Be c ockley Mentor Be c k Collins High School Coach Bragg
Bragg, formerly Beckley mentor, will be head football and track coach at Collins High School Oak Hill this term. He replaces Avis Partain who left for a basketball post at Davis Elkins College and moves with his family to Oak Hill. Bragg began at Woodrow Wilson in 1952 as assistant then head grid and track coach. He led Woodrow Wilson Eagles to a 4 6 football season and a Coalfield track title. Flags of six powers noted in closing sentence.
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Fayette County
Board of Education
Avis Partain
Davis & Elkins College
Collins School
Jim Lilly
Bill Turner
Jerome van Meter
Eagles
Beckley
Palmer Aims for Slam at PGA Championship
Arnold Palmer arrives at Aronimink Golf Club for the PGA Championship with 173 others chasing the title. He declares his desire and notes two problems back and adapting to the larger US ball, while testing the course after a Troon win. Palmar has never won this event in Pennsylvania.
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UPI
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Oakmont
Ragland Advances In Beckley Tennis Showdown
Beckley youth Marsha Ragland defeats Cathy Luchini 6 0 6 4 to reach the women’s singles semi finals as Charleston rival Julie Bouchelle faces Nel Sale. In the men’s draw top seed John Santrock of Nitro meets Bob Bias of Huntington after quarterfinals where Santrock beat Holland 6 0 6 1 and Brisbin 6 0 6 0.
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UPI
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Nitro
Bob Bias
Huntington
Lang Brisbin
John Williams
Santrock
Charles Holland
South Charleston
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Bryan Kallam
Williams
Paul Bennett
Bias
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Julie Bouchelle
Nel Sale
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Shirley Jones
Ece
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Sam Tinsley
Dave Adkins
Harold Critcher
Don Asamus
Reuben Ward
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Grady Barbour
Beckley
John Dorsey
Keyser
Byron Kallam
Joe Bader
John Grimes
John Noble
Bob Brown
Doug Warner
Parkersburg
Lucas to play in NBA for Cleveland Pipers
Jerry Lucas, three time All American from Ohio State, announced he will join the Cleveland Pipers in the NBA after previously turning down the ABA. He plans to move to Cleveland in September and finish schooling next spring. The Pipers switched to the NBA last week with Lucas as a key attraction. Bill Sharman declined to return as coach next season.
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Ward. Thomas Seek Comeback in U S Russia Dual Meet
Stanford hosts a two day US Russia track and field dual with John Thomas aiming to reclaim the world high jump record and Wilma Rudolph Ward seeking form after weight loss as both teams pursue a fourth straight US victory in the men’s and first for the women since 195? events.
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UPI
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Russia
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Thomas
Boston
Ironmen Plan Tryout Camp At Thedale Place
Wheeling Ironmen of the United Football League announced a two weekend tryout camp at Linsly Military Institute’s Thedale Place off U S 40 in Wheeling. General manager John Walsh said players may attend July 21 22 and July 27 28 to showcase speed agility and technique with light workouts.
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Druggist Thompson Drug Visits Mullens For Tuesday Night Tilt
Thompson Drug from Warren Williams Junior League travels to Mullens to clash with Mullens American Legion nine at 7 p.m. The matchup pits league rivals in a Wednesday night contest with potential playoff implications and regional bragging rights.
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Mullens
American Legion
Indians Start Three-Game Set With Twins In Tight Race
The Cleveland Indians visit Minnesota for a three game series as they chase first place. Ruben Gomez faces Camilo Pascual while Cleveland clings to third place and Chicago and Baltimore stay nearby. McDowell may rejoin the rotation as optimism grows despite a four game skid.
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Bob Allen
Hawaii
Gabe Paul
National Clay Court Tourney Starts Today in Chicago
Wim bledon champion Karen Hantze Susman and No 1 seed Chuck McKinley arrive as the National Clay Court championships finally begin after a one day rain delay. The event in River Forest is set to end Sunday with 32 men's singles and 16 women's matches planned today and hopes for many second rounds.
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UPD
Karen Hantze Susman
Chuck McKinley
River Forts
Susman
England
McKinley
U.S
Canada
Meet
Eastern League All Stars top Williamsport 5 2 in exhibition
Ken Harrelson and Keith Williams homer for the Eastern League All Stars in a 5 2 win over the Williamsport Grays in Williamsport Pa. Harrelson led off the second with a solo shot, followed by a double and Williams RBI homer. Charleston’s Keith Williams, Osie Chavarria and others contributed, with Wilfored Siebert credited with the win.
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Binghamton
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Charleston
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York
Jim Williams
Stars
Springfield
Jim Hart
Shepherd
Grays
Dick Sanders
Dick Edwards
Ball
Richie Allne
Sanders
Wilfored Siebert
U S and Russia Begin Drills for Weekend Track Meet
United States and Soviet track squads arrive at Stanford for a two day practice session ahead of their fourth weekend meeting. US coach John Oelkers aims to sharpen 400 meter relay baton passes while Russian teams show stronger depth especially in the women’s division. Officials anticipate a toss up in the men’s events with the Russians favored in the women’s competition.
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Black Knight Net Team to Play Charleston Club
Black Knight Country Club tennis players travel to Charleston for an all day match versus the Charleston Tennis Club. Nine boys and four girls compete in singles and doubles. Boys: Jim Parker Grady Barbour John Phillips Robert Wein David Abrams Philip Luchini Tom Knapp Joey Luchini Jim Knapp. Girls: Cathy Luchini Gale Phillips Dorenda Lilly Carol Miller.
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Tom Knapp
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Jim Knapp
Cathy Luchini
Gale Phillips
Dorenda Lilly
Carol Miller
Walls Succeeds Pappy Lewis as Steelers Talent Scout
Pittsburgh Steelers named Will Walls to succeed the late Art Pappy Lewis as talent scout. Walls, ex Giants opponent of Buddy Parker, will focus on scouting and recruiting. He played for Texas Christian and Kilgore College and coached there. The club also signed halfback Tom Tracy from the Detroit Lions in a 1958 trade.
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Pappy) Lewis
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Lock Joins Senators After Yanks Trade
Outfielder Don Lock purchased from the New York Yankees organization joins the Washington Senators today and may play in the doubleheader with the Chicago White Sox. The Senators paid $20,000 waiver price to acquire Lock, who hit 13 homers this season for the Richmond Virginians of the International League.
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Middle States Womens Grass Court Tennis Second Round
In Philadelphia at the Crick et Club the tournament moved into the second round with several upsets and solid wins. Notable results include fourth seed Chris Safford of Drexel Hill losing a set to Judy Clay but recovering to win 8-10 8-6 6-2, defending champion Margaret Warner of Wilmington straight-sets over Brenda Johnson, and Joyce Davenport of Philadelphia defeating Betty Shellenberger 6-2 6-0. Strong performances also came from Lynn Haines of Dallas over Louis Moessner 6-2 6-3 and Jay Valderama over Mrs Stewart McCracken 6-1 6-1, while Janie Albert of Pebble Beach beat Gloria Young 6-0 6-3.
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