WVU Impresses Freddy Wyant in scrimmage showing
Freddy Wyant watched WVU’s varsity squad in a 14-7 loss to the alumni team. He praised the young Mountaineers led by two quarterbacks Colvard and Burnison, plus a strong line and a fast, tough winged-T offense. Sophomore fullback Glenn Holton hailed as a real good one, and Wyant predicted steady improvement over the next couple of years.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Freddy Wyant
WVU
Wyant
Mountaineers
Freddy Colvard
John Burnison
Colvard
Burnison
Wyatt
Bob Timmerman
Gene Heeter
Dick Struck
Weikle To Appear On Mound In Eagles Montgomery Game
The Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles meet Montgomery today at Warren Williams Field in a regional tilt to push toward the state title. Beckley pitcher Rod Weikle or Butch Crews is slated to start for Beckley, with Don Belcher set at first base and Bill Molina, Danny Ellison and Bob Dyke in key roles as coaching changes reshape the lineup. The regional winner advances to face Region 5 winner for a shot at the four team state tourney in Charleston.
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Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles
Montgomery
Warren Williams Field
Bill Bragg
Lawrence Wiseman
Beckley
Rod Weikle
Butch” Crews
Wiseman
Weikle
Don Belcher
Belcher
Marsh Fork
Bill Molina
Danny Ellison
Bob Dyke
Steve Wood
Marlinton
Smoot
Bluefield
Peterstown
Mullens
Charleston
Watt Powell Park
Miss Wright Wins Columbus Women's Open Golf Title
Mick ey Wright of Dallas held par-free golf for three days then shot a two under 70 to win the Columbus Women’s Open in Columbus Georgia with a 292 total and 1050 prize. Betsy Rawls led early but shot 78 final round to finish fourth. Mary Lena Faulk and Marilyn Smith tied for second at 298.
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UPI
Mickey Wright
Dallas
Texas
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Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
S.C
Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
Miss Rawls
Miss Faulk
Marilyn Smith
Jupiter
Fla
Miss Smith
Slab Fork Triumph In SLL Mine Day Opener
Truman Mine edges Sophia Electric 2to1 as opening day of the Sophia Little League tripleheader produced tighter games than the earlier blowouts. Phipps pitched for Sophia Electric while Martin went the distance for Truman Mine, with Tams and Calvert among the notable hitters.
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Sophia
Sophia Electric
Tams
Smith & Wesson
Slab Fork
Amigo
Phipps
Martin
Truman
Viars
Gross
Parker
Beckley Speedway opens with Barnie Moye’s two wins
Barnie Moye in the Lewis Moye Special swept two features at Beckley Speedway as stock car racing began. Jess Athey won the stock heat, Frank Prince the stock consolation, Malin Freeman the 25 lap stock feature, and Bud Harless the modified feature. A fatal heat day saw L B Sut Aliff collapse trackside, with the day ending as Harless won the modified feature and Moye DNF due to spring hanger failure. Approximately 1,300 spectators attended the six races, with a $750 total purse.
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Lewis-Moye
Beckley Speedway
Beckley
Barnie
Jess Athey
Frank Prince
Malin Freeman
Bud Harless
Athey
M. B. Walker
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Harless
Meadows
Sonny Hardin
Rick Lafferty
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Freeman
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Prince
Owen England
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Junior Adkins
James McDowell
Beckley’s Speedway
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England
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Covey
Sanders Clinches U S Open Berth at Colonial
Doug Sanders wins the Colonial National Invitation by one stroke with a 281 total to earn a U S Open berth and a $7,000 prize. Kel Nagle finishes second at 282, with Casper Littler Palmer and Whitt among the top money winners. Sanders had promised his wife a Mexican vacation if he performed well.
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ED Fite
Fort Worth, Tex
UPI
Doug Sanders
Sanders
Joanie
Tommy Bolt
Hot Springs
Ark
Gene Littler
Littler
Arnold Palmer
Bill Casper
Colonial Country Club
Casper
Don Whitt
Palmer
Robinette Grabs $8,000 in Pro Bowling Tourney
PARAMUS New Jersey UPI Roy Lown of El Paso Texas owned professional bowling's richest prize after surviving a nerve wracking final round in the Pro Bowlers Association invitational. Robinette of Huntington West Virginia swept the pins on his first try to win the title 196-191 in the 10th frame. Lown won the opening game 203-187 but Robinette swept the second 194-228 to claim the $8,000 second place prize?
