Brewer fires 66 to take early lead in Golf Classic
Gay Brewer Jr led the Golf Classic with a 66 at Upper Montclair Country Club, opening a one stroke edge over Gene Littler and Earl Stewart. Arnold Palmer shot 73 as Sam Snead posted 70 and Cary Middlecoff withdrew with a bad back while a 140-player field contends for a 25 000 top prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewer
Clifton
Gay Brewer Jr
Upper
Montclair Country Club
Gene Littler
Earl Stewart
Dallas
Dave Ragan
Fred Hawkins
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Jack Burke
Mason Rudolph
Dave Marr
Doug Sanders
Frank Boynton
Sam Snead
Gary Player
South Africa
Palmer
Cary Middlecoff
Walker wins West Virginia 100-bird handicap trap title
Harry Walker of Bluefield's Tri Angles Gun Club captured the 100 bird handicap championship by breaking 93 of 100 at the Greenbrier Gun Club in White Sulphur Springs. Teammates and rivals from Tri Angles also competed, while Ira and George Byler of Martinsburg tied 193 breaks in the 200 target singles to decide the state title, with George winning the shoot-off. Miss Skipper Winski of Wellsburg claimed the women's crown with 99, and Cal Shumaker of Charleston won the doubles at 85 of 100. The 1963 State Trap Shoot follows to Leetown's Jefferson County Isaac Walton Gun Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Shoemaker
Charles Town
Walton Meador
Bluefield
West Virginia
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Harry Walker
Tri-Angle Gun Club
Tri-Angle Club
A. S. Harris
Fred Hawley
Hubert Russell
Fred Walker
R. E. Callaway
J. C. Walters Jr
Gene Keatley
Tom Nichols
Belmont Stakes Contenders Narrow To Four Clear Favorites
Seven three year olds remain definite starters for the 4th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park with Greek Money Decidedly Jaipur and Crimson Satan as the big four. Daddy R Stinson Beach were withdrawn and Roman Line remains at Monmouth Park awaiting word. Entries Friday morning with $250 fee and $1000 to start, Derby 1 1 8 miles Preakness Derby histories noted. Crimson Satan the 5-2 favorite after Jersey Derby upset, previously sixth in Kentucky and seventh in Preakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greek Money
Decidedly
Jaipur
Crimson Satan
Belmont Park
Ada L. Rice
Daddy R
Gustave King
Stinson Beach
T. A. Grissom
Roman Line
Monmouth Park
New Jersey
Tennessee Wright
Garden State Park
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Pimlico
Baltimore
Peter W. Salmon Sr
Detroit
Kentucky
Four Summer Sports to be Cut From 1968 Olympic Games
IOC chancellor Otto Mayer announced that the 1968 Olympic program will be trimmed to between 15 and 18 sports. He cited soccer, cycling, and basketball as potential eliminations and argued the goal is to keep the Games clean without expanding the roster. Mayer warned Western countries push pro sports and noted amateur status issues in the United States and state-supported systems in communist nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
International Olympic Committee
Otto Mayer
IOC
Mayer
America
Claytor Lake Area Creeks Are Clear
Richmond Virginia AP report notes Claytor Lake level normal and creeks clearing with weekend clarity if no rain. Largemouth bass harvest slow but sunfish and channel catfish catches rise while walleyed pike catch increases from last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Va
Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Claytor
Two Marshall Players Named to Second All-MAC Team
Marshall University pitchers were joined by infield and outfield selections as Rusty Wamsley earned second team shortstop and Mickey Sydensitracker outfielder honors. Western Michigan dominated the first team with six of eleven slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Marshall University
Rusty Wamsley
Mickey Sydenstricker
Western Michigan
Jockey Bill Har Tack Earns $15 18 000 Through 1961
Jockey Bill Har Tack's mounts have earned fifteen million eight thousand dollars through 1961, reflecting a strong season for the rider and his horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hartack
Concord Names Ira Blankenship New Head Cage Coach
