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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1963
Page
9
Joe Evans of St Louis and Max McDonald of Benton shot 69s to share the halfway lead in the Gold Cup Amateur at Benton Country Club. They hold a one stroke edge over Pursie Pipes and Paul Smith, with Gene Carello three behind and tied for sixth after 18 holes.
Lake Forest Mt Aug a AP The St Louis Cardinals held a spirited scrimmage Saturday with veteran halfback John David Crow starring. He scored two touchdowns and threw for a third as the Cardinals rolled to an impressive showing.
Wisconsin quarterback Ron VanderKelen was named MVP as the College All-Stars upset the Green Bay Packers 141 96 in Chicago. VanderKelen led with sharp passing to help the 95-vote total, as other stars such as Bob Jenks and Lee Roy Jordan shared in the acclaim for a game that marked the All Stars first college triumph since 1958.
The Minnesota Twins slugged past the Kansas City Athletics 7 2 as Bob Allison Harmon Killebrew and Jimmie Hall homered. Stigman won his 11th, pitching into the ninth before two runs scored on a Cimoli triple and two singles. Mincher Battey Rollins Power contributed as the Twins widened their lead late.
Murphysboro American Legion beat Carbondale 5-0 at Riverside Park behind Gary Hollman four-hit pitching. Hollman twice outpitched Jim Clutts to swing season series to Murphysboro 3-2. Brown singled and scored. Carroll, Snyder, King produced key hits. Murphysboro improves to 9-14 while Carbondale ends 11-14 with nine stranded runners.
The piece argues amateurs like Labton Harris Jr. and Jack Nicklaus influence golf beyond pro fame. It contrasts amateur achievement with pro glamour, noting U.S. Amateur success, Masters, Open results, and the growth of participation and equipment costs. It cites Nicklaus’s rise and Palmer’s era as turning points.
Sandy Koufax earned his 18th win to end a brief slide and lead the Dodgers to a 2-0 victory over the Houston Colts. Jim Gilliam scored on a two-out, two-base hit in the first inning, with Tommy Davis driving in another run. The triumph kept Los Angeles 1.5 games ahead of the Cardinals in the National League race.
The state Colt League baseball title hinges on today’s game between Marion and Joliet at 1:00 p.m. at Marion City Park. A Joliet victory clinches the title. a Marion win forces another game. Marion has one loss in this double elimination tourney, beating Jacksonville 12-12 but losing 5-8 to Joliet, keeping them in contention with a 5-3 win over Taylorville Saturday night.
Washington pitcher Arnold Earley issued a bases loaded walk to Larry Osbourne in the seventh to force in the winning run in a 5-4 victory over Boston. Don Blasingame drove in the tying run with his third hit. Carl Yastrzemski doubled in a run for Boston. The game featured intentional walk to Hinton before Osbourne’s bases loaded walk.
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