Pemco Leads Industrial League After Five Weeks At Richwood
Pemco tops Monday league with 11 2 Fincastle Presbyterian Church and Deskins close behind, Apco in third. Thursday night features State Line Market second and Taylor Optical third. Overall leaders include Pemco Deskins and Apco with top scores noted for Low Gross David Moore 37 and Low Net Harold Leedy 30 2.
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Don's TV
Deskins
Apco
State Line Market
Taylor Optical
Fincastle Presbyterian Church
Lewis’ Tavern
Kersey
Joy No
Brown- Edwards
Gould, Inc
Bluefield State
S's
Lowgross
David Moore
Lownet Harold Leedy
First Nat'l Bank
Tom's Peanuts
H.N. McGlothlin Coal
Flat Top Bank
B&t Quick Mart
Skip's
Mark Graham
Jimmy Jones
David Ball Sees Telegraph Contest as Hard Underdog
David Ball, a 51 year old master, says he expects a tough Telegraph contest. He notes two opponents with full heads of hair playing on Sedgewood's Court One and admits he is an underdog who will not make it easy for anyone who faces him.
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David Ball
Sedgewood
Neale Sweeps Dogwood Title At Richwood Golf Club
Steve Neale captured the Championship Flight at the Dogwood Tournament final round, defeating Dave Gillespie 1-up. Other flight winners included Tom Harrison 1-up over Barnes McFarland, Jam Harmon 54 over Keith Spencer, George Delaney 4-2 over Calvin Asbury, Duke Wright 3-2 over Sam Arrington, Roy Shamblin 4-3 over Doug Marrs, and Bruce Houston 4-3 over Paul Wysor.
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Richwood Golf Club
Dogwood
Steve Neale
Dave Gillespie
Tom Harrison
Barnes McFarland
Jam Harmon
Keith Spencer
George Delaney
Calvin Asbury
Duke Wright
Sam Arrington
Roy Shamblin
Doug Marrs
Bruce Houston
Paul Wysor
Peery Caps Porter Tour final at Bluefield Country Club
Betty Peery won the Edith Porter Tour final at Bluefield Country Club. Mary Lou Thomas was second, Ruth Ann Meem third, with Lois Burnley and Evelyn Wickham tied for fourth and Rosemary Darlington sixth. A Chairman's Tournament starts Tuesday at 9 a.m. and Bluefield Soccer League finals begin today at 10:30 a.m. with several age group matches, including Apollos vs Skyhawks and Cardinals vs Kickers, plus 11-12 league final Internationals vs Starfighters at 11:30 a.m.
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Bluefield Country Club
Betty Peery
Mary Lou Thomas
Ruth Ann Meem
Lois Burnley
Evelyn Wickham
Rosemary Darlington
Bluefield
Apollos
Skyhawks
Cardinals
Kickers
The
Galaxies
McDonalds
Starfighters
Shearer Stays Ahead In Atlanta Golf Classic
Australian Bob Shearer shot a final eagle for a 71 to finish 36 holes at 134, leading Larry Nelson by one stroke at the Atlanta Golf Classic. Nicklaus missed the cut after a 67 in round two to end at 145. Defending champ Andy Bean stood two back at 136, while several others chased in steamy conditions at Atlanta Country Club.
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Shearer
Eagle
Atlanta Country Club
Larry Nelson
Acworth
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Andy Bean
Bean
Mike Nicolette
Sammy Rachels
J.C. Snead
Gene Littler
Lanny Wadkins
Cal Peete
Bob Eastwood
Littler
Snead
Peete
Wadkins
Eastwood
Dodgers Top Braves 5-0 Behind Reuss No-Hit Bid
Los Angeles starter Jerry Reuss held Atlanta to three hits two out in the seventh before Jeff Burroughs doubled off the center field fence ending the no hitter. Reuss improved to 7-1 as Reggie Smith and Ron Cey homered, with Charlie Spikes and Bruce Benedict adding eighth inning singles for Atlanta.
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Los Angeles
Jerry Reuss
Dodgers
Reggie Smith
Ron Cey
Braves
Reuss
Jeff Burroughs
Charlie Spikes
Bruce Benedict
Burroughs
Luis Gomez
Chris Chambliss
Dave Lopes
Chambliss
Gary Matthews
Rudy Law
Larvell Blanks
Richlands Tennis Highlights Seeded Upsets and Tragedy
Top seed Richlands VA Eddie Harless won 6-0 6-0 over Sandy Cecil while eighth seed Terry Cole defeated Oscar Neece Jr 6-4 6-0. Jack Lawson died Friday afternoon after a match with Jeff Robinette. Robinette won 6-2 6-4. Graham beat Garrison to reach the next round, and Danny Wood overwhelmed Joe Vance 6-3 6-2. Play continues with 9:30 a.m. matches and four quarterfinals at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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Eddie Harless
Sandy Cecil
Terry Cole
Oscar C. Neece Jr
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Welch
Lawson
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Graham
Garrison
Danny Wood
Joe Vance
Wise
Vance
Kevin White
Mike Johnson
David Ball
David Harrison
Dean Rose
Brent Richardson
Clarence Perkinson
Shawn van Hulst
Rick Graham
Gary Woods
Jon Lovern
Dale Conn
Track Picture Confused AUSTIN reflects Olympic boycott impact
Jimmy Carnes president of The Athletics Congress warns the U S track and field system faces a difficult summer due to the Moscow boycott. He cites canceled or unlikely meets such as a planned July Philadelphia invitational and notes TAC funding shortfalls seeking 1.3 million from USOC and federal sources. Carnes says planning remains uncertain as TAC meets in Chicago with USOC officials.
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Yarborough Ties Mark With Fifth Straight NASCAR Pole
Riverside California AP Cale Yarborough tied a modern stock car record by winning his fifth straight Winston West Cup pole and set a Riverside track standard in a 113.792 mph 1977 Monte Carlo. Darrell Waltrip was second at 113.061 mph.
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