Cleveland Wins 2 From Yanks Into First Place
Cleveland Indians sweep the New York Yankees 6-4 and 8-5 to grab a half game lead in the AL. Chuck Essegian shines with five hits, a homer, and three RBIs as Dono van and Latman win, while other AL and NL results feature Giants, Dodgers, Reds, and Cubs in a busy baseball roundup.
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Joe Sargis
UPI
Chuck Essegian
Cleveland Indians
Mel McGaha
Essegian
McGaha
Chuck
Indians
Kansas City Athletics
Julius Grant
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Dick Donovan
Yankees
Barry Latman
Whitey Ford
John Romano
Donovan
Jerry Kindall
Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Angels
Baltimore Orioles
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Giants
San Francisco Giants
Houston Colts
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis
Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Braves
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Vic Power
Twins
Kansas City
Joe Bonikowski
Power
Dan Pfister
Norm Bass
White Sox
Angels
Los Angeles
Bob Botz
Floyd Robinson
RBI
Dom Zanni
Dick Brown
Dick McAuliffe
Tigers
Dick Regan
Earl Robinson
Baltimore
Brooks Robinson
Orioles
Jimmy Piers
Senators
Jack Sanford
Houston
Dodgers
Orlando Cepeda
Jim Davenport
San Francisco
Larry Jackson
Ken Boyer
John Roseboro
Jackson
Johnny Podres
Pinson
Reds
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Pirates
Bob Purkey
Jim Marshall
Pittsburgh
Frank Bolling
Roy McMillan
Milwaukee
Mets
Birdie Tebbetts
Braves
Cubs
Barney Schultz
Cub
George Altman
Boxscore Highlights From MLB Game Featuring Key Players
Major League Boxscores mention Groat Mazeroski and Marshall with Groat and Marshall. Purkey Cardenas and Coleman listed. LOB Pittsburgh 8 Cincinnati 8. 2B Mazeroski Robinson 3B Pingon HR Marshall Pinson Robinson S Edwards.
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Jackie Withrow Throws First Pitch in Sophia Opening Day
A bright sun and cool breeze framed the Sophia Opens L baseball opening day as six Little League teams took the field with Jackie Withrow delivering the ceremonial first pitch.
Sophia First Little League Season Opens With Ceremonies
On Sunday at Sophia the Little League season opened with a brief ceremony headlined by Mrs W W Withrow and 1500 fans. Mayor James Salyers urged youths to play as sportsmen and grow into principled adults as Mrs Withrow, Ray Hawley and George McLaughlin spoke. Three games followed: Slab Fork beat Mills Farley 4-3 in eight innings, Sophia Electric edged Smith Williams 6-5, and Truman Mine defeated Tams 11-4.
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W. W
Jackie’’ Withrow
House of Delegates
Albert Veneri
Slab Fork
Mills-Farley
Sophia Electric
Smith-Williams
Truman Mine
Tams
Jeff Spicer
Jones
Clavert
Mills- Farley
Kincaid
Smith- Williams
R. Smyre
B. Jones
Sophia Elec
Pittman
Prunesi
Taylor
G. Brown
WW Sets Meet Tonight For Drafting Players
A meeting for drafting players, per Frank Barksdale, president of the Warren Williams League, will be held at the Beckley Newspapers Library tonight at 7 P.M. All persons interested in the league are urged to attend.
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Frank Barksdale
Warren Williams League
Beckley Newspapers
Penske Nets National Title in Cumberland With Record Pace
Roger Penske of Gladwyne Pennsylvania wins the featured event at the National Championship in Cumberland Maryland covering 29 laps in 36 minutes 02 seconds at an average 77.5 mph breaking the 75 mph mark set by Walt Hansgen three years ago. Penske’s best lap 1 minute 14 seconds also sets a new record as about 72 000 spectators watched at the 1.6 mile Munici pal Airport course. Hap Sharp finishes five seconds back in a Cooper Limax and last year’s winner Bob Holbert places third in a Porsche. Multiple class results listed for production and Formula cars.
