Mahaffey and Maloney Win as Phillies and Reds Sweep
Art Mahaffey 22 and Jim Maloney 20 earned their first major league victories as Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 4-3 and Cincinnati topped Milwaukee 5-3 in a night of NL pennant scramble. Willie Mays homered twice for the Giants in a 5-3 win over St. Louis as San Francisco moved closer to the leaders. Yankees pace the AL after Mantle’s two homers in a 4-3 win over Baltimore, while Detroit stopped Chicago and Boston crushed Washington.
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Semi-Pros Open Tourney Play At Lewin Field
The semi pro unit led by Fragile faces Kanawha City or Marmet in the Southern Division playoffs at Lewin Field. Beckley meets the loser tonight, with 8 p.m. first pitch. Williams will replace Delana McGray while Ballard and Carr are set as pitching reserve options for Beckley as Fragile weighs starters and matchups ahead of a potential division title bid.
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Junior League Board To Meet Monday Night
The Warren Williams League board meets Monday at the Elks Lodge to discuss the future and honor managers September 7 with trophies to Duncan Catron and Thompson's Drug. President Frank Barksdale says 1961 could be the league’s best year after Woodrow Wilson field completion and aims to recruit more youths, report plans to join Connie Mack next June, and consider Babe Ruth pull-ins from Beckley and Slab Fork districts. Secretary Joe Davies lauded Davies for diligent summer service.
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Connie Mack Baseball Organization
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Lawrence Wiseman Father Dies in Fayetteville
The father of Lawrence Wiseman, head basketball coach at Woodrow Wilson and football helper, C. L. Wiseman of Fayetteville, died at Memorial Hospital from a heart condition. He was an outstanding WV Tech athlete. sons Loren, now Meadow Bridge High principal, and Rabern, a former WVU freshman and Syracuse athlete, also prominent in sports.
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Marciano Eyes Return As Trainer After Local Card
Rocky Marciano says he may return to boxing as a trainer and manager if he can find a standout young fighter. The retired heavyweight champion, 35, attended an amateur show in Scranton, refereeing and scouting Ed Yakencheck, a 21 year old Mount Bethel dairy farmer, who won his third straight amateur bout with a unanimous three round decision.
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Soccer Scores From Northwest Regional Playoffs
Sacramento defeated Seattle 6 to 4 while Tacoma beat Spokane 5 to 2 Salt Lake won 5 to 1 against Portland San Diego at Vancouver postponed due to unspecified reasons.
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Laver Aims for Newport Tennis Sweep in First Round
Rod Laver seeded No 1 pursues a Newport Casino Tournament sweep as he meets Miguel Olvera of Ecuador in the opening round. He already won the Pennsylvania tournament Southampton event and the Eastern Grass Court Championship. Ron Holmberg and Don Dell eye upsets after near misses to Laver in recent finals.
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Mountain State Boys Play In Tournament
Four West Virginians competed in the International Junior Golf Tournament in Waterloo Iowa with Bill Moore of Warwood Walt Christensen of Parkersburg Bill Field and Marty Pressman of Charleston among more than 200 entrants. Qualifying winners from Bridgeport County Club earned spots and eighteen holes were scheduled for today and tomorrow.
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Shady Spring Football Practice Opener Under Coach Harper
Shady Spring began football practice yesterday under Coach Al Harper. Linemen work on the sled in the top photo, with cheerleaders visible and Frosty Mann shown clearing a hurdle in another image as players focus on timing and speed drills.
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Wheeling Women Top State Amateur Golf Survive Round
Wheeling players lead the field in the State Women's Amateur Golf Tournament at White Sulphur Springs. Nancy Stumpp and Sally Carroll, former champions, plus Virginia Benedett form a Wheeling trio in the championship flight as match play advances with several favorites winning.
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Bridgeport win crowns West Virginia golf title
Moore captures the Bridgeport tournament to become West Virginia champion with Field No. 2 Christensen No. 3 and Pressman No. 4. Only completed games listed include Ike St Paul 340 Charleston 2 2 Denver 4 Indianapolis 1 Minneapolis 6 Dallas Fort Worth 0 and other low 100 scorers advancing to a final 36 holes to decide the champion.
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Sugar Ray Plans To Meet Fullmer In Oct Title Fight
Sugar Ray Robinson, 39, cleared by the Maryland Athletic Commission to resume training for a middleweight title bout with Gene Fullmer. He will train in a couple weeks and travel to Los Angeles at month end for the Oct 8 showdown at the Coliseum. The sanctioning bodies, including California, recognized the lifted suspension after he apologized for missing a May 16 bout in Baltimore.
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Charles H. Rosenbaum
Commission
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