Harrick Reaches 312nd WVU Baseball Win at 1966 Season Peak
WVU coach Steve Harrick, age around 65 to 69, celebrates his 312nd career baseball victory as the Mountaineers post a 26-7-1 season in 1966, amid 14 straight winning seasons and five Southern Conference titles. He recalls a near White Sox tryout in 1925 and leans toward another year with WVU.
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Dallas Boothe
United Press International
Morgantown
W.va
UPI
Steve Harrick
West Virginia University
Westling
Harrick
Stone
Punxsutawney
WVU
Mountaineers
Point Pleasant High School
New River State College
West Virginia Tech
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Steven Robert
Saigon
Thomas
Akron
Ohio
Marty's Defeats Blue Ridge Nine in Beclky Babe Ruth Game
Marty’s rallied from a 24 deficit with a third inning burst powered by Wetzel and a 9-4 victory over Blue Ridge at Harry Lewin Field. Steffey led Marty’s with 4-5, while Thomas 3-4 and Dorsey 2-3 paced the hitting. Blue Ridge’s Tredway allowed the late rally as Wetzel earned the win.
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Blue Ridge
Harry Lewin
Phil Wetzel
Charles Steffey
Wetzel
Mark Tredway
Marty
Steffey
David Thomas
Gary Dorsey
Art Lucas
Blue Ridge Kirby
Dorsey
Thomas Ec
Allen
Shirey
Miller If
Staten Sf
Snodgrass
Hughes
Bailes
Sanger
Wilcox
Waddell
Rimmer
Dillon
Lucas
Lovell
Spriggs
Wickline If
Hebb
Gunter
Lilly
Slater
Kirby
Estep
M. Tredway
RBI
Staten
Thomas
Bailey
Marty's
Blue Ridge Gardens
Steffey Sie i
M. Treadway
U. Waddell
Crouch
498 Shoot For U S Open Slots
A total of 498 golfers will shoot next week for the remaining 123 berths in the 66th U S Open at Olympic Country Club in San Francisco. The field includes 382 professionals and 116 amateurs, with 36 hole sectional qualifying at six sites Monday and seven more sites Tuesday. Defending champion Gary Player is exempt among 28 automatic entrants.
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New York
UPS
San Francisco
Olympic Country Club
Gary Player
Los Angeles
Denver
Chicago
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Memphis
Washington
Atlanta
Detroit
Tacoma
Wash
Dallas- Fort Worth
Games Today Beckley Minors Cardline
Field schedule lists Blues versus Bisons Buffs against Comets on Field No 1. Field No 2 hosts Saints vs Cats and No 3 has Falcons against Marines. Other matchups include SOPHIA II Builders and Franklin versus Slab Fork Truman Mine Supply against Smith and Williams and BIG COAL LI Eunice versus Montreal. Plantation plays Airdex Eppys versus Woodsmen at Mount Hope softball. Mustang Inn faces Toney’s Grocery with C and V Wrecking against Jewel Tea.
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Beckley
Blues
Bisons
Buffs
Comets
Saints
Cats
Falcons
Marins
Jockeys In 17th Century Garb At Waterford Park
Chester UPI says Waterford Park opens its 79 night summer meet on June 3 to mark the 300th anniversary of horse racing in the United States. Four horses run one mile in a walk up start while jockeys wear long stirrups and 17th century garb similar to Aqueduct May 15. The winner receives a silver porringer bowl awarded to the New Market winner in 1668.
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Chester
UPI
Waterford Park
New Market
L. L
Aqueduct
Softball League for Girls Slated in Beckley
A girls softball league may begin this summer in Beckley with City recreation director Frank Rodriguez assistance. Bob Mickis announced meetings at New River Park shelter on June 6 8 and 9 and encouraged interested people to contact him or Rodriguez. He aims to start league play June 21 with games at New River Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Beckley
Bob Mickis
Frank Rodriguez
Mickis
New River Park
Hole in One Sparks Play at Black Knight Course
Thelma Wood scored a hole in one on the second hole at Black Knight Country Club, a 150 yard par three, while a fourome including Blanche Howen, Viola Wray and Nell Duncan watched. In nearby action Judy Brown won 18 hole Flag Day on two and Jessie Lipscomb claimed sixth hole honors in 18 holes. Lou Clup topped nine hole Flag Day on two and Glo Cunningham won on six.
