State II Tourney Opens Here Today
The State Little League tournament starts at Elks Stadium Beckley with Charleston Eastern vs Huntington Four at 6 p.m. Beckley Western faces favorite Ceredo Kenova at 4 45 p.m. Wednesday. Martinsburg plays the winner after the Beckley CK tilt. Final Thursday at 6 p.m. decides who goes to Louisville regionals. Beckley hosts games with Halstead Hall and Dixon as top Beckley hitters and pitchers. Delbert Thurman urges visiting players’ parents to be at the stadium 3 to 3:30 today.
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Cardinals Fall to Reds 4-3 in St Louis Setback
Cincinnati edged St Louis 4-3 as Jim O'Toole earned his second straight win and the Reds bullpen closed out the victory. Joe Nuxhall aims for a fourth straight win tonight against Bob Gibson. O'Toole allowed a first inning double before a late scoring burst by the Cardinals.
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Ray Washburn
New River Tops Whitesville in Tenth Inning Rally
New River Supply edged Whitesville 3 to 2 in ten innings in a tight RCSL baseball game. Cerrito started the scoring in the extras with a single, Legg and Meadows followed with run producing hits to plate the winning run. Whitesville answered with a bottom tenth sacrifice fly before Clarke secured the final out for the win.
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Beckley Babe Ruth League Eyes Charter Bus to Tourney
Richard Cooper, president of the Beckley Babe Ruth League, announced Monday that the league could charter a bus to Trenton New Jersey for the Mid-Atlantic tournament if enough interest is shown. Beckley National, state champions, will compete. contact Cooper at 253-8300 or 252-4522 to sign up.
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Beckley
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Blue Ridge
No-hitter and one-hitter mark Mullens Little League day
In Mullens Little League action at Mullens Athletic Field, Joe Dixon pitched a no-hitter leading the Moose to a 5-0 win over Methodist, while Rhodes held off Legion 8-1 for the Rotary. Chevrolet edged Lions 6-5 as the last league game of the year. Dixon went 3-3 at the plate, with Lambert and Anderson adding two hits each.
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Wreckers Sweep Softball Wins In City League
C & W Wrecking won two City Softball League games at Caseino Stadium, beating Plaza Esso 7-1 and Long Airdox 14-5. Eppy's defeated Woodsmen Insurance 6-2 in the only other contest. Wreckers rally in multiple innings to secure both wins.
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UMWA Triumphs In Route 41 LI Little League Upset
UMWA built a six run first inning and held on to defeat Men's Civic Club 7 to 4 in a Route 41 Round Robin game at Stamford Monday night. Atkins walked four in the first but steadied for the Miners as Thomas and Million sparked the rally. Webb and Neal face Atkins Market in later round robin action.
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Atkins
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MacMillion
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Kelly
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Warrah
Bashut
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Evaluation charts by Murray Olderman on pro football teams
Newspaper Enterprise Sports Editor Murray Olderman opens a series with evaluative charts and predictions for the professional football teams. He outlines the framework for the season and previews likely performance and key players.
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Newspaper Enterprise
Murray Olderman
Colts Backfield in Shape for 65 Season Return
Any assessment of Colt chances starts with the big gun, Unitas. Assuming he's O.K., they'll figure high again. Shula has some problems: couple of vacancies up front on offense, more consistent running threat. Defense looks solid, if not spectacular. Possible punting problems. First.
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Gary Cuozzo
Don Shula
Tom Matte
Jimmy Orr
Raymond Berry
Rick Kestner
Kentucky
Willie Richardson
John Mackey
Butch Wilson
Jerry Hill
Tony Lorick
Tony
Lennie Moore
Mike Curtis
Matte
Sandusky
Preas
Bob Vogel
Jim Parker
Dick Szymanski
Glenn Ressier
Sam Ball
Butch Allison
Dan Sullivan
Lou Michaels
Green Bay
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Jim Hollingworth
Dennis Gaubatz
Don Shinnick
Steve Stonebreaker
Jackie Burkett
Ted Davis
al Haymond
Jim Welch
Jerry Logan
Bobby Boyd
Jenny Lyes
Colt
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Supplymen Victorious In Round Robin Play
New River Supply routed Harry's Men Shop 7 3 in the Beckley Babe Ruth Round Robin opener at Harry Lewin field. Harry's led 2 0 after a first inning walk and steal, but New River answered with three in the first and three more in the second, aided by triples and timely hits. Harry's lone later run came in the third. New River added a final tally in the fourth.
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Jon Karvasky
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Karvasky
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Frank Serge
New River Nine
New River Bats
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Neely
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Games Today in South Chaleston Area Sports Action
Today will feature multiple matches at Ellis Stadium and Field One including Eastern versus Huntington Number 4 at 6 p.m. at Ellis Stadium. Other listed contests include Sylvester against Eunice, Warren Williams Post 70 versus Tom's Peanuts, and more baseball and girls softball pairings across Beckley and Mullens with several local teams and sponsors named.
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Huntington
Ellis Stadium
BIG Coal LL
Cookie Gilchrist Retires From Denver Broncos
Carlton Chester Cookie Gilchrist quits AFL star, resigning from the Denver Broncos after a controversial tenure. The 251-pound fullback, once AFL MVP, cites personal standards over salaries and hints at future plans. He owed the team a thousand dollars and faced a daily $100 fine for late practice, following a clash over a tryout for Willie Ross.
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Werblin Relates McAdams Injury And Other Sports Accidents
New York Jets owner Sonny Werblin recalls how $300 000 linebacker Carl McAdams broke his right ankle stepping off a curb in Chicago while seeing sights with college stars. Werblin hopes McAdams plays this season, noting similar freak injuries have struck Juan Marichal and Bill Skowron, with boxing anecdotes about Bobby Ruffin and Bob Pastor.
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Petty Among Early Arrivals At Dixie 400 Preparations
Hampton Ga NASCAR officials oversee the prep week at Atlanta International Raceway as about 50 stock cars arrive for the Dixie 400 with a $63,260 purse. Richard Petty, driving a ’66 Plymouth, is among the first in, as practice runs begin Tuesday and time trials run Wednesday through Saturday for the 267 lap 112 mile race.
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Ernie Moore
Vikings release five players in roster cutdown
RELEASE FIVE MANKATO Minn UPI Five players were released from the Minnesota Vikings roster Monday reducing the squad to 60 men Leaving the camp were Rit chie Kotite Wagner College end Jim Ganoung Whitewater Wis State flanker Sheldon Moomaw Tulsa lineman Jim Ferrozzo Minnesota lineman and Dennis Stuewe Nebraska back
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Minnesota Vikings
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Wagner
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Whitewater
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Sheldon Moomaw
Tulsa
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Minnesota
Dennis Stuewe
Nebraska
Alabama and Texas stars named co captains for 1966 All Star team
Chicago UPI reports Alabama quarterback Steve Sloan and Texas linebacker Tommy Nobis were named co captains of the 1966 College All-Star team, announced by coach John Sauer on Monday.
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UPI
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Alabama
Tommy Nobis
Texas
John Sauer
Dodgers No-Hitter Beats Orioles 7-0 at Elks Stadium
John Hall pitched a no-hitter for the Dodgers as they defeated the Orioles 7-0 in Beckley Little League action at Elks Stadium. Dodgers plating two runs in the first inning, two in the third, and one in the fourth to secure the win.
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