Lead Changes Hand In West Virginia Bowling Tourney
In week five of the WV women's tournament at Bowl Wick Wheeling pair Dor othy Hendricks and Marge Jenson led the doubles with 1273, while Lena Walters of Parkersburg topped all events with 1871 across team, singles and doubles. Julia Berkley trailed by ten pins in all events. Jenson rose to third. Multiple top-five shifts occurred in singles handicap with Fairmont's Dorothy Dunlap moving to fourth and Ripley’s Ella Britton rising to fifth.
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Bowl Wick
Dorothy Hendricks
Marge Jenson
Wheeling
Pat Gillen
Ann Smith
Helen Jordan
Nina Adkins
Huntington
Charleston
Jenson
Lena Walters
Parkersburg
Julia Berkley
Dorothy Dunlap
Fairmont
Ella Britton
Rip
Hendricks-Johnson
Cutright-Paxton
Ripley
Carrick-Daugherty
Philippi
Osborne-Seebough
Florence-Walters
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Gray-Winans
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Moundsville
Ella Briton
Patricia Rose
Farmont Onderko
Beverly Glenn
May Frought
Parkersbur
Virginia Sayre
Karen Criss
Beth Shingleton
Betty Daugherty
Kathy Bero
Loretta McCombs
Jo Gray
Ethel Shaffer
Jo Plummer
Hunt
Parkers
Pairings Announced For Catholic Baseball Tilt
PARKERSBURG UP I Pairings announced for the fourth annual state Catholic high school baseball tournament to be held May 14 16 in Parkersburg. Friday schedule includes Huntington St Joe vs Morgantown St Francis Wheeling Central vs Fairmont St Peters Charleston Catholic vs McMechen Bishop Donahue Parkersburg Catholic vs Martinsburg St Joseph Semifinals May 15 at 2 30 and 7 30 p m with finals Sunday at 1 30 p m.
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St. Joe
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Fairmont St. Peters
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McMechen
Bishop Donahue
Parkersburg Catholic
Martinsburg St. Joseph
Pressure On Big Reds For State Track Meet
Parkersburg, seen as Charleston High School’s main challenger, faces a tough hunt in the Huntington regional meet rescheduled after a wet grounds delay. Charleston led with 13 individuals and five relays, while Stonewall Jackson and St. Albans also posted strong qualifying showings. The regional field includes elite performers from Triadelphia Wheeling Elkins Fairmont East Beckley Martinsburg and Martinsburg with high marks and record efforts shaping state qualifications.
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UPI
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Big Reds
Charleston High School
Charleston
Stonewall Jackson
St. Albans
John Barnett
DuPont
Ricky Harris
Triadelphia
Wheeling
Elkins
Fairmont East
Beckley
Martinsburg
New Martinsville
West Union
Mt. Hope
Shepherdstown
Mullens
Kuhl
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Terry
Lockwood
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Sink
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Lilly
Hancock
Sparks
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Hampshire
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Keyser
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Sowers
Johnson
Alger
Burnside
Popp Edges Capps In BKCC Pro Am With 140 141
Adolph Popp of Oak Hill shot 68 72 140 to beat Billy Capps of Beckley who posted 69 72 141 in the BKCC pro am. Joe Taylor of Charleston tied for third at 144. best foursomes led by Fletcher Keaton team at 120. regional track results and other standings follow.
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Adolph Popp
Billy Capps
Beckley
Black Knight Country Club
Popp
Capps
John Fletcher
Clarksburg
Roger Keaton
Joe Salango
Albert Tieche
Joe Taylor
Charleston
Taylor
Huntington
Pete Byer
Harry Hoffer
Mel Carpenter
Pete Donald, Jr
Hoppy Reed
Larry Ciccarelli
Dave Smith
Parkersburg
Linden Meade
Man
Bud Harold
Sims Browning
Oceana
Tex Lankford
Fletcher
Joe Salanco
Carpenter
Smith
Walt Christiansen
Cotton White
Pete Wilburn
Hoffer
John Spence
Tony Misiti
J. W. Ward
Ned Payne
Bill Ormandy
Charles Massinople
Tom Martin
Joe Luchini
Jim Sanger
Dick Fourche
Fred Hurt
E. B. Wray
Lankford
Dick Shepard
Roy Cunningham
Bob Brown
Clark Aiming At Indy 500 Pole
Scotland's Jimmy Clark leads practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with an unofficial 158.8 mph pace as five days remain before qualifications for the Memorial Day 500. Parnelli Jones later loses a wheel from a hub failure after a 156.4 mph run.
