay a week and had just returned April 3 from a five day visit to the United States where he met President Kennedy.
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London
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Moscow
Khrushchev
Britain
Wilson
United States
Kennedy
Monterey Battles Borger In District Baseball Preview
Monterey and Borger prepare for a district clash as Davis recovery limits Monterey lineup. Monterey’s probable order includes Huey Frost Smith Hagard Pumphrey Barrett and MacDougall while Borger fields Dillingham Shelton Wilson Coffer Langden Conner Grubbs Barron Robinson. Games start at 4 p m with two Lubbock games at Mackenzie.
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Monterey
Gary Huey
Eldon Frost
Keller Smith
Hampton
al Ayers
Jerry Haggard
Randy Pumphrey
Don Barrett
MacDougall
Berger
Dillingham
Jerry Shelton
Preston Wilson
Joe Coffer
Vince Langden
Dale
Conner
Buddy Grubbs
Royce Barron
Robinson
Tascosa
Borger
Palo Duro
Plainsmen
Plainview
Lubbock
Amarillo
Pampa
Rebels
Earl Parker
John Barnett
Jerald Thomas
Jim Fullerton
Davis
Stan Maynard
David Milburn
Eddie Stiles
Ronnie Sims
Coleman
Washington
Mackenzie
Texas Open Week Highlights First Round In Open
Players posted scores from the Texas Open round one with Bruce Crampton and Phil Rodgers sharing 64, Tommy Aaron and Don January tied at 66, and 57 players under par. The cut to low 65 and ties Thursday evening?. amateurs keep their spots regardless of scores.
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Page One
Rodgers
January
Pott
Tommy Bolt
Bob Charles
Houston
Bruce Crampton
Phil Rodgers
Tommy Aaron
Johnny Pett
Don January
Sam Carrichael
Bob Goetz
Tommy Balt
al Jonaston
Miter Barberee
Ken Still
Wor Albangea
Fort Jacobsen
Bon Weber
Jerry Steelsmith
Doug Ford
Mason Rudolph
Tack Maver
Frank Boynton
Casey Stengel
Private Schools Track Meet Set In Lubbock Field House
A track meet for intermediate grade pupils from five private schools will run 2 to 5 p.m. today at Lubbock Christian School field house. Fourth to sixth graders from LCS Christ the King St Christopher's Mary and Mac and St Peters Parochial compete in boys and girls relays, dashes, and field events with trophies for overall first to third places and ribbons for top team finishers.
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Lubbock Christian School
LCS
Christ the King
St. Christopher's, Mary and Mac School
St. Peter's Parochial School
First Native Champion Wins U S Open Title
John ny McDermott became the first native born American to win the USGA Open Championship at Dunedin Florida. The report notes the Florida Derby longest priced winner Money Brok er paid $33.80 in 1953 at Hallandale Florida.
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Dunedin
Fla
UPI
Johnny McDermott
Hallandale
Money Broker
Alibi Ikes Fill 1963 Sports Talk
Steve Snider reviews a string of sports excuses from 1963 across baseball, football, basketball, horse racing and golf. Umpires, bad luck, muddy greens, and tough defenses are cited as reasons for poor performances, with famous mentors and players quoted in a lighthearted montage of excuses.
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Steve Snider
New York
UPI
Ikes
Cousy Quits a Winner After Glorious Ride
Bob Cousy, after a storied career with Holy Cross roots, scored 18 points as the Celtics beat the Lakers 112 to 109 in game six to win the NBA title. He sprained a foot in the fourth quarter and returned to help secure the victory as the crowd gave a standing ovation.
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LOS Angeles
Bob Cousy
Holy Cross
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
Los Angeles Lakers
Cousy
Tom Heinsohn
Celtic
Celtics
Red Auerbach
Boston
Bill Russell
West Texas New Mexico Seniors Golf Opens in Gaines County
The third annual West Texas New Mexico Seniors Golf tournament begins at Gaines County Golf Club with 32 players aged 50 plus and 30 or less handicap. Match play runs eight flights through Saturday with 18 hole finals in medal play.
Gotham Bowl Rejected by NCAA for New York Site
The NCAA approved 13 postseason football games but rejected the Gotham Bowl in New York. Other certified bowls include Mineral Water, Aviation, Cement, Prairie View, Space, Bluebonnet, Liberty, Gator, Sun, Cotton, Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls.
