Hawks Owner Attacks NBA Territorial Draft Rule
St Louis Hawks owner Ben Kerner condemned the 50 mile territorial draft rule as outdated and anti competitive He argued it strengthens big city programs while starving smaller clubs and cited Philadelphia Cincinnati and New York as examples of powerhouses benefiting from the rule He warned it undermines the league concept and attendance goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
UPI
Ben Kerner
St. Louis Hawks
National Basketball Association
NBA
Kerner
Minneapolis
Whitey Skoog
Dick Garmaker
Vern Mikkelson
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Paul Arizin
Wilt Chamberlain
Tom Gola
Guy Rodgers
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
Liston Patterson Heavyweight Title Fight Set for Las Vegas
Promoter Al Bolan says the Sonny Liston versus Floyd Patterson heavyweight title bout will be held June 27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Liston and Patterson, both top stars, have agreed to Las Vegas as the site and date. Nevada Athletic Commission approval is expected. WBA already sanctioned the return fight after a knee injury postponed the Miami Beach date.
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Sonny Floyd
Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
al Bolan
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
Las Vegas Convention Center
Champion Liston
Chicago
Champ Patterson
Yonkers
N.Y
Bolan
New York
Nevada
Athletic Commission
World Boxing Association
Miami Beach
ASC Blanks UA To Break Jinx
Arizona State College defeated Arizona in a baseball game for the first time since 1948. The Lumberjacks hoped to repeat their 3-0 victory in the second game as ASC and Arizona met again. Three singles and a fielder's choice produced the runs in the first inning. both clubs had six hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
UPI
Arizona State College
Arizona
Lumberjacks
USC
Progress Briefs From April 23 1963 Page Seven
Short notices from The Progress itemize local events on April 23 1963. Readers learn community updates including meetings, awards and upcoming activities with names of organizations and places.
Cheney Triumphs Over Angels 4-1 Behind Cheney's Four-Hit Win
Tom Cheney pitched a four-hit game to beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 as Eddie Brinkman miscued a sixth inning play but Chuck Hinton and a four-run Senators rally provided the offense. The win improves Cheney to 2-0 with 0.00 ERA after 18 innings pitched. Kansas City beat Detroit 6-5 in the other AL contest. In the NL, Phillies toppled the Mets 8-6, Pirates shutout Cubs 2-0, Cardinals edged Colts 5-2, Reds beat Giants 7-4, and Braves crushed Dodgers 10-2.
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Tom Cheney
Washington
Los Angeles Angels
Philadelphia Phillies
Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Colts
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Baseball scores and standings from Monday games
Los Angeles beat Washington 4 to 1 with Hinton homering. Detroit topped Kansas City 5 to 6 as Fischer earned the win. Other results include New York over Philadelphia 6 to 8 and St. Louis 5 to 2 at Houston. Tomorrow's matchups list Regan Rakow Turley Rudolph Wilson and more.
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Los Angeles
Washington
McBride
Nelson
Grba
Morgan
Rodgers
Cheney
Retzer
Hr—Hinton
Detroit
Kansas City
Regan
Rakow
Turley
Rudolph
Minnesota
Baltimore
Stigman
Pappas
Boston
New York
Wilson
Williams
Cleveland
Chicago
Milwaukee
Houston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
San Francisco
W.L
W. L. Pet
PCL Standings and Delayed Games in Wet Weather
Southern Division leads Oklahoma City with 8 3 record followed by San Diego 7 3 and Denver 4 4. Northern Division shows Portland 5 5 Seattle 3 3 Tacoma 4 5 Hawaii 3.5 . Fort Worth and Spokane races feature frequent postponements with Dallas Fort Worth and Salt Lake City also listed as postponed due to wet grounds.
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W. L
Oklahoma City
San Diego
Denver
Salt Lake City
Dallas-Ft. Worth
W.L
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Hawaii
Spokane
Mantle Returns to Center Field for Yankees
Mickey Mantle ends a 12 day layoff with a rib muscle pull and will start in center field for the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox. Mantle told manager Ralph Houk he is ready after batting practice in Washington, having played only three games this season. He initially injured his side in Kansas City and left the lineup after grounding into a double play against Baltimore.
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NEW York
UPI
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Yankee
Ralph Houk
Mantle
Boston Red Sox
Washington
Yankees
Kansas City
Baltimore
Top Batters League Leaders Summary
The standings list top hitters by league and team across American and National Leagues. Names include Allison and Howard each with four, Leppert and others with three, plus Demeter Edwards Hickman Robinson Mathews and Cepeda with high counts. The totals show Twins Giants Reds Braves Phillies and others leading in various categories.
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Allison
Twins
Howard
Yanks
Held
Indians
Powell
Orioles
Leppert
Senators
Smith
Mays
Giants
McCovey
Clendenon
Pirates
Demeter
Phils
H. Aaron
Braves
L. Thomas
Angels
Ward
White Sox
Edwards
Reds
Hickman
Mets
Robinson
Mathews
Boyer
Cards
Cepeda
G. AB R. H. Pet
Aparicio
Balt
Tresh
Yastzski Bos
Hinton
Cimoli KC
Allison Minn Lock
Battey
Minn
National League
H. Pet
G. AB R
Cin
Phil
Sawatski
F.alou
SF Mathews
Mil
Taylor
Altman
Stl
Pan American Games swimmers pace US gold bid
In Sao Paulo the United States leads with five golds and six records set in two days as swimmers Clark Bittick Jastremski Ellis star in finals. Other US wins include Roy Saari Robby Whipple and a near perfect shooting score in pistol and fencing. Baseball and volleyball schedule add to the day’s action with Canada and Mexico rivals.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
UPI
United States
Steve Clark
Los Altos
Calif
Charles Bittick
Long Beach
Chet Jastremski
Toledo
Ohio
Kathy Ellis
Indianapolis
Ind
Clark
Bittick
Jastremski
Miss Ellis
Canada
Mary Stewart
Cuba
Venezuela
Mexico
Phoenix Park Gets Approval for Papago Park Stadium
The Phoenix City Council approved final plans for a municipal stadium at Papago Park. Public works director Fred Glendening said bids open in June and the redesigned project costs about 605000 with 4000 seats under roof and another 4000 on bleachers. No cooling included but future addition planned. completion hoped for next spring.
