Rebels Hope To End Beckley Jinx
The Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles meet Mullens at Warren Williams Field at 4 p m for a state playoff berth in a tense regional showdown. Mullens seeks revenge after four losses to Beckley, with Charlie Stump on the mound for Mullens and Don Belcher starting for Beckley in a pivotal game.
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Watt Powell Park
Charleston
Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles
Mullens
Warren Williams Field
Flying Eagles
Eagles
Beckley
Charlie Stump
Stump
Don Belcher
Lawrence Wiseman
Rebels
Bluefield
Beavers
Jan Caldwell
Robert Kesler
Bob Rhodes
Pack Hindsley
Belcher
Bob Dyke
Steve Wood
Marlinton
Eagle
Ralph Thompson
Danny Ellison
Charlie Thompson
Rodney Weikle
Bill Karbonit
David Barksdale
Ellison
Danny
John Stump
Bill Robinette
Rhodes
Robert Sandy
Baseball Leaders by League and Pitching Records
National League batting leaders include Cepeda with 33 aboard and Aaron 31 for the Braves Moon 26 Mays 24 Robinson 24. American League list shows Gentile 41 and Oliveros 41 service? Boros 33 Cash 32 Colavito 28 Allison 26 Mantle 26. Pitching leaders feature Mizell Purkey Hunt McCormick Burdette Regan Messi Lary Wilhelm Ford and Koufax with varied win loss marks.
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Robinson
Reds
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Orioles
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Glenn Davis among 10 named to football Hall of Fame
New York United Press International reports Glenn Davis the Army football star known as Mr Outside is among ten inductees to the Football Hall of Fame. Also named are Weldon Humble Pat Pazzetti Charlie Justice George McAfee Bob Suffridge Claude Reeds Bob Reynolds and two coaches Caldwell and Faurot. Induction will occur at December awards dinner in New York.
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UPI
Glenn Davis
Army
Football Hall of Fame
Chester J. la Roche
National Football Foundation
Vincent Draddy
Davis
Weldon Humble
Rice
Pat Pazzetti
Lehigh
Charlie (Choo Choo) Justice
North Carolina
George McAfee
Duke
Bob Suffridge
Tennessee
Claude Reeds
Oklahoma
Bob Reynolds
Stanford
Caldwell
Princeton
Williams College
Yale
Foundation
Celebration Banquet Honors College Bowling League Winners
Beckley College bowled to a banquet in theStudent Union celebrating the 1960-61 bowling season results. The X-Otics won the high team game 1049 and topped the league with 38 points, while The Nameless Five took the high three game series at 2949. Leslie Bostic and Katy Jo Shelor received top individual awards with a 226 game and 607 series for Leslie and a 501 series and 187 game for Katy Jo.
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Beckley College
X-Otics
Linus Hollaway
Larry Tincher
Earl Tully
Bill Byus
Lewis Hanna
Larry Edwards
Leonard White
Jerry Elam
Freddy Walker
Ron Richmond
Leslie Bostic
Katy Jo Shelor
Leslie
Banks Switch To Left Field Sparks Thinking Man Remark
Ernie Banks, after switching from shortstop to left field, said the move made him a thinking man. The 1,111 game Cub slugger noted it would take practice to adjust and protect his knee, while delivering four routine catches and one hit in Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to Philadelphia. Vedie Himdus praised his debut.
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Chicago
UPI
Ernie Banks
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
George Altman
Banks
Vedie Hims
Cubs
Major League Standings and Tuesday Results
National League lead is held by San Francisco with 21 wins and 13 losses, followed by Los Angeles and Pittsburgh. American League standings show Detroit and Cleveland atop with 21 and 21 wins respectively. Tuesday results include Pittsburgh beating Milwaukee 1-0 and Philadelphia defeating Chicago 2-1 in ten innings.
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Cincinnati
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Rookies Hunt and Boros Shine as Young Stars Rise
Ken Hunt and Steve Boros, rising MLB rookies, lead strong showings for the Reds and Tigers. Hunt pitched 7 2/3 innings in a 2–0 win over the Dodgers, lowering his ERA to 2.47, while Boros hit his second homer in a ninth inning rally to lift Detroit over Minnesota. Cardinals rout Giants as Braves edge Pirates and Phillies beat Cubs. Angels stop Indians, Orioles top White Sox, Senators down A’s.
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Ken Hunt
Steve Boros
Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
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Reds
Boros
Tigers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Denver
Minnesota Twins
Bill Henry
Gus Bell
Gordy Coleman
Cincinnati
Don Drysdale
Norm Cash
Dick Brown
Hank Aguirre
Detroit
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Bill White
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Sam Jones
Giants
Curt Flood J
Alex Grammas
Cardinals
Ray Sadecki
Lew Burdette
Braves
Bobby Shantz
Triple Bears
Cubs
Bobby Malkmus
Frank Sullivan
Phillies
Glen Hobbie
Ernie Banks
Ken McBride
Leon Wagner
Earl Averill
Angels
McBride
Billy Hoeft
Hoyt Wilhelm
White Sox
Billy Pierce
Orioles
Dick Williams
Jerry Adair
Wilhelm
Chuck Hinton
Dale Long
Senators
Ed Hobaugh
Marty Kutyna
Kansas City
Ray Herbert
Athletics
Detroit and Minnesota Split Rough NL Tilt in Minnesota
Detroit drew first blood with a 5 to 2 win over Minnesota in a National League game. Mincher Wood Versailles Battey and PCA sparked Detroit, while Kralick and Boros provided key moments for the Twins.
