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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1963
Page
1
The AP sports column argues against abolishing boxing, urging focus on poverty and social reform instead. It cites Davey Moore’s death, lists legendary fighters, and says boxing persists as a route out of poverty for many, urging reform rather than abolition.
In a postwar column the writer calls boxing a manly art no longer, argues the sport causes permanent injury and deaths, and urges banning boxing by stripping licenses and removing it from arenas and television audiences.
Los Angeles AP reports Dr Samuel Ayres III explains multiple punch grafting moves hair from sides or back to thinning areas. The NYU method, refined by Ayres, uses tiny holes and 12 to 15 hair grafts per site with growth visible in about three months.
St Louis AP reports the first known birth of hippos in captivity at the zoo. Twin calves named Jeepers and Peepers weighed about 40 pounds each and arrived within hours of each other. Both parents and newborns are described as doing well, with earlier newborns having shorter lives.
An 82 year old widow in Buffalo told police two bandits held up her delicatessen. One man ordered cigarettes and paid with a $10 bill then pulled a gun and grabbed the cash from the register. She kept $2 from the till as the robbery ended with $8 seized.
Arthur L. Wimpy Jones bowled a 628 series with 256 game as Ottawa Insulation swept Peace Food Center in the Classic League at Ottawa Bowl Lanes. Ralph Kampschroeder added a 602 for Pepsi-Cola. Tony VanLeiden led Conrad's Painters with a 2669 team set as they beat Briscoe Drugs 3-1 in the AMF League.
Cincinnati tops Boston 135 132 in the NBA playoff opener as Oscar Robertson scores 43 points with 29 in the second half and Hub Reed adds. Celtics star Bob Cousy notes Boston led by 20 in the first half while Robertson dominates the second half.
Albany, N Y Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller gains legislature approval for a record 2.82 billion state budget after a drawn out fight. The plan adds 35.4 million in new levies labeled as fees, helping him tout a tax line to national Republican audiences ahead of his presidential bid next year. The GOP legislature approved the budget for the coming fiscal year.
The 20 year old catcher from Killean Texas, John Bateman, praised for a strong arm and steady play, is tested for the Colts No 1 catching job. Harry Craft calls him the finest arm in baseball today and may beat veterans Hal Smith and Dave Adlesh for the role with Jim Campbell weighing options. Bateman debuted in Modesto batting .299 with 21 homers and 78 RBIs in 121 games, and believes he is ready to win the job.
The Ottawa Junior High Whirlwinds under Coach Don Kornhaus tied four marks and swept all events in a 102 2 3 to 11 1 3 spring opener over Bonner Springs. Key wins included Boyer vaulting 10 feet 9 inches and broad jumping 19 feet 3 inches to tie records, with Lloyd matching shot put and Cook running 13.4 in the low hurdles.
Harold Kneece of Aiken South Carolina moved into the second round of the Azalea Open in Wilmington North Carolina with a one stroke lead over Jack Fleck and Gene Littler former U S Open champions. Kneece shot seven birdies and one bogey for 432 and earned 500 of sponsor money for best round of the day. The Cape Fear Country Club course played 6700 yards.
NCAA university all-stars head to Kansas City April 1-2 for Pan-American trials. Stars include Tom Thacker from Cincinnati and Gary Bradds of Ohio State. Cincinnati teammates George Wilson and Tony Yates also named. Coaching by Ben Carnevale and Lee Williams. The NCAA group faces AAU, Armed Forces, and NAIA NCAA all-stars in finals.
The Associated Press reports results from exhibition games. Washington defeated Detroit 5 to 4, Houston beat Boston 12 to 4, Chicago N topped San Francisco 4 to 1, Los Angeles A won over Cleveland 4 to 3, Cincinnati defeated New York A 3 to 2 in 11 innings, Los Angeles N beat New York N 4 to 2 in 14 innings, Pittsburgh overwhelmed Baltimore 6 to 0, Minnesota edged Kansas City 3 to 2, and St Louis shut out Milwaukee 3 to 0.
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