Perk Brown Wins Wide Bowled Modified at Bowman Gray
Perk Brown led nearly every lap to win the 150 lap modified sportman feature at Bowman Gray Stadium. Pee Wee Jones finished second as a late race crash and multiple cautions shaped the outcome with John Murphy spinning early. Harold Rush and Paul Radford were among the early crash victims.
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Perk Brown
Bowman Gray Stadium
Pee Wee Jones
John Murphy
Greensboro
Robert Berrier
Waliburg
Ed Clifton
Rural Hall
Don Miller
Henry Henderson
Lexington
Wayne Johnson
Leaksville
Carl Burris
Paul Radford
Ferrum
Harold Rush
High Point Vobs OU
Billy Hensley
Ridgeway
Jerry Frazier
Martinsville
Ralph Brinkley
J. H. Whittington
Elkin
Winston Salem
Joe Thurman
Rocky Mt
Joe Bill Adams
Mt. Airy
Harold Martin
Collinsville
Dick Montgomery
James Call
Roy Parker
Jim Hailey
Gerald Robertson
Bob Pruitt
Jim Burchette
Clemmons
Max Berrier
Melvin Swishr Ke
Ernersville
Ken Rush
Charles Lambeth
Wayne Carlton
Larry Ring
Alfred Hill
Jonesville Ornae
Bobby Colvard
Bill Hull
Wallburg
Bill Covington
Denton
Lanier Smith
Kernersville
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Cycle
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Richard Wikle
Don Ingram
James Myers
Mocksville
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Robert Coleman
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High Point
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Ken Weavil
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Attendance Problems Plague Carolina League Meet
In Durham, Carolina League directors voiced concern over declining attendance at games. Weather blamed for low turnout. several clubs near financial danger and may seek aid from major league affiliates. President Bill Jessup urged brighter conditions and warmer weather to bring fans back, with discussion also touching players leaving for summer drills.
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Ball Park
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Spartanburg Phillies extend streak with twin wins
Spartanburg beat Gastonia 5-3 and 1-0 to run their Western Carolinas League win streak to 11 and 12. In game one John Jaquitis and Ken Huebner had two hits each with Huebner driving in three, while Mike Mathias pitched. Game two ended after 5 innings due to rain with John Parker improving to 8-0 and Bobby Arpoika taking the loss.
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Gastonia
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Phil
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Roger Nelson
John Parker
Bobby Arpoika
FCA Opens Conference at Blue Ridge Grounds
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes opens a two week national summer conference at Blue Ridge Assembly Grounds near Black Mountain N C with over 1400 high school and college athletes and coaches attending.
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N.C
New York Yankee
Bobby Richardson
Sumter
S.C
Paul Anderson
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FCA
Blue Ridge
Amng
Dean Smith
North Carolina
South Carolina
Paul Dietzel
Jim Carlin
West Virginia
Bill Peterson
Florida State
Western Kentucky
John Oldham
Knights Ground Fairmont 3 0 to Claim State Title
North Davidson pitcher Danny Moss fired a three hitter to edge Fairmont 3 0 and capture the State 2 A Baseball Championship for the second straight year. Moss drove in the decisive run in the fifth with a hit and run, while Fairmont bats were contained by Joe Frye who struggled in daytime action. The victory left North at 20 5 for the season and added another title to coach Pete Jones’ team.
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Black Knights
Moss
Lonnie Ashby
North
Joe Frye
Ashby
Jimmy Koontz
Steve Evans
Jeff Koontz
Frye
Dates Set For Marlin Tournament In North Carolina
The Hatteras Marlin Club hosts the annual Invitational Blue Marlin Tournament on June 11 and 17, 1967 at Cape Hatteras. Fifty anglers seek the biggest Blue Marlin, White Marlin or Sailfish with world records listed as 814, 161, and 141 pounds respectively. Experts note after a warm winter, the season’s hottest Blue Marlin runs are expected at Cape Hatteras.
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Hatteras Marlin Club
Cape Hatteras
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