Senators Fall as Omaha Tops Charleston 4-0
Omaha Cardinals shut out Charleston 4 to 0 in Omaha. Nels Chittum earned the win with three RBIs including a second inning single driving in two runs. Wynyan Carey allowed the loss as Charleston drops to second place in the pennant race behind Denver.
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Huntington No. 2 and Wellsburg reach WV state Little League semis
Huntington No 2 defeated Mannington 10 3 to advance to today’s action at Elks Stadium Wellsburg edged Man 3 2 with Pat Harvey s homer and Atkinson pitching nine strikeouts and one walk The winners meet in the Friday final weather permitting and Upper Kanawha Valley Montgomery faces Wellsburg at 5 30 p m in Beckley The day also featured Mannington vs Huntington and Wellsburg vs Man with cross town results shaping the semis
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Chicago Open Begins Today at Gleneagles Course
The Chicago Open tees off with 161 players in a $9,000 winner’s prize. Pros like Snead and Palmer target a 72-hole win as greens and narrow fairways test the field, with the cut to low 90 after Friday’s second round.
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Arnold Palmer
Jack Burke
Bob Rosburg
Doug Ford
Greenbrier Prep Suffers Opening Loss in Regional Play
In Murray Kentucky Hagerstown Md beat Hinton West Virginia 12 to 0 in the Prep League Regional Baseball Tournament Hagerstown the only unbeaten team advances to meet the Charleston W Va winner or Hinton in a later game Charleston eliminated Paducah B team 12 3 Paducah had earlier topped Murray 54 and Charleston beat Canton 4 3 Pat Boyer of Hagerstown homered doubled tripled and singled in four at bats against Hinton.
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Randolph Endorsed by Spirit of Jefferson July 17
West Virginia's Spirit of Jefferson and Farmer's Advocate of Charles Town endorses Jennings Randolph saying he knows the issues, is temperate, and will represent the state with dignity in the Senate. The piece urges readers to vote for a worker a winner backed by Randolph for Senate Victory Committee.
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Spider Webb pounds Szuzina to quick seventh round KO
Spider Webb, now at light heavy 1621 pounds after a rapid cut, defeated Franz Szuzina at Madison Square Garden by technical knockout in 3 20 of the seventh round. Webb improves to 29 3 with 13 knockouts and moves toward September shows with Giardella and Fullmer offers.
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West Virginia All Stars name six for Kiwanis game
Williamson player Jasper Wright joins six more chosen by West Virginia coach Suba for the Kiwanis Senior Bowl on August 17. The West Virginia All-Stars now list 18 seniors for a matchup with an Eastern Kentucky squad, as drills begin next Monday.
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Huntington and St Albans Meet in Little League Showdown
Today's schedule from TOURNAS and NTS lists Huntington facing St Albans at Elks Stadium at 3.30 and Wellsburg meeting Upper Kanawha Valley at 5.30.
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Walters eliminated in opening round of junior golf tournament
Dan iel Boone of Chevy Chase Maryland defeated James W Walters II of Beckley West Virginia 7 and 6 in the opening round of the U S G A National Junior Golf Tournament at the University of Minnesota course Wednesday.
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Williams Misses No-Hitter In WW Tourney Upset
Williams seniors twirled a one hit win over Schiff's Shoes as Thompson Drug joined Post 32 in the Warren Williams Junior Baseball League post season winner's bracket. Williams struck out six walked five and drove in a run with a base hit while Willie Highlander's seventh inning single drove in Schiff's lone run.
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Princeton Best Bet In Pony Tournament
In District 5 Pony League action at Hinton Charleston defeated Dunbar 8 5 to stay unbeaten and face Princeton in the title race while Martinsville and Greenbrier fell. Williamson and Greenbrier were eliminated as the field narrowed to three with Charleston and Dunbar each carrying one loss.
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Brandmen top Knights in Beckley league openers
Brandmen defeated the Knights 14 7 to close out regular play as Cook pitched a complete game for Buick Modern and Silver Brand. Grey led the Buicks with three hits driving in five runs while Wyant earned the relief win in the nightcap.
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Favorites Lose In Jr. Tourney Upset Hits U S Junior Golf
In the opening round of the U S G A Junior tournament at the University of Minnesota course 64 players aged 17 and under advance to two more rounds. Sonny Methvin and Ricky Casabella were upset victims while Dick Funk and Bill Tindall suffered notable struggles with putting and early leads slipping away.
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Little Rock
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San Lorenzo
Calif
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Louisville
Bobby Morse
Peabody
Mass
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Lewiston
Seattle
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Bill Lovett
Portland
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Stanton leads early at National Field Archery tourney
Loni Stanton of Lake Ozark Missouri holds a slim lead in the men instinctive division at Grayling Michigan as two round totals show Stanton at 1767 and Bud Myers at 1750. James White of New Cumberland West Virginia sits 4712.1 behind in third. Ann Corby Boonton New Jersey remains first in the women instinctive with 1377, while Merle Wimmer Marion Virginia stands second with 1372.
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Mar‘linton
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Americans Make Changes In Track And Field Team
WARSAW Poland AP three changes in the American men s track and field team for meets in Poland after Moscow. Parry O Brien will double in shot put and discus. James Segrest is being replaced in the 200 meters. Eddie Southern is a likely replacement for the sprinter position. Dumas trains hard after a Moscow performance. Oerter returning home but reason not given. Eastment notes O Brien and Southern as key options.
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Dallas
Peachy Kellmeyer Tops Ranked Player In Tourney Upset
In Middletown Ohio the National Girls under 15 Tennis Tourney moved to quarter finals with Peachy Kellmeyer of Charleston West Virginia defeating fifth seed Helen Lowry of Middletown 4 6 6 4 6 1. Top seed Carol Prosen of Orlando faced tough matchups to reach the quarter finals while Vicki Palmer of Phoenix and Kathy Chabot of San Diego also won through.
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ACL Meeting Tonight Sets Postseason Schedule
All managers in the Raleigh County League are requested to attend an important meeting tonight at 7 30 p m in the Beck Ley Newspapers Corporation library. A schedule for the postseason tournament and dates of postponed games will be set.
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