Tom Cat Duo Bragging Tonight in Bluefield Wrestling War
Mr X and El Gato from Spain form a new tag team to face Dashing Doug Adkins and Handsome Ronnie Stafford in a 60 minute two out of three fall main event at Bluefield Auditorium. Mountaineer battles Big John Roberts in a two man three fall bout as the card opens at 8 15 p m DST.
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Baseball's Top Ten Runs Batted In List Fragment
A fragmented listing shows top RBI figures with players from San Francisco Cincinnati Chicago and Cleveland. Mentions include Mays 62 and Robinson 82 with several regional teams and leagues referenced, and a scoreline Charleston 5 Williamsport 4 in the Eastern League.
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Jackson Shines as Mets win opener of doubleheader
Lefty Al Jackson pitched a one hitter over Houston for a 24 victory in the opener, striking out nine and allowing only a first inning walk and hit. Richie Ashburn homered, but the Colts replied with a 16 3 nightcap, piling up 17 hits and scoring early to seize control.
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New York
al Jackson
Houston
Colts
Jackson
Joey Amalfitano
Pidge Browne
Richie Ashburn
Jim Pendleton
Erio Chacon
Hal Smith
Charlie Neal
Dick Farrell
Musial Sets New MLB Total-Base Record in 7-3 Card win
Stan Musial homered and added two singles to surpass Ty Cobb for all time MLB total bases as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in the first game of a doubleheader. Musial moved to 5,865 total bases, driving in three runs as the Cards built a six-run second inning behind pitcher Larry Jackson.
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Ty Cobb
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Pittsburgh Bay Caps Marbles Tournament
A 14yearold Mark O Mahony of Pittsburgh won the National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood New Jersey after five days of play finishing 65 wins 8 losses in the title run. Runner up was Thomas Senita 14 of Yonkers New York with 53 wins 20 losses. Finalists also included Clayton Field Gary Malcom Joseph Clay James Donohue and Jerry Barnett among 37 contestants.
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N.J
Mark O'Mahony
Pittsburgh
Thomas Senita
Yonkers
N.Y
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Clayton Field
Richwood
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Gary Malcom
Elkhart
Ind
Joseph Clay
Huntington
James Donohue
Springfield
Mass
Jerry Barnett
Roanoke
Johnson Favorite To Defend World Light Heavy Title
American Harold Johnson enters the outdoor Olympic Stadium bout as a 4-1 favorite against Germanys Gustav Scholz in a 15 round world title defense. About 50,000 spectators expected and a $175,000 gate. Scholz unbeaten in 23, with 46 KOs, aims to upset Johnson who eyes a seventh to ninth round knockout.
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Mildren
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Red Sox Rally Past Orioles 2 1 In Extra Innings
In the first game of a twi night doubleheader Boston edged Baltimore 2 1 in 10 innings. An unearned run scored on a wild pitch after a marv Breeding error as Hoyt Wilhelm blew the save. Gardner moved to third on a grounder and crossed on the wild pitch.
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Romano Slugging Sparks Indians Past Senators 6 2
John Romano halted an 0 for 26 slump with two doubles driving in two and scoring twice as the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 6 2. Dick Donovan pitched 11 2 innings for the win, his eighth complete game in 15 starts, as Cleveland rode a 11 hit attack and two runs in the third to take control.
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Washington Senators
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Indians
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Eddie Brinkman
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Ty Cline
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Directors Of Athletic Conferences To Meet
Kansas City AP report. Colorado Springs hosts the National Association of Athletic Commissioners annual meeting with 11 conferences represented. About 40 agenda items are planned for July 26 including the controversial letter-of-intent on athletes choosing schools. The group acts as a discussion body and sounding board for potential legislation.
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Standings and Results from Yesterday's Baseball Slate
Summary of yesterday's games shows Cincinnati at Los Angeles with a 16-4 mark, Detroit 7-5 over New York 5, Chicago at Milwaukee, Los Angeles at San Francisco, and multiple matchups across New York Houston St. Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati San Diego and other venues. Key pitchers noted include Drysdale Grba Rakow Cisco Browl Terry Ragan and Foytack.
