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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1962
Page
11
Gaetan Morgue d'Algue, a top French amateur, defeated 53-year-old David Goldman of Dallas 3 and 1 in the six hole final at Chantilly to become French Amateur champion. Goldman led early but faded as Morgue d'Algue rallied with key birdies at holes 23 and 27.
Sam Snead clinched his 22nd chance at the US Open by posting 71-70-141 at Montclair New Jersey securing one of 81 sectional berths. The 131 qualifiers join 19 exempt players, led by defending champion Gene Littler, for a 150-man field.
The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission Board allowed high schools to open the 1962 football season on August 31. Dale Ocheltree of Rainelle High School was named deputy board member for Region 7 replacing Roy Coffman. The board also sanctioned a Stonewall Jackson High School band trip to Iowa.
Five football and four basketball coaches including Rip Engle and Ray Graves were named to panel discussions for the Virginia High School League coaching clinic at the University of Virginia on August 14 directed by Steve Sebo. The lineup also features Neal Bassi Billy McCann Press Maravich and high school mentors Al Rinaldi and Maurice Levin with injury prevention sessions and a press relations discussion by Charles Karmosky.
Nine starters expected for the 125000-added Belmont at Belmont Park on Saturday led by El Peco Ranch’s Decidedly and Brandywine Stable’s Greek Money as top contenders. David K. and Stinson Beach are riderless, while jockey Ismael Valenzuela faces a 10-day suspension.
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