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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1963
Page
17
New York reports a new golf gadget the Temper Tamer a brass blade with three shafts two breakable one permanent designed to snap under frustration and be replaced. Priced at 30 with spare shafts 4.95 a set intended to let golfers vent anger without harming equipment or others.
Oregon State quarterback and Heisman winner Terry Baker signs a three year NFL contract with the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams plan to use him at quarterback with other quarterbacks on the squad. Baker also played guard on Oregon State basketball this season reaching the NCAA semifinals.
City Recreation Leagues action saw multiple Class AA wins as the Lakers Lucky Wishbone Lenco and the Racket Squad posted victories. Notable scores include AA Lakers 52 FW Ranchers 44 and AA Lenco 78 Ceser Gents 43. Also on tap are tonight’s schedules for more tournament games across Tucson venues.
Negligible, 1962 Spring Derby winner, comes back tonight at Tucson Greyhound Park in the featured eighth race after fall schooling injury. Drawn lane six, with Circuit Prince in post three as morning line favorite. Aussie Ball in eight and Skye as next choices. Other contenders include Another Girl, Brush In, and Rushaway Spot. post time for the 10 race program is p.m.
Race card lists first to tenth grade events with entries from Greyhound Park, including horses and odds for each race, trainer notes, and Trackman selections. The page also notes best bets and quinella picks across the ten races with crew names and bets.
Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 5-4 in the opener of the best-of-seven Stanley Cup semifinal. Bobby Hull scored twice in the first period despite an injured right shoulder earning him the nickname Bobby the one armed bandit. The Hawks led 5-2 after two periods as Detroit fought back with two quick goals early in the final period but could not overtake the lead.
Morris Shanhouse aced the 165 yard 15th at El Rio Country Club yesterday. In the same event Honey McKiernan led host low gross with 84 and Patty Starr guest low gross 77 on permanent greens. Ruth Waldman had host low net 77 and Sally King Evelyn Nussibaum tied guest low net on permanent greens. Other winners included temporary greens and nine holes divisions with several low net tallies noted.
Arizona State University defeated Oklahoma 81 to 59 in a dual track meet. Freshman Larry Hender, ex-Washington High Glendale, set an ASU shot put record at 55 feet 3 inches. It marked ASU’s second dual victory this season before facing Brigham Young University Friday.
The National Basketball Rules Committee approved changes for next season including stopping the game clock on all whistles, predicting 12 to 15 extra minutes per college game. Other shifts ban forced out of bounds calls, eliminate official timeouts for gear, require officials to handle throw-ins, and add three technical fouls for infractions. Bud Foster was reelected chair with new members Adolph Rupp John Metras and John Bennington joining.
Dick Dunn and Ken Lucas wrestled to a no contest in the main event at Tucson Garden. Hans Steiner defeated Tito Montez after a double knockout in the third fall of the semifinal. Jerry London defeated Percy Pringle and CQuie Milter won by disqualification over Wild Man Shane in the preliminaries.
Arizona State University took the third game of a three game series with Wyoming after winning the second. Sterling Slaughter pitched 7 1 3 innings with 15 strikeouts as Dennis Starkins scored twice on a Fellers single and a wild pitch, lifting ASU to a 5 4 victory to improve their record to 15 3.
The Mayor and Council of Tucson awarded the Hayhurst Lane and Miscellaneous Streets District paving and sewer project to SAN XA ROCK INC and LAND COMPANY for 52 784.08 dollars. Bonds to be issued under Title 9 Chapter 7 Arizona Revised Statutes to fund the work with payments beginning the first day of January each year. Public notice states bids were opened in open session March 25 1963 and published March 28 1963 in the Tucson Daily Citizen.
The City of Tucson Mayor and Council awarded a contract for the National City No 7 Subdivision District Sewer Improvement and for the Twenty second Street Wilmot to Kolb District Lighting Improvement. Commonwealth Electric Co of Arizona was the successful bidder with a bid of 119 950.00 for the Wilmot Road to Kalb Road lighting project while the sewer work is described in resolution No 5272 and related notices.
In Ruston John Pennel, 22, of Northeast Louisiana State cleared 16 feet 3 inches to win the pole vault against Louisiana Tech. He failed three tries at 16-5, brushing the bar on the third. Tech used improvised uprights on soda cartons, casting doubt on whether 16-3 will stand as a state record. Pennel previously set 16-2 3/4 at Memphis Relays, with 15-9 the Shreveport Relays mark.
The Mayor and Council of Tucson, in open session March 25, 1963, awarded the National City No 9 Subdivision District Sewer Improvement contract to G T R Construction Company Inc after considering bids. The record notes bond provisions and installment payments from assessments, with 3.75 percent interest due January and July.
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