Senators Open Eight-Game Home Stand Tonight
Charleston AP reports the Senators host the Houston Buffs to start an eight game home stretch in Charleston. The contest follows a 7 6 loss by the Senators to the Saints. The Buffs aim to climb in standings as Charleston seeks momentum at home.
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Charleston
Charleston Senators
Houston Buffs
St. Paul
Charlie Soraci
Saints
Senators
Charley Lau
Lau
Bill Taylor
Soraci
Hounds Reach Regional Final in Dodger Style Victory
Montgomery Greyhounds crushed Marsh Fork 7 to 4 in a semifinal, earning a shot at Williamsburg for Region 5 crown. Terry drove in three in the big sixth as Black struck out five and Montgomery moved to 6-1 on the season.
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Boomer
Montgomery Greyhounds
Marsh Fork Bulldogs
Williamsburg Warriors
Hinton
Williamsburg
Marlinton
Greyhounds
Bulldogs
Montgomery Lads
Terry
Black
Montgomery
Marsh Fork Wills
Daniels
Farley
Creli
Jarrell
Lewis
Kmn
Nroe
Skaggs
W. Va
Weirton
Parkersburg
Harrisville
Weston
Clarksburg
Philippi
Berkeley Springs
Keyser
Marsh Fork
Princeton II
Gary
Madison
Nitro
East Bank
Spencer
Huntington
Record catfish near Royal sparks record talk
Six Stamford-Lanark-Piney View fishermen pulled a 30 1 2 lb channel catfish from New River near Royal, 39 1 2 inches long, potentially surpassing West Virginia’s record. Due to a two-angler verification requirement and the fish being filleted, it awaits official certification by the Conservation Department after letters and weighed measurements are filed.
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BOB Wills Register
Stamford - Lanark - Piney View
New River
Royal
H. E. Swiger Jr
Parkersburg
Little Kanawha River
Swiger
Bill Jenkins
Stamford
Leonard Harvey
Lanark
Jenkins
Harvey
J. W. Redden
Douglas Jackson
Frank Jordan
William Hughart
Piney View
Raleigh Register
George McLaughlin
Harry C. Bales
Beckley
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Bales
Jones Boat Dock
Bluestone Reservoir
The
Conservation Commission
Bates
Conservation Department
Register
Roy Lee Harmon
Register Outdoor
Harmon
Harry Bales
Harry
Ed Kinney
William Bonner
Piney View Grocer
Big Ten to End Rose Bowl Pact Today
Ann Arbor Michigan AP report says the Big Ten will end its 13 year Rose Bowl football agreement today unless a last minute shift occurs. A 55 to 0 split vote by schools signals likely termination with a July 2 meeting in Chicago possible to set agenda for a future decision.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Big Ten
Chicago
Red Sox Acquire Avila To Bolster Infield Reserve
Boston Red Sox general manager Bucky Harris bought Bobby Avila, 32, from Baltimore on Thursday for an undisclosed sum. Avila, 1954 AL batting champion, had slipped to a 1 percent average, and the team seeks upgraded infield depth and pinch hitting from the new acquisition.
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Boston
Bobby Avila
Boston Red Sox
Bucky Harris
Alvia
Baltimore
Weekend fishing prospects brighten across West Virginia
West Virginia anglers were told to expect good weekend fishing as streams varied by region. The Eastern Panhandle reported clear to slightly milky streams with excellent fishing, while the Ohio River district saw a mix of normal clear to milky conditions and some milky water. Harrison and Tyler counties had milky to muddy streams. Pinnacle and Camp creeks and Summers County streams were normal and clear. South central areas showed milky water and the Bluestone River in Mercer County was black. Central West Virginia had low to clear or normal and clear streams, with the West Fork River in Lewis County and the Dry Fork in Tucker milky.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Panhandle
Ohio River District
Harrison
Tyler
Pinnacle
Camp Creeks
Summers
Mercer County
West Fork
Lewis County
Dry Fork
Tucker
Maryland Harness Track Attendance Drops
Maryland fiscal experts face a tough review of revenues from 12 tracks as Laurel and Pimlico spring meetings show an 8 to 9 percent attendance drop despite an added ninth race. Bowie is the sole track with stable attendance and handle. early figures hint per capita betting higher than 1958. Some fans are drawn away or cannot attend. Tokyo-Hachiro Tatsumi, 15, Japan, outpointed Fumio Kaizu, 151, Japan, 10.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Laurel and Pimlico
Bowie
Today's Pitchers AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit at Cleveland includes Foy tack against Bell as a nontop game. Chicago visits Kansas City with Shaw opposing Grim. New York travels to Boston with Pas cual facing Delock in a three game slate.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Foytack
Bell
Chicago
Kansas City
Shaw
Grim
New York
Boston
Pascual
Delock
Baseball matchups on Labor Day card three National foes
Milwaukee visits Philadelphia as Burdette faces Roberts in a pennant race clash. San Francisco plays Los Angeles with Antonelli meeting Drysdale. Cincinnati travels to Pittsburgh with Purkey opposing Law in a midseason showcase.
