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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1963
Page
5
The columnist argues Scottsdale lacks adequate nighttime fields for youth and adult play. He notes players use Tempe, Chandler, and Mesa venues, urges multiple lighted sites, and cautions that Arcadia High's success with lights should inspire Scottsdale to invest.
American League standings list New York leading with 74 wins and 40 losses, followed by Chicago 66-50 and Minnesota 65-51. Tuesday night features five games with matchups including New York at Boston and Cleveland at Chicago. Wednesday brings a slate including New York at Boston and Detroit at Kansas City with multiple night games across the circuit.
The Gordon Trophy senior team event, pitting United States and Cantza players, will be staged at the Seigniory Club in Montebello Quebec on August 16 and 17. The United States currently holds the team trophy.
The Philadelphia 76ers, new to the NBA replacing Syracuse, sign veteran guard Larry Costello for the 1963-64 season. Costello becomes the first player to sign with the club.
Tribes from across Arizona gather at the Salt River Indian Reservation for a double elimination baseball tourney. Fifteen teams including Navajos San Carlos Apaches Mohaves Pueblos and Hopis compete for trophies as Merlin Schurz directs and Billy Hays Jr handles publicity. Games start tomorrow at 6 p m and 8 30 p m with free admission and parking three miles from Scottsdale off McDowell Road. A Sunday finish crowns top teams and an Arizona Indian All-Star Team selection.
Stan Musial announced at a Cardinals picnic that 1963 will be his final season as an active player. The Hall of Famer will stay with the Cardinals in an executive role as No. 6 is retired this fall, capping a 25-year one‑team career and a record haul of major league marks.
Chris Short, 6-4, 205, delivered a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in a key Phillies win. He pitched seven scoreless innings before Johnny Callison's two run homer sparked a late rally, giving Short his first win against the Giants and his biggest thrill in baseball. The triumph snapped a Giants skid and kept Philadelphia's pennant hopes alive.
The Philadelphia Eagles mark a six week absence for fullback Clarence Peaks after a chipped ulna fracture in the clash with the Colts. Peaks led the club in 1960 and 1961 and his injury compounds an earlier season with an already long injury list.
The Scottsdale Boys' Club swimming team, formed last week, placed second at the Boys' Club Sectional Championship despite no workouts. Six Arizona Boys' Clubs competed. the Miller Unit of Phoenix won the meet.
Wallace Butts former Georgia athletic director cried openly in court as he denied a Saturday Evening Post report alleging he conspired to fix the 1962 Georgia Alabama game. The tears interrupted the trial of his $10 million libel suit as witnesses were about to be recalled.
Arcadia meets Central tonight at 7 30 for the Boys Club basketball championship at the Scottsdale Boys Club Gym. Twenty four high schools fielded teams in the summer program with two leagues. The title tilt closes the summer cage season.
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