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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1963
Page
13
The First Presbyterian Church of St. Albans will host its annual Father and Son banquet on Friday June 14 at 6 30 p m. A large turnout is expected and reservations are urged.
Tork scheduled to speak at a church fete. In local league play, Point Lick leads Charleston Independent League with a 3 and 3 record. Jo's Blue Boon swept Mission Road 17-5 and 10-0 to claim second place. Tom and George Lawson each had seven hits in the two games. Glen Wooten threw a two hitter in the nightcap. Point Lick split with Midtown, taking 7-4 and losing 13-3. Walter Epps powered Midtown’s second win with a homer and two singles. H and W Market won a doubleheader over Cinco by 8-1 and 10-0. Standings show Point Lick and Jo's Blue Moon atop the list, with Mission Road, Cinco, and Hawks in pursuit.
Seven 3 year olds entered for the Belmont Stakes run at 142 miles this spring. Candy Spots, the odds on favorite after Derby and Preakness efforts, carries 126 pounds and aims for a fifth $100,000 haul this season. Chateau gay Choker Tam Cat Bonjour Chateaugay Insurrection Top Gallant are also listed with varied weights and odds. Race shifted from Belmont Park due to unsafe stands.
The annual event at CTC welcomes players 18 and under to kick off the new tennis season from 9 to noon. Older members team with younger players to guide them, with over 100 youths participating last year.
Local stock car fans have a varied weekend schedule at areas tracks starting tonight at Charleston Speedway. Time trials begin at 7 30 with more than 20 cars expected. The final June 14 championship will award seven trophies and a 75 dollar top prize in the feature. Sunday events feature Tornado and Drawdy Motor Speedway with a slide for life and a head on collision stunt respectively.
Jockey Richard Lujan, 31, was thrown from a horse into the rail and killed during a workout at Ruidoso Downs on Friday. Lujan was among the nation's top quarter horse riders.
Rain postponed the Charleston Jaycees Boys Junior Tennis Tournament. Players should bring brooms to sweep water off the courts as play resumes at Watt Powell Annex with the Friday schedule unchanged unless revised. Call Harry W. Miller Jr. at 346-5732 for match arrangements.
Dallas Cowboys announce Friday night the trade of reserve quarterback Buddy Humphrey to St. Louis for defensive end Hugh McGinnis.
Public Courts tournament details list event options for men and women singles doubles and senior divisions for players 45 and older. Entry fee is 1 dollar per person per event with checks to Tennis Inc. Mail to The Charleston Gazette care of Public Courts Tournament. Singles entries close at 5 p.m. June 12.
Welterweight champion Luis Rodriguez, 13-10 underdog, challenges ex-champion Emile Griffith in a 13 round title bout at Madison Square Garden telecast by ABC-TV. Griffith aims to become the first to win the welterweight title three times as he vows to knock out the Cuban challenger.
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