McKinney Eyes Victory in Beckley Boxing Main Event
Raleigh Register reports Beckley boxer McKinney ending training drills for Saturday night’s bout against Fred Jones of Baltimore. Promoters Tommassi and Schaure will observe, with McKinney aiming for his fourth straight win and a potential shot at Tom Gerard at Madison Square Garden.
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Fred
Tiger) Jones
Balti- McKinney
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McKinney
Beckley Lad
Tom Gerard
Madison Square Garden
Earl Knox
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Philadelphia
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Canton
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Raleigh County Armory
Thomas DeJarnette
Edward Pitman
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Moundsville
Richard Davis
James Pyatt
Pyatt
Keatley’s
Columbia Grill
Skylanes
Town and Country
Keatleys Tops King Photo In 8 Inning Batttle
Keatleys edged King Photo in a high scoring baseball night, scoring four runs in the seventh to force extras. Keatleys scored single runs in the eighth to seal a 9-8 victory over King Photo as pitching steadied late and key hits from Haywood and Hedrick sparked the rally.
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Bays Buick
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Wightman Cup Opens with Hard for U S Team at Wimbledon
At Wimbledon the United States opens the 34th Wightman Cup with Darlene Hard of Montebello leading off against England's Ann Haydon. The Americans appear strong for the seven-match two-day event, aiming to extend a 27- victory edge in the series. England contests are impacted by Wimbledon champion Angela Mortimer’s absence.
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England
UPI
Darlene Hard
Montebello
Calif
United States
Ann Haydon
Miss Hard
Angela Mortimer
Spencer Lad Hurls Against Indians Tonife
Dave Vineyard of Spencer West Virginia will start for Elmira in an Eastern League game against the Charleston Indians. Vineyard carries a 2-4 record after winning his last two starts with shutouts. He previously trained with Rochester of the International League before joining Elmira. The Indians and Pioneers split a doubleheader Thursday night, with Charleston winning the first 5-1 and Elmira taking the second 4-3.
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Spencer
Elmira
Pioneers
Charleston Indians
Dave Vineyard
Vineyard
Rochester
Indians
Davies Reaches British Amateur Semifinals in Rainy Match
Richard Davies, 31, a Pasadena real estate executive, defeated David Palmer 2 and 1 in Hoylake to reach the British Amateur semifinals. He meets Rodney Foster of England, who beat Dr. Colin Bird 6 and 4, while John Powall faces Brian Chapman in the other semi.
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England
UPI
Richard Davies
Pasadena
Calif
David Palmer
Davies
Rodney Foster
Foster
Colin Bird
Scotland
John Powall
Wales
Brian Chapman
Boxer Hunsaker Returns To Work
Boxer Hunsaker returns to work today as an investigator for the State Beer Commission after a brain injury from a April 7 bout with Joe Shelton of Cleveland at the Raleigh County Armory Field House. He was treated by Dr. E L Gage with two brain operations during the first 48 hours and declared fit to resume duties. The Fayetteville fighter will attend a Saturday benefit bout at the same venue.
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Raleigh County Armory
State Beer Commission
Hunsaker
Joe Shelton
Cleveland
Shelton
Fayetteville
E. L. Gage
Gage
Duncan Catron Keeps Win Streak Alive in WWIL Split
Duncan Catron beat Dias Floral 4 3 to extend its win streak to three in the Warren Williams League. Post 32 trailed 10 3 as Post 3 routed Post 70 behind Billy Karbonit’s three hits. Elkins earned the win for Duncan Catron. Dunbar, Ellison, and Fragile drove in runs.
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Warren Williams
Dias Floral
WWIL
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Billy Karbonit
Post 70
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Dodgemen
Dunbar Boys
Daniy Ellison
Pat Fragile
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Fragile
Sears
Ellison
Ellis
Bengals to Play Two Games Saturday in Semi-Pro League
The Beckley Bengals of the Kanawha Valley Semi-Pro League will face East Bank at Warren Williams field on Saturday night with two games on the schedule. The first tilt starts at 6 p.m. Assistant manager Bob Cerrito said the team plans two contests.
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Kanawha Valley
East Bank
Warren Williams Field
Bob Cerrito
Bengals
Two Softball Tilts On Tap Tenite GD Wins Two Softball Tilts On Tap Tenite
The two City Softball League games postponed by rain will be played at 6:30 p.m. Tonight New River meets Sparks TV then Glen Daniel seeks its second win versus Mabscott. Glen Daniel beat W Va Casket 13-3 to pull even for last place while Combined Insurance edged East Gulf 12-11 after East Gulf rallied in the seventh.
