Clear Fork Leads Region 5 Baseball to State Tourney
The region winner Clear Fork will face Gary at Parkersburg today at 1 p.m. as the 1965 state tournament opens. If successful, they meet the Logan St Marys winner Friday night in the semifinals. Panther team photos list Bill Massey and Bill Montgomery among coaches and players.
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Logan St. Marys
Panther
Bill Massey
Glen Estep
Lonzo Stover
Ralph Shepherd
Rodney Lambert
Billy Joe Farley
Jerry
Buckhannon Opens Play Today in West Virginia State Tournament
Buckhannon and Benwood Union begin the West Virginia High School Baseball Tournament in Parkersburg with an 5 p.m. opening game. Buckhannon leads eight regional titlists with a 17 0 record and seeks another state title after last year. Stonewall Jackson faces Martinsburg in the second game as Round One proceeds with Clear Fork vs Gary and Logan vs St. Marys. The four winners advance to the semifinals Friday and the final Saturday. Buckhannon, region champions, have defeated Stoco Oak Hill Williamsburg and Crichton en route to this event.
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Parkersburg
Clear Fork
Crichton
Gary
Buckhannon
Benwood Union
West Virginia
Frank Feola
Stonewall Jackson
Martinsburg
Logan
St. Marys
East Bank
South Charleston
Ripley
Day Dismissed For Disciplinary Reasons At USF
San Francisco AP reports center Art Day of the University of San Francisco basketball team was dismissed for disciplinary reasons. Clear Fork carries the second best record into the tournament and may use ace moughsman Buddy Stover with Jackie Vanney to finish the spring semester.
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Center
Art Day
University of San Francisco
Clear Fork
Moughsman
Buddy Stover
USF
Jackie
Vanney
Bill Montgomery
Flora Named SC Athlete of the Year
Dom Flora of Washington and Lee edged Virginia Military Institute quarterback Bobby Jordan to win the Southern Conference athlete of the year in a writers association vote. Flora, fifth in career scoring among major college players, secured 61 points to Jordan's 45 with five points for first choices and three for runners-up.
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Virginia Military Institutes
Bobby Jordan
Southern Conference
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Jordan
Jerry West
West Virginia
Bobby Schwarze
Citadel
Chuck Howley
Elliot Schaubach
William and Mary
Dave Tork
Mike Scenmer
George Washington
Lloyd Sharrar
Len Muse
Virginia Tech
Rod Hundley
Darrell Floyd
Furman
Johnny Mapp
VMI
Corrigan Named New WAL Basketball Coach at W&L
Gene Corrigan, 29, Duke graduate, is named basketball coach at Washington and Lee University replacing Louis Miller who left to coach at Virginia Military Institute. Corrigan will quit soccer and baseball duties but will keep lacrosse and serve as freshman football assistant until basketball practice begins.
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Washington and Lee University
Generals
Eugene F
Gene) Corrigan
Louis
Weenie) Miller
Virginia Military Institute
Corrigan
Miller
Duke University
Hennessey Wins ABC Masters In Upset Victory
Tom Hennessey of St. Louis defeated Lou Frantz 7 8 9 to 7 4 in four games to take the American Bowl ing Congress Masters title in Syracuse. He posted a 209.15 average, second best in eight years, while former champion Dick Hoover, toppled earlier, set last year’s record at 216.
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Nly
Tom Hennessey
St. Louis
Don Carter
Hennessey
Nashville
Tenn
Chicago
Carter
Lou Frantz
Louisville
Dick Hoover
Akron
Ohio
Haas to be optioned to American Association team
Milwaukee Braves announce Eddie Haas will be optioned Friday to the Wichita farm club in the Class AAA American Association. Haas, a former serviceman, returns to the active roster after coming off the national defense service list. He was acquired last winter from the Chicago Cubs in a trade that also brought pitcher Bob Rush to Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee Braves
Eddie Haas
Braves
Wichita
Haas
National Defense Service
Chicago Cubs
Bob Rush
Western Open Tourney Begins With Star-Studded Field
The $25,000 Western Open starts today with 151 golfers six former National Open champions among them. The 72 hole event at 8 a m will trim to low 70s and ties after 36 holes. Defending champion is Doug Ford, noted as golf's second leading money winner of 1957.
