Hundley Scott Tie In Drag-Way Match Race Draws Attention
Hundley and Scotty Scott battled in a three-run drag race at Grandview International Drag-Way with the first two runs split and the third canceled due to mechanical trouble. Both drivers piloted 327 Chevy engines. Hundley in an AA fuel dragster and Scott in an AA altered. A separate two-out-of-three series saw Goldfinger edge Milkwagon three straight crosses. Various stock and modified classes crowned winners including Charles Brown in A stock and Gordon Wolford in F Stock.
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Jim Hundley
Scotty Scott
Grandview International
Hundley
Scott
Scotty
Handley
Goldfinger
Bob Fisher
Ripley
Charles Reedy
Charlie Brown
Brown
Mike McCoy
Elridge
Doc’ Newman
Frank Prince
Prince
Beckley Speedway
Jim Brandon
Bluefield
Ben Burnham
Dan Bailey
Estel Smith
Gordon Wolford
Sophia
Linos Win Overtime Thriller In City Softball Action
Lino's Barber and Beckley Welding won key games in Caseino Stadium double elimination. Lino's rallied for a 15-10 overtime win over Mabscott after trailing, totaling 21 hits. Summers homered for Welding as they edged Long Airdox 6-5, overcoming a late rally.
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Lino
Beckley
Caseino Stadium
Barbers
Mabscott
Long Airdox
Line’s
Barber
Welders
Summers
Ward
Eppy
Jimmie’s
Beckley Welding Abrhabrh Gunther
Cernutop
Busch
Riffe
R Matcher
Salters
Coleman
J Cook
Francis
Lilly
Lucas
Mullins
Rogers m
Garten
Richmond
Dosie If
Witamsecf
Blair
Caudill
Walker
King
Cox
Mann
Hess
Lyons
Line
Miller
Rogers
B. Williams
Caudit
RBI
L. Walker
Turner
Epling
A. Walker
B. Mullins
Tourney Slated At Par 3 Course
Bob Wilson of The Farm Raleigh county announces the annual 54 hole club championship at Par 3 Golf Course August 13 to 15 with qualifying through August 13. Flights form after 18 qualifying rounds. A ladies tournament will also award trophies alongside the men. The Farm, now with a new water hazard at No 6, is in good condition.
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Bob Wilson
Raleigh County
Wilson
Delaware Handicap Weight Gives Jacobs Top Seed
In Stanton Delaware Mrs Ethel D Jacobs has been assigned a high weight of 131 pounds for Saturdays 10000 added Delaware Handicap. At London Joe Carr was named captain of the 10 man British Walker Cup team slated to meet the United States in Baltimore on September 3 4. In Stockholm the US Olympic basketball team preparing for world championships in Budapest Aug 20 29 schedules two warmup games. At Delaware Park jockey Billy Phelps scores three straight wins aboard Ranch Maid Ocala Boy and Brancy Station.
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Stanton
Del
UPI
Ethel D. Jacobs
Delaware
London
Joe Carr
United States
Five Farms
Baltimore
Stockholm
Sweden
Budapest
Triple Stanton
Billy Phelps
Delaware Park
Ranch Maid
Brancy Station
Hunter Shot In Tionesta Groundhog MisID
In Tionesta Pennsylvania a hunter was killed when a fellow hunter mistook him for a groundhog. Clifford H. Smith age 31 of Erie was shot while lying on the ground ten miles south of town as Peno Gorelli of New Kensington fired. The state Game Commission is investigating the incident.
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Tionesta
UPI
State Game Commission
Clifford H. Smith
Erie
Peno Gorelli
New Kensington
Smith
Green
Ere
Krajack Named U Fresh Coach At WVU
Clemson freshman basketball coach George Krajack is named the new WVU freshman coach replacing Quentin Barnette who resigned after an unsuccessful bid for the head WVU job. Krajack, 28, led Clemson freshmen to a 14 1 record last season. Born in McKeesport Pa he played at Clemson scoring 919 points in 74 games.
