Speaking of Outdoor Sports Apology and Tennis Tickets
The Register apologizes for a missed weekly column by Roy Lee Armon and notes the Sports section carried his piece today. A Beckley audience of about 90 bought $3.50 tickets to see Jack Kramer World Tour in Charleston, but seating was poorly elevated. Hugh G. Thompson Jr of Tennis Inc apologizes for the misallocation, explaining Charleston Civic Center seating and ticketing led to unsatisfactory views. Ned Ragland also adds apologies for Beckley fans.
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Salt Lake City Drops Pettit From Roster
Salt Lake City cut Paul Pettit from the Salt Pettit roster on Thursday. Pettit was a Pacific Coast League pitcher formerly tied to a $100,000 bonus with the Pittsburgh Pi- team.
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Patterson Faces London In High Stakes Heavyweight Bout
Floyd Patterson defends his world heavyweight title against Brian London of England in Indianapolis. NBC will televise the 15 round fight at 10 p.m. EDT. London seeks a surprise upset that could alter Patterson’s June defense against Ingemar Johansson at Yankee Stadium.
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Hounds Romp Kingston 18-1 in Thursday rout
Kingston Mountains succumbed 18-1 as the Greyhounds exploded for nine third inning runs after a scoreless first two frames. Daniels pitched a three-hit affair over seven innings to improve to 3-0, while Kingston made 13 errors and issued 11 walks in the lopsided test.
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Fishing streams muddy across West Virginia eyed for weekend angling
CHARLESTON RP Most streams suited for fishing in West Virginia were reported muddy or milky by the State Conservation Department. That made the prospects for weekend angling dismal. Normal and clear trout streams were reported for Mc Dowell County, while streams in Kardy and Grant counties were clearing.
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18 Horses Lead Derby Field In Fast Pace Clash
Louisville AP reports a deep 18 horse field for the 85th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Favorites include First Landing and Easy Spur with top riders like Eddie Arcaro. If all start at 4:40 p.m. EST the winner nets $120,900 and CBS coverage runs 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. EST.
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Whirlaway
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C. T. Chenery
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Fred Turner Jr
Tomy Lee
Keeneland
Brookmeade Stable
Sword Dancer
James Norris
C. V. Whitney
Silver Spoon
Neil S. McCarthy
Farm
CBS
Seth Shuts Out Marsh Fork 5-0
Seth G Hubbard pitched a five hit shutout as Seth defeated Marsh Fork 5 to 0. The Sherman Tide piled up seven hits off Monroe, scoring five runs. Hubbard allowed only one hit through the sixth, relief came after a Pettry triple in the seventh. 2B Collier 3B Pettry SO Monroe, Hubbard. L: Monroe. RBIs credited to Collier, Pettry, King. Total: Seth 5, Marsh Fork 0.
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Beaver Sophia Midway Shady Win Semifinal Berths
Beavers Sophia Midway and Shady Spring advance to the invitational tournament semifinals after Thursday wins. Beaver beat Crab Orchard 40 to 28, with Dillon scoring 17. Sophia and Bacontown split 35 to 31 on a fourth quarter rally, Basham scoring 20 for Sophia. Midway overwhelmed Mabscott 41 to 14 with Maynor adding 17, while Shady Spring crushed Affinity 59 to 23 with Brogan collecting 16.
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Shady Spring
Crab Orchard
Dillon
Moore
Bacontown
Basham
Duncan
Mabscott
Maynor
Affinity
Brogan
Anderson
Calvert
Monarek's 7th Inning Triple Seals GMS Victory
Greenbrier Military School tops Covington 7 6 in extra seesaw clash. Monarek hits a decisive seventh inning triple after Griffin opened with a single. McVey earned the win as Greenbrier improves to 4 2 on the season.
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Greenbrier Military School
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Greenbrier
Beckley Open Night Track Meet under WWHS lights
The 5th Beckley Open Track meet at Woodrow Wilson High School fields will run Friday night with field events starting at 5 30 and track events at 7. It is an open meet inviting junior high and high school teams including Beckley Mullens Mount Hope Oak Hill Logan Princeton and Bluefield. Local stars like Jim Wills Sid Elliott Walt Wikes Claude Painter Bill Caperton and Ronnie Cimala lead contenders as teams chase first wins of the season and top individual honors in junior and senior events. Admission 25 cents to 50 cents for lights coverage remains.
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Jerome van Meter
Beckley
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Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Logan
Red Devils
Huntington
Ronnie Cimala
Alex Morgan
Thelman Penn
Cimala
Broad
Morgan
Lawrance Wiseman
Penn
Jack of All
Bane Sarrett
Burns
Mount Hippe
van Meter
Gazette Relays Set for Saturday in Charleston Track Meet
Charleston hosts the 25th Gazette Relays with Charleston leading the state scholastic circuit. Dunbar looms as main foe, while Huntington programs show promise led by John Minichan, who has surpassed 52 feet in shot put and aims for 50 feet 9.5 inches at the Relays and Keith Locke seeks to beat 4:35.8 in the mile.
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State LL Heads To Meet Sunday At Elks Lodge
Beckley will be busy Sunday in Little League affairs as central western and eastern managers meet at the Elks Lodge at 1 to pick 1959 squads. Eighth district directors will gather with State Director George Springer to discuss policies boundaries and the state tournament.
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Biddy” Beers
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John Starr
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Rebels Sweep Doubleheader in Mullens Victory
Mullens Rebels won twice against Stoco Indians, 53 and 63, securing their third and fourth wins. In game one Mullens totaled eight hits off Lewis for five runs, while game two saw Mullens rally from a late deficit, scoring five runs before the final out. key players included Mullins Cannada McKinney and Stump with strong pitching from Stump and Farrell.
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Stump
Nada
Meadows
Wallace
A Brown
Top Women Pros Start Sky Open Golf Today
The top women pros tee off in Asheville North Carolina in the Land of the Sky Open Golf Tournament a 6000 prize event over three days on three courses. Defending champion Marlene Hagge Louise Suggs Betsy Rawls and Wiffi Smith are favored in a tight race.
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Sea Island
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Pro Grid Ace Sam Huff Invited To Sports Chowdown May 16
Pro grid star Sam Huff of the New York Giants is invited to the Armed Forces Sports Chowdown at Beckley Elks Lodge on May 16. Beckley and area officials extend invitations to local players, with Jerome Van Meter as toastmaster and eight All-State basketball honorees already invited. Tickets are on sale across Beckley and nearby towns with a May 14 deadline, and the Chowdown caps Armed Forces Day activities with a 6:30 pm start and a downtown parade.
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Pineville
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