Enlarged strike zone a big dud in baseball said by players
A NEA analysis gathers quotes from scouts managers pitchers and catchers in Indianapolis and Chicago about the enlarged strike zone. They say the change is hardly noticeable with no consistent advantage to hitters or pitchers and umpires still call pitches variably depending on who is behind the plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Mittman
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Indianapolis
NEA
Chicago White Sox
Charley Metro
Rollie Hemsley
Indianapolis Indians
American Association
Warren
Hacker
Hemsley
Indians
Mike Joyce
Jerry McNerty
Big Jim Koranda
Gene Stephens
Post 32 routs Tom's Peanuts in junior league
Post 32 exploded for 10 third inning runs and defeated Tom's Peanuts 14 to 7 as offenses surged in Warren Williams junior league action Monday night. In other games Whiteville Post 75 edged Charleston Post 20 5 to 0 behind Kenny Scarbro's pitching and Jim Clay's power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Tom’s Peanuts
Warren Williams
Duncan Catron
American Legion
Whitesville Post
Marsh Fork
Charleston Post
Kenny Scarbro
Bulldogs
Charleston
Jim Clay
Tom’s Peanuts Cleric
Svrino
Elisn
Giaher
Lamb
Stwart
Wyant
Msnople
Elknsho
Mills
Bair
Erzic
Cston
Tom
Isaacs
Williams
Severino
Culicerto
Castanon
Wvent
Wyont
Gallaher
Sophia Little League Final Showdown Fizzles
A final showdown between Sophia Builders pitcher Albert Hughes and Truman Mines hurler Kent Thompson fizzled as rain delays stalled the decisive inning and limited scoring opportunities for both teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Little League
Albert Hughes
Sophia Builders
Kent Thompson
Truman Mines
Lotus Fords Set for USAC Circuit and Indy Return
Detroit Ford plans two Lotus Fords on the USAC circuit this Aug and a return to the Indianapolis 500 next year with a new overhead cam engine. Jimmy Clark and Dan Gurney will drive at Milwaukee on Aug 18 and Trenton on Aug 22, with Clark previously ending second and Gurney seventh in this year’s Indy. Clark’s racer will be shown at dealers and auto shows instead of racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
Indianapolis
Jimmy Clark
Dan Gurney
Milwaukee
Trenton
N.J
Donald N. Frey
Ford
Indianapolis Brickyard
Clark
Lotus Ford
Gurney
Sophia LL Tams at Slab Fork Beckley BR
Local sports slate lists Sophia LL Tams facing Slab Fork Beckley BR. Keatleys meet Raleigh Motors. Eric's play Bays Buick City Softball with Beckley Hospital facing Wilkes Ins.. Jimmie's Place vs Beckley Mfg.. Marlinton LL Cards take on Yankees.
Route 41 Little League routs L and B 10 1 behind Hannah
Edmund Hannah pitched and hit for Atkinson's Furniture to a 10 1 victory over L and B in Route 41 League at Stanford. He allowed no hits and belted a two run homer in the second. Atkinson's 620 O11-1070 L. & B. 000 001 100 Hannah and Scott Gallagher and Thomas. Home run Atkinson's Hannah. Trap Hill Indians swing 13 12 76 Braves 8 15 94x 27 12 Barker Mayo Short Copeland League McGee Acord. Home runs Braves Birchfield Farley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Hannah
Akinson
Stanford
Atkinson
Hannah
Scott
Gallagher
Thomas
Trap Hill
Little League Indians
Braves
Barker
Mayo
Short
Copeland
McGee
Acord
Birchfield
Farley
Mullens Little League Game Details Summary
Mullens team had multiple hits and RBIs led by Reed with two RBIs and Mullens with three. EF Jessee and Reed each scored, while Sisk and E Phillips added strikeouts for Mullens. Lions beat Legion 8-5 with key two base hits from Pennington and a Perdue Wykle HBP. Rotary defeated Methodist 4-3, with Wilcox posting six strikeouts and Wykle contributing two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Moose
