Ford opens Eastern Open with 69 a stroke ahead
Doug Ford hustled to the first tee after arriving late and birdied three of the first nine holes to lead the opening round of the Eastern Open by one stroke. He holds a one-shot edge over six challengers including Terry Dill Charley Sifford Charlie Bassler Moon Mullins Julius Boros and Bobby Nichols. Defending champ Doug Sanders and Phil Rodgers trailed after 74. The Mount Pleasant course has hosted the event for years with past records noted.
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Baltimore
UPI
Doug Ford
Ford
New York
Terry Dill
Charley Sifford
Charlie Bassler
Moon Mullins
Julius Boros
Bobby Nichols
Doug Sanders
Phil Rodgers
Municipal Mount Pleasant
Sam Snead
Miss Faulk Whitworth Lead McAuliffe Golf Open
Plainfield New Jersey UPI Mary Lena Faulk and Kathy Whitworth tied for the first round lead in the J E McAuliffe Memorial at Plainfield Country Club each posting 72s. Mickey Wright Betsy Rawls trailed as Carol Mann Beth Stone Barbara Romack and Marlene Bauer Hagge followed with solid scores.
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Plainfield
N.J
UPI
Mary Lena Faulk
Kathy Whitworth
J. E. McAuliffe
Toam
Miss Faulk
Miss Whitworth
Jal
N.M
Plainfield Country Club
Mickey Wright
Betsy Rawls
Miss Wright
Miss Rawls
Carol Mann
Beth Stone
Barbara Romack
Le Mans 24 Hour Start Sees Ferrari Leading Field
Fifty five cars are set to start the Le Mans endurance race in France with Ferrari prototypes favored to win. In the latest trials Ferrari four litre cars led with Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien posting 3:55.2 for 13.4 km at 206 kph, followed by Parkes and Bandini in 3:58.6. Kimberley and Thompson were third in 3:59.1, while Ginther and Hill topped four litre Aston Martin in 3:59.8 with Hansgen and McLaren close behind in Maserati 4 litre.
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LE Mans
France
UPI
Phil Hill
Santa Monica
Calif
Olivier Gendebien
Belgium
Mike Parkes
Britain
Lorenzo Bandini
Italy
Bill Kimberley
New Milford
Conn
Dick Thompson
Washington, D. C
Ritchie Ginther
Los Angeles
Graham Hill
Walter Hansgen
Far Hill
N.J
Bruce McLaren
New Zealand
Girls Softball Loop Play Opens With Wins
The Girls Softball League opened play Thursday night with Beckley Manufacturing beating Montgomery Ward 15-13 and Murphy's toppling the Glass House 8-4. Tonight Beautyfer faces Beckley Wrcking as action continues.
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Beckley Manufacturing
Murphy's
Montgomery Ward
Murphy
Glass House
Beckley Wrecking
B. Mfg. Co
M. Ward
H Watson
Mays
Cochran
Meadows
L. Fox
Martin
Jewell
Redden
Officials To Meet In Southern Coalfield Conference
Officials Association to hold a meeting Monday at 7 30 p m at Beckley Junior High School to discuss registering old and new applications and related matters.
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Southern Coalfield Conference Officials Association
Beckley Junior High School
AAU Meet Opens Today in Walnut California
The 74th annual National AAU track meet begins with a truce among NCAA coaches for two days. Top U.S. stars compete for medals and berths to Poland and Russia meets, plus trips abroad. Trials start at 10 on Mt. San Antonio College’s fast lava rock track near Los Angeles. Coach Hilmer Lodge predicts a record-breaking field, with contenders like Bob Hayes Frank Budd and Harry Jerome in the 100-yard dash.
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Calif
UPI
AAU
NCAA
U.S
Chicago
Stanford
Mt. San Antonio College
Los Angeles
Hilmer ‘Lodge
Mt. San Antonio
Bob Hayes
Florida A & M
Frank Budd
Villanova
Harry Jerome
Oregon
Budd
Hayes
Jerome
McKinley Seeks Tennis Revenge in London Semis
In London, Chuck McKinley meets Rod Laver in the Wimbledon grass court championships semi finals as Laver eyed revenge after last year’s title match. Roy Emerson faces Pierre Darmon, while Carole Caldwell and Lorna Cawthorn meet in the women’s semis. Emerson advanced after Jon Douglas withdrew with foot blisters.