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Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Burdette
Roberts
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Antonelli
Drysdale
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Purkey
Law
Face
Klippstein
Spahn
Waterford Park To Run Richest Race On July 4
Waterford Park announces its richest race of the 45 day summer meeting the $5000 Independence Day Handicap for three year olds and up at a mile and an eighth A 14 race program is set for July 4 with five morning and nine afternoon events The meeting runs June 17 through August 8 with twenty major feature races on the schedule Bryan H Wise plans to ship a dozen horses including Hadareward Snoozie and Next Page Carlyle Johnson steward arrived to open offices.
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Chester
W. Va
Waterford Park
Panhandle
Here
Waterford
Bryan H. Wise
Hadareward
Snoozie
Next Page
Carlyle Johnson
Youth Baseball League Notes Beckley Areas Schedule
Beckley Little League No 1 games at 5 45 Yankees vs Red Sox Indians vs Tigers. No 2 at 5 45 Pirates vs Braves. No 3 at 5 30 Minor Pirates and Orioles practice. 5 30 Minor A's practice. Beckley Babe Ruth Harry's vs King Photo 6 Keatley's vs Silver Brand. Eccles Indians practice 5 Sophia Phillips Tams Odd Fellows practice 5 30 Slab Fork Babe Ruth 3 30 Parade through town 5 30 Helen vs Republic Steel
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Red Sox
Indians
Tigers
Pirates
Braves
Orioles
Babe Ruth
Harry's
King
Keatley’s
Silver Brand
Eccles
Sophia
Phillips and
Tams-Odd Fellows
Slab Fork
Helen
Republic Steel
Cotton White Captures Second Hole-In-One at Black Knight
Cotton White shot his second hole in one in two years at Black Knight Country Club on Thursday afternoon. Playing with Wayne Reynolds, Tom Shrewsbury, and S. W. Woodyard, he used a seven iron on the 125 yard sixth hole. Wind against him made the seven iron choice, and the ball hit the pin and dropped in.
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Cotton White
Black Knight Country Club
Wayne Reynolds
Tom Shrewsbury
S. W. Woodyard
White
Cotton
Boxing results from Los Angeles and Aberdeen bouts
Mauro Vazquez of Mexico City defeated Cisco Andrade of Compton in a 133 to 135 contest while Zeke Lucero of Sacramento stopped Teddy Hall of Seattle in a 136 to 136 draw.
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Mauro Vazquez
Mexico City
Cisco Andrade
Compton
Calif
Aberdeen
Wash
Zeke Lucero
Sacramento
Teddy Hall
Seattle
Ave
Twin Bill Set In BR Tonight
Beckley Babe Ruth League features Harry's Men Shop vs King Photo at Lewin Field in game one at 6 p.m. Both teams sit at 1-0 in the standings while Keatley's and Silver Brand seek first wins in the nightcap. Black Knight beat Modern Furniture 4-1 in league opener as Davis pitched well and Elkins drew a walk to spark a four-run fifth, with Crook, Shanks, Bryant and Webb delivering key hits. Tanks took the loss, seven walks aiding his seven-hit effort.
