Mullens Area 6 baseball playoff set to start Monday
Mullens American Legion Post 106 begins the Area 6 Legion junior playoffs Monday in Mullens and Welch, with Mullens facing Bradshaw Post 175 in the opening game around 8 after earlier Little League shifts. The series continues Tuesday and Wednesday with potential third games, leading to a Thursday start for the Area 6 final versus the Area 5 champion, and notes the prior Clang Handicap standings at Chicago's Washington Park.
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Bowman Quits Beckley College Basketball Coach Post
Beckley College Blue Hawks coach Bill Bowman resigned Sunday after two years guiding the team. He plans to teach and coach elsewhere, exploring offers from Maryland and Ohio schools. Bowman cites heavy teaching duties and family time as factors and notes greater pay may be available in other states.
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Beckley College
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Marylan
Ohio
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Beckley College Blue Hawks
Bowman resigns after leading Beckley Blue Hawks basketball
Bowman, a Summers County native and Beckley College alum, resigns after two seasons as head coach of the Beckley Blue Hawks. His teams posted an 18 25 overall record in the season and a 9 4 mark against junior colleges, with notable WVIAC results and Bowman nearing the thousand point club in four years of league play.
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Beckley College
Beckley
West Virginia Wesleyan
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Thousand Point Club
Beckley Little League Starts Playoff Tonight
Beckley Little League opens a three team city playoff tonight at Elks Stadium with the Cardinals Western League and Braves Central League in a round robin. Yankees defend title and start Tuesday against the Braves, then face the Cardinals Thursday. If needed an elimination series begins Friday with the Cards and Braves facing the Yankees Saturday.
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Russians Crush U S Women In Dual Track Meet
In Philadelphia the Soviet women dominated the two day meet 67 to 40 with eight of ten first places. American coach Potts lamented gaps in distance running and walking while praising field events and sprints up to 1500 meters.
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Frank Potts
Potts
Soviet Union
University of Colorado
United States
Korobkov
Vasily Kuznetsov
Whitesville Nine Defeats Fayetteville for Area 8 Title
Boomer American Legion Post 75 of Whitesville beat Fayetteville 14 to 2 to capture the Area 8 junior legion baseball championship. Whitesville swept the double elimination tourney, chase Fayetteville and Dunbar, and will face the Area 7 winner from Parkersburg in a state tourney series next month.
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American Legion Post
Whitesville
Fayetteville
Boone Mountains
Parkersburg
Dunbar
Local Area Standings and Roundup Schedule
Key area league standings listed with upcoming games. Monday features No 3 Senators against Athletics and Tuesday has No 3 Cubs vs Braves. Wednesday shows No 1 Orioles vs Pirates and Braves vs Phillies with No 2 Senators vs Cubs and No 3 Athletics vs White Sox. Thursday includes No 3 Phillies vs Pirates and Minor Division tourney notes Orioles vs Athletics and Cards vs Washington.
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Bad Showing Wimbledon Champ May Be Suspended
AP reports Wimbledon champion Alex Olmedo faced possible suspension over his performance at the National Clay Court Tournament. The River Forest Tennis Club accusation said Olmedo threw a quarterfinal to Abe Segal, with the committee forwarding data to USLTA President Victor Denny. Davis Cup captain Perry Jones voiced support for Olmedo, emphasizing his key role.
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Forest Hills
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U. S. Lawn Tennis Assn
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River Forest Tennis Club
Abe Segal
South Africa
Westcott
USLTA
Victor Denny
Seattle
Wash
River Forest Group
Segal
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Middle States
Perry T. Jones
Jones
Littler Wins Insurance Open in Hartford Area
Gene Littler, 28, captured the Insurance City Open at Wethersfield Country Club with a 272 total after a final round 70. Nieporte finished one stroke back for $2,300, while Doug Ford earned $1,800 and Hawkins tied for fourth with Burke Jr. at 276.
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Littler
Wethersfield Country Club
Singing Hills
Calif
Tom Nieporte
Bronxville
N. Y
Doug Ford
Crystal River
Fla
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Tex
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Ford
Hawkins
Jack Burke Jr
Kiamesha Lake
Youth Dominates AAU Swimming in Redding Meet
Teenagers swept the AAU championships as 15-year-old Chris Von Saltza led with 26 points winning the 110 220 and 440 yard freestyles. Sylvia Ruuska 17 led Berkeley YMCA with 24 points including a world record 440 yard individual medley and mile. Becktly Collins 16 from Indianapolis won the 220 yard butterfly and set a second world record. Von Saltza lowered the American 220 free record to 2 21.1. Carin Cone twice bettered her American marks in the 110 yard backstroke and 220 backstroke while a world record was set in the latter. Berkeley YMCA edged Santa Clara for the team title. LAAC was third.
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Ridgewood
N. J
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W. O. Russka
Sylvia
Patricia
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Indianapolis Riviera Club
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