Babe Ruth Rosters Start Workouts Across Local Teams
Rosters for Babe Ruth teams at Silver Brand Bays Buick and other sponsors begin workouts Wednesday with Har to lead practice for the outfielders and Bays Buick working on fielding. Beckley Babe Ruth hosts Eric’s and Blue Ridge Thursday at 5 30 p m with New River at 5 30 p m. All rosters practiced Tuesday alongside Keat Supply and Silver Brand. Sunday events with all teams and Raleigh Motors were held.
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Blue Ridge
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Raleigh Motors
New River Supply
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Randy Moye
Sam Caseino
Morris Niday
Richard Farrish
John Ketz
Eddie Patton
Charles Cross
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Talbert Curtiss
James Lykins
Stephen Neal
Charles Flint
Curley Lykins
Keatles
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David Rogar
William Berry
Wayne Walker
Dennis Staten
John Shirey
Charles Steffey
John Sanger
Douglas Hughes
Timothy Dillion
Philip Wetzel
James Kirby
Mark Waddell
Ronald Gunter
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Nelson Epperly
Beverly Pennix
Stephen Waddell
Andrew Lawson
Aubrey Bennett
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Ronnie Boyd
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Stephen Lilly
Charles Bass
Jerry Sidesinger
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Dick Cole
Blue Ridge Gardens
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Roy McVey
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Kenneth Jordan
Mark Ford
Samuel McDaniel
Bill Kelly
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Emmett Pugh
Derek Cimali
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Final Beckley Little League registration and tryouts set
Beckley Little League final registration reached 323 applicants for 12 minor and 12 major teams. Western and Eastern League tryouts run this week at Elks Stadium with managers selecting rosters Sunday. All players must attend all tryouts to be eligible.
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Beckley
Elks Stadium
Morrison To Act As Gifford's Replacement
New York Giants will replace retiring Frank Gifford with veteran Joe Morrison who will move to flanker next season. Morrison has played four positions in six years, scored 150 points on 25 touchdowns, carried 397 times for 1,411 yards and caught 134 passes for 1,513 yards with the Giants.
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NEW York
NEA
Frank Gifford
New York Giants
Joe Morrison
Morrison
Gifford
al Sherman
Four Games Slated For Girls Volleyball Play
Four games open a Beckley Rec Building girls volleyball tournament during Elks National Youth Week. Sixth graders Cranberry vs Lincoln and Stamford vs Mabscott start at 3:30 and 4, while eighth graders Sylvia vs New Crab Orchard and Brad ley vs R M I follow at 4 30 and 5. The schedule shifts include a midweek change with Sylvia vs Crescent moved to Wednesday at 4 15 and Thursday fixtures Beaver and Teel sixth grade at 3 30 and Cranberry Morton Beaves eighth at 4 plus Teel Mabscott 8th at 4 30.
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Bradley
Maxwell Hill
Brooks Adair
Piney Oaks
Glen Leigh
Piney View
Crescent
Beaver
Teel
Cranberry and
Morton Beaves
Teel-Mabscott
Steamboats Race in Derby Week Tug of River Supremacy
Louisville gears for Derby week as the Delta Queen of Cincinnati and the Belle of Louisville compete in a sternwheeler race along the Ohio. The 12 mile duel starts at the Louisville wharf, runs to Six Mile Island, and finishes at the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge. Both vessels survive as tourist ships. The event mirrors a long rivalry dating to 1963 when the Delta Queen won. Last year the Belle captured the elk antlers emblem of river supremacy.
