Orioles Arrive Baby Birds Begin Workouts Today
Bluefield Orioles arrive from White Plains Mobile and Valdosta for spring training. Manager Junior Miner says the players are strangers now but will be introduced through 9:30 a.m. workouts and uniform handouts as they begin a month of preparation before the June 22 opener against Paintsville.
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Gaylen Duskey
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
White Plains
N.Y
Mobile
Ala
Valdosta
Baby Birds
Bluefield Orioles
Paintsville
Oriole
Junior Miner
Miner
Miner Leads Orioles Prospects to Bluefield Camp in Weeklong Run
Orioles farm staff and players gather in Bluefield as daily workouts run 9 30 to 3 30 at Bowen Field. About 25 players have arrived with eight returning veterans including Victor Rodriguez Dave Emala Mike Lecass Bill Merraro Terry Swinton John Shelby Dickie Moore and Bob Coney. Top pick Robert Boyce may join after terms. Miner credits scouting depth and notes he never played pro baseball but found a path through camps and Whitey Herzog.
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Miner
Moundsville
W. Va
Bowen Field
Oriole
Oregon
Baltimore
Bluefield
Clyde Klutts
Victor Rodriguez
Dave Emala
Mike Lecass
Bill Merraro
Terry Swinton
John Shelby
Dickie Moore
Bob Coney
Whitey Herzog
New York Mets
Junior Miner
Boxer Paul Lee Eyes State Title After Penitentiary Ring
Paul Lee, an inmate at West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, fights for a chance at the state Golden Gloves title. He argues a blacklist bars inmates from Huntington events, despite a 24-3 record and wins over top locals. He plans to join Wheeling Boxing Club after release in October and pursue the state crown.
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Paul Lee
West Virginia Penitentary
Moundsville
Huntington
Lee
Oceana
Harold Jordan
Georgie Samms
West Virginia
Wheeling
Wheeling Civic Center
Kirk Griffin
Isaac Hubbard
David Daniels
Griffin
Jordan
Samms
Daniels
Ronald Price
Wheeling Boxing Club
Huntington Fraternal Order of Police
Bean Wins Memphis Playoff Over Trevino At Colonial
Andy Bean known as Li'l Abner clinched the Danny Thomas Memphis Golf Classic in a playoff against Lee Trevino. Bean sank a 35-foot birdie on the first extra hole after finishing regulation at 11-under 277. Trevino, four-time runner-up this season, earned $28,500 for second as both players earned spots in the World Series of Golf.
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Memphis
Andy Bean
Li'l Abner
Lee Trevino
Bean
Trevino
Lee
Colonial Country Club
Fort Worth
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Tom Kite
Tom Purtzer
Gary Koch
New Zealand
John Lister
Barry Jaeckel
Gil Morgan
J.C. Snead
Bob Gilder
Kermit Zarley
Zarley
Gilder
Morgan
Jaeckel
Snead
Rod Curl
al Geiberger
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Generals General Tire
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