Hawks Face Do or Die Clash in St Louis Showdown
In Game Six the crippled St Louis Hawks host the Los Angeles Lakers with the series tied 3-2 in the Western Division finals. Hagan may or may not play after a cracked thumb and Zelmo Beatty battles eye stitches as Hawks protest officiating and coach Gallatin criticizes Earl Strom while aiming to force a decisive seventh game.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Hawks
Los An
Geles Lakers
Lakers
Hawks
Los Angeles
Cliff Hagan
Hagan
Zelmo Beatty
Hawk
Harry Gallatin
Ben Kerner
Kerner
NBA
Maurice Podoloff
Earl Strom
Strom
Gallatin
Tiremen Dominant As Johnson 256-681 Leads Win
Beckley Tire and Rubber top Coca Cola three straight games in Mens Major League at Bow Wick. P. C. Johnson rolled 256-681 to lead four Tiremen over 500. Emmitt Pugh 214-597, Bob Thomas 204-562, J. W. Walters 550, Keith Evans 203-508 also starred. Sedamen and Hospitalmen split, Klaus Office Equipment edged Beckley Insurance Co. in a three-game set.
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Beckley
Bow Wick
Coca Cola
P. C. Johnson
Emmitt Pugh
Bob Thomas
J. W. Walters
Keith Evans
Tom Shrewsbury
Sedamen
Jack Daniel
Wyoming General Hospital
Bank of Raleigh
Jim Beard
Lewis McManus
Bob French
Sparks TV
Jim Warden
Russell Feazell
Clarence Tankersly
Bob Johnson
Klaus
Beckley Insurance Co
Herb Gunnoe
Bill Shumate
Nick Halash
Insurancemen
Ten Pin Time report from Bowl Wick leagues
Silvia Miller led winners with 459 and Ruth Kiston top scored 404 for losers as Becky Reed powered Woodies Beauty Shop to a 210 514 series and a one game lead in the Ladies Tuesday Night Handicap. Mack Proffitt led losers at 361. W T Grant Co. won two of three over Lowe Brothers Electric to tie Beckley Manufacturing, while Margaret Lynch sparked WT Grant with 450 and Electricians responded with 390s by Helen Johnson and Ann Dashback. Helen McVey led Manufacturers with 456 and Kay Sisk added 392 for Bankers.
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Woodies Beauty Shop
Becky Reed
Jimmies H&f
Bowl Wick
Mack Proffitt
W. T. Grant Co
Lowe Brothers Electric
Beckley Manufacturing
Beckley National Bank
Margaret Lynch
W. T. Grant
Helen Johnson
Ann Dashback
Electricians
Helen McVey
Kay Sisk
Bankers
Tuesday Business League Bowls: Hewell Leads With 520 Series
Hewell Tobacco reclaimed the top spot at Sky Lanes in the Tuesday Business League with three wins over Purity Maid Baking. W. Va. Belt beat Beckley Art Studio twice, Arnold Motors downed Crown Cleaners twice, and Larry Trump led the league with a 223 599. Russell Ewing topped Baker with 434, while John Smith and Howard Dew posted 193-527 and 203-516 for Belt and Artists respectively. Crown Cleaners slipped to sixth as Keyser Bryant’s Wilson Tate 551 powered a two win for Keyser-Bryant over Coal City. Beckley Glass in two of three beat Acme Super Market with Keith Hager’s 517 and Pete Graham’s 510 temps.
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Hewell Tobacco
Sky Lanes
Purity Maid Baking
Beckley Art Studio
W. Va. Belt
Crown Cleaners
Arnold Motors
Eugene Hewell
Tony Milano
Russell Ewing
John Smith
W. Va. Belt Co
Howard Dew
Larry Trump
Jay Mitchell
W. Va. Turnpike
S&s
S&s Super Market
N. G. MacNeil
Sterling Lewis Jr
Coal City Super Market
Keyser-Bryant
Wilson Tate
O. C. Kiser
Beckley Glass
Keith Hager
Pete Graham
Acme Super Market
Charles Lane
Tuesday Morning Ladies League results and standings
The Mixers forfeited three games to the Morning Globies in Bowl Wick action, narrowing their lead to two and a half games. Betty Fourney bowled a second 479 series, Lorene Arnold led the Cobras with a 202 529 as they beat Les Femmes twice. Betty Bazzaree posted 449 as the Leftovers widened the gap to five games over the seventh place Split Personalities.