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Miami
Fla
W National Collegiate Athletic Association
New York
Excelsior Springs
Dayton
Ohio
Lansdale
Prairie View
Tex
Houston
Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Paso
Dallas
Pasadena
Calif
New Orleans
Washington
D.C
Montgomery
Ala
Shrine
San Francisco
Tucson
Ariz
Honolulu
Pirates Pitcher Bob Friend Balks At Pie Gaffe
Bob Friend of the Pittsburgh Pirates wandered into a Philadelphia restaurant after a game when he was tagged for four balks. He joked he was halfway through a lemon pie when a passerby yelled Balk, prompting his quip about his delivery.
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Philadelphia
Bob Friend
Pittsburgh Pirates
Floydada Sunday finals set in four flight divisions
Final round pairings and qualifying scores list in Floydada with multiple teams from Lubbock Plainview Lubbock entries and others from Ralls Seminole Childress Petersburg Floydada Abilene and Amarillo. Morning through afternoon matchups show mixed results and advancing duos toward finals.
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P.m
Melvin Best
L. Craig
Lubbock
P. Smith
Glenn White
Randall Carpenter
Whizzer White
Gerald Collier
Earl Abell
Ralls
Ronnie Craig
Johnny Rodgers
Dub Scarborough
Jim Fullingim
Petersburg
Son Kaplan
Jimmy Wilcox
K. B. Mattox
Rae Harris
Bill Henry Abulene
Alva Sparks
Floydada
Sam Packet
Gene Andre Floydada
Bob Pierce
Helen Lubbock
Glen Day
Don Martz
Plowview
Dalton Norris
Billy Crump
J. A. Sherrad
Weldon Bava Lorenzo
Floyd Oaks
Dec. Armstrong
James Scott
Amarillo
Brice Winn
Canyon
Clayton Makeburg
Mackey Greer
Tom Arledge
Frank Batley
Raymond Meriwether
Dale Lacewell
Lockner
Charlie Moore
Charities Moore Jr. Taubbock
Area Teams Eye State Track Meet in Class AA
Region One stars lead in high hurdles mile relay and 440 dash with Seymour, Denver City, Stanton, and Dimmitt posting top marks. Abernathy, Coleman, Daingerfield loom strongest downstate while Fort Stockton moves up class. field event finals set Friday afternoon with remaining finals Friday night.
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Coleman
Dunn
Phil Boadright
Dunnis Cowell
Ventura Trevino
San Diego
John Kimbrough
Haskell
Tommy Marshall
Uraham
Jack Powell
Granbury
Sterling Pike
Duncanville
Johnny Fretwell
Daingerfield
Richard Defoe
Livingston
Delfino Garza
Benavides
Trevino
Fort Stockton
Fredericksburg
Leonard Peters
Seymour
Craig Fox
Denver City
Pat Pollan
Tommy Freeman
Larry Rush
Llano
Tim Chatagnier
West Orange
Tony Maldonado
Sinton
Mickey Harris
Refugio
Abernathy
Stinnett
Carrizo Springs
Taft
Lake Worth
Columbus
Liberty
Kamea City
Carriz
Allen Perkins
Jerry Wagner
Azle
Cliff Larson
Forest Park
Roy Green
Taylor
Glenn Crisp
Edna
Larry Smith
Robert Seagroves
Muleshoe
Iela
Larry Pearson
Nocona
Billy McKinley
Bowie
Gary Francis
Humble
Ronald Cowand
Boling
Jimmy Brown
Bishop
Mike Brockman
Iowa Park
Fred Thigpen
Billy
Leonard Oliver
Phil Boatright
Yoakum
Tommy Lee
Pleasanton
Georgia Probe Reports No Betting Findings In 1962 Game
Georgia Atty. Gen. Eugene Cook released a new report on the 1962 Georgia Alabama game probe. Witness statements include J D Bolton describing a hotel room exchange with Coach Griffith about “something shocking.” Both Butts and Bryant deny the charges and have filed libel suits against the Saturday Evening Post.
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AL Kuettner
Atlanta
UPI
Georgia
Atty
Eugene Cook
Cook
Alabama
Paul Bryant
Wallace Butts
J.D. Bolton
University of Georgia
Johnny Griffith
Griffith
University
Butts
Bryant
Bolton
Cook Committee
Caddy Collects After Being Struck By Ball
A Superior Court jury awarded 7,500 damages to John H. Wright a caddy from Oceanville for injuries after being struck in the eye by a golfer’s tee shot at Seaview Country Club. Wright claimed he lost 50 percent vision in his left eye from the 1959 accident against golfer Dr Duane G Sonneborn of Philadelphia.