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Major Leagues Standings and Friday Baseball Schedule
National League standings show Los Angeles ahead of Milwaukee with San Francisco Pittsburgh and St Louis in pursuit. Friday’s night games feature Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia Houston at Los Angeles and St Louis at San Francisco with listed pitchers. American League entries place New York Minnesota Cleveland and Los Angeles in top positions with multiple night matches including New York at Cleveland and Baltimore at Washington.
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Philadelphia
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Carey Resigns Grid Duties
Weir High School principal C H Cameron announced the resignation of Burdell Jim Carey as head football coach. Carey's teams have won the West Virginia Class AAA football title in the past two years. Assistant Carl Fodor will take over football duties while Carey remains head basketball and baseball coach.
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C. H. Cameron
Burdell
Jim) Carey
Carey
West Virginia
Cameron
Carl Fodor
Weirton Daily Times
Earle V. Wittpenn
Rough Day for Pitchers Belinsky Pierce and Williams
Bo Belinsky of the Angels was knocked out in the sixth after a $250 fine for after hours antics. Billy Pierce suffered a spike injury ending his day as the Giants were shut out 8-0 by the Reds. Stan Williams struggled as the Dodgers lost 7-1 to the Braves. Other NL wins included the Colts over the Mets 10-2 and the Pirates over the Cubs 6-3. AL actions saw Washington beat Cleveland 4-3, Kansas City over Chicago 11-8, and Baltimore defeating Boston 7-4. Don Hoak collected his 1,000th major league hit for Pittsburgh.
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Charlie
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Minnesota Twins
Angels
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Art Fowler
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Bob Shaw
Houston Colts
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Houston
Marv Throneberry
Don Hoak
Pirates
Bob Friend
Cubs
Billy Williams
Ron Santo
Danny O’connell
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Indians
Jim Piersall
John Romano
Tribe
Marty Kutyna
Gary Bell
Ed Charles
A’s
White Sox
Gordon Jones
Joel Horlen
Jim Gentile
Brooks Robinson
Orioles
Red Sox
Bill Monbouquette
Steve Barber
Hoyt Wilhelm
Oriole
Charlie Lau
Wilhelm
Yankees, Orioles, Braves win Beckley Elks Little League games
In Beckley Elks Little League action the Yankees beat Indians 12 4 to secure at least a share of first round honors while the Orioles edged the Tigers 8 3 and the Braves defeated the Red Sox 11 5. The Yankees also defeated the Pirates 11 3 as Larry Cook and Jimmy Ford led with two hits each.
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Beckley Elks
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Tigers
Red Sox
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Scarbro
RBI
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R. Treadway
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Yanks
Larry Cook
Jimmy Ford
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A. Bailey
Baldwin Maynard
Cook
Indians Rally Nips Redlegs 8-7 In Final Inning
Indians of the Eccles Little League scored three in the seventh to defeat Redlegs 8-7. Trailing 7-5, the Indians rallied behind Jerry Showalter and Gerald Barker who had three singles each. C Hall took the loss with a single and a double in four at bats as Redlegs pitcher.
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Eccles
Redlegs
Jerry Showalter
Gerald Barker
C. Hall
Barrett
Hamby
Showalter
Cole
Reds pitchers Purkey and Jay shine in 8-0 win over Giants
Cincinnati ace Bob Purkey and teammate Joey Jay each delivered a three hit shutout as the Reds blanked the San Francisco Giants 8-0. Purkey improved to 11 victories this season while Jay added nine, keeping the two on pace for a strong pennant challenge. Woodling-like batters and RBIs highlighted a 10-hit Reds attack with Frank Robinson going 3-for-3 with a homer and four RBIs.
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Joey Jay
San Francisco Giants
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Reds
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Eddie Kasko
Wooling
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Giants Win 1st Game Hand Indians Stross
The Mullens Moose Babe Ruth League game saw the Giants beat the Indians 10-8 after scoring three in the seventh to erase a late lead, with Davis, Goins, and Fulford among batters and Mullens adding late support. The Indians had led most of the contest before the Giants’ seventh inning rally changed the outcome.
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Major League Scores Totals and Walks Noted for Zanni
Totals 37111510 Walked for Zanni in 6th. c-Singled for own in 7th. d-Ran for Jimenez in 8th. Struck out for Kammerer in 9th. E-Wyatt 2, A. Smith, Lollar, Kammerer. POA-Chicago 24-11, Kansas City 7-7, LOB-Chicago 4, Kansas City 6. Jumenez, Aparicio, Cunningham, Fox.
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