U S Tracksters to Meet Russians in Philadelphia Event
The second U S Russia track meet will be at Franklin Field Philadelphia on July 10 11 1959 announced by the Amateur Athletic Union The series opens in Moscow July 27 28 It features 44 men and 20 women per side with the marathon omitted from the Olympic like program
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Bluefield Tazewell Match Cancelled Golf Event
Twenty seven lady golfers from Bluefield and Tazewell clubs planned an inter squad match at Tazewell County Club but the event was called off after only 11 Tazewell players and 16 Bluefield players signed. Low gross went to Helen O Keefe of Tazewell and Eloise White of Bluefield with 89. Low net honors went to Marge Gillispie and Betty Jackson both 71. Jewel Stowers 72 and White 9 pars highlighted 18 holes.
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Anderson Easily Defeats Mulloy in Queens Club match
Australian Mal Anderson beat Gardnar Mulloy 6-2 6-3 before rain halted play at the Queens Club Tournament in London. Margaret Varner won a second-round women’s singles match by 6-0 6-3 over Carman Ibarra, while Bob Perry led Kurt Nielsen in sunny intervals as players waited out showers.
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Salesman Opening for Coffee and Food Products
Help wanted for a salesman selling coffee and food products to restaurants hotels and institutions. Age 28 to 34 with high school education preferred. Salary commission and expenses plus transportation furnished. Company paid retirement and reception. Send experience age and telephone to Continental Coffee Co P O Box 11 St Albans West Virginia.
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World Series Hero Holds Opponents To Nine Hits
Milwaukee's Lew Burdette shut down the Cubs on nine hits as the Braves won 6-3 to widen their NL lead to 24 games. Burdette earned his 90th career victory and 13th over the Cubs, with four strikeouts and one walk.
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Bluefield Signs E. C. Glass Pitcher Duff to Orioles
Lynchburg June 17 P Herb Duff a stalwart of the E. C. Glass High School pitching staff for two seasons and a target of several major league clubs was signed to a Baltimore Orioles contract Tuesday and assigned to the Bluefield club of the Appalachian rookie league.
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West Virginia State College ruckus leads to demotion
West Virginia State College demotes head coach Mark Cardwell for subordination and places athletic director on probation for a year. Dr Charles C Hawkins also placed on a month to month contract. Alumni Athletic Committee officers G E Ferguson and William L Lonsome implicated. Board notes dissatisfaction with how athletic scholarships were handled since 1954 amid promise of scholarships to 14 in last fall's entering class.
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Major Baseball Standings and Upcoming Games
Standings show Milwaukee and San Francisco at 32-22 and 32-27 with tight GB between teams. Upcoming matches include Chicago at New York and San Francisco at Pittsburgh, with pitchers listed for each game and yesterday results noted for key matchups.
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Baseball scores from city league games
Charleston 9 defeated Minneapolis 1 while Louisville won 4 to 3 over St. Paul in the first game. Denver shut out Indianapolis 2–0. Louisville dominated St. Paul 12 in the second game as Omaha edged Wichita 6–5.
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Adair Promoted to Charleston Manager in Detroit System
Bluefield fans learn Bill Adair, pennant winner with the 1950 Blue Grays, has been assigned by Detroit to Charleston in the American Association. He replaces Jack Tighe with Bill Norman moving up in Detroit. Adair is praised as a sound, capable leader with a strong record in multiple leagues and a respected, easygoing style.
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MacKay Only American Seeded In Wimbledon Top Eight
Althea ranked as top female by Sterling Slappey. Wimbledon seedings place Barry MacKay from Dayton, Ohio as the sole American in the top eight for the world amateur event, with four Australians leading. The tournament runs July 1 to July 4.
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Young Dick Ellsworth Impresses Chicago Cubs
In an exhibition at Comiskey Park, 18 year old Dick Ellsworth blanked the White Sox 1-0 on four hits. Cubs manager Bob Scheffing said Ellsworth handled big league pressure and could be used in relief before a possible starting role. Ellsworth was signed for about $70,000 after a 105-5 prep record.
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Mechanics Work on Monza Track
American master mechanics seek to fix failures in the first 500 mile Monza race. They blame bottoming out on the rough concrete surface, with suspensions reinforced and new shock absorbers and leather bumpers added to key cars including the Zink special driven by Jim Rathmann and the Kurtis-Kraft car of Ray Crawford.
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Whitewood Smokies Improve to 74 Mark After Split
The Whitewood Smokies in the White Clover League raised their season mark to 74 after dropping the opener of a three game series but winning the next two games. They swept Elk Garden 90 to 10-8 and plan to meet Alkalis of Saltville in Saltville on Saturday then host a Sunday afternoon rematch.
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Young Pro Boxer Dies After Ring Collapse
Santos Galvin died Monday night from injuries suffered two weeks earlier in his fifth pro start. He collapsed in the ring and was rushed to a hospital where a brain operation followed.
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