D’antoni
EF. Jessee
Reed
RBI
Simpson
Tunstall
Sisk
E. Phillips
Rinehart
Lions
Legion
Methodists
Rotary
Pennington
Wykle
Perdue
Wilcox
Moore
Beckley Little League Redlegs Triumph Over Giants 10-3
Beckley Redlegs beat Giants 10 to 3 as Karvasky leads with four RBIs and three doubles. Patton adds two RBIs, with contributions from Rodriguez and Kershner. Pitchers Patton and Williams combine for the win. Pugh and Blankenship figure in Charleston area box scores. Eastern League notes Springdale 6, Charleston 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Little League Redlegs
Giants
McDowell
Williams
Melton
Lucas
Dixon
RBI
Karvasky
Patton
Rodriguez
Kershner
Wyatt
Patton S
Bees McDowell
Dodgers
Cubs
L. Pugh
Daniel
Scott
Reeves
Shirey
Pugh
Blankenship
Cassity
S. Cearafino
Springdale
Charleston
Return Bout Set For Firstrider Schmidt In Lethbridge
Eddy Firstrider, Canadian welterweight champion, defends his title against former ruler Pete Schmidt in a 12 round return bout scheduled for June 28 in Lethbridge. Firstrider won the title from Schmidt last April by a split decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge, Alta
UPI
Eddy Firstrider
Pete Schmidt
Firstrider
Schmidt
Notice to Creditors in Walter Breed Love Estate
To creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of Walter Breed Love deceased all claims must be presented with vouchers verified to the undersigned at 213 Raleigh County Bank Building Beckley West Virginia by December 20 1963 to avoid exclusion from benefits. Beneficiaries must be present to protect interests. Dated June 8 1963 Roy A Cunningham Commissioner of Accounts Raleigh County West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Breedlove
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley
West Virginia
Roy A Cunningham
Raleigh County
Order of Publication in West Virginia Divorce Case
In Raleigh County West Virginia civil action 1568 the object is divorce. Wanda Mae Thompson is a non resident. Wanda Mae Thompson must answer by July 15 1963 or default judgment may be entered. Clerk C Harold Hanks entered June 10 1963. Public notice issued by the Raleigh County Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order OF Publication Circuit Court OF
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Phil Thompson
Wanda Mae Thompson
Kermit A. Locke
Heber St
Beckley
Nis Olilce
C. Harold Hanks
Death notices for Bratton and Mills in Lester and Sophia
Charles Bratton age 62 of Lester dies in a local hospital. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church Lester with Revs Patterson and Jones. Greenwood Memorial Park burial. Arrangements by Ritchie Johnson. James Allen Mills age 66 of Sophia dies. funeral 3 p.m. Wednesday at Soak Creek Tabernacle with Rev Cox. Mills Family Cemetery burial. Flowers by nieces. viewing at Williams Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkaway Pinkaway
Joe
Beckley
Thacker
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Vance Drive
Webb & Neal Funeral Home
Mills Mills
James Allen
Sophia
Soak Creek Gospel Tabernacle
Okey Cox J
Mills
Williams Funeral
Almanac highlights and historical anniversaries for June 25
UPI Almanac for Tuesday June 25 1963 notes the 176th day of the year with 189 remaining. It lists celestial info and key historical events: 1868 state readmissions including North and South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama and Louisiana. 1876 Sitting Bull and Sioux at Little Big Horn. 1950 North Korean invasion of South Korea. 1962 Supreme Court ruling seen as barring school prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Sitting Bull
of the Little Big Horn