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Atlantic City
N.J
John H. Wright
Oceanville
Duane G. Sonneborn
Philadelphia
Seaview Country Club
Patton Reaches Semifinals in North and South Amateur
In Pinehurst North Carolina Billy Joe Patton the defending champion won 5 and 3 over Cobby Ware to advance to the semifinals of the North and South Amateur Golf Tournament He will face Ray Terry while Ray Allen meets John Guenther in Friday morning semis.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Billy Joe Patton
Cobby Ware
Augusta
Ray Terry
Bob Allen
John Guenther
Patton
Morganton
Lumberman
Terry
Jacksonville
Fla
Bill Terry
Jake Howard
Allen
West Hartford
New House Member Backs Goldwater Draft Program
Rep. Charles Scoggins of Corpus Christi the new eighth Republican House member pledged to advance Republican principles and support the draft Goldwater plan. The 31 year old geologist spoke to about 100 GOP partisans at a victory luncheon after being sworn in Thursday.
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Austin
UPD
Charles Scoggins
Corpus Christi
Scoggins
GOP
Class AA State Qualifiers Track Meet Highlights
Regional qualifiers list top times and marks across events including 100 and 220 yard dashes, 440, 80 yard run, mile and relays, plus field events. Notable names include Mitchell, Mitcham, Dunn, Fretwell, Stephenson, Williamson, and Williamson among others representing Childress Cisco Daingerfield Coleman Livingston Taft Cotulla Karnes City and more.
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Denver City
Bob Stephenson
Stanton
James Cowell
Dimmitt
Mike Brockman
Iowa Park
Charles Mitchell
Childress
Riley Dunn
Coleman
Craig Fox
Mitchell
George Mitcham
Cisco
Abernathy
South Plains
Daingerfield
Don Parrish
John Fretwell
Richard Defee
Livingston
Bill Johnson
Taft
Johnny Churchhill
Cotulla
George Mitcham Cisco
Louis Allred
Dalhart
Johnny Fretwell
Kevin Ormes
Lake Highland
Raymond Godley
Carne Springs
Eldrid Bergstrom
Jerry Gilbreath
Muleshoe
Billy Williamson
Jacksboro
John Reeves
Jerry Gibson
Katy
Bert Brewer
Crockett
June Butler
Karnes City
Alfredo Avila
Donna
Yarid Run
Billy Clary
McCame
Larry Cain
Grapevine
Jesse Cavasoz
Duncanville
John Heffner
Forest Park
Roger Middleton
Georgetown
Walter Reyna
San Diego
Delfino Garza
Benevidez
Leonard Peters
Seymour
Steve Grissom
Winters
Sterling Pike
Glenn Barker
Nocona
Jimmy Reeder
Hearne
Russell King
Tony Maldonado
Linton
Raymond Cantu
Sinton
JoAnn Pentice Leads In Meet
Augusta Ga AP blonde JoAnn Prentice of Columbia South Carolina took the lead in the Women's Titleholders Golf Tournament with a first round 71 over the rain soaked Augusta Country Club course. She holds a one stroke lead over Mary Lena Faulk and Marilyn Smith both of Jupiter Florida. Defending champion Mickey Wright Betsy Rawls Polly Riley and Shirley Englehorn followed. The field of 38 began play in the 72 hole seven thousand five hundred dollar event amid rain and showers.
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Augusta
JoAnn Prentice
Columbia
S.C
Augusta Country Club
Miss Prentice
Georgia
Mary Lena Faulk
Marilyn Smith
Jupiter
Fla
Mickey Wright
Dallas
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
Polly Riley
Ft. Worth
Shirley Englehorn
Los Angeles
Snell and Halberg to run in U S track meets
New Zealand distance greats Peter Snell and Murray Halberg will compete in a series of American meets this spring. Snell, mile world record holder, entered the AAU championships in St Louis June 21-22. Halberg, Olympic 5 000 meter champion, will join Snell at the Coliseum Relays in Los Angeles May 17, the California Relays at Modesto May 25, and the Compton Invitational on June 7.
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New York
Peter Snell
Murray Halberg
New Zealand
Amateur Athletic Union
Snell
St. Louis
Halberg
Coliseum
Los Angeles
California
Modesto
Compton
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