Sophia II Seniors Rally Past Fayetteville In District Tourney Opener
Sophia II Seniors beat Fayetteville 9 6 in eight innings to open District 4 Senior Little League action at City Park Oak Hill. Don Gibson Jackie Parker and Roy Smyre led the offense as Sophia overcame a 6 6 tie, with Gibson two doubles and Parker two runs scored. Wood homered for Fayetteville, Dillion added a triple. Sophia advances to play Trap Hill with winner moving toward the state tourney.
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Sophia Senior League All Stars
Fayetteville
City Part
Oak Hill
Sophians
Trap Hill
Sophia
Raleigh County
Don Gibson
Jackie Parker
Roy Smyre
Sophia Baseballers
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Parker
Smyre
Wood
Dillion
Hinton
Sophia Fayetteville
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Goddard
Whitt
Dillon
Rogers
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Gillespie
Paninga
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Spangler
Cook
Hess
Hodkins
Stone
Lattanzi
Drakerf
Davis
Mathews
Hesse
Jones
Drake
Calvert
Charleston blanked Whitesville in junior Legion game 13-0
In Watt Powell Park Charleston defeated Whitesville 13 to 0 behind five hit pitching by Jack Clauss. Whitesville used four pitchers and left multiple runners on base as South Charleston and St. Albans won earlier games in the tournament.
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Whitesville
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American Legion
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Unde
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Brown
Rogers
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Fisher
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S. Mooney
Sandy Sm
Soto Girls Post Softball Victory Over Keystone
Soto Nationwide remained unbeaten with an 18 to 5 win over Arthur Keystone at New River Park Monday night. Higginbotham McClosky and Sellards homered while Agee Alexander and K Arthur drove in Keystone runs. final line shows Soto scorers and Keystone batters with RBI and defensive positions.
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Arthur
Keystone
New River Park
Insurance Girls
Keystone Girls
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McClosdy
Sellards
Agee
Alexander
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Arthur's
Abrh
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Yost
Simmons
Higabthm
Sammons
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Eastridge
Peck
Garten
Webb
Jones
Soto
RBI
Gwinn
Fikins
Burleson Wins 1500m at International Track Meet
Dyron Burleson of Cottage Grove Ore won the 1500 meters in 3 40 7 at a Monday night international meet in Kouvola Finland. He defeated top distance runners Ian Wheeler of Australia and Roman Tkaczyk of Poland.
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Kouvola
Finland
UPI
Dyron Burleson
Cottage Grove
Ore
Burleson
Ian Wheeler
Australia
Roman Tkaczyk
Poand
Post 70 Defeats Dias Floral Eight to One in Warren Williams
Post 70 rallied with four runs in the final inning to beat Dias Floral 8 1 at the Park Avenue diamond. Johnson pitched the no hitter until the ninth inning while reliever E Webb and teammates added run support as Dias threatened in the fifth. Notable players include Johnson, Howard, Davis, Moran, Ritchie, Jarrell, Hairston and Neal.
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Dias Floral
Warren Williams
Park Avenue Diamond
Dias
Johnson
Ritchie
Post
Howard
Davis
Legionnaires
Dias Floral Post
Abrhabrh Moran
Jarrell
Eppily
Ayers Rf
Nelson
George
Boyd If
E. Webb
Phillips
D. Epperly
Hairston
Wright
Move
Neal
Moran
Griffith
New River 9 Tops Keatley’s in Babe Ruth League clash
New River Supply led from start and defeated Keatley’s 4 to 2 in an American division Beckley Babe Ruth game. David Cassity delivered two runs with a double and single, while Mike Atterson had three singles. Neely pitched for New River and held Keatley’s mostly in check.
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New River Supply
Keatley
Beckley
Supplymen
David Cassity
Mike Atterson
Lions, Methodist, Chevrolet Trips Opponents In LL
Mullens reports Little League action with the Lions defeating the Moose 8 to 1 to pull even for first place. Methodists win 1-0 over Legion with Jim Rhinehart delivering a leadoff homer. Rotarians lose 6-5 to Chevrolet as Larry Brehm homers twice. Automen build four runs in top of sixth to seal by Lions top Moose hurlers. Mul lens All-Stars open district tournament at Kopperston versus Pineville Central Wyoming County.
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Lions
Moose
Jim Rhinehart
Methodists
Legion
Larry Brehm
Rotarians
Rotary
Chevrolet
Brehm
Automen
Legionnaires
Fuller
Kopperston
Wyoming County
Pineville
Franks Inks 66 Pact With Giants
San Francisco manager Herman Franks secured a new contract through the 1966 season after a confidence vote, with a retroactive raise expected to place him in the $40 000 range as the Giants sit third in the National League.