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Thelma Wood
Black Knight Country Club
Wood
Blanche Howen
Viola Wray
Nell Duncan
Judy Brown
Jessie Lipscomb
Lou Clup
Glo Cunningham
Slam
Dodgers Cards and Pirates Victors In Beckley Little League
In Beckley Little League at Elks Stadium Tuesday night the Dodgers beat the Reds 4-1, Cardinals defeated the Cubs 6-1, and Pirates toppled the Giants 8-3. Tigert sparked the Dodgers with a 3-for-3 night. Darrell Dixon led the Cards with a homer and three innings of strong pitching. Halstead fanned seven for the Reds. Williams supplied Cubs’ lone hit.
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Dodgers
Pirates
Cardinals
Beckley
Elks Stadium
Reds
Cubs
Giants
Tigert
Halstead
Smith
Darrell Dixon
Lafon
Dixon
Griffith
Williams
McKinney
Royals
Hawks
Giants Pirates
Brooks
Creager Sf
Keatley
Lafon Ss
Cook
Goins P
Brash
Lature
Adams
Jennings
Severino E
Harper
Bennett
Horton
Perdue
Hutchens
Scott Rf
Persinger
Warden
Honaker
Ford
Kinder
Sauchuck
Goins
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Willims
Wafon
Sparacino
Martin
Wood
Larrick
Gilliam
D. Dixon
DeVallaier
Dodgers Reds
Scott
Keller
Maties
Richards
Fourney
Snodgrass
Kessel
Brewer
Lynch
Kincaid
McClung
Wheeler
Bryant
Savino
Hall
Campbell
Jurdock
Burdock
Robinson
Stanton
R. Maties
Wreckers Wilkes Top Foes In Softball Loop
Wreckers throttle Beckley Welding 20-2 as Wilkes Insurance shirt wraps Jimmy's Place 17-5 in City Softball League at Caseino Stadium. Wilkes pounded 23 hits led by three apiece for seven players. Beckley had 1-0 lead before Wreckers exploded with seven runs in third and fourth and six in sixth.
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Wreckers
Wilkes
C & W Wrecking
Beckley
Wilkes Insurance
Jimmy’s
Caseino Stadium
Welders
Cerrito
R. Menes
Spadago
Castle
Wallace
Stone
Shepard
Arbaugh
Dyer
Littlejons
Trump Rf
Shepard Rf
Chandler
Pence If
Murdock
Browning
Smith
Hercules
Gilbert If
Miller
Busch
Allen Ec
Jimmy
RBI
Chanler
Trump
Bert Ball
Allen
Littlejohn
Shephard
L. Ball
L. Pall
Gilbert
B. Ball
Beckley Welding
C & V Wrecking Spencer
Menei
Bentley
Anglo
R. Menei
Varney
Spadaro
D'Angelo
V. Menei
Lafferty
Builders Rally Past Atkinsons In Late Nineteen Eighth Inning
In a tiebreaking night of postponed games Builders defeated Atkinson's 8 to 7 as Mike Mills doubled home two runs in the fifth with bases loaded. Tams outslugged Sophia Amoco 18 to 13 in a ninth inning surge. Smyres and Lewis sparked a six run ninth with singles, Lewis stealing three bases. Dodgers Saunders announced a managers meeting after the doubleheader to pick a tournament team. Leading hitters included Hill and Janney for Builders and Gregory Helmandollar Smyres Lewis Snodgrass for Tams. Amoco's Brown added a three hit performance with two homers.
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Sophia
Wit Builders
Franklin
Tams
Mike Mills
Builders
Atkinson's
Mills
Sophia Amoco
Smyres
Lewis
Snodgrass
Martin
Dennis Saunders
Atkinson
Hill
Janney
Norman
Johnson
Builders Hill
Janey
Lester
Bowen
Amoco
Gregory
Helmandollar
Chamberlain
Skiles
Thompson
Sturgill
Smyre
Fink
Brown
Webb & Neal 15-6 Victory in Route 41 Little League
Webb & Neal exploded for 12 runs in the last three innings to beat United Mine Workers 15-6 at Stamford Little League Park. Stanley Logan earned two doubles, Billy Trump had two hits in four at bats for UMW, Rodney Gwinn pitched for the win and Gary McDaniel took the loss.
