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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1963
Page
8
Crowds fell silent as President Kennedy was killed and many games were postponed or canceled. Yale Harvard may move to November 30 while big college schedules rededicate remaining contests and leagues delay or modify TV coverage.
The Captain's Putter amateur team competition between 24 players from the Carolina Golf Association and the Virginia State Golf Association began at Pinehurst North Carolina with 12 fourball matches. Carolinas lead 12 to 5 and Billy Joe Patton and Charlie Smith, both Walker Cup players, are on the roster. Sunday will see 24 singles matches to finish on the No 2 course of Pinehurst Country Club.
Burkeville Virginia man William Dicks about 21 is held in lieu of 10000 bond after felonious shooting killed Reginald Laughton Jackson of Battery Park in front of a local restaurant. No motive given.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes Samuel Plimsoll, a 19th century British politician and reformer, campaigned for safer ship designs and visited the United States to advocate a friendlier view of England in school histories.
Multiple schedule changes announced for college football and basketball include postponements to Nov 30 and Thanksgiving and several cancellations. Notable moves involve Penn State at Pitt, North Carolina at Duke, Calif at Stanford, and Missouri at Kansas among others.
The American League set includes Houston at San Diego and Kansas City at New York. Buffalo at Boston and Oakland at Denver were postponed.
A group of games was postponed with remaining matchups Detroit at Cincinnati Boston at Philadelphia New York at Baltimore Los Angeles at San Francisco slated for later.
Aqueduct racing declared off for Saturday Monday and Tuesday. Racetrack Park and Shenandoah Downs canceled. Pimlico Roosevelt Raceway and harness venues including Suffolk Downs Washington Park also declared off with Saturday Monday and Tuesday racing canceled.
The North Carolina State Wolfpack defeated Wake Forest 42-0 Friday night, securing at least a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference football title race.
Woodrow Wilson fullback Frank Culpepper exploded for 43 points in a 56-18 win over Cradock to lift his season total to 136 and claim the Group I-A scoring title. George Wythe defeated Hermitage 40-1 while Manchester beat Prince George 20-6 and Petersburg stopped Highland Springs 27-19. The season ends Thanksgiving Day with six games.
Illinois plays Michigan State and Ohio State faces Michigan in key battles. Oklahoma goes to Nebraska while Towns battles Drake. Miami Ohio visits Cincinnati as Xavier Ohio plays Bowling Green. Florida State meets Auburn and Tennessee faces Kentucky. Tulane hosts LSU with George Washington at Vanderbilt. Detroit visits Toledo and Texas Tech meets Arkansas. Idaho at Arizona State night game and New Mexico at Arizona night. Colorado State at Utah and Brigham Young at Utah State. Butler at Davidson and Gettysburg College visits Mississippi in a road slate. NBA features Philadelphia at Boston and Detroit at New York with San Francisco at Los Angeles and Cincinnati at St. Louis. Pimlico and Golden Gate Fields host racing.
George Wythe 14 Hermitage 0. Manchester 20 Prince George 6. Petersburg 27 Highland Spys 19. Woodrow Wilson 56 Cradock 18. Warwick 13 Homer Ferguson 6. York JV a Kecoughtan Cancelled. Midlothian 19 Matoaca 7. Princess Anne 12 Frank Cox 6.
Boston at Toronto game details unclear due to fragmentary text. Shenandoah Downs canceled its racing card last night and will resume at a West Virginia site tonight. McDonald says Welded will race tonight after last night's card was thrown out.
NFL plans to proceed with seven Sunday games while AFL postponed its four. Television networks canceled pro games. Notable clashes include Chicago at Pittsburgh and St. Louis at New York as teams jockey for conference positions amid mixed records and shifting telecasts.
Davidson hosts Wofford while George Washington travels to Vanderbilt for the final appearances of Dick Drummond. The Citadel meets Southern Mississippi to halt a four game slide as VMI and West Virginia seek better showings. Two Thanksgiving Day clashes loom with Virginia Tech at VMI and William and Mary at Richmond.
Shenandoah College Hornets lost 105 to 74 to Anderson Junior College in Wingate North Carolina opening round of a two game tournament. Andersons size dominated rebounding as Shenandoah faded after a 28 45 halftime deficit. Wingate defeated Bluefield Virginia JC 86 77 in the other pairing.
Giants defensive back Lynch and Allan Webb are doubtful starters for Sunday's crucial NFL game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Fullback Alex Webster is out, risking a weakened pass defense as New York, leading the Eastern Conference, hosts 62 000 fans at Yankee Stadium. Pesonen to replace Lynch, Dove to stand in for Webb, Morrison stepping in for Webster.
E. J. Dutch Harrison fired a record tying 65 at Wigwam Country Club to take a two stroke lead after 36 holes in the National Senior Golf Tournament in Sun City Arizona.
In Milan Ted Wright of Detroit and Juan Duran of Argentina fought to a ten round draw at 158 pounds. The bout showcased pent up pace and technical exchanges as both men earned points with precise combinations.
Police and E. C. Glass High School officials halted a fourth bomb scare in three days. About 2,400 students were evacuated to the gym while the building was searched. Principal L. H. McCue Jr. said the caller sounded like a younger person posing as an older voice.
Britannica notes contrast between arid region plants with thick leaves, succulence, and thorns and humid region flora with delicate bright-green foliage. The description highlights adaptations to moisture availability and climate.
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