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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1981

Page

8

Multiple MLB and NBA results with scattered box scores

Baseball summaries note Boston at Toronto and Cleveland at Minnesota with pitchers and records, plus Milwaukee at Oakland and Kansas City at Chicago and New York at Seattle times. AL East standings include Philadelphia and New York, plus Montreal at San Francisco and Houston at Cincinnati. NBA playoff scores show Boston Houston low totals, series tied 1-1, with upcoming Boston Houston games. NHL results include New York Islanders over New York Rangers, Calgary at Minnesota, and Minnesota leading 3-2. Minor league notes cover Bluefield rallying to beat Peterstown 12-11 with Truitt driving winning run. Cruise gets win and Greer homers for Peterstown.

Boston Crawford Toronto Glancy Cleveland Garland Minnesota Redfern Milwaukee Slatonae Oakland Kansas City Chicago Baumgarten Stone Texas Jenkins Detroit California Zahn New York Seattle Allard Philadelphia San Francisco Montreal Pry Roberts Houston Andy Cincinnati Lollar Avlanta Pittsburgh Louis Rincon Associated Press Roswell Janet Coles Shelley Hamlin Sandra Post Cathy Sherk JoAnne Carter Barbara Maxness Alice Miller Kansas City Ay Cathy Reynolds Kathy Whitworth Dale Lilist Baltimore

Sneva Draws Top Position for Pole Qualifying

Tom Sneva, holder of the Indianapolis 500 qualifying record, drew the top spot for pole qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today.

Sneva Indianapolis Tom Sneva Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Rudd Captures Pole for Melling Tool 420 Race

In Nashville Ricky Rudd topped 25 entrants to win the pole for the Melling Tool 420 Grand National race. Later in Tennessee the Tazewell High girls fall to Graham 14-13 at Bowen Field as Jeff Light drives in the decisive runs. Light had two hits and three RBIs while Tabor earned the win in relief for the G-Men.

Nashville, Tenn Ricky Rudd Graham Southwest District Tazewell Bowen Field Jeff Light Light Tabor Wytheville George Wythe Narrrows Smith Ricky Cook Narrows Paul Groseclose

Sedgewood Tournament advances with mixed doubles finals

The Sedgewood Tennis Club championships run through May 18 for mixed doubles and May 31 for singles. Club pro Tommy Arnett urges players to call the club if matches are not set. Friday results show Linda Wechsler Miller and Sharon Miller defeating Katie St Clair and Rose Lasker 6 2 3 6 6 2.

Sedgewood Tennis Club Tommy Arnett Linda Wechsler Sharon Miller Katie St. Clair Rose Lasker Ray Wilackie Williford Marshall MillerSharon Miller Linda Garrison Lynn Ll Don Wechsler Charles Monroe Glenda Monroe Jim Macomber Bruce Garrison Hamilton Jones Goodman Jones Bill Feutchenberger Jim Bailey Buzzie Wilkinson

Mount View in 204 season tops doubleheader. semifinals today

The Allen D. Coppinger Jr. Baseball Tournament at Bowen Field concludes today with semifinals at 1 15 and 3 45 followed by a 7 30 final. Mount View 20 4 leads the field after sweeping Independence 19 5 and 11 1 in five innings. Kenny Kroll and Mark Cepelnick earned wins.

Allen D. Coppinger Jr Bowen Field Princeton Richlands Mount View Bluefield Wilch Independence Kenny Kroll Eddie Sarah John West Donald Johnson Mark Cepelnick Jim Boyer Troy Hawks

Big Creek Owls dominate county meet with sweep and school marks

Big Creek dominated the McDowell County meet, sweeping Jaeger 97-36 led by Randy Jamison who has not lost in 31 events across four sports. Jamison shone in sprints and relays as the Owls set or eclipsed several school records and outstanding performances across track events.

Big Creek Owls McDowell County Jaeger Randy Jamison

Seaver Leads Reds Past Astros with Shutout and Homers

Tom Seaver tossed his first shutout of the season, six hitters, and hit a 375-foot homer as Cincinnati beat Houston 4 0. Ray Knight added a two run single. Seaver extended his career shutout total to 54, two behind Bob Gibson.

Cincinnati Tom Seaver Ray Knight Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros Friday Seaver Bob Gibson Seaver Don Sutton Dave Concepcion George Foster Knight Ron Oester New York Mets Craig Swan Terry Puhl Astros Art Howe Chicago Mike Krukow Braves Ed Miller Claudell Washington Miller Washington Chris Chambliss Bob Horner Leon Durham Ken Reitz Atlanta John Montefusco Dodgers RBI Dusty Baker Ken Landreaux Bob Bailor Mike Scott Landreaux Frank Pulli Nick Colosi Scott Baker Mets New York Valenzuela Dave Kingman

Phillies Cruise Past Padres as Schmidt and Trillo Lead

Philadelphia defeated San Diego 11-7 behind Mike Schmidt two homers and five RBIs while Manny Trillo cleared the bases with a eighth inning triple. Sparky Lyle earned the win, Gary Lucas took the loss after a big Padres rally earlier.

Schmidt Trillo Sparky Lyle Gary Lucas Padres Broderick Perkins

Mullens golfer leads first round at Dogwood Invitational

Ken Lacey shot a 6 under par 66 to grab the first round lead at the 9th annual Dogwood Invitational in Pipestown. Defending champion Kevin Leatherwood of Bluefield is in a three way tie for second with Chuck Marshall and Bud Harbors, both Huntington natives. Summersville’s Miyo Taka led women’s action with a 67, while Lil Carson of Elkhorn posted 69 and tied for fourth.

Ken Lacey Mullens Kevin Leatherwood Bluefield Chuck Marshall Bud Harbors Huntington Leatherwood Summersville Miyo Taka Lil Carson Elkhorn

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