Beckley semi pro team to face Sissonville in Marmet tonight
Beckley travels to Marmet to meet Sissonville as manager Patsy Fragile aims for a sixth straight win after big scores against St Albans and Hurricane. Frank Carr to start, with Wendell Backus ready for late relief to face South Charleston and Vince Scales of Ohio University. Team departs Smokehouse around 6 to 6:15 p.m.
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Patsy Fragile
St. Albans
Hurricane
Sissonville
Fragile
Frank Carr
Wendell Backus
South Charleston
Kanawha County
Vince Scales
Ohio University
Public Links Champ To Start Title Defense
HONOLULU AP Lanky Bill Wright of Seattle the 1959 Public Links champ qualified to defend his title Tuesday but it took him 19 holes. Sixty four golfers qualified for match play today. Wright with 156 for the 36 qualifying holes was tied with 10 others for the final eight match play berths. The 23 year old Wright and four others made it on the first extra hole with a par four. The last three berths were filled on the next hole as darkness settled over the Ala Wai course near Waikiki. Medal play is different from match play. Wright said I qualified last year with a 149 one stroke under the cutoff figure. Medal honors for the 36 qualifying holes were divided among three 144 shooters Harlan Pinky Stevenson 21 a student from Long Beach Calif Owen Douglass Jr a Honolulu business man who is the Hawaiian Open champ and Richard Hopwood a Phoenix Ariz insurance executive. Stevenson paced the three man team from Pasadena Calif to the Harding Cup trophy with an aggregate of 453. With Pinkys 146 were Dick Clovers 1 and Ray Swedos 157.
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Honolulu
Bill Wright
Seattle
Wright
Ala Wai
Waikiki
Harlan (Pinky) Stevenson
Long Beach
Calif
Owen Douglass Jr
Richard Hopwood
Phoenix, Ariz
Stevenson
Pasadena
Pinky
Dick Clover
Ray Swedo
Power Disappears in All-Star Game Stir
Vic Power, Cleveland first baseman, left the Kansas City bench during the All-Star game and later claimed illness. Commissioner Ford Frick said no formal inquiry is open yet while gathering facts. Al Lopez criticized Power’s conduct and noted other players stayed to support the team.
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Ford Frick
Vic Power
Power
Cleveland
Kansas City
al Lopez
Frick
Trans-Mississippi Golf Event Rated A Toss-Up
Cincinnati AP report notes top contenders JoAnne Gunderson Judy Eller Ann Casey Johnstone as major factors in the 1960 Trans Miss. championship with veterans and upsets shaping early rounds. Defending champ Ann Casey Johnstone meets Barbara Slobe while veteran Carol Mann and Judy Bell fall to Cincinnati rivals.
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JoAnne Gunderson
Kirkland
Wash
Judy Eller
Old Hickory
Tenn
Ann Casey Johnstone
Mason City
Iowa
JoAnne
Judy
Johnstone
Barbara Slobe
Waukegan, Ill
Miss Eller
R. E. Mueller
Miss Gunderson
Ate
James Pickrel
Dayton
Ohio
Paul Dye Jr
Jason Weiss
Indianapolis
Mary Ann Downey
Baltimore
Dye
Flossmoor
Americans win International Cup in sudden death playoff
Ward Wettlaufer clinched the cup for the United States in a playoff at Buffalo after a 373 yard par four. Stan Leonard and Gary Cowan had beaten Wettlaufer and Don Finsterwald 2 and 1 to force the extra hole, with Leonard taking unofficial medal honors at 71.
Sensene in Charleston Falls Short to Louisville Again
Charleston lost the first of a four game series to Louisville 4 3 after a sixth inning rally. Louisville led 2 0 early, Charleston tied in the fourth, then Louisville pulled away. Key plays included a Paul Smith single, Charlie James double and John Schaive sacrifice fly. Pitchers listed include MacKenzie and Hendley with Darnell taking the loss. Attendance 1,420.
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Louisville
Agai
Paul Smith
Charlie James
John Schaive
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Tate
Samjue
Torre
Versalles
James
Darnell
Hendley
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Taylor
MacKenzie
Schaive
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Abernathie
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Smith
Mayeef
I James
Mincher
Abedell
Christa
McCrdell
Sammuel
Abernthie
McCardell
Daytona Beach Destined Coach Jack Surrette Named Seabreeze Head
South Charleston High School coach Jack Surrette leaves after a standout run that included a 21 3 season and a 1958 59 state AAA title run. He is appointed head coach at Daytona Beach Seabreeze High School and may sign today or tomorrow. Surrette began as third assistant at South Charleston in 1953 and rose through Spring Hill Junior High before leading a successful program in Charleston.
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Jack Surrette
South Charleston High School
Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach Seabreeze High School
Surrette
Morris Harvey College
Spring Hill Junior High
Johnston Lives Perfect Life For Pro Golfer
Bill Johnston of Provo Utah leads the French Open after two rounds at St Clou ds in Paris with 66 and 70 for 136. The 36 year old pro at Timpanogos Golf Club says he can balance club and tour life by rotating between them with club permission. Final 36 holes scheduled today as he eyes victory.