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UPI
Scotland
Jimmy Clark
Clark
Speedway
Parnelli Jones
Torrance
Calif
Jones
Toledo Out To Escape IL's Second Division
The Toledo Mud Hens gain pitching help as they push to leave the International League second division. Dukes pitched a 3-0 win over Toronto in game one, Cullen added a six hitter in game two for a 6-2 victory. League standings show Atlanta atop, with Columbus, Toronto, Syracuse, Rochester, Toledo, Buffalo, and Jacksonville trailing.
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Tom Dukes
Toronto
Stan Johnson
Toledo
John Cullen
Maple Leafs
Dukes
Cullen
Atlanta
Syracuse
Dick Kelley
Dan Schneider
Woody Woodward
Bob Barton
Jack Hamilton
Chiefs
Rochester
Jacksonville
Steve Demeter
John Mason
Nielsen Chochrane
Suns
Erio Chacon
Chacon
Columbus
Buffalo
Jets
Mel Perry
Frank Herrera
Frank Carpin
John Gelnar
United A International L. Pet
Atlanta A
Records Set In Fresno Relays
Fresno State hosts the 39th Fresno Relays with world records set by Stanford in the 440 yard relay at 39.7 seconds and Oklahoma State in the two mile relay at 7:18.3. Larry Questad anchors the Indians to a 39.9 clocking in the 440. Brigham Young wins the team title with 32 points, Southern California and San Jose State tie for second at 31, New Mexico close with 30.
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UPI
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Dale Rubin
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Jimmie Metcalf
John Terry
Tom van Ruden
Dave Terry
Oregon State
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Southern California
San Jose State
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Dave Nelson to Speak at WV High School Coaching Clinic
Morgantown United Press International reports delegates at the sixth annual West Virginia High School Football Coaching Clinic on May 22 will hear Dave Nelson, Delaware head coach, discuss Trends of the Wing T Offense Belly and Sweep Series. Nelson devised the Wing T popularized by Forest Evashevski at Iowa after a visit with Nelson’s staff at Delaware. West Virginia University adopted the formation after that visit. The two day clinic begins May 21 and is sponsored by the West Virginia High School Coaches Association.
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UPI
West Virginia
Dave Nelson
University of Delaware
Liston to Train With Judges Present in Maine
Former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston will train for his May 25 title bid against Cassius Clay in Lewiston while 220 trial judges attend a Massachusetts convention at Poland Spring. Liston plans to move training to the Poland Spring resort Tuesday afternoon, with Clay staying in Chicopee until May 23.
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UPI
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Willie Reddish
Dedham
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New England
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Forte
Boston
Suffolk County
Chicopee
Prince wins feature and heat at Beckley Speedway
Frank Prince of Crab Orchard wins the feature and heat at Beckley Speedway on Sunday, gains 1,235 points to reach 1,440 for the season and moves to second in the standings behind leader Eddie Moye. Nimitz driver suffers mechanical trouble. Charlie Massey wins consolation heat but causes damage to Jess Athey. Racing shifts to Saturday with time trials at 7:30 p.m. for Spring Championships.
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Crab Orchard
Beckley Speedway
Prince
Ernie Moye
Nimitz
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Bruce Taylor
Junior Adkins
Junior Bradley
Moye
Charlie Jordan
Marin Freeman
Freeman
Cantley
Jordan
Charlie Massey
Massey
Jess Athey
Athey
Eddie Hess
Hess
Jerry Hunter
John Radford
Knudson Leads Fort Worth Golf Title Dispute
Near sighted George Knudson held a one stroke edge entering a rain delayed final round of the Colonial National Invitation in Fort Worth. The Canadian sought a wire to wire victory worth 15 in the season’s earnings as Crampton and Lema chased from behind.
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Tex
George Knudson
Knudson
Bruce Crampton
Tony Lema
Australia
Crampton
Lema
Juan Rodriguez
Doug Sanders
al Geiberger
Don January
Gardner Dickinson
Julius Boros
Fort Worth, Tex
Matson Ups 70-Plus Mark In Southwest Meet
Randy Matson of Texas A&M broke the 70-foot barrier in the shot put with a 70 feet seven inches at the Southwest Conference track meet. Other UPI items include Stanford’s 440 relay world record, Oklahoma State’s two-mile relay, Withers Stakes win by Flag Raiser, Rebel 300 protest, Dad Vail Regatta results, Targa Florio win, Kurentsov weightlifting record, Knudson lead at Colonial Open, and Nancy Richey into Italian tennis final.
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United Press International
College Station, Tex
UPI
Randy Matson
Texas A & M
Whitworth Captures Kiwanis Ladies PGA Title in Shreveport
Kathy Whitworth won the Kiwanis Ladies' PGA tournament in Shreveport with three rounds of 70 for a 210 total earning $8,500.
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Shreveport
Kathy Whitworth
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