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Lloyd Mangrum
Dick Mayer
Jack Fleck
Ed Furgol
Julius Boros
Cary Middlecott
Doug Ford
Local Baseball and Softball Matchups Listed by Leagues
Beckley Little League Giants face Cardinals while Reds play Dodgers in Beckley. Babe Ruth Modern takes on Sil Brand Ray's Buick meets Harry's Intercity Softball. Flats contests Raleigh Glass and Eddie's battles Calloway Heights. Slab Fork Babe Ruth Totne Hall meets Helen Hinton in Lite League Giants versus Reds and Dodgers versus Braves with Mullens Little League Legion opposing Lions Moose facing Rotary.
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Indians Practice Set At Mullens Babe Ruth League
The Mullens Babe Ruth League Indians hold a 3:30 p.m. practice today led by coach Bob Raines.
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Indians
Seil
Bob Raines
White Oak Country Club Opens Women Handicap and First Round Pairings
The White Oak Country Club hosts the men s handicap golf tournament with defending champion C P Anderson aiming to repeat. First round matches are released by Stan Zontek and must finish by June 8 with finals planned the second week of July.
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W. T. Craft
Tom Wood
Jack Shumate
J. B. Thompson
Pat Graney Jr
Joshua Smith
J. N. Jarrett
A. W. Holmes
Henry Danner
Bob Kent
Weather Bureau outlines lineup for Indianapolis 500
The Weather Bureau quotes 10 to 1 odds for good weather as the 42nd Indianapolis 500 opens tomorrow. Chief Steward Harlan Fengler announces a new three car lineup alignment with no alternates unless mechanical failures occur. Last year’s start with prior system caused wrecks as cars moved out of pits and into the parade lap.
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Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
Harlan Fengler
Fengler
Indy 500: Bryan Favored by Champion 100 Club
Members of the Champion 100 Mile an Hour Club select Jimmy Bryan of Phoenix as the preferred winner for the 42nd Indianapolis 500. The poll lists Bryan with six votes, others including Jim Rathmann, Pat OConnor, Jimmy Reece, Rodger Ward, and several single picks, with Parsons predicting a record 137.5 mph.
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Ariz
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Miami
Pat O’connor
North Vernon
Ind
Jimmy Reece
Indianapolis
Rodger Ward
Los Angeles
Don Freeand
Bob Vieth
Oakland
Calif
Johnny Parsons
van Nuys
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Parsons
Wichita Braves win series finale 6 2 over Charleston
Wichita defeats Charleston 6 2 to close the three game home stand. Don Lee and Herb Morford to pitch for the Senators in the Memorial Day doubleheader against Louisville. The Braves pull ahead in the season series, while Charleston remains in second place three games back of Denver.
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American Association
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Herb Morford
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Braves
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Omaha
Minneapolis
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Don Kaiser
Milwaukee
Red Murff
Casey Wise
Kenny Walters
Ray Shearer
Games Rescheduled In Babe Ruth Loop
Rain cancels all amateur games in Beckley and Mullens. Beckley Babe Ruth League president Frank Barksdale said games between King Photo and Erics and Keatley’s vs Black Knight would be played Wednesday June 4. No dates set yet for two Minor Little League games or Intercity Softball tilts postponed by heavy rains.
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King Photo
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Black Knight
White Oak Club Holds Mixed 2 Ball Tourney
Thirty golfers competed in the first mixed two ball foursome of the season at White Oak Country Club in Oak Hill. Awards: Burnside and Lewis tied for first in Low Grass. Hannabass and Puckett led Low Net. Blind Hole tie among Clay Plymale McKnight Delridge.
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Nancy Hannabass
B. F. Puckett
J. C. Clay
W. M. Plymale
Bill McKnight
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Star Jockey Hartack Returns to Racing After Broken Leg
Three-time champion jockey Bill Hartack returns to ride at Garden State Park in Camden N J after four weeks sidelined by a broken leg He says the leg feels fine and he plans to ride eight horses a day across five races on his first day back wearing a light boot brace for protection.
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Garden State Park
Camden
N. J
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Churchill Downs
Tim Tam
Florida
Manuel Valenzuela
Slab Fork Tilf Reset Rained Until Friday Game
The Slab Fork Little League game against Hal-Home was washed out Wednesday and rescheduled for Friday at 3 30 p m on the Sophia High School diamond with a revised start time.
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Hal
Sophia High School
Dallas Bids For Brown Lane World Lightweight Fight
Dallas joins three-city bidding for the Joe L Brown vs Kenny Lane world lightweight title bout. R J O'Donnell, Dallas theatre executive, says decision within 48 hours. Houston and Minneapolis also in the running as contenders heat up.
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