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Mixers
Bowl Wick
Betty Fourney
Cobras
Lorene Arnold
Les Femmes
Betty Bazzaree
West Baylor to Play in YMCA Hoop Tourney
In Charleston the Lakers stars Jerry West and Elgin Baylor will join Rod Hundley and ex West Virginia players for the Sportsman YMCA tournament at the Civic Center on April 26 and 28. West and Baylor were named to the NBA All Star team this year.
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West-Baylor
YMCA
Charleston
UPI
Jerry West
Elgin Baylor
Los Angeles Lakers
Charleston Civic Center
Sportsman-Ymca
Laker
Rod Hundley
West Virginia University
Bucky Bolyard
Chris Smith
West
Baylor
National Basketball Association
Gomes to meet Gutierrez in Worcester boxing bout
Jose Gomes of Worcester will face Lou Gutierrez of Nicaragua, the Central American middleweight champion, in a 10 round fight at Mechanics Hall on April 18. Gomes won the New England middleweight title by knocking out Larry Carney of Lowell in his last bout.
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Worcester
Lou Gutierrez
Nicaragua
Mechanics Hall
Gomes
New England
Larry Carney
Lowell
Cirtsville
Maxwell
Raleigh County Armory
Stamford
Mount Tabor
Recreation Building
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Crab Orchard
Central
Piney Oaks
St. Francis
Morton
Beaves
Cittsville
Stanaford
Maxwell Hill
Mt. Tabor
Hillmen
Gene O’neal
Brooks Adair
Prosperity
Crescent
R.M.I
Don Miller
Bruce Billups
Harry Hoskins
Henry Chapman
Billy Mitchem
Stamford James Brogan
David Hill
Fred Smith
John Harris
Walter Harper
Maxwell Hill I
Larry Morris
Gene O'Neal
Scott Cole
Linn Walls
Earl Jessup
Dan Quesenberry
Raymandy
Dennis Worley
Franklin Blake
Randy Phillips
David Shewsbury
James Patton
Damon Snuffer
Ray Snuffer
Linville
Lieias
Jose Walker
Jerry Craddock
Eddie Hampton
Michael Lilly
John Sanger
David Allen
Mike Shewsbury
Eddie Allen
Dennis Nixon
Mark Stover
John Bonham
Ross Buckland
Berman
Player Takes Ryder Cup Golf Purse $1200 in Pro Am
Gary Player won the Ryder Cup pro am at East Lake, finishing first with a four-under 66 and earning $1200 plus $750 for the pro low score and $450 for being on a second-place tie in four-ball. The event paid out $750 and $450 to Player, while other top pros split prizes including Jack Nicklaus who earned $300 for a 70.
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David M. Moffit
Atlanta
UPI
Gary Player
Player
South Africa
Dogwood
East Lake Country Club
Julius Boros
Mid Pines
N.C
Boros
Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Jay Hebert
Dave Ragen
Stan Leonard
Bobby Nichols
Bruce Crampton
Billy Casper
Dave Marr
George Bayer
Billy Mowell
Art Wall
Jimmy Demaret
Johnny Pott
Doug Sanders
Tommy Aaron
17 Year Old To Start For Mets
17 year old Ed Kranepool, a $90,000 bonus rookie, likely to start in right field for the New York Mets against the St. Louis Cardinals. He is praised for poise and readiness, after spring training success and minor-league steps across Syracuse Knoxville and the New York Penn League, and his vow to support his mother. Springfield College names co captains Ken Sarubbi and Fred Bredice for 1963-64 basketball season.
