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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1969
Page
12
Watt Powell Park Stadium Board traffic is cited as the main problem affecting local baseball operations. The piece notes a 10 p.m. curfew to start no innings after that time and aligns with city curfews on minors, arguing other facilities keeping late hours worsen enforcement.
The article argues Watt Powell Park lets the Watt Powell superintendent manage games from dawn to dusk, allowing City Council to delay other park projects and avoid furnishing school facilities. It notes the board of education bears no obligation to provide facilities yet benefits from the city’s actions.
With Powell Busy the City Council stalls on developing more baseball facilities on owned land. Rumors of plans for two baseball parks by next spring circulate, but no action follows. The Watt Powell Park area bears the load while disputes between the stadium board and youths persist.
Wall Powell Stadium mulls 7:30 p.m. kickoffs to clear the park by 10:30 p.m. under a 10 p.m. curfew. St Albans High School coach Sammy LeRose reports a remarkable 4 23 season with state track and cross country titles, a runner-up in football, a Kana wha Valley baseball crown, and a KVP runner-up in basketball plus 474 athletes, 176 letters.
Arthur Ashe and Bob Lutz advanced for the United States in the All England Championships. Lutz, 21 from Los Angeles, defeated Ken Rosewall in four sets 8-6 7-9 6-3 6-2 to reach the last 16. Ashe edged Graham Stilwell in a five setter 6-2 1-6 6-2 13-15 12-10.
International Raceway Park schedules a Saturday night grudge race between Dick Freeman in a 1964 Ford and Jim Cushman in a 1962 Chevrolet after a fiery heat crash that injured both earlier. Freeman won twin 30 lap features last week. Cushman set a track record in qualifying. A 30 lap feature pays $500 to the winner with 24 cars in the field. Charleston Speedway also hosts a 30 lap feature Saturday night with $200 to the winner and boosted pay for non podium qualifiers.
Cubs catcher Randy Hundley sat out Thursday's game against the Pirates with a spike wound on his instep. Ken Rudolph started in his place and Hundley was expected to return for the St. Louis series opener Friday.
The Kanawha Boonie Stars schedule a Boone County and Kanawha County girls all star softball game for 2 p.m. on July 4 at Chesapeake. Boone County list includes Libby Lucas Glenna Holstein Cathy Lucas Damville Sharon Pettry Carol Courtney Lib Caps Ashford Lauret ta Gohenour Fay French Brenda Rollins Nanette Peters Nancy McKinney Carlette Kuhn Orgas. Kanawha County players named are Sonja Harmon Bev Sigmon Garcie Leffeur and Chesapeake J. Managers are Howard Hendrix and Carmel Barker.
The donkeyball game between the St. Albans fire department and the Babe Ruth coaches has been moved to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Babe Ruth Field in L A following a rainout earlier this month. Managers include Royce Stack poke and Carl Mooney.
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