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Webb & Neal
United Mine Workers
Stamford
Little League Park
Stanley Logan
Billy Trump
Rodney Gwinn
Gary McDaniel
Webb
Welch and Big Creek Hoopsters Earn All America Honorable Mention
John Stafford of Welch High School and Oscar Patrick of Big Creek War received honorable mention on the 3rd annual Press All-America basketball squad. About 500 players earned the honor from a pool of 100,000 high school athletes across 50 states, selected by coaches and sports writers. Each player received an official plaque.
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WELCH
API
John Stafford
Welch High School
Oscar Patrick
Big Creek of War
U. S
Coach and Athlete Magazine
Players Wanted for G. C. Murphy Softball Team
William George coach of the G. C. Murphy squad in the Women s City Softball League announces the team needs players for the 1966 season. Interested players should attend a meeting tonight at 6 00 at New River Park.
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William George
G. C. Murphy
New River Park
Bantam Champ To Pick Foe
Tokyo based story reports world bantamweight champion Fight ing Harada will defend his title in Japan and choose a challenger from the top six rankings. Harada just defended his title for the second time by outpointing Eder Jofre before 14,000 at Nippon Budokan Hall, 1963. Jose Medel, previously No. 2, is cited as a likely challenger.
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Harada
Jofre
Alan Rudkin
Sasazaki
Jose Medel
Mexico
Medel
Pone Kingpetch
Thailand
World champion Ann Strobel to attend Raleigh show
Ann Strobel world champion fly caster will attend the Appalachian Arts and Crafts Show at the Raleigh County Armory September 3-5. The Beckley native and sister of Mayor John W. Smith demonstrated casting skills, offered free lessons, and prepared for upcoming world competition events across the United States and internationally.
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Strobel
Ann Strobel
Raleigh County Armory
Garsia
Beckleyan
Columbus
Ohio
Hill Collects 156,297 For Indianapolis Win
Graham Hill won the Indianapolis 500, pocketing 156,297 from a record purse of 691,304 as Rodger Ward announced his retirement. Hill, the first Speedway rookie winner since 1927, led only the final 10 laps after Stewart’s exit, while A. J. Foyt and Jim McElreath also finished strong and collected significant pay.
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Indianapolis, Ind
George Sauders
Jackie Stewart
Dunbarton
Scotland
Speedway
Stewart
Jimmy Clark
Hill
Clark
A. J. Foyt
Foyt
Jim McElreath
McElreath
Cliff Richey and Billie Jean King Lead at Northern Lawn
Cliff Richey of Dallas and Billie Jean Moffitt King of Long Beach are favored to advance in the third day of the Northern Lawn championships in Manchester. Richey, top seed, beat Terry Addison 17-5 64 and meets Clay Iles. Mrs. King is expected to defeat M Godwin in the second round as top matches unfold including Hewitt Knight and Matthews versus Holmberg.
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Manchester
England
UPI
Cliff Richey
Dallas
Billie Jean Moffitt King
Long Beach
Calif
Richey
Australia
Terry Addison
Clay Iles
Britain
M. Godwin
Bob Hewitt
G. Richardson
P. Peralta
Argentina
Billy Knight
New Zealand
Bruce Fairlie
Stanley Matthews
Ron Holmberg
Ford Park to hold 300th anniversary one mile race
Ford Park will mark 300 years of horse racing in America with a four horse, one mile race in June. Jockeys will wear 17th century racing garb in a reenactment of the first horse race once held at New Market New York.
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Black Knight
Bob Hamilton
Clyde Castilow
Garsia Corp
Jess Neely
Rice University
Wayne Thornton
Henry Cooper
Jose Torres
Fred Valentine
Washington Senators
Don Brumfield
Cassius Clay
McDowell Cagers
C & P Telephone Co
Ann
Hamilton
Champ
Indianapolis
America
N.Y
Menlo Park
Popov
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