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Louisville
UPI
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mississippi
Six-Mile Island
George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge
Huntington Relays Show WWHS Flying Eagles Sixth
Huntington Woodrow Wilson High School finished sixth in the 29th Huntington Relays scoring 32.5 points. Mel Hancock led the load with a broad jump victory while Beckley's squad took a first in the sprint medley relay. Freddy Lewis, Hancock, Bob Short, and Jim St Clair ran the medley legs.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Flying Eagles
Mel Hancock
Beckley
Freddy Lewis
Hancock
Bob Short
Jim St. Clair
Billy Campbell In Golf Tourney
Dale Morey of Lumberton defends his 1964 North South title at Pinehurst Country Club as 128 players tee off. Field includes five past North South winners and USGA champion William C. Campbell of Huntington who has triumphed here three times.
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UPI
Dale Morey
Lumberton
Pinehurst Country Club
William C. Campbell
Huntington
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Morey
Carolinas
Billy Joe Patton
Morganton
Eric Crabtree Poised as Panthers Next Star at Pitt
PITTSBURGH UPI senior halfback Eric Crabtree emerged as the likely top player for the Pitt Panthers next fall. He starred in the spring game, rushing for two touchdowns, combining with quarterback Kenny Lucas for two TD passes, and adding two two point conversions. Crabtree sealed the win with a 15-yard reception followed by a 30-yard run for the final score in the last six minutes.
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UPI
Pitt Panther
Eric Crabtree
Crabtree
Pitt Blue
Monessen
Kenny Lucas
Lucas
Joie Ray Runs Mile In Seven Minutes Twelve Seconds
Still running in Reseda California Joie Ray famed Illinois A C miler and eight time AAU champion and two Olympic team member marked his birthday month by running the mile in seven minutes twelve seconds.
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Calif
Nea
Illinois
A. C
Joie Ray
Millionaire Bowler Clings to Shine as Don Carter Competes
Akron based profile of Don Carter, six time Bowler of the Year and 14 time Bowling All American, who remains a top figure at 37. He signs autographs, factors in endorsements, and insists he will keep bowling despite whispers of retirement, citing love of winning and daily practice. Carter recalls career highlights, a $1,000,000 contract, and 28 major championships while noting plans to slow down eventually.
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Alabama
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Charlie Wilkinson
Vito Calcia
Fred Bujack
Lou Campi
Carter
Minnesota
Lions Still Top Track Contender
United Press International reports Charleston's Mountain Lions remained a strong contender for the West Virginia state meet despite a tough Bellaire Relays where they scored 4 points. Coach Keith Pritt praised John Barnett’s 52 ft 734 in shot despite a fifth place. The season features the 30th Gazette Relays in Charleston and the first Big Red Track and Field Meet in Parkersburg with several teams attending. Last weekend Huntington Relays saw Parkersburg win with 65, Stonewall Jackson 60, Huntington 55.
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West Virginia
Keith Pritt
Lions
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Gazette
Parkersburg
Russ Parsons
St. Albans
Huntington
Morgantown
New Martinsville
Marietta
Stonewall Jackson
Evans compares PGA entry to first blob of ketchup
New York NEA reports young pro Tony Evans frames his struggle to break into the PGA Tour as similar to squeezing out the first blob of ketchup. He notes the initial effort is slow but once started progress accelerates.
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NEA
Tony Evans
Sophia Softball Loop Schedule Is Complete
The Sophia Softball Loop finalizes a May through June season with listed dates and matchups including Sophia Finance Midway Stover Appliance and Sophia vs Stover Appliance. Key games occur May 4 6 11 13 18 and May 20 25 27 plus June 1 3 8 10 15 17 21 24.
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Stover
Sophia Finance
Sophia Finace
Sophia Stover
Sophia Sophia Finance
Lorenzen Wins At Martinsville
Fred Lorenzen won the Virginia 500 at Martinsville, with Marvin Panch second and Dick Hutchinson third among a Ford-dominated top finish. Buddy Arrington, from Martinsville, drove a 1964 Dodge to fifth, spoiling an all Ford sweep of 11 of the first 12 spots. Lorenzen earned 4400 dollars, Panch 2000, Hutchinson 1200.
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Dick Hutchinson
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Arrington
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Lorenzen
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