Kopperston Wharton Babe Ruth Cardinals Win Section 3 Title
Kopperston Wharton Babe Ruth All-Stars defeated Beckley Nationals 4 to 1 to claim the Section 3 crown. Two hits in the big second inning sparked the rally as Vaughan Setser and Roger Hoover drove in runs. Mike Greene closed out the game after relieving Mark Ford, holding Beckley to no hits. The win earns a trip to the state tournament at Lewin Field in Beckley starting July 31.
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Beckley National
Beckley
Lewin Field
Kopperston
Mark Ford
Vaughan Setser
Roger Hoover
Mike Greene
Ford
Larry White
Greene
Scotty Hindsley
Harry Miller
Stuart Vent
Hindsley
Miller
Setser
White
Wilbur Lively
Lively
Raynell Toler
Toler
Hoover
Whar-Kopps
Greenbrier Valley
Beckley National Wharf
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Hughes
Price
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Atkins If
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Brown
Roberts If
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RBI
Delp
Gilkerson
Wharton-Rapperston
Shifflett
Farley
Phillips
Hitter's Night As 66 Runs Score In IL Tripleheader
A Warren Williams Field tripleheader Saturday night produced 66 total runs with five homers. Leed's Discount beat Stover's 13-9 in opener. New River edged Fayette Merchants 10-9. Fayette Merchants topped Supplymen 13-12 in the nightcap. Key hits by David Barksdale and Fred Wallace fueled late rallies, with multiple players adding triples and doubles as all three games stayed tight to the end.
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Leed's Discount
Stover’s
New River
Fayette Merchants
Fayette Mountains
Merchants
Homer Legg
Delane McGraw
Fred Wallace
George Boyd
Fayette
Billy Karbonit
Price
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Lacek
Bob Cerrito
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Wallace
Adkins
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Milam
Castanon
Perdue
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Clay
Bentley
Taylor
Brksde
Garnett
Mullins of
Chandler
Lamb
Weikle
V. Weikle
Mills
Henry
Kathy Whitworth Wins Buckeye Savings Invitational
Kathy Whitworth of Texas captured the Buckeye Savings Invitational in Cincinnati with a 70 Sunday and 207 total to top Susie Maxwell. Whitworth earned 1500 dollars, boosting her year total to 17285 while securing her third straight LPGA victory and the event’s top money. Maxwell led after two days but shot 75 to finish 208.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Kathy Whitworth
San Antonio
Miss Whitworth
Susie Maxwell
Oklahoma City
Miss Maxwell
Roby to lead U.S. Olympic Committee after Wilson
Detroit's Douglas Roby is named president of the U.S. Olympic Committee, replacing Kenneth L. Tug Wilson after 45 years of service. The nomination was announced Saturday as part of the leadership transition. Cesana Sestriere race sets speed record in Italy as Ludovico Scarfiotti wins in a Dino Ferrari at 74.33 mph average.
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New York
UPI
Douglas
Roby
Detroit
Kenneth L
Tug) Wilson
U.S. Olympic Committee
Wilson
Sestriere
Italy
Ludovico Scarfiotti
Dino Ferrari
Cesana-Sestriere
Sophia Little Leaguers Set Makeup Games Schedule
Sophia Little League president Dennis Saunders announced that postponed games will be played this week to finish the season within two weeks. Smith & Williams and Builders & Franklin contend for first place as Smith & Williams faces Truman Mine and Sophia Amoco Wednesday, followed by Sophia Electric versus Smith & Williams on Friday.
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Sophia Little League
Dennis Saunders
Smith & Williams
Builders & Franklin
Truman Mine
Sophia Amoco
Sophia Electric
Horseshoe Meet Slated In Bradley
Bradley hosts the second annual Horseshoe Tournament starting August 9 at 6 p.m. at the Bradley Pure Oil Service Station. Sponsored by the Bradley Lions Club and Tyree Funeral Home, it offers three age divisions with trophies for champions and details on doubles and singles formats. Participants should contact Edsel E. Armentrout or J. E. Blackburn, Bradley. Mitchell Barley will register players at his market. The 1965 event aims to surpass 1964 in divisions and trophies. public attendance is invited.
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Bradley
BNS
Bradley Pure Oil
Bradley Lions Club
Tyree Funeral Home
Mount Hope
Edsel E. Armentrout
J. E. Blackburn
Mitchell Barley
Millers Post Tourney Win
The Beckley Little League minors opened their tournament at Elks Stadium Sunday with the Hawks Millers Chicks Marlins Buffs and Comets prevailing. Upcoming games schedule No 1 Buffs and Comets No 1 sec Chicks Marlins No 2 Falcons Bisons No 3 Hawks Millers. Sunday scores: Hawks 11 Bisons 2 Millers 15 Cats 7 Chicks 6 Saints 5 Marlins 9 Blues 7 Buffs 15 Royals 11 Comets 5 Falcons 1.
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Beckley
Elks Stadium
Hawks
Millers
Chicks
Marlins
Buffs
Comets
Buffs and Comets
Chicks-Marlins
Falcons
Bisons
Cats
Saints
Blues
Royals
Major Shakeup Occurs In Mt. Hope Coaching
Mt. Hope unveils a coaching shakeup with Dave Adkins resigning as head coach to East Bank. Jack Pack is named head coach, Gene Spardaro moves to Pack's assistant slot, and Delbert Adkins replaces Spardaro as Mt. Hope Junior High coach. Pack, Spardaro, and Adkins have deep Mt. Hope ties and varied prep coaching histories. Pack urges football candidates to report for physicals and conditioning on Monday, Aug. 2.
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Mount Hope
Dave Adkins
East Bank
Jack Pack
Gene Spardaro
Pack
Delbert Adkins
Spardaro
Mt. Hope
Adkins
Mustangs
East Bank Pioneers
Fayette County
Frederickburg
West Virginia Tech
Neal Baisi
Spadaro
Mount Hope High
Woodrow Wilson High
Beckley
Jerome van Meter
Fastest breeding animals known are opossums
Opossums produce young about 13 days after mating making them among the fastest breeding animals.
Wreckers Lead Mt Hope Softball Action with 14–2 Win
Mount Hope league action saw Wreckers keep a half game edge by routing Smokehouse 14 to 2. Calloway Heights beat Piney View 10 to 5 while Mount Hope Baptists upset Glen Jean 6 to 3. Wilkes Insurance earned a forfeit over Skelton.
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Glen Jean
C. & W. Wrecking Company
Mount Hope
Smokehouse
Mt. Hope
Wilkes Insurance
Skelton
Calloway Heights
Piney View
Mount Hope Baptists
Piney View Smith
Frost
Busch
J Hall
Basham
J Adkins
Bailey
E Adkins
Dillion
Hall
Soltes
Trump
Hensley
Campbell
Hancock
Clay
Rogers
Tolliver
E. Adkins
Bays, Smith
Fishing Tips from Mercury on Weed Beds and Bass
The piece urges embracing weed beds as bass habitat and outlines weedless lures and strategic pauses to entice bites. It notes weeds attract fish and provide shade and food, with anglers urged to cast into the dense growth and manipulated plugs to provoke explosive water and weed action.
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Mercury
Mr. Bass
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