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Paris
Bill Johnston
Provo
Utah
Johnston
Timpanogues
St. Andrews
St. Clouds
Mays Gentile Lead Batting Races if Precedent Holds
New York AP reports that Jim Gentile of the Baltimore Orioles and Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants lead their leagues at the All-Star break with .328 and .353 averages respectively. The piece compares past midseason leaders and notes Gentile could become the first AL rookie to lead batting.
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Jim Gentile
Baltimore Orioles
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Gentile
Mays
Harvey Kuenn
Detroit
Cleveland
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
Nellie Fox
White Sox
Stan Musial
Ted Williams
Richie Ashburn
Aaron
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Musial
Williams
Pete Reiser
Dodgers
Sophia Little League Upsets Truman Mine Supply 9 8
Sophia Little League improved to 10 wins 3 losses with a 9 8 victory over Truman Mine Supply on Tuesday. Top photo shows Sophia players Joey Spincer Benny Carvin Lovie Prunesti Gary Cole Eddie Rushbrook Jerry Taylor Richard McVey Wayne Willie Jimmy Prunesti Doug Lovell Buddy Hutchens Fred Wills David Taylor Rokie Mills and assistant manager Ross Hutchens. Truman Mine Supply roster pictured includes Batboy Kenneth Powers Benny Jones Jimmy West Billy Cole David Culberto Jerome Smyre Billy Kester Roger Smyre Gary Flowers Harold Miller James Romeo Donald Covey Rosco Mills Kent Martin Butch Martin and manager Millard Powers. The Truman team stands at 7 6.
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Truman Mine Supply
Joey Spincer
Benny Carvin
Lovie Prunesti
Gary Cole
Eddie Rushbrook
Jerry Tay
Ers
Benny Jones
Jimmy West
Billy Cole
David Culberto
Jerome Smyre
Billy Kester
Roger Smyre
Gary Flowers
Harold Miller
James Romeo
Donald Covey
Rosco Mills
Kent Martin
Butch Martin
Millard Powers
In With Flynn Writer Picks National To Win Again
John Flynn criticizes sportswriters and women for changing bets then shifts to pick the National League to win the All Star game, citing a bet with a colleague and boasting of a three game prediction streak while joking about personal consequences and gender stereotypes.
Frank Howard on the cover of Family Weekly feature
The Register's Family Weekly magazine spotlights Frank Howard on its cover for Sunday with a profile by Ed Fitzgerald titled Frank Howard the Dodgers' 108000 Problem Child. Pete Reiser calls him a Bible Hitter while noting his politeness and spring training fines.
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Register
Frank Howard
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Ed Fitzgerald
Sport Magazine
Dodger
Pete Reiser
Howard
Fitzgerald
Observations on Democratic Convention and 1960s figures
Dick Hudson notes in the Daily Mail a playful baseball metaphor on the 1960 campaign. Mentions Stevenson Kennedy Nixon Johnson Symington Snead Leigh Morris Hoffa and Kennedy as a pinch hitter with light politics and Hollywood references.
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The
Daily Mail
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Kennedy
Nixon
Steubenville Tags Petterson for Collegiate Lineup
Steubenville announces Raymond Scott Petterson, Jewett High School honor student and basketball standout, will enter the College of Steubenville next fall. The 6-foot-1 forward scored over 1,000 points in three varsity seasons and earned All-Eastern Ohio All-Star honors. He helped Jewett topple Brilliant High in the Ohio District finals and earned letters in basketball, football, and baseball.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Raymond Scott Petterson
Jewett High School
College of Steubenville
Robert J. Kloska
Jewett
Brilliant High School
Petterson
Mountaineer Opponents Lookset to Improve in 1960 Schedule
Morgantown reports West Virginia faces a mix of foes in 1960. Maryland leads the improving list with 22 of 32 returning lettermen under Tom Nugent, while Virginia Tech fields a senior 18 of 28. Illinois, under Pete Elliott, brings 23 of 33 back. Richmond, Pitt, Syracuse, Penn State, Boston University, Oregon, and George Washington also show varying strides, with several pivotal tests for WVU's rebuilding year.
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West Virginia
Mountaineers
Maryland
Tom Nugent
Virginia Tech
Richmond
WVU
Alger Pugh
Carroll Dale
Illinois
Champaign
Pete Elliott
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Pitt
Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Penn State
Mike ‘Ditka
Larry Vignall
Syracuse
Orange
University Park
Richie Lucas
Boston U
Oregon
Portland
Dave Grosz
George Washington
Bill Elias
Olympic trials set for 28 finals in Abilene women
Abilene Texas hosts 131 runners including Olympic veterans to vie for 28 final spots in the women’s trials over Friday and Saturday night. Olga Connolly now a U S citizen competes for the Czechoslovakian title with Earlene Brown a former discus and shot put finalist and Wilma Rudolph leading the sprint lineup.
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Abilene, Tex
U.S
Olga Connolly
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Earlene Brown
Wilma Rudolph
Georgia Tech Guard Kaiser A 21YearOld Junior From Indiana
Captain Roger Kaiser, a 21 year old junior from Dale Indiana, leads Georgia Tech's basketball squad as team captain.
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Roger Kaiser
Georgia Tech
Dale
Ind
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