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Walt Hansgen
Penske
Marlboro
Danville
Municipal Airport
Hap Sharp
Midland
Tex
Bob Holbert
Warrington
Porsche
Sharp
Edmund Hessert
Haddonfield
N.J
Wynn Blanchard
Kingsville
Wis
Alfa
Skip Barber
Philadelphia
Turner-Alexander
Johnson Won't Fight Scholtz In Germany Next Month
Pat Olivieri and a German promoter rep discuss a possible Harold Johnson defense against Gustav Scholtz in Germany next month. Johnson, fresh champion after beating Doug Jones, refuses to sign without Olivieri. Olivieri cites a court injunction barring Johnson from bouts without approval.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Pat Olivieri
Harold Johnson
Gustav
Bubi) Scholtz
Germany
Johnson
Doug Jones
New York
Olivieri
Zora Folley
Thomas McBride
Fred Sommers
Los Angeles
Sommers
Fritz Gretzschel
Scholz
George Gainford
Oliveri
Gretzschel
Mountaineers Clinch SC Title in Baseball Race
West Virginia holds an 8-1 conference mark heading into the final weekend, clinching the Southern Conference title. Richmond sits 7-3 with a slim outside chance to share if it wins out and WVU drops its last two games. Standings show VMI, Virginia Tech, Furman, GWU, Davidson, The Citadel, and William and Mary in the mix.
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UPI
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Richmond
West Virginians
Spiders
West Virginia
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Tech
Furman
George Washington
Davidson So
Citadel
William and Mary —S—S
Wright Wins Western Open in Sudden Death Playoff
Mickey Wright of Dallas wins the 33rd Women’s Western Open in a dramatic sudden death playoff against Mary Lena Faulk of Sea Island after four rounds on the 6500 yard par 72 course at Montgomery Alabama. Wright aims for a grand slam with upcoming U.S. Open and LPGA event.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Mickey Wright
Muskogee
Okla
Dallas
Tex
Mary Lena Faulk
Miss Wright
Augusta
Palmer
Miss Faulk
Sea Island
Mullens BBL To Open June 5
The Mullens Babe Ruth League aims to start play on June 5. Rosters have been set and Sonny Phillips corrected a previous release. David Tolliver joins the Cards and Wardie Lefler joins the Giants for the season, with several players returning from last year’s Little League teams.
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Mullens
Sonny” Phillips
David Tolliver
Wardie Lefler
Giants
Phillips
Cardinals
George Lewis
Red Sox
Jimmy Davis
Roger Kidd
Dale Parker
Lee Grasser
Darrell Poff
Terry Caperton
Indians
Rick Mitchell
Benny Williamham
Jim Ashley
Charles Simmons
Memorial Day 500-Mile race sets 12 berths open
Indianapolis UP I report shows 12 places remain for the Memorial Day 500 mile event as Parnelli Jones leads qualifying by posting 150 mph laps. Jones, Len Sutton and Rodger Ward each beat Hurtubise’s 149 mph one lap mark, with Jones topping the field at 150.729 on his first lap and averaging 150.370 over four laps on the 244 mile Speedway. A $425,000 purse awaits next weekend's final entrants and the field could include nearly 50 crews seeking the holiday race.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Parnelli Jones
Speedway
Torrance
Bee
Oval
Bobby Marshman
A. Foyt
Hurtubise
Parnelli
WVC Spring Sports Close at Bethany and Oglebay Park
West Virginia Conference spring sports wrap up with track at Bethany College and golf and tennis at Oglebay Park Wheeling. Bethany defends track and tennis mile titles while West Liberty holds golf crown. Executive committee weighs Bethany withdrawal as President Perry Gresham announces Bethany will join the Presidents' Conference.
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Wheeling
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Bethany College
Oglebay Park
Bethany
Mile West Liberty
WWC
Perry Gresham
WVC
Presidents
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Jackie” Withrow
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Ithaca
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