Bluefield Legion Junior Team Seeks New Field Space
The Bluefield Bluefield Legion Post fields 18 players from Bluefield and surrounding towns for a season with tough Appalachian League conflicts. Coach Richard Stringer and manager Ken Lavender lead a team eager to draw local fans, while calls grow for a dedicated field at city park to ease practice and games.
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American Legion
Bluefield Legion Post
West Virginia
Bluefields
Princeton
Graham
Brushfork
Bluewell
Bowen Field
Bluefield Legion
City Park
Legion
Bluefield
Welch
Beckley
Williamson
Salem
Chapmanville
Roanoke
Logan
Mullens
Whitesville
Bill Perry
Jim Taylor
Mike Hartzog
Dan Morphis
Greg
Jeff Sowder
Greg McIntosh
Gene Barlow
John Law
All Beavers
Bluewell Brushfork
Mike Tabor
Mark Lawless
Jim Aliff
John Quintier
Rod Riffe
Bob Karnes
Barry Karnes
Matt Powell
Jerry Vestal
Richard Stringer
Ken Lavender
Caponi Young Captures LPGA Championship in Mason
Donna Caponi Young won the LPGA Championship at Nicklaus Golf Center in Mason Ohio finishing 9 under par 279 for a 72 hole total. She edged Jerilyn Britz and Nancy Lopez as storm delays and aerial coverage shaped the major event.
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Mason
Ohio
Donna Caponi Young
Nancy Lopez
Young
Nicklaus Golf Center
Jerilyn Britz
Britz
Lopez
Britt
Safety Pin Said To Cause Spectacular Bid Belmont Loss
Trainer Bud Delp claims Spectacular Bid jammed a safety pin into his left front foot Saturday at Belmont Park, making him tire to finish third behind Coastal and Golden Act. Delp and owners weighed scratching but bid ran. horse appeared lame then recovered, with possible infection requiring antibiotics and months out of racing.
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Young
Baltimore (Ap
Bud Delp
Delp
Belmont Park
Coastal
Golden Act
Laurel, Md
Baltimore
Maurice
Mo” Hall
Hall
Ronnie Franklin
Franklin
Dundalk
Bob Valance
Newman Second In 24 Hour Le Mans Race
American brothers Don and Bill Whittington with Klaus Ludwig led most of the 47th Le Mans 24 hour race until a dying engine near the end. Paul Newman finished second with Dick Barbour and Rolf Stommelen in a Porsche 935 twin turbo. Newman, 54, spoke of aging and the team effort drawing focus away from the drivers. Don and Bill, both early in their auto racing careers, had taken the lead after seven hours and bought the Atlanta road track in Georgia last year.
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LE Mans
France
Don
Bill Whittington
Klaus Ludwig
Paul Newman
Dick Barbour
San Diego
Calif
Rolf Stommelen
Newman
Whittington
Whittington Brothers
Bill
Fort
Bean Sets Record on Georgia Course in Atlanta Classic
Andy Bean led from start to finish with a front running 67 to win the Atlanta Golf Classic, matching a record pace after posting a 61 in Saturdays third round. He never trailed over the final 18 holes and claimed the title in decisive fashion.
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Atlanta
Red Clay Hills
Georgia
Chattahoochee
Ray Floyd
Bean
Joe Inman
Grier Jones
David Graham
Graham
Jones
Fuzzy Zoeller
Sigel Captures British Amateur in 3 and 2 Win
Jay Sigel, 34, from Berwyn Pennsylvania, won the British Amateur Championship at Southport by beating Scott Hoch 3 and 2. The American triumph places Sigel among golf greats and marks his defense plan for next year.
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Southport
England
Jay Sigel
Philadelphia
Berwyn
Scott Hoch
Raleigh
N.C
Sigel
Bobby Jones
Lawson Little
Frank Stranahan
Hoch
Hillside Club
West Virginia high school athletic directors chart
Tom Korab of Wheeling Park High School was named president of the new West Virginia High School Athletic Directors Association formed at an organizational meeting at West Virginia University in Morgantown. Officers include Jim Willis as vice president and regional reps Ed Watkins Jim Hamric Bill Hawley Don Hetzel John Porterfield Gary Ray Mac Parks Tom Brooks Harold Erwin and John Maynard. Virginia speakers and WVU officials addressed the event.
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Morgantown
W.va
Tom Korab
Wheeling Park High School
West Virginia High School Athletic Directors’ Association
West Virginia University
John Holsberry
Braxton County High School
Jim Willis
Logan
Ed Watkins
Brooke
Jim Hamric
Spencer
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Bob Bowman
Bob
St. Louis Cardinals
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Fairmont
Charleston
Laidley Field
Frank Vincent
Charleston High
Frank
Sherman
Morris Hatalsky
Gibby Gilbert
Bruce Devlin
Gene Littler
Homero Blancas
George Johnson
Tony Cerda
Lanny Wadkins
Dave Stockton
Tim Simpson
Mac McLendon
al Geiberger
Mike Morley
Lindy Miller
Virginia Auvenue
Virginia
Dexter, Hubbard, Hickok
Farah
John Alexander
Tailors Bench Career Club
Botany
Awarveo
Awaiveo
American Express
Cateer
Fwestone
Amercore
Firestone
Visa
Diners Club
Carte Blanche
Firestonl
Radial Tire Headquarters
Bluefield Ave
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