Sophia All-Stars Honored In Parade After Regional Run
Sophia's All-Stars from the Senior and Little League paraded through downtown on Sunday after a regional baseball run at Watt Powell Park in Charleston. The Senior team won the state championship and drew praise from Mayor Hampton Thomas, coaches, and fans, while the Little League teams lost a tight district thriller to Beckley Western at Elks Stadium. Officials and organizers lauded sportsmanship as players eye next year’s plans with improvements noted for future nationals.
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Sophia
Beckley Western
Elks Stadium
Watt Powell Park
Charleston
Main
Hampton Thomas
Thomas
West Virginia
Albert Veneri
Warren Williams
American Legion League
Dennis Saunders
Raleigh Martin
Ray Gibson
Charles Moody
Milford Lacy
Sophians
Winston-Salem
Roger Smyre
Calloway Heights Softball Struggles In Weekend Set
Mt Hope Baptist beats Calloway Heights 10-8 while Mt Hope tops Calloway Heights 5-2 in Glen Jean action. Piney View Wrecking downed C&W 11-5. Wilkes Insurance edged Calloway Heights 4-3. Mt Hope and Calloway Heights split a pair of games as E F Gray and Soltes led Mt Hope.
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Calloway Heights
Mt. Hope Baptist
Piney View
C&w Wrecking
Wilkes Insurance
Mt. Hope
Glen Jean
Mt. Hope Baptists
Dillion If
Gray If
Busch
Walton
Pryvant
Graye
Hancock
Soltes
Johnson
Basham Cf
Wrecking Miller
Meneiss
Hall of
Wallace
Adkins
Menet
Menei
Trump
Caterbry
Rogers
D'Angler
Campbell
Vannatter
Luther
Hannahef
Easter
Stone
Wrecking
E. Miller
J. Trump
Hannah
Miller
J. Menei
R. Menei
J. Menet
V. Menet
Canterbury
Gilbert
Bailey
Busch Sa
Chandler Ss
Dillion
J Ball
Ayres To Defend Crown In Horseshoe Tourney
Defending champion Gilmer Ayers of Eccles returns to defend his title in the Fifth Annual Raleigh Register Horseshoe Tournament at Little Beaver Lake. Ayers and Don Marshall will also team in doubles. deadline for entries is midnight Tuesday with 16 singles entrants listed to date.
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Ayres
Gilmer Ayers
Little Beaver Lake
Ayers
Eccles
Don Marshall
Marshall
Mike
Joe Cochran
Ronceverte
Clarence Tankersley
Jackson
McElreath Wins 125 Mile Langhorne Race in Thrilling Finish
Jim McElreath of Arlington Texas overtakes four-time champion A J Foyt in the Langhorne Speedway 125 mile Indy car event. Foyt overheated late allowing McElreath to claim victory with an average speed of 104.857 mph in 1 11 31.53, earning about 5000 of 18500 purse. Gordon Johncock sets one mile track record in time trials and finishes third in a roadster Offenhauser.
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Langhorne, Pa
Jim McElreath
Arlington
Tex
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Indianapolis
Langhorne Speedway
Foyt
Ford
McElreath
Gordon Johncock
Hastings
Mich
John
Beasley Sports Card: City Series Braves Face Cardinals
The page lists multiple games today including Beckley II City Series Braves versus Cardinals and Millers versus Marlins. It also notes Warren Williams in a tournament and matchups for Eppy’s Drug versus Duncan Catron Tom’s Peanuts versus Dias Floral with local team matchups. A track circle lists Sophia Li clocking 121.049 mph, setting a new mark, while Parnelli Jones had 118.382 mph in 1964 Phoenix. Mario Andretti leads USAC with 2,110 points after a fourth-place finish.
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Parnelli Jones
Phoenix
Ariz
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Auto Club
Payne Faces Ellis U S Thinclads In BKCC Semifinals
Ned Paynetti advanced from the BKCC semifinals after a weekend win over 15 year old Billy Martin. The top flight saw four first-round matches completed as August 22 and 29 deadlines shape quarterfinals and semifinals for Sept. 5.
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Payne
Ellis U.S. Thinclads
Germany
E. M
Ned
Black Knight
Billy Martin
Ned Paynetti
Tom Shrewsbury
Joe Salango
Mike Guerino
Bon Brown
Adam Halley
Joe Luchini Jr
Melvin Wood
Joe Luchini
Ronald Troutman
Jake Wetzel
Fred Hart
Larry Ciccarelli
Harry Culp
Dean Howen
Chester Roberts
John Thompson
Bob Wilson
John Hadden
W. W. MccKinney
Bob McLean
Norman Knapp
W. F. Richmond
Clyde Barker
Robert Knapp
Industrial Loop Starts Tourney
New River Supply and Leeds won the final games of the Industrial league regular season Saturday night. The Supplymen beat Stover Appliance 13 to 4 with a 10-run second inning while Leed's Discount, regular season champion, defeated Fayette Merchants 10 to 1. A double elimination postseason tournament begins Thursday night with New River vs Stover's in the opener and Fayette vs Leed's in the nightcap. All players must have played in at least four league games to be eligible.
