Rozelle says NFL probe ends with suspensions upheld
NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle indicates the gambling inquiry is effectively closed for 1963 as Paul Hornung and Alex Karras face suspensions. He notes no further action until at least 1964, while fans react with disappointment to the sanctions and potential future reviews.
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Joe Sargis
UPI
New York
Paul Hornung
Green Bay Packers
Alex Karras
Detroit Lions
Pete Rozelle
NFL
Hornung
Karras
Vince Lombardi
Packers
Rozelle
Hormuny
Senate
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Karras Et al
Alex
Karra
Detroit
John Dyle
Hornung’s
Two Race Ovals In Operation Sunday
Two local speedways Beckley Beckley Beckley Prosperity and Mountain e er Bluefield plan Sunday races at 2 p m creating a clash. Fans face half the opportunities to see top local drivers as managers compete for crowds and drivers while both tracks warn they may struggle if attendance falls.
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Beckley Speedway
Prosperity
Mountaineer Speedway
Bluefield
Beckley
Speedway To Host Stock Car Races In Martinsville Area
Stock car racing heats up with Petty at 10974 NASCAR points against Jarrett at 12180. Winners collect 750 points and 3250 dollars. Qualifying opens today for top 20 starters. remaining 20 spots via 20 lap race Saturday. Tickets five or six dollars at the gate. Speedway lies on Route 220 South between Martinsville and Ridgeway Virginia with highway signs planned.
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Petty
Nascar
Jarrett
Speedway
Martinsville
Ridgeway
Martinsville hosts eighth annual Virginia 500 stock race
Sunday at Martinsville Speedway the Virginia 500 begins at 1 p.m. The Late Model race features Ned Jarrett with a 1206 point lead and Richard Petty aiming to trim the gap as defending champion seeks to extend his hold.
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Martinsville Speedway
Ned Jarrett
Richard Petty
Indians Rout Bulldogs for Stoco Win and Beckley Loss
Stoco Indians rout Stratton Bulldogs 7-1 as Sam Pack goes the distance and Leonard Mullins drives in three. Beckley falls 9-8 to Montgomery after an eighth inning rally fizzles as Roger Stiltner secures the win with bases loaded danger. Woodrow Wilson drops a late rally short in a 9-8 loss.
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Beckley
Montgomery
Stratton
Stoco
Indians
Woodrow Wilson
Rudy Coleman
Rast Beckley
Stratton High School
Stoco Indians
Bulldogs
Sam Pack
Pack
Leonard Mullins
Jackson
Neil
Monsour Howard
Opponents in both divisions reach finals at Stonecoat Invitational
In Lego, Stoco and Rhodell reach final games in both eighth and sixth grade divisions. Rhodell defeated Hollywood 34 to 26 for the sixth grade berth while Stoco beat East Killivan. In the eighth grade Rhodell overwhelmed Bacontown 42 to 13 and Stoco routed East Killivan 32 to 20 to set up the title games.
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Lego
Stoco
Rhodell
Hollywood
East Killivan
Jerry Craddock
Ralph Shall
John McKinney
Bacontown
Eugene Harvey
Tom Morris
Jerry Lambert
Don Booth
Mullens
Talbott Named Head Football Coach at West Virginia State
Paul E. Talbott 33, coach at Charleston Woodrow Wilson Junior High, is named to succeed Art Burris as head football mentor at West Virginia State. Athletic director Dr Charles C Hawkins says appointment awaits routine approval by the State Board of Education.
Bomb Hoax Charges Against Partlow Dropped
Huntington man Kenneth Partlow, 28, faced a federal charge for a airline bomb hoax aboard a plane at Bingham Stape Seen. A stewardess reported the incident and the flight was delayed about 70 minutes while a search was conducted. Partlow denied the allegation.
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Huntington
UPI
Bingham- Stape
Kenneth Partlow
Comer
Partlow
High School Boxscores From Beckley Montgomery Ellison And More
Box scores show Beckley and Montgomery with runs and outs, listing players such as Stover Sims Williams Shabdue Mahoney and Wyant. Scoring details include RBI totals and errors with pitchers Finley Mahoney and Stiltner.
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Beckley
Montgomery Ellison
Stover
Harlan
Colemn
Sims
Gravely
Johnsnrf
Wyant
Williams
Delinger
Finley
Lamb Ss
Stiller
Gallahr
Shabdue
Stewart
Thomas
Ellison
Montgomery
Forms
Dellinger
Lamb
Mahoney
E — Sims
Wyont
Beck
Stiltner
Stoce Stratton
Aaron Takes Lead In Houston Open With 64 Round
In the Houston Golf Classic second round, Tommy Aaron, 26, shot 64 to seize the top spot among a field of 156. Jack Nicklaus, 23, followed with 65 and amateur Kermit Zarley, 21, stood third at 66 as 15 players broke par and 14 tied it, amid brisk winds and a 7200 yard course noted for top conditions.
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Kenneth Carr
United Press International Houston
UPI
Tommy Aaron
Georgia
Jack Nicklaus
Kermit Zarley
Bob Charles
Saratoga
Fla
Jack Fleck
Los Angeles
Calif
Jerry Steelsmith
Glendale
Charles Sifford
Memorial
Aaron
Jerry Barber
Barber
Mike Souchak
Nicklaus
Ohio State
Zarley
University of Houston
Houston
Big Creek Star Signs Grant-In-Aid With Duke
Fullback Johnny Johnson of Big Creek High School in War will play freshman football at Duke next fall under a grant-in-aid. The 200 pound Triple A All Star signed with Duke assistant coach Marty Pierson. Johnson had offers from West Virginia Virginia Tech Kentucky and Georgia Tech.