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Gardner
Kralick
Vale
Dobbek
Detroit
Minnesota
Mincher
Wood
Versailles
Battey
Brown
Fernandez
Cash
Killebrew
Kaline
Boros
Bruton
Allison
Miss Shirley Richmond Seeks Babe Ruth Queen Title
Silver Brand candidate Miss Shirley Richmond aims to raise funds by collecting container deposits to improve Beckley Junior High School baseball. A 14 year old freshman, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Richmond, she is head majorette, Episcopal church member, Rainbow Girl, and five-time school spelling champ.
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Shirley Richmond
Babe Ruth
Silver Brand
Miss Richmond
George Richmond
Milliron Ave
Beckley Junior High School
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Rainbow Girls
Black Knight Golfing Notes Seventeenth Flight Pairings At Black Knight Club
Local Spring Tournament at Black Knight Country Club advances first round results across nine flights led by seventh flight clash Charley Massinople over John McKay and Dave Abrams over Dr Harry Cooper. Semifinals set with several byes and finals by Murray contender Cooper.
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Black Knight
Dr. B. B. Richmond
Harlow Sheets
Black Knight Country Club
Tom Hayes
Bill Buxbury
Richard Cooper
Hayes
Cooper
Bill Teubert
E. S. Pugh Jr
Cotton White
Joe Salango
Hoppy Reed
D. Nash Campbell
French Toney
John Cooper
Paul Loflin
M. M. Ralston
Tom Shrewsbury
Paul Vennari
Joe Luchini
Harry
Lou Scherer Jr
Bill Little
Bob Wills
Frank West
Chester Ferrell
Wayne Reynolds
Wayne Mason
Jim Justice
Gene Foster
C. A. Smith
Melvin Tolle
Vivan Lilly
Albert Tieche
Adam Halley
Paul Harless
Justin Carr
Bob Thacker
Fred Hurt
Carl Woodcox
Ray DePaulo
Norman Knapp
Bus Woodyard
Bud Walters
Bob Brown
Bill Snyder
Gary Childress
John McCulloch
Alan Sussman
Charley Massinople
John McKay
Alex George
D. L. B. Carper
Dave Abrams
Harry Cooper
B. B. Richmond
Perk Perkins
Jack Mann
Harry Hambrie
Izzy Wein
Roy Cunningham
D. Dough Bryant
Matthew Corey
Lawrence Tully
Bill Duxbury
Teubert
White
Reed
Toney
Dr. Loflin
Shrewsbury
Luchini
Cunningham
Weatherford
Dan Hall
Scherer
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Mason
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Thacker
Woodcox
Knapp
Walters
Snyder
McCulloch
Massinople
George
Abrams
Dr. Richmond
Perkins
Hambric
Corey
Duxbury
Battered Harris Hangs Em Up
Roy Harris a former Cut N Shoot schoolteacher and once a Floyd Patterson foe quit boxing after a brutal fifth round TKO loss to Bob Cleroux in Houston. Harris was floored three times by Cleroux who weighed 205 pounds to Harris 191, ending his career after the fourth round.
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Houston
Tex
UPI
Roy Harris
Cut 'N Shoot
Floyd Patterson
Bob Cleroux
Harris
Cleroux
Dressen Resting After Influenza Sickness Hit Braves Manager
Milwaukee Braves manager Charlie Dressen, 62, remained confined to bed after contracting influenza and a virus that spiked his temperature to 103. He was resting at an East Side hotel while his wife stayed at their Los Angeles home. Dressen, dean of National League managers, missed his first game absence from the dugout due to illness.
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UPI
Charlie Dressen
Milwaukee Braves
Dressen
East Side
Los Angeles
Davidson Shows Poorest Football Record in Southern Conference
Davidson has the poorest football record in the Southern Conference with 32 wins and 9 losses across 22 seasons.
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Baseball and boxing scores from various leagues and bouts
A roundup of several scoreboard items and fight results. Baseball scores include American Association Houston 4 Omaha 1 Louisville 4 Indianapolis 3 Denver 6 Dallas Fort Worth 0 and others from International and Pacific Coast leagues with teams such as Richmond Buffalo Rochester Charleston Syracuse Jersey City Birmingham Atlanta Mobile Macon Little Rock Chattanooga Shreveport Nashville Reading Williamsport Springfield Lancaster Binghamton Johnstown San Diego Tacoma Seattle Spokane Vancouver Portland Salt Lake City. Boxing notes mention Jose Torres 164 beating Bob Young 171 in New York City, Jim Hopkins 165 defeating Mel Collins 157 in Trenton, and Bob Cleroux 205 stopping Roy Harris 191 in Houston.
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Jose Torres
New York City
Bob Young
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Jimmy Hopkins
Philadelphia
Mel Collins
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Canada
Roy Harris
Cut 'N Shoot
Larsen develops varied role with A's in 1961 season
Kansas City Athletics pitcher Don Larsen has filled multiple roles in 1961, serving as starter, middle reliever, mop-up, pinch-hitter, and, on Tuesday night, patrolling left field. This marked his first starting outfield assignment since 1983 with the St. Louis Browns.
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UPI
Don Larsen
Kansas City Athletics
St. Louis Browns
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