Howen Fires 77 Wins Louise Suggs Golf Title
Blanche Howen captured the Louise Suggs 18 hole title at Black Knight Country Club with a 77 on Callaway scoring, aided by a dramatic back nine 45 after a rough start. Ann Parker and Lib Hancock tied for nine holes with 53, while Jessie Lipscomb and Anne Sprague finished second at 81 in the 18 hole event.
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Blanche Howen
Black Knight Country Club
Louise Suggs
E. M. Payne Co
Howen
Blanche
Ann Parker
Lib Hancock
Jessie Lipscomb
Anne Sprague
Parker
Hancock
Louise Gilchrist
Nell Russell
Jan Straton
Viola Wray
Lea Piper
Nell Duncan
Lena Lilly
Ginny Cooper
Joyce Mandley
Grace Whitlock S. Susman
Sophia Anglers Win National Recognition In Sports Afield
Two Sophia anglers earned national notice from Sports Afield magazine for last year’s catches. Louie Cole was honored for a 12 pound 10 ounce West Virginia walleye from the New River near Sandstone Falls. Buster Mills received recognition for a large white bass.
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Sophia
Raleigh Register
Sports Afield Magazine
Louie Cole
West Virginia
the Magazine
Buster Mills
Cole
New River
Sandstone Falls
Sandstone
East Carolina Four on All SC Team
East Carolina Pirates land four spots on the All Southern Conference Baseball Team with two more on the second team. Notables include Tim Hill and Mike Holloran on the first unit, plus catcher Richard Narron and pitcher Jimmy Raynor from ECU. Richmond and West Virginia tally two first-team selections each.
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Richmond
UPI
East Carolina Pirates
Pirates
Mike Holloran
George Washington
Tim Hill
West Virginia
Richie Sharff
Jim Clay
Biond
Frank Jennessf
Wayne Britton
East Carolina
Ed Thorne
Richard Narron
Jimmy Raynor
Palmer Questions Memphis Open Return
Arnold Palmer said it was questionable whether he would play the Memphis Open next week due to a back strain but intends to enter the Buick Open the following week. He plans West Coast practice before the National Open in San Francisco. He recalled winning the 1960 Open with a late surge after being seven behind, and enjoyed a charity match with Bob Hope Doug Sanders and Mike Douglas.
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San Francisco
West Coast
Palmer
Arnie
New York City
Bob Hope
Doug Sanders
Mike Douglas
The
Heart Association of
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Hope
Braves Power Past Mets with Three Homers
Richmond Braves belted three home runs to beat the Jets 5-1 in Columbus as Billy Southworth and Bill Robinson hit solo shots in the sixth after Southworth’s two-run blast in the first. Southworth ties team lead with six homers as other MLB minor league results include Jacksonville routing Toledo 10-5 and Syracuse edging Toronto 4-3.
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Warden
Johnson
Don Stover
Mullens
John Shumate
Loff
Kemp
Middleton
Reed
McKinney
McGlothlin
Pirates
Monroe County
Peterstown
Sonny Lively
Weiss
Shumate
Lively
E. S. Phillips
Billy Spencer
Wayne Sibold
Eddie Page
Eddie Terry
Spencer
Tony Noble
Sibold
Columbus Jets
Richmond Braves
Jets
Braves
Columbus
Billy Southworth
Bill Robinson
Southworth
Jacksonville
Toledo
Mud Hens
Darrell Sutherland
Suns
Gil Downs
Stan Bohnson
Billy Madden
Mike Epstein
Rochester
Red Wings
Buffalo
Dave Leonard
Ken Rowe
Manny Jiminez
Syracuse
Toronto
Beckley Hosts Pioneers In Regional Semi Final
Beckley meets East Bank in a regional semi final at Warren Williams Field with a 4 30 start. Coach Lawrence Wiseman expects a tough game against the top state team coached by Joe Butta. He will decide whether Mike Griffith or Albert Hughes starts after warmups.
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Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles
East Bank Pioneers
Warren Williams Field
Beckley
Lawrence Wiseman
Pioneers
Wiseman
East Bank
Joe Butta
Mike Griffith
Albert Hughes
Braves Triumph in Beckley Little League Action
Braves beat Yankees 8 to 3 at Elks Stadium as Tigers claim first win 9 to 3 over Indians. Orioles and Red Sox tie 8 to 8 after seven innings called by curfew. tie to be completed June 27 per President Kennon Chambers.
