Bluefield Junior Baseball Team Faces Field Shortage This Season
The American Legion Bluefield Post squad, with players from Bluefields Princeton Graham Brushfork and Bluewell, pursues area honors in West Virginia. Scheduling constraints from Appalachian League games hinder practice and play, prompting calls for a new field at city park. The roster includes 18 players such as Bill Perry Jim Taylor Mike Hart zog Dan Morphis and Greg Sowder among others from Beavers and Graham ties.
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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
Beavers
Bluewell-Brushfork
Mike Tabor
Mark Lawless
Jim Aliff
John Quintier
Graham
Princeton
Rod Riffe
Bob Karnes
Barry Karnes
Matt Powell
Jerry Vestal
Legion junior baseball tradition in Bluefield remembered
The piece recalls Dr. S J Kell forming a Legion junior team that toured several states, competing for state and national titles with star pitcher Bob Bowman later starring for St Louis Cardinals. Richard Stringer coaches the team with Ken Lavender as manager, inviting local fans to watch action and support youth baseball. It also notes a July North South football game in Charleston at Laidley Field directed by Frank Vincent, hoping for better turnout after basketball losses in Fairmont.
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Legion
Bluefield
S.J. Kell
Bob Bowman
Bob
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Richard Stringer
Ken Lavender
West Virginia
Fairmont
Charleston
Laidley Field
Frank Vincent
Charleston High
Frank
Young captures LPGA title in storm interrupted finale
Donna Caponi Young won her first LPGA championship, finishing 279 after a 2-under 70 final round in Mason Ohio. Nancy Lopez faded to 289, Jerilyn Britz finished 282, and Young extended a bogey-free streak through 15 holes. The victory pushed her 1979 earnings past 72,000 and career totals beyond 549,000.
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Mason
Ohio
Donna Caponi Young
Nancy Lopez
Young
Nicklaus Golf Center
Jerilyn Britz
Britz
Lopez
Britt
Safety Pin Demise Of Spectacular Bid At Belmont
Trainer Bud Delp claims Spectacular Bid jammed a safety pin into his left front foot Saturday morning at Belmont, contributing to a third place finish behind Coastal and Golden Act. Delp and owners weighed scratching but ran the colt. jockey Ronnie Franklin admitted the horse struggled and could not breathe effectively after the race. Delp noted a minor wound bled but infection could sideline the colt for months.
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Bud Delp
Delp
Belmont Park
Coastal
Golden Act
Laurel, Md
Baltimore
Hall
Ronnie Franklin
Franklin
Dundalk
Newman Second In 24-Hour Race
American brothers Don and Bill Whittington with Klaus Ludwig won the Le Mans 24 hour race in a tense finish. Paul Newman, racing his first Le Mans, finished second with Dick Barbour and Rolf Stommelen in a Porsche 935 twin turbo coupe. Newman, tense amid the press scrum, admitted he might not race here again.
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LE Mans
France
Don
Bill Whittington
Klaus Ludwig
Paul Newman
Dick Barbour
San Diego
Calif
Rolf Stommelen
Newman
Fla
Bean Takes Record Setting Win
Bean wins a record setting victory in Atlanta after storming ahead in the third round. He leads a large crowd with a flawless final 18 holes, never challenged as the red-haired standout rolls to a decisive triumph.
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Bean
Atlanta
Sigel wins British Amateur at Southport
Jay Sigel of American origin, 4 years into his career, defeated Hoch in a 36 hole British Amateur at Hillside Club Southport after a late surge including a 50 foot putt. Sigel became the 21st American to win the event, as no Briton reached the last four for the first time in the championship's 94 year history.
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England
Jay Sigel
Hoch
Hillside Club
Sigel
Amenee
Father
Tat Pont
Sheena
Grier Jones
David Graham
Graham
Jones
Fuzzy Zoeller
Bean
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Jefferson
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Lewis County
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West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission
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