Opening Day Drills Mark Spring Camps Across Leagues
Dodgers Alston wrings hands with a brisk Vero Beach session as Durocher coaches early batting, while Yankees Houk opens camp with veteran pitchers throwing practice. Daley signs for about 22000, Triandos stays with Orioles. Pirates sign Hoak Burgess Oldis Cimoli Christopher as Fort Myers camp begins. White Sox lock Pierce Landis Esposito Carreon at Sarasota.
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Joe Sargis
United Press International
Leo Durocher
Walter Alston
Alston
Los Angeles Dodgers
Vero Beach
Cially
Yankee
Luis Arroyo
Houk
Ralph Terry
Whitey Ford
Danny McDevitt
Bob Turley
Art Ditmar
Jim Coates
Ryne Duren
Casey Stengel
Kansas City Athletics
Bud Daley
West Palm Beach
Daley
Johnny Bucks
Ray Herbert
al Pilarcik
Jim McManus
Gus Triandos
Baltimore Orioles
Miami
Triandos
Dick Stuart
George Witt
Hank Mitchell
Brown
Don Hoak
Smoky Burgess
Bob Oldis
Gino Cimoli
Joe Christopher
Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Billy Pierce
Jim Landis
Sammy Esposito
Camilo Carreon
Sarasota
Pierce
Eaglets Beat Mullens 67 34 in Beckley Junior High clashes
Beckley Beckley Recreation Building saw Beckley Junior High defeat Mullens 67 to 34 while Kingston edged Pax 32 to 31 and Mount Hope beat Montgomery 45 to 39. Coach Ross Hutchens used substitutes as Gravely and Short led scoring for Beckley. Hamm and Woods topped Mount Hope with 12 and 14 points.
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Beckley Blue Eaglets
Kingston
Mount Hope
Beckley Junior High
Mullens
Beckley Recreation
Pax
Montgomery
Ross Hutchens
Ross Irie
Morgantown
Los Angeles Lakers
Syracuse Nats
Buddy Gravely
Bobby Short
Mount Hope Mustang
Hamm
Woods
Wells
Mullens Jr
Beckley Jr
Foglesong
Coleman
Kesler
Gates
Sizemore
Short
Lawson
Gravely
Goins
DePaulo
Lester
Treadway
Rodes
Cook
Lamb
Starr
Philips
Pax Jr. Kingston Jr
J H'rey
Withrow
M W'ove
R'ehart
R Grham
Dodson
C M'dock
Conley
Frazer
Beverely
Sowder
Montgomery Jr. Mount Hope Jr
Bowen
Bolen
Henry
D’kerson
Gabbert
Darling
Penn
Scarbro
Duvall
Saunders
Collins
Ohio West Virginia All Star Game Set For Wheeling
The 18th annual Ohio West Virginia all star football game will be played in Wheeling on August 12. Sponsors proceed despite lack of WVSSAC sanction. OHSAA bans sanction for games after August 31, while NCAA warns players risk a year of eligibility for unapproved games. Bob Roe notes graduating seniors have a right to play. both states say graduates may choose.
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Wheeling
UPI
West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Board of Control
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Bob Roe
Ohio W. Va
Wheeling High School
West Virginia
Ohio
Mt Hope Moves From 19th To 13th In WV Hoops Ranking
South Charleston’s Black Eagles remain atop the WV high school basketball ratings by the United Press International Board of Coaches after a 17 game win streak and 18 wins in 19. They face Dunbar and Princeton to close the season as Huntington nears runner up place. Mt Hope ties Barrackville at 13th as Ceredale battles for a top ten.
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Jerry Gould
Dunbar
Princeton
Huntington
Pony Express
Triandelphia
South Charleston
Martinsburg
Charleston
Wheeling Central
Logan
Paden City
Washington Irving
Elkins
Weirton
Wheeling
Barrackville
Mt. Hope
Wolfpack
Sophia
Clarksburg
Notre Dame
Charleston Catholic
Parkersburg
Williamson
Oceana
Gauley Bridge
St. Albans
Eagles
Oak Hill
Beckley
Triadelphia
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia High School Basket
United Press International Board of Coaches
Strindelphia
Buffalo Putnam
Marsh Fork
Hartack Slumps at Hialeah After Early Success
Hovering in controversy and erratic demand for ownership roles, Bill Hartack fails to meet his past standards at Hialeah. With 14 wins in 106 mounts, his horses’ quality and owner relations hindered his 1960 winter meets, as Johnny Sellers dominates with 34 victories.
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Hialeah
Fla
NEA
Bill
Willie
Hartack
Florida
Arnold Palmer
Johnny Sellers
Hialeah Booters
Chick Lang
Long Hartack
Tack
Howard Pestano
Jimmy Smith
Harry Howard
Steve Brooks
Ben
Jimmy Jones
Yorky
Tim Tom
Tom Fool
Ismael Valenzuela
Vic Sovinski
Fred Hooper
Bill Hartack
Hawks Clinch Western Title in NBA race
United Press International reports the St. Louis Hawks clinched the Western Division title after the Syracuse Nationals defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 126-121. Dolph Schayes led the Nationals with 29 points, erasing Elgin Baylor’s 45-point effort as the Lakers’ win pace dwindles. The Celtics hold an 8 1/2 game lead in the East with 13 games left.