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Braves
Elks Stadium
Yankees
Tigers
Indians
Orioles
Red Sox
Kennon Chambers
Thomas
Combs
Mays
Meadows
Neal
Robertson
Blaney
Haleec
Williams
Adrguez
Klaus
McDaniel
Lilly
Yost
Kelly
Farrish
Atkinson Lf
Vass
Southern
Hancock
Rizzi
Cimala
Leisure
Rodriguez
Indians Tigers
Monore
Pate
Stanley Lf
Thurmanc
Dorsey
Lovell
Cpelri
Epperly
Hylton
Redd
Harvey P
Henry
Stanley
Duncan
Lester
Richmond
Jones
Pmbrin
Games Today Beckley Little League Schedule
Beckley Little League No 1 features Cats versus Marlins with practice, followed by Comets against Chicks and Blues against Hawks in practice. Other matches include Whitesville vs Montreal City Softball, Long Airbox vs C Y Wrecking, Beckley Welding vs Eppys Drug, Sophia Little League Sophia Amoco vs Smith Williams Builders Franklin vs Atkinson s Market, and Beckley Babe Ruth with Eric s Silver Brand practicing at 5.
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Beckley
Cats
Comets
Chicks
Blues
Hawks
Coal River
LI Whitesville
Montreal City
Long Airbox
C. & Y. Wrecking
Beckley Welding
Eppy’s Drug
Sophia
Sophia Amoco
Smith & Williams Builders-Franklin
Atkinson’s
Beckley Babe Ruth Eric's
Ralston Nearing Semis of French Tennis Championship
Dennis Ralston, the sixth seed from Bakersfield California, advanced toward the semifinals at Roland Garros. He defeated Bernard Paul 8-6 6-3 6-0 and next faces Gerard Pilot in a second round clash as American players push toward Wimbledon prep.
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Paris
UPI
Dennis Ralston
Ralston
Bernard Paul
Gerard Pilot
Bakersfield
Calif
Cliff Richey
Dallas
Graham Stilwell
Britain
Seth Loses Boy Attacks Umpire
An 18-year-old Sherman High player James Brown faces assault and battery charges after a postgame fight with umpire Dale Wells following a regional baseball game loss to Van High School 4 2. Wells suffered a broken nose and Brown is set for a Saturday hearing on bond $50.
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Whitesville
UPI
Justice of the Peace
Eugene Lewis
James Brown
Seth
Dale Wells
Brown
Sherman High
van High School
Wells
Sherman
Manual Arvon
Gordon Fismon
West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission
Parkersburg
Whitey Ford Sidelined by Left Elbow Tendonitis
Southpaw Whitey Ford, winless this season, is expected to miss his next start due to tendonitis in his left elbow after leaving the game against California in the first inning. He returned to New York from a May 13 exit versus Kansas City and has been undergoing X ray treatments.
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New York
UPI
Whitey Ford
Ford
California
Kansas City
Cassius Clay Plans Four Day Recuperation Tour
Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay, fresh from a stoppage of Henry Cooper in London, travels through Frankfurt for talks with rival candidate Karl Mildenberger before arriving in Cairo invited by the United Arab Republic. Officials plan Nile Delta visits and Suez Canal stops, but Clay seeks rest after grueling training.
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Cairo
UPI
Cassius Clay
Clay
London
Henry Cooper
Frankfurt
Germany
Karl Mildenberger
United Arab Republic
Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs
Nile Delta
Aswan Dam
Suez Canal
Alexandria
Byrd says plans approved for 200000 White Sulphur hatchery
U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd announced that architects and engineers can begin designs on a 200000 fish hatchery building at White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery in Greenbrier County West Virginia. The project includes a Visitor Information Center and aims to boost trout supplies and regional tourism with a new one story brick facility and updated rearing tanks.
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Washington, D. C
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
White ‘Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery
Greenbrier Countty
W. Va
Byrd
West Virginia
Senate
Bureau
Mustangs and A P win in Mt Hope Softball action
Mustang Inn edged Glen Jean 7 6 and A and P beat Jewel Tea 6 5 in Mt Hope league games Tuesday. L Gray homered for Mustang and Newsom and Lilly hit for Jewel Tea. late rallies decided both games as Glen Jean and Jewel Tea fell short of extra innings.