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Phoenix
UPI
Papago Park
Public Works
Fred Glendening
Irish Coach Johnny Jordan Speaks at Notre Dame Dinner
Notre Dame basketball coach Johnny Jordan addresses a Notre Dame dinner at Paradise Valley Country Club. He has steered teams to the NCAA playoffs in many seasons and has earned the Coach of the Year Award from the New York Metropolitan Sports Writers Association.
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Johnny Jordan
Notre Dame
Paradise Valley Country Club
Jordan
Chicago
Mount Carmel
Chicago Loyola
Loyola
New York Metropolitan
NL Balk Rule Sparks Baseball Spats Across League
National League President Warren Giles says the balk rule will stay in force despite harsh rebukes from St Louis manager Johnny Keane and Houston GM Paul Richards. Keane warns balk calls could decide the pennant while Richards blasts calls as ridiculous and jokes of baseball.
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NEW York
UPI
National League
Warren Giles
St. Louis
Johnny Keane
Houston
Paul Richards
Keane
Richards
Giles
Cincinnati
Mets Streak Stopped At 4 By Braves And Others
Milwaukee defeats the Dodgers 10-2 as Eddie Mathews hits a three run homer and Hank Aaron plus Denis Menke add solo shots. Cincinnati rallies past San Francisco 7-4 with two run homers by Lynch and Robinson. Phillies top the Mets 8-6 ending their four game run while Cardinals beat the Colts 5-2 and Pirates blank Cubs 2-0.
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Drysdale
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Eddie Mathews
Hank Aaron
Denis Menke
Bob Hendley
Australian middleweight title bout ends in stoppage in Sydney
Reg Hayes of Australia stopped Sam Wheeler in Sydney in the non vacant Australian middleweight title clash. In Montreal, Bob Cleroux knocked out Tony Hughes in the 5th round. Manny Linson halted Eddie Santos in Hollywood in the 5th.
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Sydney
UPI
Reg Hayes
Australia
Sam Wheeler
Montreal
Bob Cleroux
Canada
Tony Hughes
Cleveland
Hollywood
Calif
Manny Linson
Tijuana
Mexico
Eddie Santos
Las Cruces
N.M
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HAWKS
Hawk
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Royals
Xavier
Dayton
Holy Cross
Providence
Bob Cousy
Boston College
Barry Kramer
NYU
Syracuse
Ours
Championships Sports, Inc
Jack Doyle
Mel Greb
Liston
ASC
Nips Angels
United Press International
Ord
Baltimore Orioles
Eddie Brinkiman
A’s
Chuck Hinton
Ken McBride
Brinkman
Chuck Cottier
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Wayne Causey
Dick Howser
Tigers
New York Mets
Cincinnati Reds
San Francisco Giants
Milwaukee Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
Baseball Today
Mossi
Fox
Egan
Triandos
Rourke
Bass
Thies
Willis
Fischer
Sullivan
Rowe
Stallard
Jackson
Bearworth
C. Coleman
Brown
Culp
Baldschun
Bateman
Hr—Thomas
Washburn
Oliver
Johnson
Woodeshick
Bruce
Averill
Hr—White
Hobbie
Lemay
McDaniel
Schaffer
Francis
Veale
Face
Pagliaroni
Hendley
Torre
Richert
Calmus
Camilli
McMullen
Menke
O'Toole
Brosnan
Henry
Sanford
Constable
Pregenter
Haller
Keough
Lynch
Broglio
Farrell
Drott
Cardwell
Nuxhall
Marichal
Shaw
Koufax
Pan-Am
U.S
Anthony Garcy
York
Frank Froehling III
San Antonio
Tex
America
Juan Arrendondo
Dunedin
Fla
Aguirre
Messi
Penn
Athletics
Stock
Lee
Roland
Simmons
Spahn
Maloney
Mackenzie
Fanok
O'Dell
Friend
Carl Robie
Drexel Hill
Terry Lee Stickles
Arthur Schollander
Santa Clara
Froehling
Roy Saari
el Segundo
Roby Whipple
Uncle Sam
Phoenix Park
Glendening
Casper, Wyoming
Title & Trust Company
Cottsdale Title & Trust CO
W. Indian School RD
Scottsdale, Ariz
Balks
Bobby Bragan
Don Drysdale
Polo Grounds
Bragan
Jerry Lynch
Frank Robinson
Jack Sanford
Marty Keough
Orlando Cepeda
Tom Haller
Jack Baldschun
Rod Kanehl
Tony Taylor
Frank Thomas
Ray Washburn
Colts
Bill White
Carl Sawatski
Ken Johnson
Billy Williams
Cubs
Earl Francis
Bob Veale
Roy Face
Scottsdale
Pima Plaza
Pennell
E. Thomas Rd
USDA
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