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Paramus
N. J
UPI
Roy Lown
el Paso
Tex
Pro Bowlers Association
Lown
Rich Robinette
Robinette
Huntington
W. Va
Lawn
Pat Patterson
St. Louis
West
19 Day ABC Tourney Enters Final Week
DETROIT UPI The 79 day American Bowling Congress tournament moved into its final week with leaders expected to stay atop the standings. Wynn's Friction Proofing of Chicago posted 2993 in Sunday action, opening 1023 closing 1036, but a 934 middle spoiled a higher finish. Minor events yielded generally low scores earlier.
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Detroit
UPI
American Bowling Congress
Wynn
Chicago
Baseball standings and results from Sunday and Monday
National League standings show San Francisco leading, with Los Angeles Pittsburgh and Cincinnati chasing. Sundays results include Philadelphia over St Louis, Cincinnati over Pittsburgh, and San Francisco over Milwaukee. American League results feature Detroit and New York ties, plus Cleveland Baltimore in extra innings. list of planned Monday pitchers follows for St Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee LA Chicago SF and other matchups.
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Milwaukee
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Relief Pitchers Shine as Coates, Duffalo, Funk Richly Help Wins
Three key relievers Jim Coates, Jim Duffalo, and Frank Funkrich deliver standout innings across multiple games. Coates earns two wins for the Yankees in a doubleheader sweep of Detroit 5-4 in 11 innings and 8-6, Duffalo improves to 3-0 with the Giants in an 8-7 comeback over Milwaukee, and Funk extends relief for Cleveland in a 1-0, 6-4 doubleheader win over Baltimore. The Senators sweep Boston, the Twins beat the Angels, and several NL and A L games shape the pennant chase.
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Frank Funk
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Yogi Berra
Hank Aguirre
Ralph
Preakness contenders ready as Carry Back rivals return
Crozier and Globemaster cleared to race in the 85th Preakness. Crozier recovered from a weekend colic and could train at Pimlico today or Tuesday. Globemaster galloped 1 1 2 miles without knee issues, after leading portions of the Derby. Carry Back appeared at Pimlico for about 20 miles as rivals Hitting Away and Fountain Hill joined the probable eight.
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Fountain Hill
Moss Victor Wins Monte Carlo Grand Prix Again
Stirling Moss, 31, shaken off Richie Ginther and Phil Hill to win the Monte Carlo Grand Prix for the second straight year and third time in five seasons, boosting his bid for the world road racing title.
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UPI
Stirling Moss
Richie Ginther
Los Angeles
Phil Hill
Santa Monica
Calif
Jets Widen Lead In IL
Dick Hyde and Gordon Jones boost Rochester pennant hopes as they split with Buffalo 5-4 and 3-2. Hyde pitched strong relief in game one, Jones won game two with a seventh inning assist from Art Kay. Columbus widened IL lead with 6-5 win over San Juan. Pirates farm hands rally in seventh. Syracuse and Toronto split, Scull homered for Syracuse opener, Tanner and W. hit for Toronto in nightcap.
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Gordon Jones
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Art Kay
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Marlins
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Angel Scull
Maple Leafs
Chuck Tanner
Bill Oe W
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Richmond
Dodgers rally for 11th inning win and seven homers
In a high scoring game on page 10, the Dodgers staged a late rally with three singles and a sacrifice fly in the 11th. Dick Farrell took the loss after relieving Drysdale, while Don Elston earned his fifth win by holding the Dodgers to one hit in the last four innings. Dodgers batters Norm Larker Charlie Neal Tommy Davis Drysdale and Ron Fairly plated runs, joined by Cubs with George Altman and Sammy Taylor. Frank Robinson hit his seventh and eighth homers to power the Reds past Bob Friend and the Pirates, as Ken Hunt (3-1) won with Jim Brosnan assisting in the seventh. Bill Mazeroski homered for Pittsburgh.
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Indians
Orioles
Jim Perry
Jerry Adair
Jack Fisher
Billy Hoeft
Hoyt Wilhelm
Tribe
Willie Kirkland
Chuck Estrada
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Barry Latman
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Bob Allison
Harmon Killebrew
Jim Lemon
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Ray Moore
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Nuxhall
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Herb Score
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Don Drysdale
Don Elston
Norm Larker
Charlie Neal
Tommy Davis
Drysdale
Ron
George Altman
Sammy Taylor
Frank Robinson
Reds
Bob Friend
Pirates
Robinson
Friend
Elroy Face
Ken Hunt
Jim Brosnan
Bill Mazeroski
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