Youths To Be Charged In Wheeling Island Fire
Two Bridgeport boys aged 15 and 17 were to be arraigned on charges tied to four fires on Wheeling Island causing about 45000 in damage. State Fire Marshal B E Wright said the youths would be charged on state inspector E L Roush’s advice. The older boy confessed. the younger initially denied but later admitted involvement. The fires damaged a barn at Wheeling Downs race track worth 25000 to 30000 and harmed two apartment buildings and a swimming pool bath house.
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Wheeling
UPI
Bridgeport
Ohio
Wheeling Island
B. E. Wright
E. L. ‘Roush
Roush
Wright
Wheeling Downs
WVU Baseball Hosts Waynesburg After 13-0 Start
West Virginia University baseball, 13-0, returns home to face Waynesburg, Pa., after a south ern road trip. The Mountaineers carry a 6-0 Southern Conference mark into a doubleheader versus Richmond Monday and a single game with Bethany Tuesday.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
Waynesburg
West Virginia
Richmond
Bethany
Celtics Command 2 1 Lead LA Hopes To Even Series
The Lakers host the Celtics in game four of the NBA World Series with 15,000 plus fans expected. Boston leads 2-1 after wins in Boston. Lakers won game three 119-99. Jerry West 42 and Elgin Baylor 38 pace LA. Havlicek may return for Boston to aid Cousy and Russell.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles Lakers
Boston Celtics
Lakers
Boston
Jerry West
Elgin Baylor
West
Baylor
Celtics
John Havlicek
Bob Cousy
Bill Russell
Russell
Six Way Golf Meet At Black Knight Country Club
Woodrow Wilsons Flying Eagles host Oak Hill Man Chapmanville Gauley Bridge and Logan in a six way interscholastic golf meet Saturday at Black Knight Country Club. First threesome tees off at 8 30 a m with four entries per team and scores combined to determine the winner. George Stallings earned the fourth spot after a playoff over Steve Wood and Clyde Smith. Remaining Woodrow Wilson golfers are Everett Wray III Tom Martin and Eric Lilly.
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Black Knight Country Club
Woodrow Wilson
Flying Eagles
Oak Hill
Man
Chapmansville
Gauley Bridge
Logan
George Stallings
Steve Wood
Clyde Smith
BRL and LL Tryouts Begin This Week in Beckley
Beckley Babe Ruth and Elkis Little League begin tryouts for the upcoming season at Warren Williams Field and Elks Stadium. Thirteen year olds try today at 5 30 p m with 14 and 15 year olds following on specified dates. Registration for Little League is Saturday 11 to 12 30 at the Elks Lodge, rosters to be picked by managers in late April.
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Beckley
Babe Ruth
Elkis
Little League
Warren Williams Field
Elks Lodge
Little Bucs Sweep Track Meet Dominates Five Teams
Fayetteville Junior High led by Charles Wendell and Sylvester Jones with 14 points each, winning the Fayetteville track meet Thursday. Final standings: Fayetteville 93, Mount Hope 72, Oak Hill 29.5, Ansted 13.5, Falls View 4.0.
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Charles Wendell
Sylvester Jones
Fayetteville
Little Pirates
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Ansted
Falls View
Feazelle
Newsom
Mt. Hope
Spradling and Walker
Tissue
Bibb
Booker
Legg
Jones
Spradling
Smith and Wendell
Feazell
Walton
Taylor
Bible
Bozo
Shockey
Mike
Keffer
Kuhn
Dorsey
Fink
Porter
Adams
Wendell
Young
Hornsby
Fayettevile
Summers
Mathews
Mt.Hope
Eight Teams Open WVIAC Bowling Tourney in Charleston
Eight teams including Fairmont, West Liberty, Salem, WV Wesleyan, WV Tech, Morris Harvey, Concord and Beckley College battle in the first WVIAC bowling tournament. Fairmont, last year’s NAIA representative finishing 14th of 32, is favored by tournament chair Robert Maxwell of Morris Harvey College. The winner earns a trip to the NAIA tournament in Kansas City May 3-4.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Mountain State
Kansas City
Robert Maxwell
Morris Harvey College
Fairmont
West Liberty
Salem
West Virginia Wesleyan
West Virginia Tech
Morris Harvey
Concord and
Beckley College
Richmond Takes Northern Lead
The Richmond Virginians moved into sole first in the Northern Division of the International League after an eight run fifth inning powered a 9-6 victory over the Buffalo Bisons. Tom Metcalf earned the win with four innings of relief while Fred Hooke and Don Buddin hit homers in an 11-hit attack. Other Thursday results: Rochester over Jacksonville 5-1, Toronto over Atlanta 14-4, Syracuse 2-1 over Little Rock, and Indianapolis 9-3 over Columbus.
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United Press International
New York Yankees
Richmond
Virginians
Buffalo Bisons
Tom Metcalf
Fred Hooke
Don Buddin
Rochester
Jacksonville
Toronto
Atlanta
Syracuse
Little Rock
Indianapolis
Columbus
West Virginia resumes drills after Easter break
WVU's 78-man football squad resumed drills in Morgantown after a week-long Easter holiday. Coach Gene Corum said it will be the eighth of 20 planned drills as spring practice builds toward the Blue-Gold intrasquad game on May 11.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia University
Gene Corum
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PRO Gambling
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Cecil Stewart
Allen Mahoney
Harry Ellison
Coleman
Stoco and
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Locas General Tire, Inc
Neville ST
Silver Brand
Jarman
Prom
Neville Street
Claude King
Virginia Beach
Homero Blancas
Miller Barber
Rye
N.Y
Gary Player
Arawack
Bahamas
Big Creek
Duke
Greens
Everett Wray, III
Tom Martin
Eric Lilly
Little Bucs
Beckley Loan CO
Neville St. PA
WVU
Johnny Roberts
Mellenairs
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