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Beckley
Lewin Field
Harry’s Men
King Photo
Harry's
Keatley’s
Silver Brand
Black Knight
Modern
Davis
Pack Hindsley
Elkins
Crookshanks
Bryant
Webb
Tanks
USLTA Names Davis Cup Squad for 1959
The USLTA named a 12 member preliminary Davis Cup team for 1959 led by Peru’s Alex Olmedo who helped Puerto the cup last year. Also listed are Earl Buchholz Jr Chris L Crawford Barry MacKay Bernard Bartzen Don Dell John Douglas Myron J Frank Grant Golden Ronald Holmberg and Clifton Mayne. The four man squad will be chosen by July 1 to defend the cup at Forest Hills August 28 to 30.
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Seattle
U. S&. Lawn Tennis Assn
Alex Oledo
Olmedo
University of Southern California
Australia
Ham Richardson
Perry Jones
Victor Denny
USLTA
Earl Buchholz Jr
St. Louis
Chris L. Crawford
Piedmont
Calif
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
Bernard Bartzen
Dallas
Don Dell
Bethesda
John Douglas
Palo Alto
Myron J. Frank
Los Angeles
Grant Golden
Braves Pirates clash for Central lead in league race
Waterdale and L&B won in City Softball League at Ballard Stadium. Waterdale edged Raleigh Glass 5 3 to pull within half a game of Central lead. L&B beat Haddad's 4 2 in opener as Waterdale and L&B each boosted 4 1 records. Giants take Western lead with 3 2 win over Cardinals as Dodgers win 7 4 and Orioles 8 4.
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L&b
Ballard Stadium
Raleigh Glass
Haddad’s
Denny Skiles
Bob Ball
Bill Turner
New River
Haddad
Wheeler
Atkins
Nye
Dacal
Pirates
Braves
Elks Stadium
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Red Sox
Indians
Tigers
Giants
Cardinals
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Reds
Orioles
Cubs
Ronnie Kyle
Joe Giampalo
Kyle
Giampalo
Ubs O'Niel
White
Miles Ss
Meyers
Walker
Moore
Kistin
Farley
Sophin
Lilly
Hawley
Martin
Ballard
Bowers
C'bury
G'ather
Davis
Michael P
Golan
Rice
Ta'man
Lowe
Gun
Michael
W — Moorether
SO — Moore
Gunther
M'dws
Baer
Wilson
Sumer If
Ford
E — Harsanyi
Short
Robertson
Meadows
Buckland
Hughart
SO — Meadows
Lirick
Patton
S'vrine
Perdue
Ellison
G'mple
H'drick
Foster
M'ning
Lewis
R'buck
Parker
Tucker
E—Parker
Severino
Pat Roeton
Hatcher
Buck
Giompalo
SO — Kyle
Kyle L
Giomalo
U — Peelish
I Stover
Kers
Baseball scores wrap from several leagues
In the Pacific Coast League results Salt Lake City beat San Diego Spokane 1 while Vancouver lost to Phoenix 6 Sacramento defeated Portland 4 Seattle edged Vancouver 1 and Spokane played. In the International League Columbus beat Miami 7 Havana 5 and Richmond defeated Charleston 3. American Association games Minneapolis 4 Indianapolis 1 Fort Worth 2 Houston 1 St Paul 7 Charlestown 6 Dallas 4 Omaha 3 Louisville at Dover postponed.
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Indianapolis
Fort Worth
Houston
Paul
Charleston
Louiville
Denver
Rauieville
Dallas
Omaha
Louisville
St. Paul
Salt Lake City
San Diego
Spokane
Vancouver
Phoenix
Sacramento
Portland
Seattle
Columbus
Miami
Havana
Richmond
American Assn. Minneapolis
Charlestown
Dover
Naoma Captures Sth LL Contest
In Big Coal River Little League action Naoma edged Marfork 5 4 after Scarbro hit a third inning grand slam with two on. Montcoal beat Sylvester 7 4 and Dorothy crushed Whitesville 23 2 as Dor othy exploded for 11 runs in the fifth.
