Belmont Stakes spotlight ends 20 year drought bid
Ismael Valenzuela prepares Forward Pass to lead a nine horse field at Belmont Park for the 100th Belmont Stakes cream of the crop. Stage Door Johnny Call Me Prince Draft Card and others chase a $161,450 purse with $117,700 to the winner. Runners carry 26 pounds, riders include Boland Yeaza and Baeza as Max Hirsch trains Call Me Prince and Draft Card.
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New York
Forward Pass
Calumet Farm
Belmont Park
Belmont
Aqueduct
CBS
Ismael Valenzuela
V. Whitney
Manuel Yeaza
Anne Tord
Jade Amicol
Bobby Ussery
Millard Waldheim
S 'T.V. Commercial
Howard Grant
Gustave Ring
Ardoise
Braulio Baeza
Robert J. Kleberg
John Rotz
Ray DuFour
Joseph Richards
Sir Beau
Chris Rogers
Prince
Draft
Max Hirsch
Tim Tam
Hirsch
Valenzuela
Bill Boland
Johnny
Heliodoro
Ries
Beakes
P Morse
Probabli
W. Boland
M. Ycazai
R. Usserya
J. Valenzuela TV
H. Grant
B. Baeza
H. Gustiness
J. Rotz
C. Rogers
Adele Ranch
CV. Whitney
Watermill Farm
Snamazon Farm
Sreentree Stable
King Ranch
Tricolour Stable
Columbia Broadcasting
Paterno To Speak At Clinic At Fairmont State
Joe Paterno among noted coaches at the West Virginia High School Coaches Association clinic closing today at the Daniel Boone Hotel. Frank Vincent directs with Bill Miller in charge of displays as about 100 attend. Duvall and Retton head talks on football and basketball with Marshall's Ellis Johnson and Perry Moss also featured. Paterno to speak on 4 4 defense and adjustments at 1 15 p m.
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Joe Paterno
Fairmont State College
Harold (Deacon) Duvall
Joe Retton
West Virginia
Daniel Boone Hotel
Frank Vincent
Charleston High School
Bill Miller
Vincent
Charleston
Carl Ward
Ceredo - Kenova High School
Lawrence
Preach) Wiseman
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Marshall University
Ellis Johnson
Perry Moss
Moss
Roy Skinner
Vanderbilt
Duvall
Rettan
Boone Hotel
Ceredo-Keno
West Virra
Jim Levine
Huricane
Ginia T High School
Daniel Association
John Mazzei
Clarksburg Victory
Ferrell Friend
Oregon sets world four mile relay mark at Hayward Field
University of Oregon broke the world four mile relay record with a 16:05.0 clocking in an intersquad meet before 7,000 at Hayward Field. Team members included Roscow Divine and Wade r Bell among others, while the world record stands at 16:09.0 from a 1962 Fresno meet.
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Eugene
Ore
University of Oregon
Oregon
Hayward Field
Fresno
Calif
Roscow Divine
Wader Bell
Arne Kvalheim
Dave Wilborn
Kansas City
Jacob
Laas
Utica
Kan
Thelgether
Kansas City Royals
Kvalheim
Oslo
Anaheim
Norway
Bell
Kera Softball Play Opens with 6 p.m. games
RAVENSWOOD The Kera Slow Pitch Softball Tournament opens with defending champion Al's Sport Center of Smithers playing Ravenswood Jaycees at 6 p.m. on field No. 1, Keraland Recreation Area. Other 6 p.m. game at field No. 2 pairs MacFarland Street Grill against Sissonville High.
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Smithers
Ravenswood Jaycees
Keraland
MacFarland Street
Sissonville High
Indians
Sissonville
Dunbar
John Keiffert Gill
ASA
Powell Park
Sissenville
Twin City
Watt Powell Park
Nitro
Melba
Charleston High
Ripley
Rockets
Gallagher
Chuck
St. Albans
Mason
Nitro Comets
Poca
Bernard
Wulveiy i
Potter
Phteg
Fieia
MacParland Street Grill
Ashland di
Gallipolis
Ohio
Parkersburg
Guntur
Eggelel
Artley DI
Ross Sissonville
RB Chance
Keller and
Keller
Potter and Courts
Pisuche Insurance
Hives
Dunbar Barnard
Ingles
Eigh Pim
Ison
Iikiser
Smith
Ecos Cain
Pa Snore
Belmont Stakes Race Card At Belmont Park 1969
Belmont Park prepares for the 100th Belmont Stakes with horse entries including Call Me Prince Forward Pass Jade Amicol and Stage Door Johnny. Purse totals reach 161450, with weights at 1246 pounds and broadcast plans by Columbia. Also noted is Lawrence University naming John E. Poulsen head basketball coach, returning from Clinton High School.