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New River Supply
Leeds
Stover
Leed's
Discount
Fayette Merchants
New River
Stover’s
Fayette
Roger Keaton Captures Duffers Championship at Twin Oaks
Roger Keaton won the Duffers tournament at Twin Oaks Country Club by four strokes over Robert L. Manning. Keaton carded 73 and 74 for 147, while Manning shot 76 and 75 for 151. In the first flight Bob Manning and Chester Ferrell tied 152 and went to a playoff, Ferrell parring the extra hole while Manning made a five. The second flight was won by Dr J J Laing with 159, just ahead of Red Holyfield by one stroke, with Tom McKinney one behind Holyfield.
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Roger Keaton
Robert L. Manning
Twin Oaks Country Club
Bob Manning
Chester Ferrell
Ferrell
Manning
J. J. Laing
Holyfield
Tom McKinney
Robert Manning
Lloyd Parker
Bill Lilly
Lloyd Cosby
Fred Terry
Chester Ferreli
Charles Moore
Dewey Moore
Fred Burdiss
William Coughlin
Dervis Rilfe
Jim Bolen
Walter Craddock
Clyde Campbell
Luther Crump
Roy Grose
Red Holyfield
Bob Cher
Joe Herrera Jr
Bob Lindy
Larry Harding
W. Mack Hart
Don Woods
Bill Bowman
Tony Salango
Robert Short
Hurst
A. R. Day
Don Walker
Eddie Berginnis
Marmet and St Marys Vie in Legion Finals in Parkersburg
Marmet faces St Marys in the State American Legion baseball finals. Top pitchers Terry Poling and Allen White will duel for a spot in Bridgeport New Jersey for the Mid East playoffs Aug. 18. White drove in three runs with a sixth inning homer, giving him 10 RBI in the tournament.
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Parkersburg
UPI
American Legion
Marmet
St. Marys
RBI
Clarksburg
Chapnick
Quickle
Alvaro
Braden
Sims
McClure
W—Sims
L Chapnick
Teams Combine Disrupt BKCC Swim Streak in Bluestone Invite
The Black Knight team saw its unbeaten run end as a combined YMCA squad from Princeton Bluefield and Tazewell Va outscored BKCC 830 to 14 at the Bluestone Invitational AAU Junior Olympics in Princeton Pearisburg. Medals went to BKCC Bluefield Pearisburg and unattached swimmers across multiple age groups. The Beckleyans prepare for a revenge rematch next Tuesday in the BECC invitational.
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Y.M.C.A
Princeton
Bluefield
Tazewell
Pearisburg
Beckleyans
Mercer County
Oak Hill
Candy Creager
BKCC
Debbie Fisher
Mary Knapp
Thompson
Cecil
Hodges
Cardinals and Braves Clash in II Series Night action
The Cardinals ride a 20 game win streak as Western division champs to meet the Braves who hold the Eastern title. Cardinals seek to stay unbeaten while the Braves aim to halt the streak and take the series. Pitching plans include Dixon and Fox with Hale likely on mound for Atlanta. A separate semifinal in the Minor League tournament features the Millers versus Marlins at Elks Stadium on No. 2.
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Cardinals
Braves
Mer
Ben Lewis
Darrell Dixon
Kenny Fox
Dixon
Fox
Charleston Southern
Kenova
Ronald Hale
Elks Stadium
Millers
Marlins
Hawks
Hagge Captures Milwaukee Jaycee Open Victory
Hagge, the 31 year old Pensacola native and 1950s star, won the Milwaukee Jaycee Open at North Shore Country Club in a four day event. Her final round 73 gave her a total of 287, tying the tournament record and earning 1875 dollars as she cements a comeback toward the 1965 women’s pro golf tour.
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UPI
United States
Poland
West Germany
Billy Mills
U.S
Russia
Irena Kirstenstein
Miss Kirstenstein
Warsaw University
M. Burville
Australia
Milwaukee
Marlene Bauer Hagge
Miss Hagge
Pensacola
Fla
Eureka
S. J
North Shore Country Club
Kathy Whitworth
San Antonio
Tex
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Beckley II
Harry Ellis
E. B. Wray III
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Luchini
Joe
Joe Jr
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Tony Misiti
Fred Hurt
W. W. McKinney
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Combs
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Dyer
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Williams
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Buck” Parker
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Woodward
Knapp
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