Orioles Open Appy Play Here Tonight at Bowen Field
The 1962 Appalachian League opens with Bluefield hosting Kingsport at Bowen Field in a six team league. Orioles rookie manager Billy Hunter leads Bluefield promising an interesting team built to develop players and contend for the title. The club plans Tom Fisher on the mound and hails several young prospects including Wayne Fletcher and Mark Belanger among its lineup.
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Kingsport
Bowen Field
Appalachian
Middlesboro
Washington Senators
Kentucky
Harlan
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Wytheville
Salem
Billy Hunter
Appy
Brooklyn Dodgers
Baltimore
Henry Warden
W. Va
Hudson Huffard
Hunter
Orioles
Lou Morton
Alex Kosmidis
al Kubski
George Sobek
Lamar North
Red Norwood
Norwood
Chauncy DeVault
Bristol, Va
Ray Scarborough
Vernon Hoschell
Mark Belanger
Pittsfield
Mass
Oriole
Belanger
Wayne Fletcher
Pirates
Fletcher
Balfour
N. C
Don Engbers
Evansville
Ind
Charlie Aikens
Oakland
Calif
Le Mans Victory Duo Breaks Up After Record Run
Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien announce they will stop racing together after sealing three Le Mans wins 1958 1961 and 1963. Their Ferrari covered 2766.45 miles in 22 hours at Le Mans setting pace and distance records, as Gendebien leaves the field to others. Notre Dame announces four Big Ten foes for the season Purdue Michigan State Northwestern and Iowa scheduled games.
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Phil Hill
Olivier Gendebien
Gendebien
Hill
Santa Monica
Calif
Paul Frere
Belgium
Ferrari
Notre Dame
Purdue
Michigan State
Northwestern
Iowa
McKinley Leads Americans Into Wimbledon Second Round
Chuck McKinley the 21 year old Davis Cup player from St. Anne Missouri thrilled about 300 onlookers on court 13 at Wimbledon by defeating Owen French 61 62 61 to advance. Eight Americans won through to the second round as Crawford Reed Froehling Fox Dell and Ralston posted wins while McKinley drew cheers from uniformed English schoolgirls in maroon blazers.
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Wimbledon
England
Chuck McKinley
McKinley
St. Anne
Owen French
Chris Crawford
Piedmont
Calif
Whitney Reed
Alameda
Frank Froehling
Coral Gables
Fin Mal Fox
Baltimore
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Ronald Dell
Bethesda
Crawford
Alberto Arilla
Spain
Fox
Gardnar Mulloy
Fla
Reed
Franz Saiko
Austria
Froehling
Roger Becker
Britain
Dell
J. O. Lemann
Switzerland
Ralston
Brian Knox
State Law Seen Adequate for Federal Wildlife Aid
West Virginia Atty General C Donald Robertson says state law likely meets requirements of Pittman Robertson and Dingell Johnson acts, allowing participation in federal fish and wildlife restoration programs. He notes Legislature must assent and laws must prohibit license fees diversion to nonadministrative uses. Federal reps regard current statute as satisfying the license fee proviso.
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Charleston
Donald Robertson
West Virginia
Natural Resources
M. Lane
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Lane
Pittman-Robertson
Robertson
Fish and Game Department
Golfer Credits Opponent For Hole In One Rule
A golf rule states that if a player causes an opponent’s ball to go into the hole the opponent should be credited with holing out on his last stroke. This appears as a clarification of credit in unusual play.
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de Southern
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