Parsons Officially Named to MU's Staff
Russ Parsons is added to Marshall University football coaching staff and will join on June 15. Head coach Perry Moss announced at a West Virginia coaches clinic that Parsons will coach, recruit, scout opponents, and may help with scholarship funding. Parsons has 12 years coaching at Parkersburg High and additional stints at Charleston Stonewall Jackson, Charleston Catholic, Oak Hill High, and New River State. He replaces no one yet after backfield coach Sammy Weir left for pro ball in Orlando.
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Russ Parsons
Marshall University
Perry Moss
Thundering Herd
Moss
West Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
Charleston Catholic
Oak Hill High
New River State
W. Va. Tech
Marshall
Sammy Weir
Orlando
Weir
Maynard Elevated at Logan High Coach Posts
Logan County School Board announced three athletic appointments. Masil Maynard, Logan High School assistant football coach, was promoted to head coach, succeeding Elliott Uzelac who moved to Bowling Green State University. Danny Godby, Bowling Green University senior, was named head baseball and basketball coach at Sharples High School. Jimmy Joe Willis remains unnamed for the athletic director post.
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Logan
Logan County
Masil Maynard
Logan High School
Elliott Uzelac
Bowling Green University
I Loach
Jimmy Joe Willis
Danny Godby
Sharples High¢ School
Rain Cancels Catholic Play
Parkersburg AP reports the West Virginia Catholic high school baseball tournament was rained out twice and cancelled with no reschedule. Director Joe Nesbitt said postponements from last weekend and a Thursday restart were also wiped out by rain.
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Parkersburg
Joe Nesbitt
Ford Ties Record in NAIA 100 Meters Semifinal
Southern University's Oliver Ford tied the world record with a 10.0 seconds in the NAIA 100 meters semifinals and later won the event with a 10.1 seconds in Albuquerque New Mexico. The National event covered 1968 track championships at Southmoorl Country Club.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Southern University
Oliver
Ford
Ships
Lepinsky
Sid Lopinsky
Southmoorl
Skinner Quits Playing Tennis After Long Local Involvement
Robert G. Skinner longtime Charleston tennis figure and cofounder of Charleston Tennis Club says he may not play again. He and wife Maxine plan to spend summers at Lake Chaud Tauqua Pennsylvania and keep golf and sailing. Skinner helped build the club in 1923, moved locations in 1925 and 1949, with many founding and later members noted.
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Robert G
Bob” Skinner
Charleston Tennis Club
Bob
Maxine
Lake Chautauqua
Charleston
Florida
South Ruffner
Stanley Duffield
Bob Beckett
Parker White
Kansas City
West Virginia
Rich Meckfessel
St. Louis
Major League Talent Thins As 24 Clubs Loom Next Season
Major League Baseball expands to 24 clubs next season, freeing at least 100 Triple A players from the International and Pacific Coast Leagues. The shift could sap quality in the majors and strain Triple A leagues as top players depart. Maryland honors Tom Milroy as Man of the Year for scholastic and athletic excellence among about 7,000 sophomores, reflecting notable achievements. Ohio Bobcats pitcher Bill Clauss led with a 5-1 record and 2.48 ERA as postseason play began, with multiple juniors and a sophomore in the starting lineup signaling tougher MAC foe prospects next year.
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Tom Milroy
Richwood
Maryland
Terps
Tom
Bill Clauss
Charleston
Ohio Bobcats
Bull
Bobcats
Minnesota
Ohio
Continental League faces doubts amid shrinking clubs and resigning commissioner
Alex Schoenbaum doubts the Continental Football League’s viability as teams drop from 24 to 16 and commissioner Jim Dunn nears resignation. He recalls almost buying the Charleston Rockets but declined due to workload. Memorial Day MLB attendance signals and notes Fairmont College and Morris Harvey athletic programs in the West Virginia Conference. The conference weighs sponsoring women’s athletics.
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Alex Schoenbaum
Jim Dunn
Norfolk
Alex
Charleston Rockets
Fred Haddad
Schoenbaum
Charleston
Rockets
Yankee Stadium
Cincinnati
Dodgers
Larry Shepard
Pirates
Shepard
Bucs
Fairmont College
West Virginia
Falcons
Morris Harvey
Maryland Leads After First IC4A Day at Philadelphia
Maryland holds a slim advantage after day one of the 92nd IC4A outdoor track and field championships in Philadelphia. The javelin finals closed Friday’s program while rest of schedule featured qualifiers for Saturday’s finals. Maryland earned 12 points, Harvard 11, Villanova eight, Rhode Island six, and Manhattan also scored.
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Philadelphia
Villanova
Harvard
Jeach
Vllanova
Rhode Maryland
Jim Kehoe Island
Manhattan
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