Four Bouts On Tap For Hassle Fans At Blue Field
Blue Field Auditorium hosts a rare wrestling card Saturday night with a six man Battle Royal to start the show. The lineup features West Virginia Strong Boy Mountaineer, Doug Adkins, Handsome Ronnie Stafford, Don Bess, El Gato, and the Mysterious Medic. The top two finishers in the Battle Royal will anchor the three two man bouts in a knockout sequence ending with the main event. Battle Royal begins 8 15 p.m. DST 7 15 p.m. EST.
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Big Don Bess
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Ironmen Sign Potts as Bowling Green QB Joins Team
Wheeling Ironmen of the United Football League announce the signing of Jim Potts quarterback of Bowling Green. Potts, a former East Liverpool high school standout, played at WVU and was BG’s top signal caller after transferring from WVU. He missed time with an off season shoulder injury.
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Wheeling Ironmen
United Football League
Jim Potts
Bowling Green
Potts
East Liverpool
Ohio
West Virginia University
WVU
Shaw Shuts Down Dodgers In Six Hit Win For Braves
Milwaukee Braves beat Los Angeles 7-1 as Bob Shaw hurls six hits with five strikeouts to improve to 8-2. Henry Aaron blasts his 12th homer and Shaw lowers his ERA to 1.92 after 103 1 3 innings. Dodgers drop two of three to end road trip.
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Milwaukee Braves
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Shaw
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Roy McMillan
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Henry Aaron
del Crandall
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Lee Maye
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Tommy Davis
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Twins Edge Angels 5-4 on ninth inning single
The Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 as Len Green delivered a ninth inning run with two outs. Bo Belinsky struggled for the Angels, while Jim Kaat earned his 6th win for the Twins who moved within three games of the Yankees atop the AL standings.
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Friday Night MLB Standings Note With Mixed Team Pairings
Standings list scattered with multiple city matchups including Chicago at New York and Houston at Los Angeles. Partial player stats appear alongside team names and venues, with several garbled entries and unclear dates.
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Hospitalized Powell To Rejoin Orioles
John Boog Powell, hospitalized after being hit on the head by a pitched ball at Yankee Stadium Monday night, left the hospital Thursday to rejoin the Baltimore Orioles. Dr. Sidney Gaynor said Powell should be able to play again by Monday.
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John (Boog) Powell
Yankee Stadium
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Sidney Gaynor
Yankee
Powell
Allen and Rollins Jump From Class A To Twins Lineup
Bernie Allen and Rich Rollins, both 23 and 24, leap from the Class A South Atlantic League to the Triple A coast league and into the Minnesota Twins infield as spring training solidifies. Manager Sam Mele cites their hustle and versatility, noting the pair could become key infielders after strong spring shows. The rookie duo helps shore up defense, reducing past errors that plagued the club.
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Bernie Allen
Purdue
Vancouver
Rich
Red) Rollins
Minnesota Twins
Charlote
N. C
Sam Mele
Twins
Rollins
Allen
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Hunsaker to Return to Job After Injury
Boxer Tunney Hunsaker, critically injured in a April 6 bout with Joe Shelton, will return Friday to his job as investigator for the State Beer Commission. The 32 year old received brain injury and was treated by Dr. E L Gage who said he is fit to resume work. The injury mirrors brain damage linked to Benny Paret’s death.
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W. Va
Tunney Hunsaker
State Beer Commission
Hunsaker
Joe Shelton
Cleveland
Shelton
E. L.gage
Gage
Benny
Kid) Paret
Californian Reaches British Amateur Quarters as Lone American
Richard Davies of Pasadena advances to the quarter-finals at Hoylake as the sole American survivor in the British Amateur Championship. He defeats Geoffrey Marks 5 and 3 after beating Peter Flaherty 6 and 4, while Ireland’s Joe Carr and Palm Beach’s Robert Sweeny fall earlier. Davies faces David Palmer next.
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England
Richard Davies
Pasadena
Calif
Ireland
Joe Carr
Robert Sweeny
Palm Beach, Fla
Pat Brady
Reidsville
N.C
Davies
Geoffrey Marks
Peter Flaherty
David Palmer
Palmer
Sweeny
Reds Shutout Giants Behind Jay And Robinson Power
Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants 8 0 as pitcher Joey Jay limited the Giants to three hits and Frank Robinson drove in four runs including his eighth homer. Jay added two hits and a RBI while Vada Pinson scored on Robinson’s single in the first.
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Nats edge Indians in wild 4-3 finish
Washington Senators beat Cleveland 4-3 in a three hour game that saw 35 players used and eight pitchers. Danny O’Connell delivered the bases loaded single in the eighth to bring home the winning run, as Marty Kutyna earned the win and Gary Piersall took the loss.
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Danny O'Connell
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
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Pete Lyne
Gary Jim Piersall
Ken Retzer
Piersall
Gene Woodling
Jim King
Katyna
Jim
John Romano
Indians
Baseball's Top Ten Runs Batted In Leaders
Baseball top ten RBIs listed with Rodinson Chi 46 Wagner LA 45 Gentile Balt 44 Rollins m 44 Siebern KC 44 based on league statistics.
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L.A
Gentile
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Rollins
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K.C
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Kaline
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Keller Likely Named VPI Cage Assistant Coach
Keller, Virginia Tech star scorer and July graduate, appears set to join the VPI basketball staff as an assistant coach next year. Athletic Director Frank Moseley indicated the move, with Keller weighing a pro bid after being drafted by the Lakers and the Chicago Majors.
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Newport News
Bucky Keller
Virginia Tech
VPI
Frank Moseley
Keller
Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
Chicago Majors
Bill Matthews
Fishing Prospects At Claytor Not Good
Virginia anglers heard the Claytor Lake report showing water levels up and muddy conditions. Creeks were high and muddy and bass catches were poor while channel catfish were fair and sunfish and white bass were very scattered. Weekend prospects were not good due to high water. A few carp were killed last week with bow and arrow.
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Richmond, Va
Virginia Commission of Game On Inland Fisheries
Claytor Lake
High muddy streams threaten weekend fishing
Charleston AP reports the Department of Natural Resources noted several streams were high and muddy on Thursday but expect conditions to improve for weekend fishing with some streams clearing up.
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Department of Natural Resources
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