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London
UPI
Chuck McKinley
Lorna Cawthorn
Britain
Christine Truman
Rita Bentley
McKinley
Neale Fraser
Australia
Emerson
Jon Douglas
Santa Monica
Calif
Peggy Mullen National Girls Marble Champion
Peggy Mullen of Pittsburgh won the National Girls Marble Championship by finishing 11 of 15 in the final round. Donna Lesczyncki of Yonkers was tied for the lead, with Patsy Coon of Philadelphia second and Gloria Regal of Niles fourth. Seven boys finalists await their final.
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Wildwood
N. J
Peggy Mullen
Pittsburgh
Peggy
Donna Lescyncki
Yonkers
N.Y
Department of Parks and Recreation of
Patsy Coon
Philadelphia
Donna
Gloria Regal
Niles
Ohio
Smith Places Third In NAIA Batting Race
Jerry Smith of West Virginia State finished third in the 1962 NAIA batting race, posting a .538 average. Leader Larry Green of Ouachita Arkansas College hit .564, while Bluffton's John Wolfinger was second with a. SAT average.
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Kansas City
UPID
Jerry Smith
West Virginia
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
NAIA
Smith
Larry Green
Ouachita Arks College
John Wolfinger
Bluffton
Ohio
Five Pittsburgh golfers advance to National Public Links
Five Pittsburgh district golfers earned spots in the National Public Links Championship in North Tonawanda, New York, July 9 14. John Gennock of New Castle won a playoff to enter. Sam Yanna of Pittsburgh and John Adamiec of Pittsburgh tied at 150 after 36 holes and finished as alternates in first and second place.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
North Tonawanda
N.Y
John Gennock
Gennock
New Castle
Sam Yanna
John Adamiec
Yanna
Adamiec
Treadway Resigns Grid Duties At Marsh Fork
Clinton Treadway resigns as head football coach at Marsh Fork to take a similar post at Robertson High School in Las Vegas New Mexico. He cites more money and a master's degree as his reasons and plans to work toward that degree at Highlands University. His wife Bera Jean will also resign to teach at Robertson Junior High as the two plan to move August first with Treadway starting August 15.
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Treadway
New Mexico
Robertson High School
Las Vegas
Highlands University
Dewey Romine
Marsh Fork
Noel “Babe” Riffe
Shady Spring
Nelson Bragg
Woodrow Wilson
Bera Jean
Clear Fork
Robertson Junior High
Clinton
Clear Fork High School
Marsh Fork High
Colcord
Kirsti
Kevin
West Virginia
Local Fishermen Begin Southern Trip
Twenty eight Beckley area fishermen plan a weekend deep sea trip aboard the 90 foot cruiser Carolina King to Myrtle Beach and open sea fishing. They depart tonight at 9 from Beckley Becke y terminal, stop in South Carolina for lunch, return by 8 15 p m June 25.
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Beckey Terminal
Gulf Stream
Atlantic Ocean
South Carolina
Myrtle Beach
Little River
Coast Guard
Beckley
Areal
Eight dark horses reach Southern Amateur quarterfinals
In Ormond Beach Florida eight underdog players advanced past the morning 18 holes as favorites collapsed. Truman Connell of Jupiter defeated Dale Morey of Morganton 2 and 1 in the third round Thursday afternoon, leaving four survivors to join two finalists for 36 holes at Ellinore Village Country Club.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
UPI
Ellinore Village Country Club
Dale Morey
Morganton
N.C
J.B
WVU Alumni Golf Tournament Planned at Black Knight
The WVU Alumni Association golf tourney will be at Black Knight Country Club on August 18. Judge Norman Knapp chairs arrangements and expects many families to attend the day's events including the outdoor drama Honey in the Rock. Ned Payne chairs the Raleigh County Alumni tournament with A Hale Watkins, new president, to attend and preside at trophy presentations. About 75 to 80 members typically attend, with at least 125 expected at the banquet following golf.
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West Virginia University Alumni Association
Black Knight Country Club
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Ned Payne
Beckley
A. Hale Watkins
Charleston
Knapp
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