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Mustang Inn
Glen Jean
Jewel Tea
Mt. Hope
Mustangs
L. Gray
Mustang
Newsom
Lilly
Ian Glen Jean
Mkinny
J Davis
L Gray
Cogar
Harris
Nims
Walton
Newsome
B. McKinney
Cheese
Hodge
Bailey, Newsom
Wilkes Insurance Tops Beckley Welding In City League
Wilkes Insurance defeated Beckley Welding 8 to 3 at Caseino Stadium as the City Softball leaders traded blows. Hancock homered for Wilkes while Larry Ball pitched a five innings before Weld ing picked up two runs. Riffe homered for the losers as Wilkes pulled away after taking an early 3-0 lead.
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Wilkes Insurance
Beckley Welding
Caseino Stadium
Bill Plaza
Esso
Jimmy
Jims
Oilmen
Insurancemen
Larry Ball
Welding
Riffe
Raleigh County Industrial League seeks sponsors and players
Industrial League president Bob Cerrito announced the league needs a sponsor for another team. Leed's Discount Stover's Appliance and New River Supply agreed to sponsor teams for the 1966 campaign at the first meeting. Interested merchants and players should contact Cerrito at West Virginia Glass Co. Games are at Warren Williams Field on Wednesdays and Saturdays with potential games at Whitesville American Legion field. A second meeting will be set before a tentative June 10 opening.
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Raleigh County Industrial League
Bob Cerrito
Leed
Discount
Stover
New River Supply
Cerrito
West Virginia Glass Co
Warren Williams Field
American Legion
Whitesville
Raleigh County
Stoco High athletes receive monograms at school outing
Athletes at Stoco High School gathered for an informal all-sports outing Tuesday afternoon and received monograms for participation in athletics at the school. Coaches Tony Castanen and Earl Arbaugh presented letters and the boys were treated.
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Stoco High School
Tony Castanen
Earl Arbaugh
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Billy Capps
Shirley Anderson
Rebels
Lewisburg
Mullens Athletic Field
Melvin Reed
Peterstown Bats
Edmond Ballenger
Bill Wooldridge
Carter Warden
Gordon Johnson
Jack Kemp
Richard Weiss
Robert Middleton
Jerry McKinney
Ken McGlothlin
Ibring
Noble
Wooldridge
Mullens AB Roar
Ken McGlathline
Dale Parker
Cordon Johnson
Ronnie Lawrence
Page
Terry
Sbr Reed
McGrothlin
Register
Magazine
Robert Monarchy
Register Sports
Beckley National Bank
Bex’s Discount
Pagoda Shopping Center
Boggs’ Tackle Shop
Mullens Hardware & Appliance
Ray’s Bait Shop
Stiles
Jinx
Gladys Stiles
Beckley Women's Bowling Association
Gladys
Judy Anderson
Anderson
Beckley Keglers
Vaughan Kovach
Tom Green
Fred Rodriguez
David Winchester
Jim Hyder
Davidson
Don Hetzel
George Pearce
William and Mary
Tom Linton
Citadel
Chuck Boggs
Dick Balderson
Smitty Holland
Paul O. Burdette
Modern Woodmen OF America
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Rock Island
Illinois
Arnie May
Miss
Mets
Pioneers Today
Birds
Sox
DEPOY
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Cash & Carry
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Julie Heldman
Greta Delporte
South Africa
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Australia
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Brazil
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Maria Solsona
Spain
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Clark Grabner
Beachwood
Ohio
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Marty Riessen
Evanston
Riessen
Alan Stone
Roland Garros
Jim McManus
Berkeley
Sari Misra
India
Fred Stolle
Edouard Lolfee
Belgium
Cliff Drysdale
Patricio Rodriguez
Chile
Davis Capper
Jose Edison Mandarino
Bill Tym
Pittsburgh
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W. Sulphur
Jewel
A.& P Ewing
Pomeroy
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Dobbins
Fox
Kees
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Kizer
Gambill
Carder
Hensley
Jackson
Maddy
A&p
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Maddy Hensley
Coleman, Fox, Good
SF Pomeroy
Wilkes, Essomen Tally City
Trump
Bently
Dyer
Chandler
J Ball
Browning
Miller
Mdowell
Basham
Wilkes
RBI
J. Ball
Allen
Bob Ball
Berl Ball
Rivituso
L. Ball
Plaza Esso
Jimmy’s Place
Hancock If
Shepard Rf
Littlejohn
Williams Rf
Krueger
Arbaugh
Busch
Smith
Bailey
Rodgers
Basham Ec
Murdock
Sutyak
Ball
Hess
Jimmy's 000 500 5—10 Rbi: Basham
Littlejohn Bailey
Pence
Stoco
D. W. Bryson
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