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Foytack
Richards Stakes At Delaware Park Draws Six Horses
At Delaware Park in Stanton six horses were entered for the Leonard Richards Stakes a mile and an eighth race. Leading three year olds Crimson Satan Greek Money Cyane and Noble Jay headline the field with a stablemate of Greek Money and one of Cyane also set to run. Crimson Satan the 1961 juvenile king seeks his first stakes win this year and is expected to start as a slight favorite at 8 to 5.
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Crimson Satan
Greek Money
Cyane
Noble Jay
Delaware Park
King
Unbeaten Archer Fights Gonzalez at Madison Square Garden
Joey Archer, 24 year old unbeaten New York middleweight, returns after 16 months to clash with Jose Gonzalez of Puerto Rico in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. The ABC telecast is set for 9 p.m. EST with judges and a referee using rounds plus a tie breaking system. Archer carries a 30 fight winning streak since 1956, Gonzalez posts 20 6 1.
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Joey Archer
Jose Gonzalez
Puerto Rico
Madison Square Garden
ABC
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Don Fullmer
Gonzalez
Kevin Scott
Ernie Smith
Locals Drill Under Lights For Orioles Intra squad
The Bluefield Orioles plan an under lights intra squad workout at Bowen Field this evening around 4 p.m. The scrimmage will start later as manager Billy Hunter tests rookies under artificial lighting before a light drill Monday night. Opening Appalachian League play is set for Tuesday against Kingsport Tennessee with a home two game stand against the Pirates prior to travel.
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Tigers defeat Yankees 7 5 in Detroit opener of series
Hank Aguirre pitched effectively as the Tigers beat the New York Yankees 7-5. Detroit capitalized on two base hits with 11 hits overall led by Billy Bruton Norm Cash and Dick McAuliffe doubles. Mickey Mantle returned for the Yankees while Clete Boyer drove in three runs.
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Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
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Bobby Richardson
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Aguirre
Chicago Fernandez
Yankees
Richardson
Ron Nischwitz
Clete Boyer
Dodgers pay $100000 bonus for top Yankee prospect
Los Angeles Dodgers outbid 19 clubs to sign Paul Speckenbach, a 6-foot-2 right-hander from St Francis Prep, reported at 100000 dollars. Scout Rudy Rufer likens him to Bob Feller with a blazing fastball and a strong curve and predicts a major league debut in three years.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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Paul Speckenbach
St. Francis
Rudy Rufer
Los Angeles
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Twins rally past Angels on wild pickoff throw
In the first game of a twi night doubleheader at Los Angeles, Bob Rodgers misplayed a pickoff attempt allowing two runs to score as the Twins erased a 2-0 lead and beat the Angels 3-2. Lee Thomas and Don Mincher had errors that helped fuel Minnesota’s third-inning scoring. Moran homered for the Angels, but Rodgers’ throwing miscue decided the contest.
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Cicada Seeks Coaching Club Oaks Victory at Belmont Park
Cicada, the leading money winner, aims for the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont Park, race for 3-year-old fillies over 1 1/16 miles. She carries 121 pounds as the 45 to 1 favorite among nine rivals, with a $25,000 bonus boosting the purse to $146,125 and $103,731.25 to her.
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Belmont Park
C T. Chenery
Meadow Stable
Chenery Flyer
Huntsville Native Ken McBride Plays for Angels
Pitcher Ken McBride of the Los Angeles Angels is a native of Huntsville Alabama. He developed as a player in Alabama and later joined the major league team.
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Ford shoots seven under par to lead Eastern Open
Doug Ford fired a seven under par 65 in round two at Mount Pleasant to post a 36 hole total of 134 and a six stroke lead. Bobby Nichols Julius Boros and Howie Johnson trailed as the field narrowed for the 72 hole event. An official rule note explains redropping after a ball moves from ground under repair into a bunker.
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Topnotch
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Bobby Nichols
Julius Boros
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
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