George Custer
Custer
South Korea
Supreme Court
Local Classified Notices and Advertisements Update
A collage of small ads lists television repair services and local trades. John W Eye Co and Halstead’s advertise repair and service numbers. Pets, livestock, and home goods items include purebred dogs, cats needing homes, a Hereford and a Guernsey bull, turkeys, fresh produce, boats, and used furniture. Local markets and miscellaneous sales detail contact numbers and short product descriptions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baseball Rules Committee
Longhorn
Texas
Bob Acuna
Texas-Arizona University
Omaha
Neb
Hughes
Thompson
Dave Culberto
Truman Mine
Black
Sophia Electric
Tams
Smith-Williams
Slab Fork
Sophia Senior
Little League
Taylor
Trump
Carter
Polk
New York
William A. Shea
National League Baseball
The
Academy of Sports Editors
March of Dimes
Lemay
Chicago
Dick Lemay
Atlanta
Chicago Cubs
Ken Aspromonte
Salt Lake City
the Almanac
United Press International
Dias Floral CO
City Ave
Webb & Neal
Funeral Home Ambulance Service
R. H. Neal
Mer
R. C. Egnor
Charles Lively
A. E. Deck
East Rainelle Crab Orchard
Harless W. Stover
Glen White Road
Sanders and Edger
Todd’s Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
Tru-Flor Servicing
Call
John Persinger
Mabscott
Edger
Sanders
Foster Hardware CO
Main St
Beckley Ph
Montgomery Ward
Salvation Army
Oakwood Ave
Vogue
Waterdale
Elkins
Hull
Bootsy
Robert L. Amick Beckley
Sam G. Foley
Lowell Foley
Betty’s Beauty Shop
S. Kanawha St
Dial
NT Centennial
Delmar Beauty Shop
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South
P. O. Box
Nashville
Tennessee
Damon
Beckley Business School
S. Kanawha Street
Professional Directory
Kidd
Ashworth Firestone
Prince St
Marty
John W. Eye CO
W. Neville St
Halstead
Motorola
Jennings Radio & TV
MacArthur
Ashworth’s
Wright
TR Ax
Sprague
Sanders and Edgers
H.P
Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Prince Street
Willey Brothers
Hinton
W. Va
Colony Drug & A & P
Jan Campbell Music Co
Land of Oz
Kanawha
Thompson's
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Jim Green
Avon
Bostick Ave
Crab Orchard
Feazelle
Glen Daniel
Harrell Nursing Home
Virginia Street
East
W. V
Town & Country Drive Inn
Singer Sewing Center
Neville St
Kanawha Street
U. S
Morris
President Hotel
E. Mahone
H. Bennett
E. Beckley
R. E. Bare
R. L. Stinson
Myers Ave
Guernsey
Noah Crotty
Shady Spring
Poultry and Supplies
Call Suddreth
Taylor’s Market
H.p. Johnson
Amoco
Singer
HONDA
Amato Shoe Shop
Foster Hardware, Inc
Main Street
John Radford
Oakwood Auto Service
Ashworth
Singer Sewing Machine
Kimball
Old Byus- Mankin
Ewart
Kesler
Oak Hill
KIRBY
Westinghouse
Finco
Fayette Airport
Fayetteville
Best Furniture CO
S. Fayette St
Joan
McCulloch
Basham
White Oak
Remington
McCreery St
Wilson
Pioneer Chain
Rural Equipment CO
Norge Appliances
NORGE
DOY
Valley Dr. N
J. Walker
Electrolux
Temple Street
Beckley Post-Herald
Raleigh Register
S. Kanawha and
Johnstown Road
Beckley Glass CO
Valley Dr
Homelite
Dearing Bros. Prosperity
Jack’s Trading Post
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Sparks
NEW & A
Charles House Motor Hotel
J.L. Mills
Nash Campbell
W. Prince Street
Beckley, W. Va
Lowman Piano & Organ CO
Ernestine McKinney
MGR
Allen Paving Co
C. W. James
Prosperity
MaccArthur
I. Cc
Edmonds Vibrapac
B & B Excavating Co
Arthur’s
Russell B. Lilly
Todd Construction Co
Planet Jr. Tillers
Foster Hardware
Fayette
Paint Paint Co. Ph
Gray Lumber CO
Dla
Edward Snuffer
RED Dog
Akeas OR Taylor
D. B. Stover
Cole
Pinecrest
Antique
Moye & Bennett
F.H.A
Quality Lumber & Supply Co
Beckley Paint Co
So. Fayette Ph
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