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San Francisco
UPI
Herman Franks
San Francisco Giants
Horace Stoneham
Franks
Giants
City Victors In Postponed Softball Doubleheader
Beckley Hospital lost both games at Caseino stadium as Jimmy's Place beat them 16 to 11 and Eppy's Drug won 14 to 12 in Monday night City Softball league action. Wilkes Insurance leads the standings with Lino's Barber Shop to decide the championship in the final regular-day games Tuesday. A double elimination postseason tournament will be announced soon.
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Caseino Stadium
Jimmy
Eppy
Wilkes Insurance
Lino
Anderson
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Taylor
Poling
Pence
Smith
R. Penn
Ross
Berry
Hardy
Penn
Jimmy's
Hospital
E. Taylor
Bolen
RBI
Littlejohn
Murdock
Wade
Bryant
C. Ross
M. Penn
B. Hospital
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Garnett
Sparks
Barnetti
Bowles
Bair
McCumber
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Epps
Pedro
Barnett
Sorrells
C. Penn
Richmond
Hinton V Oak Hill in DIST Senior LL clash at 6 pm
Oak Hill hosts Hinton in a DIST Senior Little League game at 6 pm. Other listed matches include Beckley BR Jewelry Blue Ridge Gardens and Bays Buick versus Silver Brand, with multiple junior leagues on the schedule and a fencing team update. Joseph A. Elliott named to 1965 U S fencing team for the Maccabiah Games in Israel August 23 to 31.
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Oak Hill
Hinton
Beckley
Eric’s Jewelry
Blue Ridge Gardens
Buick
LL Buffs
Comets
Chicks
Millers
Saints
Cats
Warren Williams
Tom’s Peanuts
Duncan Catron
Dias
LL Cardinals
Yankees
Murphy's
Arthur’s
Keystone Soto Nationwide
Comer Electric
TEAM
NEW York
UPI
Joseph A. Elliott
Lanoga Park
Calif
United States
Israel
Benvenuti brother turns professional in boxing
Dario Benvenuti, younger brother of world junior middleweight champion Nino Benvenuti, has turned pro in Trieste Italy. The move marks the latest step in the family’s boxing legacy under the Italian press and UPI reports.
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Italy
UPI
Dario Benvenuti
Nino Benvenuti
Newman Wins First Dragstrip Trophy at Grandview
Mac Cavendish powered The Goat with a 383 Plymouth engine to clock 11.9 and win the Grandview International drag strip top time trophy, as Elridge Doc Newman claimed the B modified production trophy driving a 409 Chevy. Jimmy Khondon of Bluefield won the I stock Mustang eliminator, while Elridge Newman and Mike McCoy also took victories among stock categories. Chuck Allen noted other dragsters like The Goat and Goldfinger would appear in upcoming runs.
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Elridge
Doc’ Newman
Grandview
Mac Cavendish
Jimmy Khondon
Bluefield
Khondon
Plymouth
Doc
Mike McCoy
Bill Via
Via
Chuck Allen
Twins in first place despite pitching and lineup shifts
Minnesota, in front by five games before the All Star break, credits versatility and relief pitching for the lead. Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva heated up in July while Camilo Pascual and Jim Kaat anchored the staff, though injuries and inconsistency linger. The Twins plan to plug gaps with platoons and honed bullpen depth.
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UPI
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Harmon Killebrew
Tony Oliva
Bob Allison
Rich Rollins
Jerry Kindall
Camilo Pascual
Jim Kaat
Dick Stigman
Sam Mele
Don Mincher
Sandy Valdes
Joe Nossek
Jimmie Hall
Rollins
Kindall
al Worthington
Johnny Klippstein
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Klippstein
Perry
Pascual
Kaat
Dave Boswell
Jim Grant
Mele
Mele Thrown Out In Calf-High Uproar With Umpire
Sam Mele manager of the Minnesota Twins watched from a private box in Minneapolis as he led the AL alone before July 24 return. Hal Naragan filled in during his absence after a pushing incident with umpire Bill Valentine in a doubleheader against Los Angeles. Cronin fined Mele 500 dollars and suspended him five days, with Mele contending the ruling was unfair and claiming Valentine invaded his space during the protest of a safe call by Jim Fregosi.
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UPI
Sam Mele
Los Angeles
Mele
Minnesota Twins
Hal Naragan
Bill Valentine
American League
Joe Cronin
Cronin
Valentine
Jim Fregosi
Millers Royals Blues Get Minor League Wins
The Millers stay atop the Minor League standings with a 25-17 win over the Falcons at Elks Stadium. The Hawks sit 11-4 this season. Royals crushed the Marlins 17-8 in the Eastern division while Blues beat the Bisons 14-3 in the Western division.
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Falcons
Elks Stadium
Hawks
Royals
Marlins
Blues
Bisons
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