Eastern overwhelms Lewisburg in District 4 final
Beckley Eastern defeats Lewisburg 17 to 4 at Elks Stadium to claim the District 4 Little League championship. Darrell Collins pitched seven strong innings with 10 strikeouts and no walks while Becken’s offense pounded 12 hits including five homers led by Leon Lane and David Allen. Eastern advances to the state tournament at Elks Stadium next Wednesday through Friday.
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Greenbrier County
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Beckley Speedway to Host Men and Women Championship Races
Beckley Speedway schedules its second championship events of the season this Saturday at 7 30 p m with a $600 purse and about $200 in trophies. The card includes a ladies stock car heat of 10 laps while Frank Prince leads the point standings with 2345 and Larry Cantley close at 2330. Time trials begin at 7 30 p m and races around 8 30 p m with admission 2 00 and rain checks honored for 50 cents.
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Beckley Speedway
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Frank Prince
Larry Cantley
Radard
Richard Lafferty
Ernie Moye
Malin Freeman
Jody Clowers
Bruce Taylor
Eddie Hess
Eugene Bishop
Dallas Phipps
Nee Boone
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Danny Wurst
Paul Prince
Warren Wright
Jessey Athey
T. G. Alley
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Gene Stiles
Red McDowell
Larry Brumfield
Charlie Massey
Howard Meadows
Winnie Farley
Tom Radford
M. B. Walker
Kaye Cavinder
Bill Tate
Junior Adkins
Warrren Williams Drug Post Highlights Details
Fragmentary notes reference Warren Williams Eppys Drug 610 23-12 Post 32 000 00- 0 Kyle Dellinger Gallaher Manning and Worley in an unclear items brief.
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Kyle
Dellinger
Gallaher Manning
Worley
Senior LL Play Begins Tonight in State Tourney
Fayetteville meets Hinton at Lewin Field at 6 p.m. to open the State Senior Little League Tournament. Dunbar faces Wharton at 4 p.m. in the opener. Berkley Springs beat Wellsburg 4-2. Hinton and Fayetteville earned berths by defeating Sophia and Oak Hill league all-stars. The event leads into Beckley Elks Stadium next week with 11-12 year olds starting Tuesday at 3.
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Hinton
Lewin Field
Berkley Springs
Dunbar
Wharton
Wellsburg
Sophia
Beckley
Elks Stadium
Wednesay
Grand View State Park
Midget Football League Sets Registration Saturday
Boys eight through 12 years old and weighing up to 120 pounds may register for the Midget Football League at the Beckley Recreation Building from 10 a m to noon Saturday. The Civitan Club sponsors the league and another registration will be held Wednesday. Birth certificates are required.
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Civitan Club
Radford Son Looks Forward to Beckley Championship Races
Jeffrey Radford, son of Mr and Mrs John Radford of 204 Parkwood Drive, admires trophies to be awarded Saturday night at Beckley Speedway Championship Races. Awards cost about 200 dollars and the guaranteed cash purse is 600 dollars.
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John Radford
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Beckley Speedway
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Tutankhamen's Death Date Cited as 1350 B C
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes the Egyptian king Tutankhamen died around 1350 B C. This dating reflects scholarly consensus from ancient Egypt studies.
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Tutankhamen
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mullens Bowls Out Of Legion Baseball Event
Mullens American Legion team must host its state tournament from the sidelines after elimination by Williamson in Area Six playoff Thursday night. Williamson's Bill Craig contributed to the victory with key plays as the contest ended the Mullens bid.
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American Legion
Williamson
Bill Craig
City Softball Tournament wraps with near upset and late rally
Wilkes Ins Long Airdox defeated by Mullens as Darrell Green throws six innings allowing three hits, while Mullens offense capitalizes on walks to win 6-3 in a best of three series. Eppys Drug and Jimmy's Place listings show local diamond scene with Stat lines and RBI leaders, including Lilly, Covey, and Thompson.
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Sparks
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Reno
Mullens
Wyoming County
Ashe Upsets Top Seed In Eastern Grass Tourney
Arthur Ashe 20, Richmond, Va., defeated Dennis Ralston 13-45 61 6-4 in the Eastern grass court championships quarter-finals at South Orange N J. Ashe, first Negro named to a U S Davis Cup team, advances to face Gene Scott in the semifinals. Scott beat Mike Sangster in three sets. Billie Jean Moffitt and Carole Graebner reached the women’s semifinals with wins over Pat Stewart Edrich and Judy Alvarez respectively.
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Evanston, Il
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Cleveland
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Tampa
State Tennis Tourney Reaches Quarterfinals
In Huntington four time state champion Johnny Santock of Nitro faced Bob Bias of Huntington in the third round of men singles as quarterfinal play opened. Missy Bradley of Parkersburg meets Jane Kincaid of Huntington and Julie Bouchelle fights Marsha Ragland of Charleston in women singles. Bias defeated Temp Gillespie 6 3 6 3 in a third round upset. Bradley and Kincaid won a women doubles match 6 3 6 4 over Weil er and Radow, while Bouchelle and Steele beat Thornhill and Butts 6 2 6 4 in another second round. Dorsey of Keyser defeated Hugh Thompson of Charleston 1 6 6 1 6 4.
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Marsha Ragland
Charleston
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Keyser
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Payne Favored To Win Ninth BKCC Crown
Qualification ends today for the Black Knight Championship with defending champion Ned Payne shooting 66 and 69 to lead Paris Sutphin by 11 strokes. Payne seeks his sixth club title and ninth overall, as the field is divided into flights and the final rounds begin Saturday with Labor Day as the decision day.
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Paris Sutphin
John Cooper
Roles Bell
Nash Campbell
Paul Vennari
Tom Trottino
Bob Cunningham
Bill Ormandy
Tony Misiti
Melvin Tolle
Tom Shrewsbury
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Adam Halley
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Roy Cunningham
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Ernie Childers
Harry Patterson
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Whitt Perkins
Carl Conley
Chester Roberts
Dean Howen
Norman Knapp Oy Elmore Hurst
Clyde Barker
Homesick Golfer Tops Canadian Open Leaderboard
C L Gilbert, a 23-year-old from Chattanooga, led the Canadian Open in Montreal after a four under par 67, one stroke ahead of Bob Shave Jr. The homesick rookie, who has yet to win a nickel in 19 events, birdied three times on the back nine on Pinegrove Course to seize the early edge. Notables including Nicklaus and Palmer contended later, with Ford posting a 77.
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