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United Press International
National Basketball Association
St. Louis Hawks
Boston Celtics
Hawks
Syracuse Nationals
Los Angeles Lakers
Dolph Schayes
Nats
Elgin Baylor
Lakers
Celtics
Philadelphia Warriors
Holmberg Captures PGC Tennis Tourney
Davis Cupper Ron Holmberg of Brooklyn won the singles crown at the Pittsburgh Golf Club indoor invitation, defeating Sidney Schwartz of New York 6-4 6-3. Veterans Vic Seixas of Philadelphia teamed with Schwartz to beat Holmberg and Mike Green 7-5 7-9 6-3 in doubles, with Seixas delivering sharp placements throughout.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Green
Holmberg
Clash Looms In Dapper Dan 66 Golden Gloves
In Pittsburgh the 16th annual Dapper Dan Golden Gloves opens with 52 survivors in 4 divisions at Pitt Field House. Twenty six champions will be named after five days of eliminations at South Side Recreation Center. The top eight Senior Open victors will represent Pittsburgh in the All East Gloves in New York. The Moore brothers Buddy and Jimmy, coached by father Lee, headline the hometown talent with Buddy facing Augie Broudy in the heavyweight final and Jimmy meeting Lamar Stinson in middleweight action.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pitt Field House
Southside Recreation Center
New York
Zivic
Buddy Moore
James T. Gilliam
Augie Broudy
Buddy
Jimmy
Lamar Stinson
Steubenville Youth Association
Lee Moore
U S Open to Be Played at Brookline Mass 1963
The U S Golf Association announced the 1963 U S Open will be held at Brookline Country Club in Brookline Massachusetts from June 20 to 22 marking the event’s first time at the famed course The 1913 winner Francis Ouimet once caddied at Brookline making the 63 Open the 50th anniversary of his victory The 1961 Open is set for Oakland Hills Michigan and the 1962 Open for Oakmont Pennsylvania.
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New York
UPI
Brookline
Mass
U.S. Golf Association
Francis Ouimet
Region 3 Wrestling Meet hailed best near Beckley
Vic Peelish of Woodrow Wilson High praised the Region 3 Wrestling Meet at Shady Spring High School as the best in the Beckley vicinity. He noted record turnout and called for more backing from schools, communities, press, and radio to sustain wrestling’s growth locally. The piece also mentions Pat Fragile becoming a Philadelphia Phillies scouting hire and several local sports updates.
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Kennedy
Hinton
Register
Pat Fragile
Beckley
Philadelphia Phillies
Fragile
Pat
Marshall Beats Bowling Green 67-60 in MAC Play
Marshall remains in fourth place in the Mid American Conference with a 10-10 overall record after defeating Bowling Green 67-60 Monday night in Bowling Green. The Herd led 40-33 at halftime and held on to win, with next facing Eastern Kentucky in Huntington.
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Huntington
UPI
Marshall
Bowling Green
Ohio
Eastern Kentucky
Bee-Gees
West Virginia High School Basketball Results Summary
The Big Green led by four scorers in double figures and hit 23 of 31 free throws but lost to home club 59 to 54. Marshall Meadow Bridge and Greenbank posted notable scores as Bowling Green defeated Syracuse 74 to 66, and Notre Dame topped Michigan 60. Key players included Burgess with 17 for Marshall and Chatman with 16 for Walkersville.
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Earl Francis
Beckley
Charleston
Earl
Pittsburgh Pirates
Fort Myers
Florida
James Lucas
Trap Hill
West Virginia Tech
Lucas
Howard Hart
Duke
Blue Devils
Virginia Cavaliers
Hal Greer
Marshall
Syracuse Nats
Jerry West
Jerry
Big Green
Mark Twain
Green Bank
Coalton
MAC Hillsboro
Sandstone
Frankford
Renick
Bob Burgess
Marshall Meadow Bridge
Rupert
Weston St. Patrick's
Tex Williams
Elijah Walkersville
Chatman
Ronceverte
Raitelle
Green
Clay-Battelle
Mannington
Glenville
Walton
GFP T
Madison
Griffithsville
Williams
College Moody
Bowling Green
Burgess
Syracuse
Massachusetts
Matt
Florida St
Furman
Carter
Mississippi St
Georgia
Sydenstricker
Auburn
Tulane
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana St
Boutson
Virginia
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Thurmond
St. Louis
Notre Dame
Peppin
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan St
Illinois
Zak
Ohio St
Indiana
Authors End Season With 59-54 Victory
The Mark Twain Authors finish their season with a 59 to 54 win over Stoco in a Raleigh County League clash at Stotesbury. Richard Fox scored 32 points to lead Mark Twain, with John Robertson adding 10 as Stoco kept within one late before Twain closed out with a late run. The win improves Twain to 11-9 overall and sets them for a sectional matchup with Meadow Bridge at Woodrow Wilson High School.
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Mark Twain
Stotesbury
Stocoa
Raleigh
Meadow Bridge
Woodrow Wilson High School
Stoco
Ion Ice
Richard Fox
John Robertson
Mark Twain Lewis
Fox
Wyco
R'b'tson
Walker
Hickman
Grahona
Maynard
Stanley
Proffitt
Philips
Taylor
Lilly
Dews
S'sbury
Wills
Tyler
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National Football League
Charley Janerette
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Ed Mazurek
Xavier
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Les Keller
Howard Cosell
ABC
Park Drug City
New River Supply
Park Drug
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Ralph Thompson
Ray Gunther
Tony Lusk
Larry
Davis
Jitterbug” Gilbert
Bob Mickis
Babe’” Riffe
Black Eagles
Corded
Harry Grayson
Newspaper Enterprise
Eddie Arcaro
Calumet Farm
Gene Markey
Calumet
Jarman
Ishoes
Neville ST
la Ae
PGC
Lawrence van Etten
Indian River
Mich
Burt Lake
George
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Ray Hawley
Little League
Los Angeles
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