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Whitesville
RNS
Scarbro
Naoma
Coal River
Marfork
Montcoal
Dorothy
Sylvester
Insurance
Dorothy Lads
Price
Williams
Dickens
Tabor
Post 70 Sets Practice Session For Saturday
General Hannah, manager of Post 70 of the Warren Williams League, schedules a practice Saturday at 10 a.m. on the Woodrow Wilson baseball diamond. Holdovers, draftees and those wanting to try out should report. newcomers must bring birth certificates.
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Hannah
Warren Williams League
Woodrow Wilson
Rookie Leads Memphis Open With 68 in Day One
Milwaukee rookie Tom Veech shot a 7-under 68 to lead the Memphis Open at Colonial Country Club. Behind him four-time defending pros, including Al Besselink and Jay Herbert, posted 65s and were chasing the 66s held by five top players such as Art Wall Jr and Doug Ford as the field heated up in Memphis Tennessee.
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Tom Veech
Milwaukee
Veech
Colonial Country Club
al Besselink
Jay Herbert
Besselink
Grossinger
N. Y
Herbert
Lafayette
Art Wall Jr
Pocono Manor
Bo Wininger
Odessa
Tex
Pete Cooper
Lakeland, Fla
Ernie Vossler
Midland
Doug Ford
Paradise
Tall Golf Story in Fort Madison
Frank Dodge, a 33 year old golfer from Fort Madison Iowa, stands just four inches tall yet excels at golf. He uses specially made clubs and recently shot a nine hole score of 42, his best yet.
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Fort Madison, Iowa
Frank Dodge
Dodge
Boxing Returns To Madison Square Garden
New York AP reports boxing returns to Madison Square Garden with a heavyweight bout between Alex Miteff of Argentina and Wayne Bethea of New York. The Garden ringside show resumes after a hiatus with NBC radio and television live at 9 p.m. EST.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Alex Miteff
Argentina
Wayne Bethea
NBC
Six Americans In British Am Championship Entered
SANDWICH England AP Bill Hyndman 43-year-old American challenger for the British amateur golf championship foresees a title bid next week The field includes six Walker Cup players Hyndman and five other Americans Tommy Aaron Billy Joe Patton Charlie Coe Jack Nicklaus and Deane Beman play Monday to Friday at Royal St Georges Links in windy southeast England Hyndman warns tight fairways and deep rough will test the field and favor accuracy over distance.
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England
Bill Hyndman
Hyndman
Royal St. George's
U.S
Britain
Mainfield
Tommy Aaron
Gainesville
Billy Joe Patton
Morganton
N. C
Charlie Coe
Oklahoma City
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Deane Beman
Silver Springs
Batting and pitching leaders from the season notes
The list highlights top performances across leagues with figures for batting, runs, RBI, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching decisions and strikeouts. Notable names include Killebrew Colavito Fox Aparicio Aaron Mays Mathews and Wynn, with teams Washington Cleveland Chicago Baltimore Milwaukee New York Louisville and San Francisco leading various categories.
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Detroit
Fox
Chicago
Killebrew
Washington
Power
Cleveland
Triandos
Baltimore
Colavito
Kaline
Williams
Kansas City
Runnels
Boston
Keough
Cerv
House
Allison
Aparicio
Landis
Wilhelm
Mollish
Walker
Shaw
Grant
Larsen
New York
Wynn
Core
Aaron
Milwaukee
Burgess
Pittsburgh
Mathews
Mays
San Francisco
Banks
Temple
Cincinnati
Post
Philadelphia
Neal
Los Angeles
T. Taylor
Chicago and Co
Robinson
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Stabiner
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Sherry
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Dolan Koranda
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Taylor Saracise
Paschal
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Big 10
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ACE Auto Stores
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Hachiro Tatsumi
Japan
Fumio Kaizu
Youth Baseball League
Modern Furn
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El'son
Weikle
Vecillio
Mason
Modern Furniture
E—Barksdale
Fragile
Crookshinks
Hindsley
LO — Tanks
W — Davis
Lo— Tanks
L.L
J. Ball
B. Baill
Jackson and
Seco
Montroal
Trent
Peters
Mooney and
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Henderson
Estep
Wood
Kuhn
Grimm
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Elks LI
Dodgers Reds
Arrow Liqueurs Corp
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