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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1963
Page
7
A Ruth League pamphlet from Trenton New Jersey outlines an Accident Prevention program to raise pre season conditioning, physical exams, fundamentals, equipment, and playing area maintenance. It stresses manager responsibility and parental medical checks to reduce injuries and keep youths safe as baseball returns to basics.
Phil Ranneberger nearly blanked Rotary 1 last night in the Ruth League at Shell Oiler, delivering a one hit, 7 to 1 victory. Brown led the Oilers with a round tripper and drove in several runs, while Rotary’s pitcher shut down late in the game.
Leo Duncan powered Walkersville with four runs a double and a triple scoring twice as they overran Emmitsburg. The Lions built early leads with strong hitting and solid defense while pitchers held the foe to limited scoring. Key plays included a two run frame and timely hits to extend the lead throughout the game.
Major league teams cut down to 25 players by Sept 1 with overtime to meet the normal deadline due to time-zone issues. The year introduces the first-year bonus rule affecting players signed after Dec 3, 1961, with one farmed player still counting on the 25-man limit. Frank Lary of Detroit was sent to Knoxville in the Sally. Hobie Landrith traded from Baltimore to Washington for around 20,000, with Hannan and Schmidt moved to Richmond.
Baltimore collects 17 hits as Steve Barber earns his sixth victory. Brooks Robinson, Jim Gentile, Charley Lau and others contribute multi hit days in a 10-4 win over Boston, with a five run fifth igniting the outcome. Seven Baltimore starters reach safely and Bar ber works through jams aided by three double plays.
Major league standings list San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St Louis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, New York, Houston, and others with W-L records and games back. Yesterday results include New York tying Philadelphia, Chicago over Pittsburgh, Cincinnati over Houston, and Los Angeles defeating St Louis. Today’s games feature Padres at St Louis, O'Dell at Spahn, Johnson at Maloney, Schwall at Ellsworth, and McLish at Craig.
Jay Hook struck out 10 on a four hitter and boosted New York with a ninth inning double that sparked a 3-2 Mets win over Philadelphia. Ed Kranepool delivered the go ahead double, Kanehl scored the tying run and Harkness homered for New York.
Tryouts for Rosedale Minor Little League will be held Monday at Rosedale Park at 6 p.m. Local boys from Fairy Cow Avenue to Military Road and Rosemont Avenue to West Seventh Street are invited to attend. The league seeks players eager for recreation and competition with base use permitted for eligible participants. Sponsors include The VP Company and Norm Shepard.
Howard Grant led the jockeys at Gulfstream Park in the latest meeting, securing 33 winning rides. The driver of success tracked a busy season, with multiple victories across stakes days and daily programs.
Nelson Mathews homered to ignite a four run eighth inning as the Cubs overcame a Pirates rally. Andre Rodgers error opened the door to unearned runs, Jim Schaffer doubled, Lou Brock and Santo supplied key hits, and Chicago built a 5-0 lead before holding on for a 9-5 win.
Fragmented game details mention San Francisco and Milwaukee lineups, with players McCovey, Bolling, Lasanqueda, and others. Scores and pitching notes are scattered, including references to relievers and mixed team abbreviations, reflecting an OCR garble of a box score summary.
Horses arrive at the Preakness venue amid brisk activity as handlers prepare a diverse field for the big race. Jockeys and trainers map strategies while public interest builds ahead of the event.
Birmingham dispatch reports SEC will join five other conferences in a national letter-of-intent program to curb athletic recruiting raids. The agreement, to take effect May 1, involves Athinine Coast and Big Edit conferences, with Indianapolis and several state associations noted among participants.
Al Kaline hit a two run homer in the ninth as the Detroit Tigers edged the New York Yankees 7 6 in a high flying game with eight homers. Tom Tresh went deep twice for the Yankees with Yogi Berra and Clete Boyer also homering. Jake Wood added two Tigers homers and Bubba Phillips had one. Terry Fox earned the win in relief.
The Mutual Firemen's Softball League opens its season at 6 30 pm with New Market facing the Independents at Beker Park upper diamond and the teams traveling to Walkersville for upcoming games.
Washington over Cleveland 63 after Don Lock's grant slam in the 13th capped a five run uprising. Don Rudolph pitched 12 scoreless innings before the 13th rally sparked by Ed Brinkman Dick Phillips and Marv Breeding followed by Hinton walk to load the bases. Lock delivered the decisive blast to left as Latman held the Indians in the bottom of the 13th.
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