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NEW York
UPI
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Ed Kranepool
Mets
Casey Stengel
Marv Throneberry
Kranepool
St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Thomas
Jim Hickman
Stengel
Baltimore Orioles
Hank Greenberg
James Monroe
Bronx
N.Y
St. John’s
North Carolina
Triple A
Syracuse
Knoxville
Yonkers
St. Lo
France
Springfield
Mass
Ken Sarubbi
Fred Bredice
Torrington
MSU Athletic Director Faces Stock Sale Amid Scandal
MSU athletic director Clarence Munn weighed selling his 500 shares in Golf Club Management Co after Chicago police tied board member Frank Buccieri to a crime syndicate. The Chicago paper disclosed Munn’s involvement and questioned Buccieri’s alleged gang ties while Cameron urged a sale or buyback.
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UPI
Clarence
Biggie) Munn
Michigan State University
Munn
Golf Club Management Co
Frank
Big Frank) Buccieri
East Lansing
Loren A. Cameron
Golf Club Management
Buccieri
American
Cameron
Crime
Kenneth Buccieri
Michigan State
University of Oregon
Frank Rosenthal
Miami
Fla
Rosenthal
North Carolina
Fiore
Fife
Jai-a-lai Spreads Behind Iron Curtain
Cuba imports jai alai as a popular sport to Iron Curtain nations while Castro's government studies its high speed play and betting culture, signaling cultural exchanges amid Cold War tensions.
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Cuba
Castro
Exhibition games shake faith in pennant predictions
The piece notes exhibition games do not count toward pennant races. It cites Cincinnati and New York as league favorites, with Detroit and Los Angeles as strong contenders for the two banners. The Reds’ exhibition loss to the White Sox, without stars Frank Robinson, Vada Pinson, and Bob Purkey, suggests they may be the National League’s top disappointment.
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Chicago
New York
Detroit
Los Angeles
Sporting News
White Sox
Reds
Frank Robinson
Vada Pinson
Bob Purkey
Chisox Projected Fifth in AL by Sporting News
The Sporting News picks Chicago White Sox to finish fifth in the American League. Al Lopez's team showed solid batting and defense against the Reds. They face tough tests vs the Tigers and Yankees but could stay in the race. Yankees expected to repeat as AL champions.
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Chisox
Sporting News
al Lopez
Reds
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Yankees
Frick Aims To Restore Baseball Prestige This Season
Ford Frick, the baseball commissioner, starts the season with high hopes to preserve the game as the nation’s favorite pastime. He contends the sport’s prestige is slipping among the youth, hurting owners’ purses, and he intends to correct the trend to boost interest and revenue.
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Ford Frick
Frick
Minors Could Help Too By Organizing For Fans
A writer recalls a wasted Saturday at Watt Powell Park where a complimentary ticket was not held, forcing entry after delays. He notes that such ticket mixups deter fans and harm minor league clubs, urging organization to fix the problem and save farm teams.
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Watt Powell Park
Drag Strip Racing Sparks Local Interest
Margaret Fink noted growing interest in drag strip racing at Roanoke Virginia events. Ronnie Sox of Burlington NC won in 12.33 seconds at 115.08 mph driving a 1963 Chevrolet, with Sherill Greer of Kingsport TN as runner up. About 3,800 fans attended, signaling a potential local track development.
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Margaret Fink
Roanoke
Ronnie Sox
Burlington
N. C
Runerup
Sherill Greer
Kingsport
Tenn
Benefit Boxing Cards Look Poor for City
Promoter John Tanner reports two recent benefit shows lost money with no profits. The latest Friday card at Raleigh County Armory featured Rocky Marciano, but Tanner says about $100 was lost. Net receipts were $715 against an armory fee of $178 and Marciano’s $400, with his original $500 fee reduced by $100.
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John Tanner
Raleigh County Armory
Tanner
Rocky Marciano
Register
Tim Massey
Armory
Marciano
Dick Lepkowski
Raleigh County
Crippled Children and Adults Society
Sepkowski
R. Francis Parker
March of Dimes
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Proves One Thing in a Local Benefit Card Fallout
Proves one thing as Beck ley residents and neighbors refuse a benefit card even with Marciano fame expected. The promoter fighters and benefactor bear costs as efforts to run the card meet countering expenses and lack of backing.
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Beckley
Marciano
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