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Morgantown
UPI
Clemson
George Krajack
West Virginia University
Quentin Barnette
WVU
Barnette
Fresh
Krajack
McKeesport
Raymond “Bucky
Waters
Duke
Bobby Roberts
George
Football Conditioning Slated At Collins High School
Oak Hill coach Nelson Bragg announced football conditioning for Collins High School begins Monday August 2 at 9:00 a.m. at the athletic field. He also said physical examinations start for all members of the 1965 squad at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday.
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Nelson Bragg
Oak Hill
Collins High School
Bragg
Harry's Combine Blanks New River in Babe Ruth Play
Harry's Combine routed New River Supply 17 to 0 in four innings at Harry Lew in Field Monday. Keatley's downed Raleigh Motors 4 to 1 on two hits as Bill Berry earned the win with 12 strikeouts. Burgess recovered from a rough start. Mullens Chevrolet Rotary Lions and Tungstall Chevrolet shut out Legion 8-0 with Sandy and McCormick contributing heavy hitting.
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Harry’s
New River Supply
Keatley
Raleigh Motors
Babe Ruth
Harry Lewin Field
Harry
New River
The
Clothiers
Keatley’s
Bill Berry
Motormen
Burgess
Mike Isom
David Rogar
Berry
Mullens
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Rotary
Lions
Tungstall
Chevy
Legion
Sandy
McCormick
Abrh
Raleigh
Sharp
Kirby
Hall
Steffey
Pugh
Dillon
Staten
Ship
Bradley
Walker
Sanger
Wetzel
Prsnger
Raleigh Motor O
Houck
Moose
Houck New River Sully Harry's
Atterson
D. Hannah
Wales
Fanning Collins
Cassity
Lesson
Chevrolet Bennett
Hannah
Henson
Jessee
Patton
McRrick
Pennix
Neely
Morgan
Thestill
Harvey
Lawson
Karvasky
Zboskey
Cox
Niday
Belcher
White
Bass
Woods
Sea Epperty
Farrish
G. Ewing
Halsey Ec
Lilly McKinny
D. Ewling
Chapmene
Reed
Harry's
E. Lawson
Collins
RBI
E Hannar
Move
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E. Han
RBI Tungstill
Nah
Moye
Caseino
Erso
River
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Boyd
Mginnis
Pauley
Barry
Whitt If
Phillips
Rodes
Andrsness
Brehm
Kirk
Dixon
Valentine
Nicholson
Muscari
Bright
Hatcher
Stewart
Ragan Declines Prediction On Defense Of Senior Service Title
In Dalmahoy Scotland Dave Ragan the 29 year old Orlando swinger declines to forecast his chances to defend the $28 000 Senior Service stroke play crown starting Thursday He also joins the U S team in a Little Ryder Cup style battle against Britain later this week with fellow Americans Don Fairfield Bob McCallister Bob Toski Ted Kroll Jackie Cupit Bob Rosburg Billy Maxwell Fred Hawkins and Ray Floyd.
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Dalmahoy
Scotland
Dave Ragan
Orlando
Fla
Harrison
N.Y
Ragan
Don Fairfield
Casey
Ill
Bob McCallister
Claremont
Calif
Bob Toski
Miami
Ted Kroll
Detroit
Jackie Cupit
Corona
Bob Rosburg
Hillsboro
Ore
Billy Maxwell
Indianapolis
Fred Hawkins
New Orleans
Ray Floyd
St. Andrews
Fight Results From United Press International
In Las Vegas Luis Rodriguez of Miami outpointed Jose Assumpceno of Brazil in a ten round bout. In New Orleans Bob Foster from Washington DC out pointed Henry Hank of Detroit in a ten round match.
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United Press International
Las Vegas
Luis Rodriguez
Miami
Jose Assumpceno
Brazil
New Orleans
Bob Foster
Washington, D. C
Henry Hank
Detroit
Fishing Tips Emphasize Fun Over Catching, Mercury Says
Mercury outboards urge anglers to savor sun and waves rather than chase limits. True success in angling is measured by the experience, hours on the water, and the pleasure of the chase, not the pounds of fish or gear jangles.
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Mercury
Bears and Packers fined in 1931 for college class issues
New York UPI reports the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers were fined $1,000 each by the NFL in 1931 for using players whose college classes had not yet graduated. This historical note highlights early league enforcement of player eligibility and discipline.