Concord College confirms Ira Blankenship as head basketball coach and football assistant after unanimous committee choice. Blankenship, former Davis and Elkins coach, will join as health and physical education faculty and holds Concord and West Virginia University degrees. He is married with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Ira Blankenship
Daily Telegraph
Concord College
Joseph F. Marsh
Blankenship
Davis and Elkins College
Clem (Buck) Jamison
D&e
Athens
Marsh
Dana Kee
Ira Neal
West Virginia University
Jaeger High School
West Virginia Signs 2 Pennsylvanians
West Virginia University signs two high school standouts from Pennsylvania. Bill Sullivan of Jeannette is a 6 4 205 pound end and Ernest Wheeler from Johnstown is a 208 pound fullback and linebacker. Sullivan eyed many colleges and had planned to enroll at Kentucky. Assistant Coach Charles Donaldson assisted in the signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Pennsylvania
West Virginia University
Gene Corum
Bill Sullivan
Jeannette
Ernest Wheeler
Johnstown
Sullivan
Kentucky
WVU
Charles Donaldson
Cubs Top Giants as Rodgers Drives In Three
Chicago defeats San Francisco 4 to 3 as Andre Rodgers delivers a three RBI performance off Billy Pierce who suffers his first loss of the season. Don Cardwell picks up the victory with a strong eighth inning. Felipe Alou homers for San Francisco and Billy Williams adds two hits to keep a league leading .349 average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Billy Pierce
Andre Rogers
Chicago Cub
San Francisco Giants
Chicago White
Felipe Alou
Pirates
Billy Williams
M3 Pierce
Cubs
San Francisco
Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Rodgers
Alex Grammas
St. Louis Cardinals
Williams
Ernie Banks
Cub
Lou Brock
el Tappe
Cardwell
Jose Pagan
Ken Hubbs
Tom Haller
Harv Kuenn
Don Landrum
Willie Mays
Graham Adds Full Staff For Most Complete Program
Graham Athletic Director Lawrence Bradley announces a full time junior high coach and a new sport addition. Charlie Webb from Concord will coach football basketball and track at Graham Junior High while Harry Yost adds wrestling and backfield duties. Barrett steps back from coaching duties as Webb takes the reins with Webb aided by Barrett. Wrestling schedule will be set before the season starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Lawrence (Burrhead
Yost
Emory and Henry
Webb
Jaeger Junior High
Welch High
Concord
Friday Barrett
Bradley
Barrett
Virginia Side
Bob Hedrick
Jayvee
Walter Porterfield
Jimmy McNeer
McNeer
Colonial Heights
Harry
State frog season opens in Charleston West Virginia
The frog season starts at 8 p m on Saturday June 16 and runs to midnight July 13 The noon to noon limit is 10 frogs with a 20 frog possession limit after the first night Natural Resources Director Warden M Lane urged sportsmen to secure landowner permission before entering private property
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Natural Resources
M. Lane
West Virginia
Lane
George Dawson Wins Senior's Golf Crown in Playoff
George Dawson 61 from Glen Ellyn Ill won the U S Senior Golf Association Championship by two strokes in a playoff with George Haggarty 50 from Detroit. They were tied 143 after 36 holes on the 55 plus event at Rye New York. Dawson shot 34 36 70 while Haggarty posted 38 38 76 on the Alpine Meadows course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rye
N.Y
George Dawson
U.S
George Haggarty
Detroit
Dawson
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Haggarty
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Arnold Palmer
Cleveland
Ty Cline
Mobile
Salt Lake City
H. Walker
Jefferson County
Isaac Walton
Leetown
Aaa
Belmont
Claytor Lake
Marshall
UOC
Chestes
Cael Out
Bluefield Glass
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield, W. Va
Davis and Elkins
Ruffin
Bedford
Abingdon
Virginia
Pierce
Ue —Reveapers
Mer and -Epeda
San Franciica
Banks
Davenport
Ah -Ruonee
F. Alou
SB Mays
Lappe
SO Pierce
Miller
Haller
U—Forman
Gorman
Jackowski
Sudol
San Paancece
Bowman
Iliame
Landrum
Cepeda
Alou
Tappe Brock
Maller
Sanda
Kuenn
Pagan
Welch
al To
Goodyear
W. Va
Goodzyear
North St
Bluefield, W. Ve
FORD
Ino
MFR
Andy Clark Ford Inc
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, West Virginia
Mercer Motor Company
Princeton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!