Sports Highlights of 1963
Sports Highlights of 1963
Audio goes in and out Nineteen sixty-three was a golden year in sports and here are many of the highlights. Every sport scored high in 1963. Baseball enjoyed a gala season from opening day when President Kennedy threw out the first ball. President John F. Kennedy throws out the first pitch (right handed pitcher) at the DC Stadium and it is snagged by a Washington baseball player. MLS - Overlooking the crowd at a baseball stadium. In the World Series, Sandy Koufax starred as he fanned 15 batters in the first game. The Dodgers won in 4 straight games and it was Koufax again, in the last game who reduced the mighty Yankees bats to toothpicks. In golf, Jack Nicklaus won the Masters Crown to fulfill the promise he had made the previous year in winning the Open Crown. The U.S. Open was won by Julius Boros who first won the crown 11 years earlier. Don Schollander, 17, made a big splash in the swimming world by setting a record in the 200 meter freestyle. Don Schollander is getting ready to swim the 1500 freestyle event, he dives into the pool and he wins 1:59 triumph. John Pennel became the first man to break 17 feet in the pole vault. John Pennel comes running down the track with his fiberglass pole, he goes over his mark by 2 1/2 inches. CUS - John Pennel smiling. C.K. Yang smashed the ten-event Decathlon record by scoring an unbelievable 9, 121 points. MS - Runners coming down the track. MS - A jumper taking on the high jump. MS - A shot putter lets go of the ball. MS - The Javelin. MCUS - C.K. Yang shaking hands with officials. "Chateaugay" won the Kentucky Derby by outrunning the favorites and then continued his winning ways by copping The Belmont. Mighty "Kelso" was named "Horse Of The Year" for the 4th time. The Kentucky Derby and "Chateaugay" is the winner by 2 1/2 lengths. MS - Chateaugay in the winning circle and the winning blanket is draped over him. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings to take hockey's Stanley Cup once more. Loyola and the University of Cincinnati battled into overtime before Loyola came up with the winning basket.