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NEW York
UPI
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
National Football League
Sophia All-Stars Triumph In Southern State Final
The Sophia Senior League all-stars defeated Oak Hill 8 to 1 at City Park Oak Hill to claim the southern state crown and earn a shot at the northern champions in Charleston Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The Fayette County squad built a 2-0 lead in the first inning and pulled away with a five-run burst in the last inning. Pitchers Don Gibson and Jack Sheaves starred for Sophia while Oak Hill catcher Fletcher Fields and others fought hard but could not overcome the gap. District LL administrator Randolph Epperly announced the 1966 state tournament will be held in the area though dates and site remain to be set.
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Sophia
Oak Hill
City Park
Watt Powell Park
Charleston
Joe Goddard
Jackie Parker
Roger Smyres
J. C. Jones
Darrell Moody
Oakey Calvert
Oak Hills All-Stars
Robinson
Lowery
Summersville
Don Gibson
Lewis Prunesti
Moody
Gibson
Webb
Goddard
Ward
Henderson
Martin
Cook
Terry Mckinney
Calvert
Smyre
Parker
Fling
Sheaves
Fayette County
Jack
Randolph Epperly
Horlen Sleeper In Major League
New York led by Joel Horlen shows growing confidence and control as the Chicago White Sox ace improves his ERA to lead the American League. He credits experience and a scout’s words about confidence, noting a winter of reflection on past Yankees near misses and a drive to avoid missing a turn in the rotation.
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NEW York
NBA
Joel Horlen
Horlen
Chicago White Sox
Dean Chance
Eddie Fisher
J. C. Martin
Pete Ward
al Lopez
White Sox
Chicago
New York Yankees
Harlen
Yankees
Industrial Games Wed doubleheader at Warren Williams Field
The Raleigh County Industrial Baseball League schedules two Wednesday night games at Warren Williams Field. The first at 6 30 p m features Fayette Merchants vs Stovers, followed by Leeds against New River Supply in the nightcap.
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Raleigh County Industrial Baseball League
Warren Williams Field
Fayette Merchants
Stovers
Leeds
New River Supply
Tom's Post 70 Capture WW Tilts in Warren Williams League
Tom's Post 70 outslug Dias Floral 6-3 as three sixth inning runs break a 3-3 tie. Post 70 then tops Post 32 8-5 after two fifth inning runs give them the lead, with five hits producing key scoring. West, Moran, Karvosky each factor for Tom's. Dias Floral pitchers noted.
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Tom's Peanuts
Dias Floral
Warren Williams
Park Avenue
Diamond
Post 70
Post 32
Peanutmen
Tom's Dias
Moran
Karvosky
Jarrell
Harris
Phillips
Boyd
Moye
Sweeney
Gienpale
Tabor
West
Nelson
Hutchens
SAC
Ellison
Combs
Griffith
McVey
Ritchie
White
Hamiston
Clerton
Wright
Manning
Henry
Poe
Neal
Elliott
McDowell
Gravely
Tolbert
Howard
Meadows
Johnson
George
E. Elliott
Refram Beats Ogden In Lincolnshire Playoff
Chicago golfer Dean Refram of Medinah won $2,200 after edging Bill Ogden of Chicago in a playoff at the Lincolnshire Open. Both finished 18 holes tied at six under par 138. Refram secured the victory with a birdie on the second extra hole while Ogden made par.
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Chicago
UPI
Dean Refram
Medinah
Ill
Golfdam
Refram
Bill Ogden
Ogden
Smack New York Drives Golf Ball Into Freight Car
Gay Brewer Jr. earned credit for the tour's longest drive at the Pensacola Open. He hit a ball into an open boxcar on a moving freight train that rolled three miles before stopping to unload cargo.
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New York
Nea
Gay Brewer, Jr
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Pineville, W. Va
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W. K. Ward's
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Jimmie’s Place
Beckley Welding
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Hawkins
Epperly
Prunesti
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Kennedy
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Jones
Rbi Parker
Vaynes
U Chambers
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Horlen Sleeper
Industrial Games Wed
Tom's
Lincolnshire
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